This weekend, Friday 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Avengers: Endgame, for the number 1 spot?

This week’s guide covers the latest theatrical contenders along with top new streaming releases.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Digger~2026
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• The Lost Children of Tuam
• The Weight

Digger

• The movie is from director Rob Turner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Hann-Byrd who also starred in Uninvited (1999).
• The film also stars Joshua Jackson who's last movie was Karate Kid: Legends (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Client 9 in 2010 which grossed £2.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lost Children of Tuam

• The movie is directed by Frank Berry, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Frank Berry also directed Michael Inside in 2018 which grossed £43.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Monica Dolan who also starred in The Gift (1998).
• The film also stars Andrew Bennett who's last movie was Once Upon a Time In a Cinema (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• 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

• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• The Uprising - Friday, 9th October
• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - Saturday, 10th October

Avengers: Endgame Encore is the top movie at the North American box office this weekend, pulling in an estimated $26 million during its special re-release.

Last week's number-one film, the Resident Evil~2026 franchise reboot, slipped to second place with $23.3 million following a steep drop in its second weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th September 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $26,000,000 after 22 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Avengers: Infinity War which took $0 at the box office after 22 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $23,300,000 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $103,476,247 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $20,000,000 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $19,197,764 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $12,800,000 after 2 weekends of release

Resident Evil~2026 makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a series record $60 Million gross.

After a single weekend at the top Practical Magic 2 drops into the runner up spot and has taken just over $50 Million after 2 weeks.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th September 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 $60,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,155,000 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $50,031,587 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took $33,652,824 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,500,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $944,502,286 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took $748,858,932 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 $4,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $609,757,740 after 10 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,512,135 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $54,816,201 after 4 weekends of release

After a dominant six-week run at the top, Spider-Man: Brand New Day was finally dethroned by Practical Magic 2 during its debut weekend at the North American box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th September 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 $30,002,526 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took $25,878,968 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 $8,410,743 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $935,181,631 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took $735,889,808 at the box office after 7 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,592,750 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $600,700,025 after 9 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $6,462,291 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,156,652 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $47,681,570 after 3 weekends of release

This week there are 21 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, The Odyssey, for the number 1 spot?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Practical Magic 2
• Don't Look Back In Anger
• Hope
• Runner
• Fall 2: Deadpoint
• Mutiny
• Pressure
• Coyote Vs. Acme
• The Good Boy
• Spa Weekend

Practical Magic 2

• The movie is directed by Susanne Bier, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Susanne Bier also directed Love Is All You Need in 2012.
• It stars Sandra Bullock who also starred in The Prince of Egypt (1998).
• The film also stars Nicole Kidman who's last movie was Babygirl (2024).
• They also appeared together in Practical Magic in 1999.
• Susanne Bier directed Sandra Bullock in and Bird Box
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Egypt / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uzbekistan / Vietnam

Don't Look Back In Anger

• The movie is directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace also directed Blur: No Distance Left to Run in 2010.
• It stars Liam Gallagher who also starred in George Michael Freedom (2022).
• The film also stars Noel Gallagher who's last movie was Oasis Knebworth 1996 (2021).
• Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Supersonic in 2016, Blur: No Distance Left to Run in 2010, Oasis Knebworth 1996 in 2021 and Exit Through the Gift Shop in 2010.
• Dylan Southern directed Liam Gallagher in and Blur: No Distance Left to Run
• Dylan Southern directed Noel Gallagher in and Blur: No Distance Left to Run
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Mexico / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Hope

• The movie is from director Na Hong-jin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hwang Jung-min who also starred in The Battleship Island (2017).
• The film also stars Zo In-sung who's last movie was The King (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belarus / Brunei / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Malaysia / Russia / Singapore / United States

Runner

• The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Waugh also directed 6 Below Miracle On the Mountain in 2017 which grossed $1.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Alan Ritchson who also starred in Office Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Owen Wilson who's last movie was Charlie the Wonderdog (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Egypt / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Netherlands / United Kingdom / United States

Fall 2: Deadpoint

• The movie is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig also directed Predestination in 2014 which grossed $4.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Harriet Slater who also starred in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
• The film also stars Arsema Thomas who's last movie was Redeeming Love (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Curacao / India / Ireland / Kosovo / Mongolia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Mutiny

• The movie is directed by Jean-François Richet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jean-François Richet also directed Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct in 2008 which grossed $19.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in War (2007).
• The film also stars Annabelle Wallis who's last movie was Mercy (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Honduras / Italy / Nicaragua / Sweden

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019 which grossed $6.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Miracle At Midnight (1998).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Denmark / Estonia / France / Ireland / Netherlands / Poland / United Kingdom

Coyote Vs. Acme

• The movie is directed by Dave Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dave Green also directed Earth to Echo in 2014.
• It stars Will Forte who also starred in Rock of Ages (2012).
• The film also stars Lana Condor who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Norway / Romania / Russia

The Good Boy

• The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jan Komasa also directed Anniversary in 2025.
• It stars Stephen Graham who also starred in Yardie (2018).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Goodbye June (2025).
• They also appeared together in Matilda: The Musical in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden

Spa Weekend

• The movie is directed by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Moore and Jon Lucas also directed 21 & Over in 2013.
• It stars Leslie Mann who also starred in Perfume (2001).
• The film also stars Michelle Buteau who's last movie was Babes (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Slovakia

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

Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

• Resident Evil - From Wednesday, 16th September
• Finding Emily - From Wednesday, 16th September
• Coyote Vs. Acme - From Thursday, 17th September
• Fall 2: Deadpoint - From Wednesday, 16th September
• Runner - From Thursday, 17th September
• Pressure - From Thursday, 17th September
• The Dog Stars - From Thursday, 17th September
• Practical Magic 2 - From Friday, 18th September
• Spa Weekend - From Thursday, 17th September
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - From Friday, 18th September
• Bitter Christmas - From Thursday, 17th September
• Hen - From Friday, 18th September
• The Invite - From Wednesday, 16th September
• Forgotten Island - From Thursday, 17th September
• The Cycle of Love - From Friday, 18th September
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - From Thursday, 17th September
• Sunny Dancer - From Friday, 18th September
• David - From Thursday, 17th September
• Palestine 36 - From Thursday, 17th September
• By Any Means - From Thursday, 17th September
• Mutiny - From Thursday, 17th September
• The Stranger - From Friday, 18th September
• In the Grey - From Friday, 18th September
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Thursday, 17th September
• Animal Farm - From Friday, 18th September
• Primavera - From Thursday, 17th September
• & Sons - From Friday, 18th September
• All Wishes Come True! - From Wednesday, 16th September