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The UK box office contracted sharply this weekend, with the top 15 titles generating £11,023,476, a 46% drop from last week. That makes it the 5th best (or 3rd worst) weekend of the year. Even so, several holdovers hit major milestones, and a wave of new releases added breadth to the chart.

Weekend roundup:

• Wuthering Heights: £3,878,032; 758 screens; Week 2; down 50%.Fall‑off without previews is 49%. Its total of £16,282,904 places it just behind Hamnet on the yearly chart. It is now the 444th top‑grossing film of all time, sitting behind Signs.

• Goat: £2,769,664; 666 screens; Week 2; down 21%.Without previews, the increase is 24%, one of the strongest holds of the weekend. With £10,537,363 to date, it rises to 3rd place on the yearly chart and enters the all‑time list at 737th, just behind Scary Movie.

• Crime 101: £763,942; 551 screens; Week 2; down 46%.Fall‑off without previews is 40%. Total now £2,959,862.

• Zootropolis 2: £681,133; 556 screens; Week 13; up 51%.A remarkable late‑run surge lifts its total to £35,754,548. It now ranks 129th on the all‑time chart, just behind Fifty Shades of Grey.

• The Secret Agent: £416,159; 142 screens; Week 1.Includes £169,560 from 257 previews. A strong preview‑driven start for a focused arthouse release.

• Cold Storage: £399,675; 479 screens; Week 1.Includes £151 from 1 preview. A wide rollout landing mid‑table.

• Wasteman: £330,866; 333 screens; Week 1.Includes £51,274 from 374 previews. A solid debut for a British title with strong regional pull.

• The Moment: £324,353; 451 screens; Week 1.A quieter launch with potential for word‑of‑mouth growth.

• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die: £278,957; 345 screens; Week 1.Includes £3,207 from 16 previews. A modest genre opening.

• The Housemaid: £256,965; 398 screens; Week 9; down 54%.Total now £31,721,141. It climbs to 152nd on the all‑time chart, now behind Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were‑Rabbit.

• Hamnet: £186,229; 371 screens; Week 7; down 49%.Total now £18,039,445. A prestige‑driven holdover with strong cumulative appeal.

• Night King: £140,545; 83 screens; Week 1.Includes £67,386 from 93 previews. A preview‑heavy martial‑arts debut.

• The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants: £128,243; 361 screens; Week 9; up 49%.A rare late‑run increase brings its total to £8,897,719.

• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You: £126,968; 77 screens; Week 1.Includes £40,011 from 130 previews. A small‑scale release with a strong preview share.

Holdovers and milestones

• Wuthering Heights continues its strong run, rising on both the yearly and all‑time charts.

• Goat becomes one of the year’s biggest performers, now 3rd on the yearly chart.

• Zootropolis 2 posts a 51% increase in its 13th weekend, climbing to 129th all‑time.

• The Housemaid continues its ascent, now 152nd all‑time.

These four titles remain the most significant long‑term performers in the market.

Ones to watch next week

A varied slate arrives, with several titles positioned to draw strong turnout across multiplexes and event‑cinema venues. The most commercially promising include:

• Scream 7

• All You Need Is Kill

• AURORA: What Happened To The Earth? (Concert)

• ENHYPEN [WALK THE LINE SUMMER EDITION] IN CINEMAS (Concert)

• EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

• Pegasus 3

• Molly Vs The Machines

• Per Aspera Ad Astra

• Eklo – Part I

• The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond

• Thaai Kizhavi

• Theri (Re: 2026)

• Vishnu Vinayasamm

• Viyaah Kartaare Da

Final Take

A steep 46% drop defined this weekend, with the top 15 delivering just over £11 million in one of the year’s softer frames. Even so, several holdovers achieved major all‑time milestones, and Zootropolis 2’s extraordinary endurance continues to reshape the upper tiers of the chart. Next weekend’s mix of wide releases, concert films, and cultural programming should provide a welcome lift across UK cinemas.