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.

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

The new Bad Boys movie Bad Boys: Ride Or Die makes its debut at the top of the North American box office this weekend with a debut gross of over $56 Million.

The movie makes its debut lower than the 2020 movie Bad Boys For Life which made its debut with $62 Million just as the COVID 19 pandemic was starting to grip the world.

Last weeks top movie The Garfield Movie falls to number 2 this weekend with a total gross of $68 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th June 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $56,527,324 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Bad Boys For Life which took $62,504,105 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,003,554 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $68,616,391 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,845,867 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $93,365,655 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,003,537 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,418,883 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $149,791,656 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took $137,232,191 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

The Marvel unsung heroes (outside of Deadpool) have gained a massive following since the release of the first film and the inevitable sequel was always going to be a massive blockbuster.

Landing at the top of this weeks UK box office Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 takes a fantastic £13 million making it the 41 highest debut ever, behind The Inbetweeners Movie and head of The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.

The original Guardians of The Galaxy opened to £6.3 million in 2014, good for an untried new franchise, this film had bigger hype and has gained a loyal following and more than doubles the debut gross.

With favourable reviews and stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana at the top of their games, and with the best hero at the cinema in Baby Groot were looking at a £40 - £50 million total gross.

Falling from the top after 2 weeks if Fast and Furious 8, a £1.7 million 3rd weekend means that the film has now taken £26 million, it will struggle now to catch up with Fast and Furious 7.

Also new this week is Baahubali 2 The Conclusion at number 6 with £0.4 million, The Promise at number 9 with £178,000 and Lady McBeth at number 10 with £174,000.

Sing re-entered the chart this week and at 9 weeks is the longest running film while Beauty and The Beast is the highest total grossing movie with £70 million, its the 8th UK top film ever.

Historical Charts A year ago - Captain America: Civil War from Marvel was the top new film of the week, it knocked The Jungle Book from Disney from the top.

Five years ago - Avengers Assemble from Marvel took over at the top, it knocked Salmon Fishing In The Yemen down to number 2.

Ten years ago - Next starring Nicholas Cage was new at the top, it knocked Wild Hogs down to number 2 after a couple of weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - About A Boy starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Holt was the top new film of the week making its debut at the top, it knocked Bend It Like Beckham to number 2.

Twenty years ago - Finishing off the release of Star Wars Special Editions Star Wars: Return of The Jedi made its debut at the top, it knocked Scream down to 2.

Twenty five years ago - Staying at the top was The Hand The Rocks The Cradle for a second weekend while Denzel Washington starred in the top new film Ricochet at number 3.