This weekend, Friday 16th January 2026, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Housemaid, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• Rental Family
• The Rip

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed £7.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Spectre (2015).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Boss Level in 2021.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in Oppenheimer (2023).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dogma in 1999, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Glory Daze in 1996, The Last Duel in 2021, Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Chasing Amy in 1997, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and Field of Dreams in 1989.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• No Other Choice - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January
• Saipan - Friday, 23rd January
• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January

In a box office battle similar to Barbie V Oppenheimer, Lilo & Stitch~2025 live action and the last Mission Impossible movie Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning get released on the same day for a box office battle.

The winner in the end was the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch~2025 which took a very respectable £9.5 Million to get to the top.

This makes it the fifth top debut in the UK for a Disney live action remake with the top one being the Beauty and the Beast~2017 remake.

The remakes have had a hard time of late with this years Snow White~2024 set to be the lowest grossing so this is a nice boost for the company.

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning enters the box office at number 2 this weekend and its debut gross of £8.5 Million falls just short if Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which took £10.3 Million on its debut.

Lat weeks top movie, Final Destination: Bloodlines, falls to number 3 on its second weekend on the box office and has taken nearly £7 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th May 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £8,579,185 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which took £10,391,016 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,660,795 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,950,824 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Final Destination 5 which took £3,807,664 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £578,630 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £15,231,675 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2025

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 4th April 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Working Man from the top of the North American 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.

• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
• A Minecraft Movie
• Freaky Tales
• Eric Larue
• Screamboat
• A Nice Indian Boy
• The Luckiest Man In America

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

• The movie is directed by Spencer Folmar, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Spencer Folmar also directed Generational Sins in 2017.
• It stars Daniel Roebuck who also starred in Double Take (2001).
• The film also stars Jeremy John Wells who's last movie was Oppenheimer (2023).
• Spencer Folmar directed Daniel Roebuck in and Saint Nick of Bethlehem
• Spencer Folmar directed Jeremy John Wells in and Shooting Heroin
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Freaky Tales

• The movie is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck also directed Young Rebels in 2005.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Here (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eric Larue

• The movie is from director Michael Shannon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Metropia (2009).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Collateral Damage (2002).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Nice Indian Boy

• The movie is from director Roshan Sethi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Karan Soni who also starred in Corporate Animals (2019).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who's last movie was Knock At the Cabin (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Luckiest Man In America

• The movie is from director Samir Oliveros.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shamier Anderson who also starred in Stowaway (2021).
• The film also stars Haley Bennett who's last movie was Widow Clicquot (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Sacramento - Friday, 11th April
• The King of Kings - Friday, 11th April
• Warfare - Friday, 11th April
• The Amateur - Friday, 11th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - Friday, 11th April

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

It has not been a bad year for the box office and cinemas in the UK in 2024, but it also hasn't been a great year and box office grosses on the whole have been down compared to 2023 and are actually at their lowest sine the pandemic of 2020.

Despite there being some well hyped movies like Deadpool & Wolverine and Wicked~2024 there has not been an event for cinemas goers like the Barbie and Oppenheimer of 2023 or the Top Gun Maverick of 2022.

Inside Out 2 was the top movie of 2024 with over £58 Million from last summer with Deadpool & Wolverine not too far behind with nearly £58 Million.

Late entry Wicked~2024 which is still on release made it to 3 with £53 Million and Despicable Me 4 took £48 Million at 4 with Dune Part 2 rounding out the top 5 at number 5.

Here is the full top 10 grossing movies of 2024.

1. Inside Out 2 - £58.2 Million
2. Deadpool & Wolverine - £57.5 Million
3. Wicked~2024 - £53 Million
4. Despicable Me 4 - £48.3 Million
5. Dune Park 2 - £39.6 Million
6. Moana 2 - £33.7 Million
7. Paddington in Peru - £33 Million
8. Gladiator II - £30.3 Million
9. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - £26.3 Million
10. Kung-Fu Panda 4 - £21.9 Million