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.

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

As January comes to a close with no major new releases coming to cinemas the heavily Oscar nominated Hamnet swaps places with The House Maid~2025 to climb to number 1.

The movie takes nearly £1.4 Million this weekend, its 4th weekend of release, and has a total gross of nearly £15 Million.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Shelter~2026 starring Jason Statham which makes its debut on the box office with a shade under £1 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st February 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,399,261 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £28,480,667 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £964,903 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £855,208 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £32,609,792 over 10 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,461,047 at the box office after 10 weeks in cinemas.

The Scream series comes back with a seventh movie in the series which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence.

The movie sees the return of Neve Campbell, who was missing in Scream 6, who has previously been seen in Investigating Sex and The Glass Man, it also stars Courteney Cox who has been seen in The Opposite Sex and How to Live With Them and Bedtime Stories.

Directing duties go to Kevin Williamson who has previously helmed Teaching Mrs. Tingle.

Movie Synopsis

A masked murderer begins a new killing spree with the aim of terrorising Sydney Bristow and her family.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Scream 7
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence
• Release date: 27th February 2026
• Runtime: 113 minutes (1 hours 53 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kevin Williamson
• Starring:
  • Neve Campbell
  • Courteney Cox
  • Isabel May

BBFC movie page

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

With Avatar: Fire and Ash currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US 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.

• Song Sung Blue
• The Testament of Ann Lee
• Marty Supreme
• Goodbye June
• The Choral
• Anaconda

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Movie 43 (2013).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Testament of Ann Lee

• The movie is directed by Mona Fastvold, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Mona Fastvold also directed The Sleepwalker in 2014.
• It stars Amanda Seyfried who also starred in Dear John (2010).
• The film also stars Lewis Pullman who's last movie was Thunderbolts* (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Iris (2002).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
• They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Choral

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Hytner, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Nicholas Hytner also directed Hamlet: NT Live in 2010.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Return (2024).
• The film also stars Roger Allam who's last movie was Tetris (2023).
• They also appeared together in National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage in 2013.
• Nicholas Hytner directed Ralph Fiennes in National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage, and Straight Line Crazy: NT Live 2022
• Nicholas Hytner directed Roger Allam in The Lady In the Van, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed That Awkward Moment in 2014 which grossed $26.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $45.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Two Days (2003).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Paul Rudd and Jack Black have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Year One in 2009, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004 and Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• We Bury the Dead - Friday, 2nd January - limited release