Spider-Man: Brand New Day completely shattered expectations at the UK box office, swinging into theaters with a massive £36.5 million debut.

Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey held strong in its third weekend; despite dropping to number two, it secured an impressive £7 million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd August 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £6,843,798 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £50,432,683 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,051,470 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £51,914,661 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Toy Story 4 which took £55,457,930 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £719,848 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,463,607 over 4 weeks of release

The box office is officially swinging back into action. This weekend, Sony and Marvel Studios are finally launching the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Brand New Day across the UK. Thanks to Wednesday and Thursday preview screenings, the web-slinger has already scooped up an astonishing £5.82 million.

That jaw-dropping figure locks it in as the second-highest pre-screening take in UK cinema history. The ultimate box office crown is still safely held by Avengers: Endgame, which brought in a massive £11.9 million during its 2019 debut.

Beating the Avengers Across the Atlantic

While Spidey couldn't quite topple Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the UK, it absolute crushed them in North America. Spider-Man: Brand New Day completely rewrote the history books by pulling in $72 million over its Thursday previews. That effortlessly bypassed Avengers: Endgame, which previously held the record at $60 million.

With massive hype following Peter Parker's new grounded reality, the film is currently tracking toward a monumental global opening weekend. Some bullish predictions even suggest a worldwide debut pushing past $900 million.

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th July 2026, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Odyssey from the top of the North American 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.

• Pinocchio: Unstrung
• Diamond Made Man Part 2
• Rosebush Pruning

Pinocchio: Unstrung

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 in 2026.
• It stars Jude Evan Lloyd who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Robert Englund who's last movie was Choose Or Die (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Diamond Made Man Part 2

• The movie is directed by Sangeethai, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sangeethai also directed Diamond Made Man Part 3 in 2026.
• It stars Sreehari who also starred in Kaazhcha (2004).
• The film also stars Vasudha who's last movie was Diamond Made Man (2026).
• They also appeared together in Diamond Made Man in 2026.
• Sangeethai directed Sreehari in and Diamond Made Man
• Sangeethai directed Vasudha in Diamond Made Man, and Diamond Made Man Part 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rosebush Pruning

• The movie is directed by Karim Aïnouz, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Karim Aïnouz also directed Cathedrals of Culture in 2014.
• It stars Callum Turner who also starred in Assassins Creed (2016).
• The film also stars Riley Keough who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• WHAM! 10 Days in China - Tuesday, 28th July
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Friday, 31st July
• I Want Your Sex - Friday, 23rd January

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Ti West
• It stars Johnny Depp (The Professor) and Ian McKellen (The Christophers) among others.
• The movie also stars Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman and
• The release date in the UK is 13th November 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 13th November 2026

Synopsis for Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

A new retelling of the classic 1843 novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

After the massive success of Moana 2 Disney turn back to their live action remakes with the original Moana getting the treatment which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat.

The movie stars Catherine Laga'aia who is making a feature film debut, it also stars Dwayne Johnson who returns as the same character he voiced in the animated version, he has also starred in Fighting With My Family and San Andreas.

The movie is directed by Thomas Kail who has directed Grease Live and Hamilton~2020.

Movie Synopsis

A Polynesian girl joins forces with a shape-shifting demigod to save her dying island from a curse.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Moana~2025
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat
• Release date: 10th July 2026
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Thomas Kail
• Starring:
  • Catherine Laga'aia
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • John Tui

BBFC movie page