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.

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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Willem Dafoe (Finally Dawn)
• It is directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch)
• The movie also stars Lily-Rose Depp, and
• The UK release date is 1st January 2027
• And the release date in North America is 25th December 2026
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Willem Dafoe appeared together in Nosferatu
• Robert Eggers directed Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse

Synopsis for Werwulf

A 13th-century English farmer is cursed with lycanthropy and desperately tries to find salvation through love while navigating a brutal, unforgiving world.

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

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Alex Huston Fischer
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård (Kill Your Darlings) and Ella Bruccoleri (Wicker) among others.
• The movie also stars Olivia Colman, Peter Dinklage and Richard E. Grant
• The release date in the UK is 30th October 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 30th September 2026

Synopsis for Wicker

An ostracized fisherwoman who commissions a local basket weaver to make her a husband out of wicker, sparking jealousy and chaos in her conservative seaside village.

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

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey easily held onto the top spot across the globe for its sophomore weekend. The top new film of the frame, the live-capture film Hadestown: The Musical, arrived at number 9 with an impressive $10.2 million, breaking historical records for Broadway stage captures.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th July 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $215,316,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 82 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $639,632,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $43,809,200 over the weekend, a 30% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $109,580,300 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $34,700,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,022,055,658 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Toy Story 4 which took $917,928,506 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $32,101,000 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $282,306,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $28,202,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $411,863,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026