After only a week at the top Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu drop to number 2 after the viral horror idea Backroom makes a strong debut at the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st May 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,660,970 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £11,329,181 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took £39,435,355 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,763,682 over the weekend, a 1% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £48,019,081 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £875,712 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £32,144,914 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £12,717,312 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

Last weekend Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu was at the top of the global box office, there are 22 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Backrooms
• Finding Emily
• Passenger
• Fuze
• Tuner
• In the Grey
• Obsession
• Pressure
• Colony
• Power Ballad

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in The Old Guard 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Luxembourg / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Serbia / Slovenia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Finding Emily

• The movie is from director Alicia MacDonald.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Spike Fearn who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Angourie Rice who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Malta / Netherlands / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Puerto Rico / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / Uruguay / Venezuela

Passenger

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 7th movie.
• André Øvredal also directed The Last Voyage of the Demeter in 2023 which grossed $12.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lou Llobell who also starred in Voyagers (2021).
• The film also stars Jacob Scipio who's last movie was Maintenance Required (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Malaysia / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / Vietnam

Fuze

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed You Instead in 2011.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Albert Nobbs (2012).
• The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Mexico / Paraguay / Romania / Slovenia / Uruguay / Venezuela

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Blink in 2024.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Nuremberg (2025).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Colombia / Estonia / France / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / United Kingdom / United States

In the Grey

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in 2015 which grossed $107 Mil. globally.
• It stars Eiza González who also starred in Fountain of Youth (2025).
• The film also stars Jake Gyllenhaal who's last movie was The Bride! (2026).
• Eiza Gonzalez and Jake Gyllenhaal have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ambulance in 2022 and Spirit Untamed in 2021.
• Guy Ritchie directed Eiza González in Fountain of Youth, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• Guy Ritchie directed Jake Gyllenhaal in and The Covenant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Cambodia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Moldova / Poland / Portugal

Obsession

• The movie is directed by Curry Barker, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Curry Barker also directed Anything But Ghosts in .
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in High Rise (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Iceland / India / Slovakia

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019 which grossed $6.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Little White Lie (2008).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Hong Kong / Singapore / United States

Colony

• The movie is from director Yeon Sang-ho.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in Blood the Last Vampire (2009).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Once We Were Us (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hong Kong / Philippines / Singapore

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Sing Street in 2016 which grossed $13.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in How Do You Know (2010).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• Masters of the Universe - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Scary Movie - From Thursday, 4th June
• Backrooms - From Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - From Thursday, 4th June
• Obsession - From Thursday, 4th June
• I Swear - From Thursday, 4th June
• Colony - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Tuner - From Thursday, 4th June
• Couture - From Friday, 5th June
• Madfabulous - From Friday, 5th June
• Toxic - From Thursday, 4th June
• Pressure - From Saturday, 6th June
• Dj Ahmet - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Friday, 5th June
• Miss Moxy - From Friday, 5th June
• Sirāt - From Friday, 5th June
• The Christophers - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 5th June
• Miroirs No 3 - From Friday, 5th June
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Good Boy - From Thursday, 4th June
• Blue Heron - From Thursday, 4th June
• Wasteman - From Friday, 5th June
• Rebuilding - From Friday, 5th June
• Savage House - From Friday, 5th June

Bringing Star Wars back to cinemas with the popular TV show brought to the big screen as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu tops the global box office on its debut weekend replacing Michael~2025.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th May 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 52 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $167,629,111 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took $373,500,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $48,536,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $782,357,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 84 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $39,560,000 over the weekend, a 1% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $151,579,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $33,793,000 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $604,118,726 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took $373,500,000 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,317,000 over the weekend, a 26% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $73,989,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 46 countries globally this weekend

Star Wars returns to cinemas as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu claims the top spot from Micheal~2025 this week.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th May 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $81,960,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took $177,383,864 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $22,400,000 over the weekend, a 23% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $52,784,010 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $20,010,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $314,220,189 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,593,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $196,118,726 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took $97,508,460 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,982,000 over the weekend, a 6% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $43,519,041 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

The first Star Wars movie since Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker was released in 2019 hits the top of the UK box office on its first weekend of release, although unusually hot weather in the UK give it the smallest debut of the series since Solo A Star Wars Story.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th May 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,781,990 over the weekend, a 60% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £44,292,051 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,284,749 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,953,954 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £835,968 over its debut weekend