This weekend, Friday 29th May 2026, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, 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.

• Backrooms
• My Mother's Wedding
• Power Ballad
• Tuner

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in Savannah (2013).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

My Mother's Wedding

• The movie is from director Kristin Scott Thomas.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Scarlett Johansson who also starred in Manny & Lo (1996).
• The film also stars Sienna Miller who's last movie was Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Begin Again in 2014 which grossed £1.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $105.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Stella Shorts 1998-2002 (2002).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Ghosts of Our Forest in 2017.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Nuremberg (2025).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Savage House - Friday, 5th June
• Masters of the Universe - Friday, 5th June
• Madfabulous - Friday, 5th June

With Michael~2025 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challenge 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.

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
• Finding Emily
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War
• Drishyam 3

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

• The movie is directed by Jon Favreau, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jon Favreau also directed The Lion King in 2019 which grossed £76 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.7 Bil. globally.
• It stars Pedro Pascal who also starred in Triple Frontier (2019).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who's last movie was Dust Bunny (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Finding Emily

• The movie is from director Alicia MacDonald.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Spike Fearn who also starred in The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021).
• The film also stars Angourie Rice who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

• The movie is from director Andrew Bernstein.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in Dreamgirls (2007).
• The film also stars Sienna Miller who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Drishyam 3

• The movie is directed by Jeethu Joseph, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jeethu Joseph also directed Neru in 2023 which grossed £163 K in the UK.
• It stars Mohanlal who also starred in Loham (2015).
• The film also stars Meena who's last movie was Aanandapuram Diaries (2024).
• Mohanlal and Meena have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Munthirivallikal Thalirkumbol in 2017, Drishyam 2 in 2021, Bro Daddy in 2022, Drishyam in 2015 and Olympiyan Anthony Adam in 1999.
• Jeethu Joseph directed Mohanlal in Drishyam, Aadhi, Neru, Drishyam 2, and 12th Man
• Jeethu Joseph directed Meena in Drishyam, Drishyam 2, and Drushyam 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

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

• Power Ballad - Friday, 29th May
• Backrooms - Friday, 29th May
• My Mother's Wedding - Friday, 29th May
• Tuner - Friday, 29th May

Last weekend The Devil Wears Prada 2 was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• Obsession
• Karuppu
• The Christophers
• Normal

Obsession

• The movie is from director Curry Barker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in Bornless Ones (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Karuppu

• The movie is directed by RJ Balaji, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• RJ Balaji also directed Veetla Vishesham in 2022 which grossed £14 K in the UK.
• It stars Suriya who also starred in Vikram (2022).
• The film also stars Trisha Krishnan who's last movie was Athadu (2005).
• Suriya and Trisha Krishnan have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ayitha Ezhuthu in 2004 and Aaru in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

The Christophers

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 38th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Ocean's Eleven in 2002 which grossed £24.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $450.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michaela Coel who also starred in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Normal

• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Emile in 2003 and grossed $5.8 K globally.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in Fido (2006).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War - Wednesday, 20th May - streaming
• Finding Emily - Friday, 22nd May
• Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu - Friday, 22nd May

This weekend, Friday 8th May 2026, there is 1 new film 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.

• The Sheep Detectives

The Sheep Detectives

• The movie is directed by Kyle Balda, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kyle Balda also directed Minions: The Rise of Gru in 2022 which grossed £47.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $940.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Pan (2015).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who's last movie was Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026).
• They also appeared together in Missing Link in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Normal - Friday, 15th May
• The Christophers - Friday, 15th May
• Mortal Kombat II - Friday, 15th May

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 1st May 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace from the top of the UK box office.

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.

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Deep Water
• I've Seen All I Need to See
• Hokum
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

The Devil Wears Prada 2

• The movie is directed by David Frankel, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Frankel also directed The Pennsylvania Miners Story in 2002.
• It stars Meryl Streep who also starred in The Post (2018).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was Mother Mary (2026).
• They also appeared together in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.
• David Frankel directed Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and Hope Springs
• David Frankel directed Anne Hathaway in and The Devil Wears Prada
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in Possession (2002).
• The film also stars Ben Kingsley who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• They also appeared together in Suspect Zero in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

I've Seen All I Need to See

• The movie is directed by Zeshaan Younus, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zeshaan Younus also directed The Buildout in 2024.
• It stars Renée Gagner who also starred in Gazer (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Hokum

• The movie is from director Damian McCarthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in My Blind Brother (2016).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

• The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed Macross Frontier: The False Songstress in 2009.
• It stars Koichi Domoto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Takuya Eguchi who's last movie was Spy X Family Code: White (2023).
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Takuya Eguchi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• The Sheep Detectives - Friday, 8th May