Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 26th September 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 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.

• One Battle After Another
• Mother's Pride
• Hamilton
• Poison
• Dead of Winter
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Boogie Nights in 1998 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Celebrity (1998).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Luke Treadaway who also starred in The Rack Pack (2016).
• The film also stars Mark Addy who's last movie was The Runaways (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Grease Live! in 2016.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in Trolls Band Together (2023).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Poison

• The movie is directed by Désirée Nosbusch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Désirée Nosbusch also directed Succes Fox in 2014.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Battle of the Brave (2004).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Girl With the Needle (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed 21 Bridges in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Missing Link (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (2009).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 32 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan in 2009, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: Vs. Kid the Phantom Thief in 2024, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: The Sniper From Another Dimension in 2014, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare in 2016, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno in 2015, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in 2017, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022 and Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Shadows Edge - Friday, 3rd October
• Him - Friday, 3rd October

With Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 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.

• Mickey 17
• Marching Powder
• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
• One of Them Days
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Mickey 17

• The movie is directed by Bong Joon Ho, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Bong Joon Ho also directed Tokyo in 2008.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in Little Ashes (2008).
• The film also stars Steven Yeun who's last movie was Love Me (2024).
• Bong Joon Ho directed Steven Yeun in and Okja
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marching Powder

• The movie is directed by Nick Love, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Love also directed The Football Factory in 2004 which grossed £623.1K in the UK and grossed $1.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Danny Dyer who also starred in Mean Machine (2001).
• The film also stars Stephanie Leonidas who's last movie was Tomorrow (2019).
• Nick Love directed Danny Dyer in Goodbye Charlie Bright, The Football Factory, The Business, and Outlaw
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

• The movie is from director Spencer Folmar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Daniel Roebuck who also starred in Halloween II (2009).
• The film also stars Jeremy John Wells who's last movie was Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

One of Them Days

• The movie is from director Lawrence Lamont.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keke Palmer who also starred in Grease Live! (2016).
• The film also stars SZA who's last movie was Lizzo: Live In Concert (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

• The movie is from director Todd Komarnicki.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jonas Dassler who also starred in We Are Fine (2015).
• 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 2 new movies released

• In the Lost Lands - Friday, 14th March
• Black Bag - Friday, 14th March

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Wicked~2024 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu
• It stars Cynthia Erivo (Pinocchio) and Ariana Grande (Hairspray Live!) among others.
• The movie also stars Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode and Ethan Slater
• The release date in the UK is 24th November 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 27th November 2024
• Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande appeared together in Wicked Part 2
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms

Synopsis for Wicked

An unlikely friendship emerges between Elphaba and Glinda, two clashing witches in the magical land of Oz. Elphaba is wrongfully cast as a wicked witch as she seeks to expose the fraudulent, corrupt Wizard who rules the land.

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