This weeks UK new movie preview 23rd October 2026 - Klara and the Sun, Clayface, Tad and the Magic Lamp, Kung-Fu Soccer, Ali G: Who Iz I?, Ghosts: The Possession of Button House and Wildwood

Last weekend Street Fighter was at the top of the UK box office, 7 major new cinema releases arrive this weekend aiming to take over at the top.

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

Here are this weeks new releases

Klara and the Sun

The movie is directed by Taika Waititi, it is the directors 10th movie.
Taika Waititi also directed Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022 which grossed £40.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $760.9 Mil. globally.
It stars Jenna Ortega who also starred in Death of a Unicorn (2025).
The film also stars Mia Tharia who's last movie was September Says (2024).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by James Watkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
James Watkins also directed Bastille Day in 2016 which grossed £2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $14.9 Mil. globally.
It stars Tom Rhys Harries who also starred in Crow (2016).
The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Shelter (2026).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by Enrique Gato, it is the directors 6th movie.
Enrique Gato also directed Capture the Flag in 2016 which grossed £1.6 Mil. in the UK.
It stars Óscar Barberán who also starred in Buffalo Kids (2024).
The film also stars Michelle Jenner who's last movie was Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (2022).
Oscar Barberan and Michelle Jenner have starred in 3 other movies together.
They also appeared together in Tad: The Explorer in 2012, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas in 2018 and Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy in 2022.
Enrique Gato directed Óscar Barberán in Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, and Tad: The Explorer
Enrique Gato directed Michelle Jenner in Capture the Flag, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, and Tad: The Explorer
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by Stephen Chow, it is the directors 13th movie.
Stephen Chow also directed Kung-Fu Hustle in 2005 which grossed £1.2 Mil. in the UK.
It stars Zhang Xiaofei who also starred in Malice (2025).
The film also stars Dilraba Dilmurat who's last movie was Namiya (2017).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by Sacha Baron Cohen, it is the directors 2nd movie.
Sacha Baron Cohen also directed Ali G: Who Iz I? in 2026.
It stars Sacha Baron Cohen who also starred in Grimsby (2016).
The film also stars Morgana Robinson who's last movie was A Bird Flew In (2021).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by Simon Hynd, it is the directors 3rd movie.
Simon Hynd also directed Ghosts: The Possession of Button House in 2026.
It stars Charlotte Ritchie who also starred in Benny and Jolene (2014).
The film also stars Kiell Smith-Bynoe who's last movie was Time Travel Is Dangerous (2025).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
The BBFC UK age rating is

The movie is directed by Travis Knight, it is the directors 5th movie.
Travis Knight also directed Wildwood in 2026.
It stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee who also starred in Secret Society of Second Born Royals (2020).
The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (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.