A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 17th December 2027
• It is due for release in North America on 17th December 2027
• It stars among others Andy Serkis (A Christmas Carol) and Elijah Wood (I Don"t Feel At Home In This World Anymore)
• It is directed by Andy Serkis (Breathe)
• The movie also stars Ian McKellen, and
• Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood appeared together in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Synopsis for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

Following Aragorn’s perilous mission to find Gollum before Sauron's forces do, taking place in the 17-year gap between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

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The Paul Feig directed movie The Housemaid~2025 is proving to be a massive UK box office hit as the movie moves back into the top spot for a second weekend.

It is a week with very little in the way of blockbuster new movies while the comedy starring Sydney Sweeney takes over £2 Million on its 5th weekend.

The movie is the top film of 2026 so far and has a total gross of just over £26 Million.

Top new movie of the weekend is at number 7 as Saipan makes its debut with £772,281.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th January 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,964,266 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,063,897 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,228,023 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,748,976 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took £9,704,462 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,035,905 over the weekend, a 5% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £31,655,747 over 9 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,144,354 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

The Avatar series continues to show strength as the third movie in the series Avatar: Fire and Ash spends its fifth weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has now taken nearly $365 Million which although well behind the previous movie in the series is still a massive box office gross in the current cinema climate.

Top new movie is the weekend is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which lands at number 2 this week with just over $12.5 Million.

This is disappointingly half that of the previous movie despite positive word of mouth and critics reviews.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $14,489,184 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $364,699,524 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $562,919,348 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $12,521,327 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took $30,002,966 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,171,087 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $390,413,294 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $316,404,151 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,543,288 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $107,169,352 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,477,927 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $79,653,221 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

The fourth film in the series of zombie infected movies, and a direct sequel to 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple lands at the top of the UK box office this weekend with £3.3 Million.

The series is loosing steam as this is well over a million shy of the previous movie in the series which took £4.7 Million in its debut last year.

Falling from the top is The Housemaid~2025 which is at number 2 this weekend with a gross of £2.8 Million on its 4th weekeend of release.

The movie has shown incredible longevity in the UK and this weeks takes over from Avatar: Fire and Ash as the top movie of 2026 and has a total gross over £22 Million sice its release in 2025.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,827,934 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £22,630,490 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,608,944 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,396,010 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,478,246 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £11,911,144 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

The new Bad Boys movie Bad Boys: Ride Or Die makes its debut at the top of the North American box office this weekend with a debut gross of over $56 Million.

The movie makes its debut lower than the 2020 movie Bad Boys For Life which made its debut with $62 Million just as the COVID 19 pandemic was starting to grip the world.

Last weeks top movie The Garfield Movie falls to number 2 this weekend with a total gross of $68 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th June 2024

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 $56,527,324 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Bad Boys For Life which took $62,504,105 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,003,554 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $68,616,391 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,845,867 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $93,365,655 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,003,537 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,418,883 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $149,791,656 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took $137,232,191 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.