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Micheal goes back to the top of the UK box office on its 4th weekend of release making it now the top movie of 2026, meanwhile
Obsession is the top new movie at 4.
UK box office QuickView
- Number 1 - Michael (2nd Weekend)
- Highest debut - Obsession (@4)
- Longest run - Project Hail Mary (9 weeks)
- Highest total gross - Michael (£40,515,865)
- Best Percentage change week on week - Michael (-13%)
- Total UK top 15 this weekend - £13,654,453
- Also new this weekend
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UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026
- The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £4,432,922 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £40,515,865 over 4 weeks of release
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £3,177,721 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £27,295,315 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £9,395,649 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Remains At Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,380,614 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,454,156 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Remains At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £603,111 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £2,854,242 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took £465,162 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Michael - £4,432,922
- The Devil Wears Prada 2 - £3,177,721
- The Sheep Detectives - £1,380,614
- Obsession - £1,342,900
- Mortal Kombat II - £603,111
- Top Gun - £520,907
- The Christophers - £397,537
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - £374,394
- Shrek - £242,889
- Athiradi - £241,737
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