The Paul Feig directed movie The Housemaid~2025 is proving to be a massive UK box office hit as the movie moves back into the top spot for a second weekend.

It is a week with very little in the way of blockbuster new movies while the comedy starring Sydney Sweeney takes over £2 Million on its 5th weekend.

The movie is the top film of 2026 so far and has a total gross of just over £26 Million.

Top new movie of the weekend is at number 7 as Saipan makes its debut with £772,281.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th January 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,964,266 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,063,897 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,228,023 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,748,976 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took £9,704,462 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,035,905 over the weekend, a 5% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £31,655,747 over 9 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,144,354 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 21 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Mercy
• Return to Silent Hill
• Hamnet
• Primate
• Marty Supreme
• Rental Family
• Sentimental Value
• Die My Love
• No Other Choice
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Six Degrees of Celebration in 2010.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2001.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in A Night In Old Mexico (2013).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belarus / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / China / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Finland / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Lebanon / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Russia / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed Songs My Brother's Taught Me in 2015 which grossed $146.9 K globally.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2013).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Ecuador / France / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Oman / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Uruguay

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed Alice in 2002.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in I Believe In Unicorns (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Denmark / France / Guadeloupe / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / Vietnam

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Heaven Knows What in 2016.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Colombia / Estonia / Finland / Iceland / India / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / New Zealand / Peru / Portugal / Romania

Rental Family

• The movie is directed by Hikari, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Hikari also directed 37 Seconds in 2019.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Gimme Shelter (2013).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malta / Norway / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Sweden

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Oslo, August 31st in 2011.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in The Worst Person In the World (2021).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy / Taiwan

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Sweden / Turkey

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Saminjo in 1997.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Masquerade (2012).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / United Kingdom

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Wrath of the Titans (2012).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 39 new movies released gloabally

• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 29th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wrecking Crew - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Mercy - From Monday, 26th January
• Return to Silent Hill - From Monday, 26th January
• Shelter - From Friday, 30th January
• Busted Water Pipes - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 29th January
• Nuremberg - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Hamnet - From Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 30th January
• Ella McCay - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Back to the Past - From Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - From Friday, 30th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Monday, 26th January
• Dust Bunny - From Friday, 30th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 29th January
• Arco - From Friday, 30th January
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Tallaani - From Friday, 30th January
• The Ice Tower - From Friday, 30th January
• Christy - From Monday, 26th January
• Scarlet - From Friday, 30th January
• Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Choral - From Thursday, 29th January
• Send Help - From Friday, 30th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Friday, 30th January
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway the Sorcery of Nymph Circe - From Friday, 30th January
• The Shadows Edge - From Thursday, 29th January
• Christy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - From Friday, 30th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Tuesday, 27th January
• Fight Against Evil 3 - From Friday, 30th January
• Miss Moxy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 29th January

The Avatar series continues to show strength as the third movie in the series Avatar: Fire and Ash spends its fifth weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has now taken nearly $365 Million which although well behind the previous movie in the series is still a massive box office gross in the current cinema climate.

Top new movie is the weekend is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which lands at number 2 this week with just over $12.5 Million.

This is disappointingly half that of the previous movie despite positive word of mouth and critics reviews.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $14,489,184 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $364,699,524 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $562,919,348 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $12,521,327 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took $30,002,966 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,171,087 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $390,413,294 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $316,404,151 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,543,288 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $107,169,352 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,477,927 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $79,653,221 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

The fourth film in the series of zombie infected movies, and a direct sequel to 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple lands at the top of the UK box office this weekend with £3.3 Million.

The series is loosing steam as this is well over a million shy of the previous movie in the series which took £4.7 Million in its debut last year.

Falling from the top is The Housemaid~2025 which is at number 2 this weekend with a gross of £2.8 Million on its 4th weekeend of release.

The movie has shown incredible longevity in the UK and this weeks takes over from Avatar: Fire and Ash as the top movie of 2026 and has a total gross over £22 Million sice its release in 2025.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,827,934 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £22,630,490 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,608,944 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,396,010 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,478,246 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £11,911,144 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

Released globaly this week there are 20 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• The Rip
• Rental Family
• Marty Supreme
• No Other Choice
• Hamnet
• The Housemaid
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Song Sung Blue
• Die My Love

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $73.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Red Dragon (2002).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Panama / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Smokin' Aces in 2007 which grossed $57.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Adjustment Bureau (2011).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Chasing Amy in 1997, Glory Daze in 1996, School Ties in 1992, Air in 2023, Jersey Girl in 2004, Dogma in 1999, Field of Dreams in 1989, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and The Last Duel in 2021.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Netherlands / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Denmark / Ireland / Israel / Kosovo / Latvia / Montenegro / Poland / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Call Me By Your Name. (2017).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bulgaria / Costa Rica / Greece / Guatemala / Mexico / Paraguay / Russia / Ukraine / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Bitter Sweet Seoul in 2014.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in RED 2 (2013).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Mexico

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Blue Road the Edna Obrien Story (2025).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Estonia / Germany / Lithuania / Switzerland

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Georgia / Germany / Norway / Sweden

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Dracula 2000 (2001).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Poland / Senegal / Thailand

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Hustle and Flow in 2005.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Australia (2008).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Colombia / Croatia / South Korea

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed Ratcatcher in 1999.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Hungary / Portugal

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

• Return to Silent Hill - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Primate - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Mercy - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Hamnet - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Rental Family - From Wednesday, 21st January
• H Is For Hawk - From Friday, 23rd January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Die My Love - From Friday, 23rd January
• Pets On a Train - From Friday, 23rd January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Thursday, 22nd January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 22nd January
• The Housemaid - From Friday, 23rd January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Song Sung Blue - From Friday, 23rd January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Saipan - From Friday, 23rd January
• Nuremberg - From Monday, 19th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Friday, 23rd January
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - From Friday, 23rd January
• Once We Were Us - From Thursday, 22nd January
• David - From Friday, 23rd January
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 22nd January