In a surprise movie the bio-pic Micheal~2025 goes back to the top of the UK box office on its 4th weekend of release making it now the top movie of 2026, meanwhile Obsession~2025 is the top new movie at 4.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,177,721 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £27,295,315 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £9,395,649 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,380,614 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,454,156 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £603,111 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £2,854,242 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took £465,162 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

The final (maybe) Mission Impossible movie finally hits the big screen after a bit of a delay and a slight name change, Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, language

The movie stars for the eighth time Tom Cruise who is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood and has been in movies such as Top Gun and Rain Man along with many others.

The movie also stars Hayley Atwell who has been in movies such as Mansfield Park~2007 and The Duchess.

the movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie who has been behind the camera for movies like Jack Reacher and Mission:Impossible - Fallout and clearly has a good working relationship with Tom Cruise.

Movie Synopsis

Ethan and his team at IMF assemble to save the future of humankind from a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, injury detail, threat, language
• Release date: 21st May 2025
• Runtime: 170 minutes (2 hours 50 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise
  • Hayley Atwell
  • Ving Rhames

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 32 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.

• Wolf Man
• Back In Action
• Paddington In Peru
• Unstoppable
• Babygirl
• Here
• The Prosecutor
• Den of Thieves 2
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed The Invisible Man in 2020 which grossed $144.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Royal Hotel (2023).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed Di Di Hollywood in 2010.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in White House Down (2013).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Love Again (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Iceland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Romania / Singapore / Sweden / Ukraine

Unstoppable

• The movie is from director William Goldenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jharrel Jerome who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Anthony Robles who's last movie was Liza, Liza Skies Are Grey (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Montenegro / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part III in 1990 which grossed $249.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in A Hologram For the King (2016).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Pinocchio, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Forrest Gump
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Prosecutor

• The movie is directed by Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen also directed Breakout Brother's in 2020 which grossed $85K globally.
• It stars Donnie Yen who also starred in Hero (2002).
• The film also stars Francis Ng who's last movie was Customs Frontline (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / New Zealand

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Germany / Mexico

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal / South Korea

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Logan in 2017 which grossed $616.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune: Messiah ().
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 32 new movies released gloabally

• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 23rd January
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 24th January
• Presence - From Friday, 24th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Wolf Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Flow - From Friday, 24th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 24th January
• Piece By Piece - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Babygirl - From Friday, 24th January
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Anora - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd January
• September 5 - From Friday, 24th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Indian 3 - From Friday, 24th January
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The End - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Parthenope - From Friday, 24th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Maria - From Friday, 24th January
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Late Night With the Devil - From Monday, 20th January
• Werewolves - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Inheritance - From Friday, 24th January
• Queer - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 23rd January

With Mufasa: The Lion King currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• A Complete Unknown
• William Tell
• Emmanuelle
• Here
• Back In Action
• Wolf Man

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Heavy in 1995.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence in 1998 which grossed £912.1K in the UK.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Emmanuelle

• The movie is directed by Audrey Diwan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Audrey Diwan also directed Happening in 2021 which grossed £27.7K in the UK.
• It stars Noemie Merlant who also starred in Baby Ruby (2022).
• The film also stars Will Sharpe who's last movie was A Real Pain (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part II in 1989 which grossed £12.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $336 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Nothing In Common (1986).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed The King of Kong in 2007.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in Toys (1993).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Assistant (2019).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Flight Risk - Friday, 24th January
• The Brutalist - Friday, 24th January
• Presence - Friday, 24th January

It has not been a bad year for the box office and cinemas in the UK in 2024, but it also hasn't been a great year and box office grosses on the whole have been down compared to 2023 and are actually at their lowest sine the pandemic of 2020.

Despite there being some well hyped movies like Deadpool & Wolverine and Wicked~2024 there has not been an event for cinemas goers like the Barbie and Oppenheimer of 2023 or the Top Gun Maverick of 2022.

Inside Out 2 was the top movie of 2024 with over £58 Million from last summer with Deadpool & Wolverine not too far behind with nearly £58 Million.

Late entry Wicked~2024 which is still on release made it to 3 with £53 Million and Despicable Me 4 took £48 Million at 4 with Dune Part 2 rounding out the top 5 at number 5.

Here is the full top 10 grossing movies of 2024.

1. Inside Out 2 - £58.2 Million
2. Deadpool & Wolverine - £57.5 Million
3. Wicked~2024 - £53 Million
4. Despicable Me 4 - £48.3 Million
5. Dune Park 2 - £39.6 Million
6. Moana 2 - £33.7 Million
7. Paddington in Peru - £33 Million
8. Gladiator II - £30.3 Million
9. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - £26.3 Million
10. Kung-Fu Panda 4 - £21.9 Million