Let's-a go...again

The UK box office delivered a commanding frame, powered by one of the year’s biggest launches and supported by a mix of fresh debuts and milestone‑hitting holdovers. The top 15 generated £27,751,231, with a single title accounting for more than half of the market.

Weekend roundup:

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: £14,995,549; 706 screens; Week 1. Includes £5,532,323 from 660 previews. The top opening weekend of the year and the 39th biggest opening in UK history, sitting just behind A Minecraft Movie. It also lands as the 40th widest release ever and the 2nd widest of the year. Its debut is down 4% from the original Super Mario Bros. Movie, though that film’s inflation‑adjusted opening sits at £16,617,627. With £14,995,549 already banked, it enters the all‑time chart at 506th, just behind Mr. Peabody & Sherman.

• Project Hail Mary: £3,434,299; 699 screens; Week 3; down 28%. Its £21,871,342 total lifts it to the 292nd highest grossing film ever, now just behind Kung Fu Panda 4. It also becomes the 2nd top grossing film of the year, overtaking Hamnet.

• The Drama: £2,144,798; 646 screens; Week 1. A strong adult‑skewing debut that lands as the 10th best opening weekend of the year, just behind The Magic Faraway Tree. It also secured the 8th widest release of the year.

• The Magic Faraway Tree: £2,115,988; 704 screens; Week 2; down 26%. A solid hold for a family title, lifting its total to £7,646,448.

• Hoppers: £542,843; 653 screens; Week 5; down 48%. Now at £12,481,828, it continues to show staying power despite a steeper drop this frame.

• Fuze: £301,959; 422 screens; Week 1. Includes £2,653 from 16 previews. A modest start for a niche thriller.

• Dhurandhar: The Revenge: £280,599; 143 screens; Week 3; down 58%. Total now £4,017,219, and the 12th top grossing film of 2026 behind Reminders Of Him.

• Vaazha II: Biopic Of A Billion Bros: £248,955; 118 screens; Week 1. Includes £43,398 from 110 previews. A preview‑driven launch for a targeted regional title.

• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come: £162,836; 260 screens; Week 3; down 60%. Total now £1,850,622.

• Rabb Da Radio 3: £99,473; 43 screens; Week 1. A compact but respectable regional opening.

• Amelie (25th Anniversary Re‑Release): £88,192; 53 screens; Week 1. Includes £18,533 from 43 previews. A gentle but steady anniversary turnout.

• They Will Kill You: £46,535; 252 screens; Week 2; down 86%. Fall‑off without previews is 84%. Total now £594,923.

Holdovers and milestones:

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie storms into the record books with the year’s biggest opening, the 39th largest debut ever, and an all‑time chart entry at 506th. Its footprint also marks the 40th widest release in UK history.

Project Hail Mary continues its ascent, becoming the 2nd highest grosser of the year and entering the all‑time list at 292nd.

The Drama delivers the 10th best opening of the year and the 8th widest release, adding fresh depth to the market.

They Will Kill You suffers one of the sharpest drops of the year so far, falling 86% in its second weekend..

Ones to watch next week:

A broad slate arrives, but a handful of titles stand out as the most commercially meaningful. The market will continue to be driven by the strength of the major holdovers, with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Project Hail Mary expected to dominate the frame while a mix of nostalgia, event cinema and regional titles adds breadth further down the chart.

• Undertone

• Stand By Me (40th Anniversary 4K Restoration)

• BTS WORLD TOUR ‘ARIRANG’ IN GOYANG: LIVE VIEWING (Concert)

• Race Gurram (Re: 2026)

• TN 2026 Thanga Natchathiram

• Kaalidas 2

• All My Sons – NT Live 2026 (Theatre)

• Cosi Fan Tutte: Mozart – Teatro Alla Scala (Opera)

• Sunshine Women’s Choir

• California Schemin’

• The Stranger

• Dacoit: A Love Story

• Father Mother Sister Brother

• Me & Tuscany You

Bharathanyam 2 Mohiniyattam

• Pallichattambi

• Bhoot Bangla

• Alzarfa: Escape From Hanhounia Hell

• Domm

• Love Insurance Kompany

Final take

A towering launch from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie reshaped the entire frame, while Project Hail Mary and The Magic Faraway Tree continued to anchor the upper chart with meaningful milestones. The Drama added fresh energy with one of the year’s stronger adult openings, and a varied mix of niche titles filled out the lower ranks. Next weekend brings a wide and eclectic slate, with Undertone positioned to lead the charge across multiplexes and event cinema venues.