There is a new winner at the top of the chart for the weekend of 18th - 20th September 2026, with Resident Evil~2026 securing the number one spot during its opening weekend.

The change at the top means last week's leader, Practical Magic 2, has taken a step back to number 2. However, it continues to enjoy a highly successful theater run, accumulating a strong overall gross of £5,570,029 to date.

UK Weekend Box Office Top 5 Breakdown 18th 20th September 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,502,113 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,570,029 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took £1,958,457 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,494,259 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £587,430 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £85,841,424 over 10 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 10th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Fighting With My Family starring Dwayne Johnson and Thomas Whilley and directed by Stephen Merchant.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £54.2 Million over 19 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Maggie Smith and Richard Gere and directed by John Madden.

The film with the longest run was The Theory Of Everything which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had taken £30.3 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 9 weeks and with a total gross of £86.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Crazies directed by Breck Eisner and starring Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £86.8 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Hide And Seek starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning and directed by John Polson.

The film with the longest run was The Aviator which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £26.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £32.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Talented Mr. Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Natural Born Killers starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis and directed by Oliver Stone.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.3 Million over 21 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Born On The Fourth Of July starring Tom Cruise and Raymond J. Barry and directed by Oliver Stone.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 15 weeks of release.