As January comes to a close with no major new releases coming to cinemas the heavily Oscar nominated
Hamnet swaps places with
The House Maid to climb to number 1.
The movie takes nearly £1.4 Million this weekend, its 4th weekend of release, and has a total gross of nearly £15 Million.
Highest new movie of the weekend is Shelter starring Jason Statham which makes its debut on the box office with a shade under £1 Million.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st February 2026
- The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £1,412,612 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £14,841,238 over 4 weeks of release
- It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of January
- The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,399,261 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £28,480,667 over 6 weeks of release
- The movie is the 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 £964,903 over its debut weekend
- The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Is a New Entry At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £948,731 over its debut weekend
- The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Remains At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £855,208 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £32,609,792 over 10 weeks of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,461,047 at the box office after 10 weeks in cinemas.
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The Cinema Roots
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