There is a new winner at the top of the chart for the weekend of 18th - 20th September 2026, with
Resident Evil securing the number one spot during its opening weekend.
The change at the top means last week's leader, Practical Magic 2, has taken a step back to number 2. However, it continues to enjoy a highly successful theater run, accumulating a strong overall gross of £5,570,029 to date.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th September 2026
Highest New Movie This Weekend
- The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £4,211,819 over its debut weekend
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of September
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,502,113 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,570,029 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took £1,958,457 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,076,106 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £4,318,212 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £587,430 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £85,841,424 over 10 weeks of release
- The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is the 10th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
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