Growing from the success of last years
Wicked,
Wicked For Good tops the UK box office chart with a bigger opening than last years first movie.
The movie last year opened with just over £13.5 Million whereas the sequel (or part 2) opens this holiday season with an amazing £18.8 Million, making it the second largest November opening behind 2022's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but only just!
The box office, which has been on a low for the last few weeks, was ready for a big blockbuster movie, the next new release on the chart this week is Sisu: Road to Revenge at number 11 with holdover movies filling in the rest.
Last weeks top movie Now You See Me: Now You Dont falls to number 2 and has taken £4.3 Million so far in the UK.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd November 2025
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 £18,858,825 over its debut weekend
- It is the 2nd top debuting movie in the month of November
- The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2025
- The movie is a sequel to Wicked which took £13,696,056 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,111,688 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £4,345,774 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is a sequel to Now You See Me 2 which took £4,843,905 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £654,467 over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £3,781,769 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie Remains At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £491,389 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £2,015,172 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £375,130 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,030,808 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is a sequel to Prey which took £0 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- Wicked: For Good - £18,858,825
- Now You See Me: Now You Don't - £1,111,688
- The Running Man - £654,467
- Nuremberg - £491,389
- Predator: Badlands - £375,130
- The Choral - £209,927
- Christmas Karma - £192,352
- A PAW Patrol: Christmas - £182,718
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - £123,952
- Bugonia - £94,950
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About Me
Meet Robert: Founder of SaltyPopcorn
SaltyPopcorn is where a lifelong obsession with cinema meets 20 years of elite tech experience. Founded by Robert, this premier UK film blog blends sharp movie criticism with deep digital expertise.
The Cinema Roots
Robert's film journey started early at the historic Palace Cinema in High Wycombe. From working at Ritz Video Film Hire (later Blockbuster Express) for 8 years to spending six years studying Film and Culture at university, his passion for the silver screen is deeply rooted.
The Digital Track Record
Before launching this platform, Robert taught himself web development and spent two decades driving growth for global digital giants:
- Amazon – 8 years of website development
- eBay – 3 years of e-commerce scaling
- PayPal – 1 year of fintech strategy
- Digital Agency Owner - 6 years running a digital marketing firm
Today, Robert has come full circle—combining tech mastery, SEO, and a love for movies to build the ultimate home movie database for film fans.
