This weekend, Friday 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Avengers: Endgame, for the number 1 spot?

This week’s guide covers the latest theatrical contenders along with top new streaming releases.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Digger~2026
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• The Lost Children of Tuam
• The Weight

Digger

• The movie is from director Rob Turner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Hann-Byrd who also starred in Uninvited (1999).
• The film also stars Joshua Jackson who's last movie was Karate Kid: Legends (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Client 9 in 2010 which grossed £2.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lost Children of Tuam

• The movie is directed by Frank Berry, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Frank Berry also directed Michael Inside in 2018 which grossed £43.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Monica Dolan who also starred in The Gift (1998).
• The film also stars Andrew Bennett who's last movie was Once Upon a Time In a Cinema (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• The Uprising - Friday, 9th October
• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - Saturday, 10th October

Avengers: Endgame opened strongly, going straight to number one in its first weekend. The Encore version of the 2019 movie which extra scenes linking it to Avengers Doomsday has little competition to reach the top.

As for last week's number one film, Resident Evil, the ride at the absolute top has come to an end. It slipped down the ladder to number 2 this weekend, though its accounting team won't mind too much given its total gross now sits at £8,629,328.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th September 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,233,845 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,629,328 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,070,025 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £816,652 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £2,528,302 over 2 weeks of release