Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 12th September 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Conjuring: Last Rites 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.

• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
• Spinal Tap II
• The Long Walk
• The Man In My Basement

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed Born In the USA in 2007.
• It stars Joely Richardson who also starred in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $498.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2020).
• The film also stars Saori Hayami who's last movie was Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Saori Hayami have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 and For Whom the Alchemist Exists in 2019.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Swordsmith Village, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training, and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Saori Hayami in and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Spinal Tap II

• The movie is directed by Rob Reiner, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Rob Reiner also directed Misery in 1991 which grossed £4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Rob Reiner who also starred in This Is Spinal Tap (1984).
• The film also stars Christopher Guest who's last movie was London Heist (2017).
• Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, Likely Stories Vol. 1 in 1981 and Million Dollar Infield in 1982.
• Rob Reiner directed Rob Reiner in Misery, The Story of Us, And So It Goes, Alex and Emma, This Is Spinal Tap, Likely Stories Vol. 1, Everyday Life, and Shock and Awe
• Rob Reiner directed Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, and Likely Stories Vol. 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Long Walk

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015 which grossed £29 Mil. in the UK and grossed $653.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Licorice Pizza (2021).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Man In My Basement

• The movie is from director Nadia Latif.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 3 new movies released

• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Friday, 19th September
• Saipan - Friday, 19th September
• Him - Friday, 19th September

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

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— The Color Purple (@TheColorPurple) October 10, 2023

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 26th January 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 25th December 2023
• It stars among others Taraji P. Henson (Term Life) and Danielle Brooks (A Star Is Born)
• It is directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black Is King)
• The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R.

Synopsis for The Colour Purple

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule
• It stars Taraji P. Henson (The Karate Kid) and Danielle Brooks (The Angry Birds Movie) among others.
• The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R.
• The release date in the UK is 26th January 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 25th December 2023

Synopsis for The Colour Purple

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

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

Last weekend Barbie was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• Strays
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Mariduena who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed The Short Game in 2013.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by Andre Ovredal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andre Ovredal also directed Troll Hunter in 2010 which grossed £200.6K in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Kong: Skull Island (2017).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• 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

• The Blackening - Friday, 25th August
• Theater Camp - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August

With Barbie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Last Voyage of the Demeter
• Medusa Deluxe
• The Pod Generation
• Dragonkeeper
• Jules
• Go West
• Heart of Stone

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 4th movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed $68.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Romeo and Juliet (2014).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Medusa Deluxe

• The movie is from director Thomas Hardiman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clare Perkins who also starred in Secrets & Lies (1996).
• The film also stars Kayla Meikle who was last seen in Ear For Eye (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Pod Generation

• The movie is directed by Sophie Barthes, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sophie Barthes also directed Cold Souls in 2009.
• It stars Emilia Clarke who also starred in Spike Island (2013).
• The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who was last seen in Rob Peace (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dragonkeeper

• The movie is from director Salvador Simo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Page Eight (2011).
• The film also stars Brendan Coyle who was last seen in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Jules

• The movie is directed by Marc Turtletaub, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Marc Turtletaub also directed Puzzle in 2018.
• It stars Ben Kingsley who also starred in L'amore Necessario (1991).
• The film also stars Harriet Sansom Harris who was last seen in Magazine Dreams (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Go West

• The movie is from director Stephen Meek and Jeremy Warner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sean Astin who also starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
• The film also stars Natalie Madsen who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Woman In Black: Angel of Death in 2015.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Knight and Day (2010).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Mavka: The Forest Song - Tuesday, 15th August - streaming
• The Monkey King - Friday, 18th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August
• The Queen Mary - Friday, 18th August
• Landscape With Invisible Hand - Friday, 18th August
• Back On the Strip - Friday, 18th August