Animated sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie spends a third weekend at the top of the UK box office charts with its gross going over $30 Million while Lee Cronin's The Mummy is the top new movie at 4.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th April 2026

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,676,572 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £30,344,276 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,205,060 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,077,705 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £884,729 over its debut weekend

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Ben Gregor
• It stars Andrew Garfield (After the Hunt) and Claire Foy (My Son) among others.
• The movie also stars Nicola Coughlan, Rebecca Ferguson and Jennifer Saunders
• The release date in the UK is 27th March 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 1st January 1970
• Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy appeared together in Breathe

Synopsis for The Magic Faraway Tree

A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.

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

This weekend, Friday 26th January 2024, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mean Girls, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Colour Purple
• National Theatre Live: Dear England
• All of Us Strangers
• The Outrun
• Baghead
• Jackdaw

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Blitz Bazawule also directed Black Is King in 2020.
• It stars Fantasia Barrino who also starred in Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story (2006).
• The film also stars Taraji P. Henson who was last seen in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Dear England

• The movie is directed by Rupert Goold, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rupert Goold also directed Almeida Live: Richard III 2016 in 2016 which grossed £421.6K in the UK and grossed $577.5K globally.
• It stars Joseph Fiennes who also starred in Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (2016).
• The film also stars Tashinga Bepete who was last seen in The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

All of Us Strangers

• The movie is directed by Andrew Haigh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Andrew Haigh also directed Looking in 2016.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Steel Country (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who was last seen in Foe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Outrun

• The movie is from director Nora Fingscheidt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Byzantium (2013).
• The film also stars Saskia Reeves who was last seen in Creation Stories (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Baghead

• The movie is from director Alberto Corredor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Jeremy Irvine who was last seen in Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jackdaw

• The movie is from director Jamie Childs.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Coleman who also starred in All My Sons: NT Live 2019 (2019).
• The film also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen who was last seen in Emily (2022).
• 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 8 new movies released

• Wise Guys - Friday, 2nd February
• The Persian Version - Friday, 2nd February
• Orion and the Dark - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• American Fiction - Friday, 2nd February
• Migration - Friday, 2nd February
• Argylle - Friday, 2nd February
• The Zone of Interest - Friday, 2nd February
• The Tigers Apprentice - Saturday, 3rd February - streaming

Last weekend Scream VI was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Shazam! Fury of the Gods
• Full River Red
• American Cherry
• Wildflower
• A Snowy Day In Oakland
• Inside

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 5th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed Annabelle Creation in 2017 which grossed $102.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $306.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in When the Whales Came (1989).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in The Mauritanian (2021).
• David F. Sandberg directed Zachary Levi in Shazam!
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Full River Red

• The movie is directed by Yimou Zhang, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Yimou Zhang also directed Huo Zhe in 1994.
• It stars Teng Shen who also starred in Heart For Heaven (2015).
• The film also stars Jackson Yee who was last seen in The Battle At Lake Changjin II (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

American Cherry

• The movie is directed by Marcella Cytrynowicz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Marcella Cytrynowicz also directed We in 2017.
• It stars Leonor Varela who also starred in Jeremiah (1998).
• The film also stars Matty Cardarople who was last seen in Free Guy (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wildflower

• The movie is from director Matt Smukler.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexandra Daddario who also starred in The House (2017).
• The film also stars Kiernan Shipka who was last seen in Let It Snow (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Snowy Day In Oakland

• The movie is from director Kim Bass.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nicole Ari Parker who also starred in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love (1995).
• The film also stars Evan Ross who was last seen in The Loneliest Boy In the World (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inside

• The movie is directed by Vasilis Katsoupis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Vasilis Katsoupis also directed My Friend Larry Gus in 2016.
• It stars Willem Dafoe who also starred in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010).
• The film also stars Gene Bervoets who was last seen in The Last Diamond (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• All of Those Voices - Wednesday, 22nd March
• Soft - Friday, 24th March
• Wildfire - Friday, 24th March
• John Wick Chapter 4 - Friday, 24th March
• A Good Person - Friday, 24th March
• The Bogman - Saturday, 25th March