Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th May 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Thunderbolts* from the top of the UK box office.

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.

• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• The Marching Band
• Hallow Road
• Good One

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Leprechaun Origins in 2014.
• It stars Tony Todd who also starred in Final Destination 2 (2003).
• The film also stars Brec Bassinger who's last movie was 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hurry Up Tomorrow

• The movie is directed by Trey Edward Shults, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Trey Edward Shults also directed Waves in 2020 which grossed £62.9 K in the UK.
• It stars The Weeknd who also starred in Uncut Gems (2019).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Marching Band

• The movie is directed by Emmanuel Courcol, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Emmanuel Courcol also directed Ceasefire in 2016.
• It stars Benjamin Lavernhe who also starred in SK1 (2014).
• The film also stars Pierre Lottin who's last movie was When Autumn Falls (2025).
• Emmanuel Courcol directed Pierre Lottin in and The Big Hit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hallow Road

• The movie is directed by Babak Anvari, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Babak Anvari also directed Under the Shadow in 2016 which grossed £74.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Rosamund Pike who also starred in What We Did On Our Holiday (2014).
• The film also stars Matthew Rhys who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Good One

• The movie is from director India Donaldson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily Collias who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Friday, 23rd May
• Lilo & Stitch - Friday, 23rd May
• Tornado - Friday, 23rd May
• Fear Street Prom Queen - Friday, 23rd May
• Fountain of Youth - Saturday, 24th May

Combined DVD and Blue-ray sales have Denzel Washington starring the the big screen remake of the TV series The Equalizer at the top.

Released on 26th December in 2014 the film entered the box office chart at the second best film of that week with a doubt gross of £1.9 million.

It never went any higher than 2 and over a 5 week run on the box office the films took a UK gross of £6.7 million.

Last weeks top film, A Walk Among The Tombstones falls this week to number 4 after 3 new entries enter at the top.

Apart from The Equalizer at the top there is The Box trolls at number 2 and What We Did On Our Holiday at number 3.

At the UK box office this week there is a first for UK cinema, the single day screening of Billy Elliot the musical, screened live at cinemas across the country tops the box office.

Event cinema has become bigger and bigger in the UK over the last couple of years, Back to the Future this August was massive and Doctor Who has had a couple, none so far have come close to Billy Elliot's £1.9 million gross.

Surprisingly it beats into second place the much anticipated The Equalizer starring Denzel Washington, it was a close race but the 80's TV show remake's gross of £1.89 million was just shy of the number 1 film.

Two other film entered the box office this week inside the top 15 - What We Did On Our Holiday at 4 - Maps to the Stars at number 15

Historical Charts

This time last year Prisoners took over at the top from Ron Howard's Rush which went back to number 2 after a single week at the top.

Five years ago the remake of 70's classic Fame hit the box office summit on it's debut week knocking Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs after a week at the top.

Ten years ago it was all change at the top end of the box office with Wimbledon taking the number 1 spot knocking Collateral down to 3.

Fifteen years ago The Haunting made it's debut at the top while Eyes Wide Shut fell to the 3rd positon after a couple of weeks at the top.