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.

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

With Hamnet 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.

• Send Help
• We Bury the Dead
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Cold Storage
• The Chronology of Water
• 100 Nights of Hero

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed The Gift in 2000 which grossed £4.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $44.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Red Eye (2005).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 which grossed £822.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Hive (2014).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 and The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Mobile Homes (2017).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

100 Nights of Hero

• The movie is directed by Julia Jackman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Jackman also directed Bonus Track in 2023.
• It stars Emma Corrin who also starred in My Policeman (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine who's last movie was The Idea of You (2024).
• 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.

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