There is a new winner at the top of the chart for the weekend of 18th - 20th September 2026, with Resident Evil~2026 securing the number one spot during its opening weekend.

The change at the top means last week's leader, Practical Magic 2, has taken a step back to number 2. However, it continues to enjoy a highly successful theater run, accumulating a strong overall gross of £5,570,029 to date.

UK Weekend Box Office Top 5 Breakdown 18th 20th September 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,502,113 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,570,029 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took £1,958,457 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,494,259 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £587,430 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £85,841,424 over 10 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 10th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

Horror movie Backrooms makes its global debut at the top of the global box office while Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu drops off the top slot after a week.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st May 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 40 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $118,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $52,800,000 over the weekend, a 69% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $246,568,604 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took $724,796,816 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $40,236,000 over the weekend, a 22% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $148,001,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 57 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,864,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $846,278,000 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 84 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $27,930,100 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $206,016,400 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

Continuing from the internet sensation that is The Backroom, the movie adaptation Backrooms tops the North American box office on its debut knocking off Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu after just one week at the top.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st May 2026

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 $81,402,424 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $27,395,480 over the weekend, a 18% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $105,753,130 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $24,451,576 over the weekend, a 70% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $136,820,180 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took $362,186,406 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $11,865,524 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $340,068,767 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,353,073 after 1 weekends of release

With Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US 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.

• Backrooms
• Pressure
• Tuner
• The Breadwinner

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in The Stag (2014).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Ghosts of Our Forest in 2017.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Breadwinner

• The movie is directed by Eric Appel, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Eric Appel also directed This Show Will Get You High in 2010.
• It stars Nate Bargatze who also starred in The Breadwinner (2026).
• The film also stars Mandy Moore who's last movie was Midway (2019).
• 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

• Toxic - Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - Friday, 5th June
• Masters of the Universe - Friday, 5th June

In a box office battle similar to Barbie V Oppenheimer, Lilo & Stitch~2025 live action and the last Mission Impossible movie Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning get released on the same day for a box office battle.

The winner in the end was the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch~2025 which took a very respectable £9.5 Million to get to the top.

This makes it the fifth top debut in the UK for a Disney live action remake with the top one being the Beauty and the Beast~2017 remake.

The remakes have had a hard time of late with this years Snow White~2024 set to be the lowest grossing so this is a nice boost for the company.

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning enters the box office at number 2 this weekend and its debut gross of £8.5 Million falls just short if Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which took £10.3 Million on its debut.

Lat weeks top movie, Final Destination: Bloodlines, falls to number 3 on its second weekend on the box office and has taken nearly £7 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th May 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £8,579,185 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which took £10,391,016 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,660,795 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,950,824 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Final Destination 5 which took £3,807,664 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £578,630 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £15,231,675 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2025