Weekend Roundup: July 10 - How far will it go?

The UK box office delivered a sharply reduced frame this weekend, with the top 15 generating £9,654,853. That marks a 44% drop from last weekend and stands as the 4th worst weekend of the year so far. Three new releases entered the chart, though only one delivered meaningful scale, while several holdovers continued their slow progress through the yearly and all time rankings.

Weekend roundup

• Moana: £2,875,066; 625 screens; Week 1. A mid‑table launch on yearly chart that lands as the 18th best opening of the year behind Hamnet, and the 19th widest release of 2026. The start is far below Moana 2’s £12,021,342 debut in 2024, but still provides a necessary lift in a thin marketplace.

• Toy Story 5: £2,480,703; 717 screens; Week 4; down 57%. Total now £42,426,040. It overtakes The Super Mario Galaxy Movie to become the 2nd highest grossing film of 2026, rising to 82nd place on the all time chart behind Alice in Wonderland. On the adjusted chart it reaches 228th, behind Hancock.

• Minions and Monsters: £1,727,005; 668 screens; Week 2; down 61%. Fall off without previews is 51%. Total now £7,396,012.

• Evil Dead Burn: £912,234; 557 screens; Week 1. Includes £215,584 from 486 previews. The opening places as the 37th best of the year behind Song Sung Blue. Evil Dead Rise opened to £1,477,840 three years ago.

• The Invite: £429,969; 576 screens; Week 2; down 46%. Fall off without previews is 43%. Total now £1,821,188.

• Obsession: £268,189; 403 screens; Week 9; down 46%. Total now £18,185,965. It climbs to 386th place on the all time chart, behind American Pie 2.

• Supergirl: £265,905; 521 screens; Week 3; down 66%. Total now £5,248,067.

• Disclosure Day: £206,724; 451 screens; Week 5; down 58%. Total now £12,372,299.

• jackass: best and last: £123,674; 372 screens; Week 3; down 71%. Total now £2,081,197.

• Dhamaal 4: £116,478; 106 screens; Week 1. The 122nd best opening of the year behind Anaganaga Oka Raju. It delivered the 6th best screen average of the weekend.

• Backrooms: £83,674; 262 screens; Week 7; down 58%. Total now £12,913,767.

• Nobody I: £48,200; 88 screens; Week 1. Includes £16,705 from 84 previews.

• Michael: £45,484; 130 screens; Week 12; down 39%. Total now £53,038,510.

• Lenin: £37,526; 21 screens; Week 3.

• Scary Movie: £34,022; 141 screens; Week 6; down 72%. Total now £9,329,705.

Holdovers and milestones

Toy Story 5 continues to be the defining holdover of the season, rising to 2nd place on the yearly chart and climbing steadily through the all time rankings. Obsession’s long run pushes it into the mid 300s on the all time list, while Michael continues its late‑stage hold with one of the highest totals currently in release. Moana’s opening sits mid‑range for the year, and Evil Dead Burn’s preview‑supported launch places it among the lower tier of genre openings for 2026. Dhamaal 4’s screen average is one of the few bright spots in a weekend defined by steep drops and limited audience turnout.

Ones to watch next week

The Odyssey leads the slate and is expected to be the most broadly appealing new entry. A mix of concert programming, re‑releases and niche titles round out the schedule.

• The Odyssey

• Sia: Nostalgic For The Present (Concert)

• A Close Shave (Re: 2026)

• A Close Shave and A Matter Of Loaf And Death (Re: 2026)

• A Matter Of Loaf And Death (Re: 2026)

• Synthetic Sincerity

• A Year In London

• Dastaar

• Oh..! Sukumari

• Varavu

• Happy Be Happy (Re: 2026)

• Baby Do Die Do

Final take

A £9.6 million frame underscores the current fragility of the market, with steep declines across most major holdovers and only modest contributions from new releases. Moana provided a necessary boost at the top, while Toy Story 5 continued its ascent through the yearly and all time charts. Next weekend’s arrival of The Odyssey should help stabilise the market, supported by a varied slate across multiplexes and event cinema venues.