With Avatar: Fire and Ash currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge 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.

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• Marty Supreme
• Sentimental Value
• The Housemaid
• Anaconda
• Goodbye June

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020 and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Lenny Cooke in 2013.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Wonka (2023).
• The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed The Worst Person In the World in 2021 which grossed £993 K in the UK.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Women In Oversized Mens Shirts (2015).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Spy in 2015 which grossed £9.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $235.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Ward (2010).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Over Her Dead Body (2008).
• 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 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004, Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008 and Year One in 2009.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Black Beauty (2020).
• 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 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 2 new movies released

• Song Sung Blue - Thursday, 1st January
• Soulm8te - Thursday, 1st January

Making it an amazing 3 weeks at the top the Bob Dillion bio-pic A Complete Unknown remains at number 1 with a weekend gross of £1.2 Million.

The movie has become a big hit in the UK for star Timothée Chalamet and has now taken a total of £8.3 Million in the UK.

The actor is repeating the success he had last year at the same time as Wonka remained at number 1 for 6 weeks.

Highest new movie of the week is the horror movie Companion which claims the number 3 spot on its debut where is takes £739,553 over the weekend including previews.

Wicked~2024 has now spent 11 weeks on the box office and has a UK gross of over £60 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd February 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,124,692 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £29,385,700 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took £71,715,236 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £739,553 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £608,607 over the weekend, a 19% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,764,081 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025

Last weekend Deadpool & Wolverine 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?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Didi
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ice Age in 2002 which grossed £14.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $383.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in An American Carol (2008).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kensuke's Kingdom

• The movie is from director Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in Hippie Hippie Shake (2010).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Wonka (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Hateship Loveship in 2013 and grossed $83K globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Trap - Friday, 9th August

Dune: Part Two spends its third weekend at the top of the UK box office this weekend as its total gross raises to over £26 Million with a £4 Million third weekend.

This makes the movie the top grossing movie of 2024, it overtakes the other Timothée Chalamet movie from late last year Wonka.

With no major new releases this weekend the rest of the top 5 either stay put or change places slightly, with the top new movie coming in at number 6.

Drive-Away Dolls, a solo effort from diretor Ethan Coen, who normally directs with his brother Joel, lands with a debut gross of £278,082 .

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th March 2024

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £589,610 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,352,495 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £574,434 over the weekend, a 14% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,033,602 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £406,392 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,373,256 over 2 weeks of release

The fourth in the Kung-Fu Panda series of movies makes its debut at number 1 this weekend on the North American box office with $57.9 Million.

The movie is the second highest grossing of the series with the first Kung-Fu Panda from 2008 the top opening movie with over $60 Million on its debut.

Last weeks top movie, Dune: Part Two, falls to number 2 this weekend and has taken $157.2 Million in total.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th March 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 $57,989,905 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $46,215,424 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $157,243,092 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Dune which took $69,284,718 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $9,912,713 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,168,520 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,080,007 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $89,347,510 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024