Spending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office is
Project Hail Mary while the top new movie of the weekend is
The Magic Faraway Tree at number 2.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th March 2026
- The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £4,776,660 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £15,139,079 over 2 weeks of release
- It is the 8th top debuting movie in the month of March
- The movie is the 5th 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 £2,838,248 Over Its Debut Weekend
Hoppers
- The movie Remains At Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,023,834 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £10,820,438 over 4 weeks of release
- The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £664,345 over the weekend, a 68% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £3,413,139 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Dhurandhar which took £1,230,944 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £515,196 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £3,415,138 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2026
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Project Hail Mary - £4,776,660
- The Magic Faraway Tree - £2,838,248
- Hoppers - £1,023,834
- Dhurandhar 2 - £664,345
- Reminders of Him - £515,196
- Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come - £397,632
- They Will Kill You - £325,910
- Bluey At the Cinema Playdates With Friends - £185,098
- Mother's Pride - £149,092
- How to Make a Killing - £141,990
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The Cinema Roots
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