After the success of the previous Mortal Kombat~2021 movies a sequel was going to follow, Mortal Kombat II has been given a 15 age rating for strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language.

The movie stars Karl Urban who has previously been in I Object and The Sea Beast, it also stars Ludi Lin who has been seen in Aquaman and Mortal Kombat~2021.

The movie is directed by Simon McQuoid who has previously directed the first Mortal Kombat~2021 movie in this series.

Movie Synopsis

Dejected movie star Johnny Cage is enlisted by a group of powerful heroes to fight for the Earthrealm in a series of battles.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mortal Kombat II
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language
• Release date: 8th May 2026
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hours 56 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Simon McQuoid
• Starring:
  • Karl Urban
  • Ludi Lin
  • Joe Taslim

BBFC movie page

Coming in with a very impressive debut over £7 Million at the UK box office is the new re-telling of the classic novel Wuthering Heights~2025.

The movie of course tops the United Kingdom box office this weekend pushing last weeks top movie, Send Help down to number 4 with a 50% drop, it has now taken over £16.5 Million in the UK.

Also coming in high this weekend is the animated movie Goat~2025 which is new a number 2 with nearly £3.5 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 13th - 15th February 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,499,777 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,408,041 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £554,454 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £31,102,040 over 8 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

Last weekend Send Help was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK 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.

• Wuthering Heights
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Stitch Head
• GOAT
• Crime 101

Wuthering Heights

• The movie is directed by Emerald Fennell, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emerald Fennell also directed Saltburn in 2023 which grossed £5.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• Emerald Fennell directed Jacob Elordi in and Saltburn
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Greed (2019).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

GOAT

• The movie is from director Tyree Dillihay and Adam Rosette.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Caleb McLaughlin who also starred in The Book of Clarence (2024).
• The film also stars Gabrielle Union who's last movie was Space Cadet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Crime 101

• The movie is directed by Bart Layton, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bart Layton also directed American Animals in 2018 which grossed £347.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Spiderhead (2022).
• The film also stars Mark Ruffalo who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers Assemble in 2012, Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015, Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.
• 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 7 new movies released

• A Private Life - Friday, 20th February
• The Secret Agent - Friday, 20th February
• Cold Storage - Friday, 20th February
• Psycho Killer - Friday, 20th February
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - Friday, 20th February
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Friday, 20th February
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - Friday, 20th February

Released globaly this week there are 30 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Send Help from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Whistle
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Cold Storage
• Ella McCay
• Return to Silent Hill
• Is This Thing On?
• Shelter
• Rental Family
• Beast of War

Whistle

• The movie is directed by Corin Hardy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Corin Hardy also directed The Hallow in 2015.
• It stars Dafne Keen who also starred in Ana (2020).
• The film also stars Sophie Nelisse who's last movie was The Kid Detective (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Guyana / Indonesia / Kosovo / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Mongolia / Netherlands / Panama / Romania / Russia / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Slovakia / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / United States / Venezuela

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed 12 Rounds in 2009.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024 and The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Greece / India / Ireland / Kosovo / New Zealand / Portugal / United Kingdom / United States

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Greenland in 2020 which grossed $52.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was The Wrecking Crew (2026).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Finland / Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Paraguay / Turkey

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Chile / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Iceland / Ireland / Latvia / Netherlands / Paraguay / Poland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Ella McCay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed Broadcast News in 1987.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Eiffel (2021).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• James L. Brooks directed Woody Harrelson in and I'll Do Anything
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Czech Republic / France / Norway / Poland / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United States

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Beauty and the Beast in 2014.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in The World Made Straight (2015).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Belgium / Cote dIvoire / Cyprus / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Israel / Luxembourg / Tunisia

Is This Thing On?

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Is This Thing On? (2025).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Estonia / Latvia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Romania / Serbia / Slovenia

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Kandahar in 2023 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Pink Panther (2006).
• The film also stars Harriet Walter who's last movie was And Mrs (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Iceland / Kazakhstan / Montenegro / New Zealand / Russia / Slovakia / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand

Rental Family

• The movie is directed by Hikari, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Hikari also directed 37 Seconds in 2019.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in The Mummy Returns (2001).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Finland / France / Hungary / Tunisia

Beast of War

• The movie is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kiah Roache-Turner also directed Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead in 2015.
• It stars Mark Coles Smith who also starred in Occupation: Rainfall (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Montenegro / Papua New Guinea / Singapore / South Africa

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• GOAT - From Wednesday, 11th February
• Wuthering Heights - From Wednesday, 11th February
• Crime 101 - From Thursday, 12th February
• Cold Storage - From Thursday, 12th February
• Whistle - From Thursday, 12th February
• The Secret Agent - From Wednesday, 11th February
• No Other Choice - From Wednesday, 11th February
• A Private Life - From Thursday, 12th February
• Pillion - From Thursday, 12th February
• Return to Silent Hill - From Friday, 13th February
• Send Help - From Wednesday, 11th February
• Stitch Head - From Friday, 13th February
• Christy - From Thursday, 12th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 13th February
• Spermageddon - From Friday, 13th February
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Friday, 13th February
• The Voice of Hind Rajab - From Thursday, 12th February
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 13th February
• Ella McCay - From Friday, 13th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - From Thursday, 12th February
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - From Friday, 13th February
• The Super Elfkins - From Friday, 13th February
• Shelter - From Friday, 13th February
• Coyotes - From Friday, 13th February
• Jimpa - From Friday, 13th February
• Animal - From Friday, 13th February
• We Bury the Dead - From Friday, 13th February
• Pets On a Train - From Friday, 13th February
• Arco - From Friday, 13th February
• Keeper - From Thursday, 12th February
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Thursday, 12th February
• Rental Family - From Friday, 13th February
• Alpha - From Thursday, 12th February

With Hamnet currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK 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.

• Send Help
• We Bury the Dead
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Cold Storage
• The Chronology of Water
• 100 Nights of Hero

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed The Gift in 2000 which grossed £4.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $44.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Red Eye (2005).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 which grossed £822.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Hive (2014).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 and The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Mobile Homes (2017).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

100 Nights of Hero

• The movie is directed by Julia Jackman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Jackman also directed Bonus Track in 2023.
• It stars Emma Corrin who also starred in My Policeman (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine who's last movie was The Idea of You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Crime 101 - Friday, 13th February
• Wuthering Heights - Friday, 13th February
• GOAT - Friday, 13th February
• Stitch Head - Friday, 13th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 13th February