After the massive success of Moana 2 Disney turn back to their live action remakes with the original Moana getting the treatment which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat.

The movie stars Catherine Laga'aia who is making a feature film debut, it also stars Dwayne Johnson who returns as the same character he voiced in the animated version, he has also starred in Fighting With My Family and San Andreas.

The movie is directed by Thomas Kail who has directed Grease Live and Hamilton~2020.

Movie Synopsis

A Polynesian girl joins forces with a shape-shifting demigod to save her dying island from a curse.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Moana~2025
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat
• Release date: 10th July 2026
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Thomas Kail
• Starring:
  • Catherine Laga'aia
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • John Tui

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Remaining at the top of the UK box office this weekend is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy which has a second weekend gross of £6.8 Million.

This is quite a sharp dive for the series and the original movie Bridget Jones's Diary from 2001 took over £8 Million on its second weekend.

The movie does have a total gross of £27.3 Million which after 2 weeks makes its the top movie of 2025 to date.

The Monkey from director Osgood Perkins and from a story by Stephen King is the top new movie this weekend at 4 having taken just over a million pound on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd February 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,927,599 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,212,979 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Captain America: Civil War which took £27,372,922 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,033,137 over the weekend, a 9% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,995,088 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,048,377 over its debut weekend

Disney's new MCU movie Captain America: Brave New World makes its debut at the top of the North American box office with $88 Million.

A good result for Disney topping the box office, but for the MCU this is the lowest of the MCU movies debut gross.

Last years Deadpool and Wolverine gave a bit of a shot in the arm for the long running series and Thunderbolts due for release later this year is expected to do well, but for the old gurd maybe their time is up?

Last weeks top movie Dog Man falls to number 4 this weekend but has taken an excellent $66.8 Million since release.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th February 2025

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 $88,842,603 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Captain America: Civil War which took $179,139,142 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $12,761,398 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Paddington 2 which took $11,001,961 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,883,374 over the weekend, a 16% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $21,414,175 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,789,985 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $66,875,695 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,200,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Ne Zha which took $3,307,561 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

As the ever so British Bridget Jones brings her fourth movie to the big screen it smashes into the top of the UK box office at number 1 with a gross of £12 Million.

This opening gross has also made it the highest debut for a movie in the Bridget Jones series which now consists of 4 movies.

All the movies have starred Renee Zellweger and although this promises to be the last one with these box office figures this series could continue.

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe starts to show a decrease in returns the new movie in the series Captain America: Brave New World makes its UK debut at number 2 this weekend.

With a debut gross of £6.4 Million it is one of the lowest grossing in the MCU and Disney will be looking at Thunderbolts later this year to pick up the long running series.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th February 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £6,404,345 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,852,706 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,650,146 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £453,824 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £30,980,906 over 9 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took £73,846,727 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

Starring the voice of Peter Davidson Dog Man makes its debut this weekend at the top of the UK box office.

The movie takes on its debut £3.2 Million and is the only movie to make over a million on the Friday to Sunday chart, Hamlet~2025 was released earlier in the week and took £691,142 Friday to Sunday.

Adding the extra days onto the gross of Hamlet~2025 means is makes its debut at 2 with 7pound;1.5 Million.

Last weeks top movie, A Complete Unknown falls to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top with a total gross just shy of £10 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th February 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,527,870 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £832,218 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £9,967,699 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £638,912 over its debut weekend