This weekend, Friday 20th March 2026, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, , 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.

• Project Hail Mary
• Midwinter Break
• Dead Man's Wire
• Dhurandhar 2
• Couture
• Arco
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

Project Hail Mary

• The movie is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also directed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in 2009 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $243 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Gosling who also starred in The Big Short (2016).
• The film also stars Ken Leung who's last movie was Last Days (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Midwinter Break

• The movie is directed by Polly Findlay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Polly Findlay also directed As You Like It: NT Live 2016 in 2016 which grossed £563.6 K in the UK.
• It stars Lesley Manville who also starred in Maleficent (2014).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Is This Thing On? (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead Man's Wire

• The movie is directed by Gus Van Sant, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Gus Van Sant also directed My Own Private River in 2012.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Atomic Blonde (2017).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who's last movie was Elvis (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dhurandhar 2

• The movie is directed by Aditya Dhar, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aditya Dhar also directed Uri: The Surgical Strike in 2019 which grossed £49.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Ranveer Singh who also starred in Finding Fanny (2014).
• The film also stars Sara Arjun who's last movie was Euphoria (2026).
• They also appeared together in Dhurandhar in 2025.
• Aditya Dhar directed Ranveer Singh in and Dhurandhar
• Aditya Dhar directed Sara Arjun in and Dhurandhar
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Couture

• The movie is directed by Alice Winocour, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Winocour also directed Disorder in 2016 which grossed £75.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Love Is All There Is (1996).
• The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Dog 51 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Arco

• The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Along Came Love (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jasna Anderson who also starred in Death On the Nile (2022).
• The film also stars Sammy Jonas Heaney who's last movie was Mastiii 4 (2025).
• 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 4 new movies released

• They Will Kill You - Friday, 27th March
• The Magic Faraway Tree - Friday, 27th March
• Orwell: 2+2=5 - Friday, 27th March
• Splitsville - Friday, 27th March

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by David Leitch
• It stars Ryan Gosling (The Big Short) and Emily Blunt (Wild Mountain Thyme) among others.
• The movie also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham and Teresa Palmer
• The release date in the UK is 2nd May 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 3rd May 2024

Synopsis for The Fall Guy

A battered and past-his-prime stuntman finds himself working on a movie set with the star for whom he doubled long ago and who replaced him. The star then goes missing.

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 21st July 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Oppenheimer
• They Cloned Tyrone
• Barbie
• Cobweb

Oppenheimer

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Christopher Nolan also directed Insomnia in 2002 which grossed $67.4 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in The Delinquent Season (2018).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who was last seen in Pain Hustlers (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Quiet Place: Part II in 2021.
• Christopher Nolan directed Cillian Murphy in Inception
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

They Cloned Tyrone

• The movie is from director Juel Taylor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in Miami VIce (2006).
• The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland who was last seen in The Contractor (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Barbie

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Greta Gerwig also directed Nights and Weekends in 2008.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Suicide Squad (2016).
• The film also stars Ryan Gosling who was last seen in The Gray Man (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Big Short in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Cobweb

• The movie is from director Samuel Bodin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lizzy Caplan who also starred in Hot Tub Time Machine (2010).
• The film also stars Antony Starr who was last seen in The Covenant (2023).
• 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

• War Pony - Friday, 28th July
• Talk to Me - Friday, 28th July
• Ladybug and Cat Noir Awakening - Friday, 28th July - streaming
• Haunted Mansion - Friday, 28th July
• Sympathy For the Devil - Friday, 28th July - streaming
• The Beanie Bubble - Friday, 28th July - streaming

With Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Barbie
• They Cloned Tyrone
• Oppenheimer
• The Secret Kingdom

Barbie

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Greta Gerwig also directed Nights and Weekends in 2008.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Ryan Gosling who was last seen in The Gray Man (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Big Short in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

They Cloned Tyrone

• The movie is from director Juel Taylor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996).
• The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland who was last seen in The Contractor (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Oppenheimer

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Christopher Nolan also directed Insomnia in 2002 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in In Time (2011).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who was last seen in Pain Hustlers (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Quiet Place: Part II in 2021.
• Christopher Nolan directed Cillian Murphy in The Dark Knight
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Secret Kingdom

• The movie is from director Matt Drummond.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alyla Browne who also starred in Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022).
• The film also stars Alice Parkinson who was last seen in Not Suitable For Children (2012).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 28th July
• Talk to Me - Friday, 28th July
• Ladybug and Cat Noir Awakening - Friday, 28th July - streaming
• Mavka: The Forest Song - Friday, 28th July

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Barbie which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig
• It stars Margot Robbie (I.C.U. ) and Ryan Gosling (First Man) among others.
• The movie also stars Simu Liu, America Ferrera and Will Ferrell
• The release date in the UK is 21st July 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 21st July 2023
• Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling appeared together in The Big Short
• This trailer is actually really good and the movie could have a bigger appeal than Oppenheimer a true life drama from Christopher Nolan.

Synopsis for Barbie

After being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, Barbie sets off for the human world to find true happiness.

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