This weekend, Friday 20th March 2026, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, , for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Project Hail Mary
• Midwinter Break
• Dead Man's Wire
• Dhurandhar 2
• Couture
• Arco
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Project Hail Mary

• The movie is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also directed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in 2009 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $243 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Gosling who also starred in The Big Short (2016).
• The film also stars Ken Leung who's last movie was Last Days (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Midwinter Break

• The movie is directed by Polly Findlay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Polly Findlay also directed As You Like It: NT Live 2016 in 2016 which grossed £563.6 K in the UK.
• It stars Lesley Manville who also starred in Maleficent (2014).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Is This Thing On? (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead Man's Wire

• The movie is directed by Gus Van Sant, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Gus Van Sant also directed My Own Private River in 2012.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Atomic Blonde (2017).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who's last movie was Elvis (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dhurandhar 2

• The movie is directed by Aditya Dhar, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aditya Dhar also directed Uri: The Surgical Strike in 2019 which grossed £49.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Ranveer Singh who also starred in Finding Fanny (2014).
• The film also stars Sara Arjun who's last movie was Euphoria (2026).
• They also appeared together in Dhurandhar in 2025.
• Aditya Dhar directed Ranveer Singh in and Dhurandhar
• Aditya Dhar directed Sara Arjun in and Dhurandhar
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Couture

• The movie is directed by Alice Winocour, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Winocour also directed Disorder in 2016 which grossed £75.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Love Is All There Is (1996).
• The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Dog 51 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Arco

• The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Along Came Love (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jasna Anderson who also starred in Death On the Nile (2022).
• The film also stars Sammy Jonas Heaney who's last movie was Mastiii 4 (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• They Will Kill You - Friday, 27th March
• The Magic Faraway Tree - Friday, 27th March
• Orwell: 2+2=5 - Friday, 27th March
• Splitsville - Friday, 27th March

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• A Private Life
• Dead Man's Wire
• The Rip
• Night Patrol

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $84.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Private Life

• The movie is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rebecca Zlotowski also directed The Summoning in 2016.
• It stars Jodie Foster who also starred in One Little Indian (1973).
• The film also stars Daniel Auteuil who's last movie was The New Toy (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dead Man's Wire

• The movie is directed by Gus Van Sant, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Gus Van Sant also directed Drugstore Cowboy in 1989.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Villains (2019).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who's last movie was Elvis (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Narc in 2002.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, Field of Dreams in 1989, Good Will Hunting in 1998, Chasing Amy in 1997, The Last Duel in 2021, Glory Daze in 1996, Dogma in 1999 and The Third Wheel in 2002.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Night Patrol

• The movie is directed by Ryan Prows, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Prows also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Dermot Mulroney who also starred in The Grey (2012).
• The film also stars Justin Long who's last movie was Weapons (2025).
• Dermot Mulroney and Justin Long have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hair High in 2004 and Trauma in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January

At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 11th September 2020, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and perhaps knock Tenet from the top of the UK box office.

The Broken Hearts Gallery

• The movie is from director Natalie Krinsky
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Geraldine Viswanathan who last starred in Bad Education (2019).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who last appeared in Better Watch Out (2017).

The Roads Not Taken

• This new release stars Javier Bardem who's last film was Everybody Knows (2019)
• It also stars Elle Fanning who appeared in Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019).
• The film is brought to us by veteran director Sally Potter.

The Painted Bird

• The movie is directed by Václav Marhoul and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Petr Kotlar and Nina Sunevic.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Bill & Ted Face The Music, Wednesday, 23rd September
• The Eight Hundred, Wednesday, 16th September
• Miss Juneteenth, Friday, 18th September