Weekend Roundup: Oct 9 - Motherly love?

The weekend delivered a muted frame, with the top fifteen combining for £9,481,434. That marks a 16% fall from last weekend and places this session as the 4th lowest‑grossing weekend of the year. A trio of new releases added breadth to the chart, though none arrived with breakout force, leaving the market dependent on a mix of steady holdovers and long‑running performers.

Weekend roundup

• Other Mommy: £1,969,622; 523 screens; Week 1. A solid debut that lands as the 35th best opening of the year behind Pressure. It enters the chart as the weekend’s top performer, though its scale suggests a mid‑tier run rather than a breakout.

• Verity: £1,936,358; 672 screens; Week 2; down 44%. A surprisingly firm hold for a second weekend, pushing its total to £7,302,828. It now ranks as the 27th top grosser of 2026 behind 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Current trajectories point toward a finish near £12 million.

• Heart Of The Beast: £815,453; 586 screens; Week 3; down 29%. Another strong hold keeps its total at £5,440,865. It currently sits as the 34th top grosser of the year behind Supergirl, continuing a quietly robust run.

• Resident Evil: £780,925; 514 screens; Week 4; down 42%. Now at £12,710,019, the film remains one of the year’s most reliable performers, though its pace has begun to ease after a muscular opening month. Moves up to 604th place on the all time chart, currently behind The Final Destination.

• The Social Reckoning: £621,262; 607 screens; Week 1. A modest launch that stands as the 68th best opening of the year behind No Other Choice. For comparison, The Social Network opened to £2,582,750 in 2010 and finished at £12,180,000; adjusted to 2026 prices, that would be roughly £20 million. Reckoning will be fortunate to reach the original’s opening weekend as a final gross.

• Sense And Sensibility: £589,110; 644 screens; Week 3; down 40%. A steady prestige hold that keeps its total at £5,094,763.

• The Uprising: £541,444; 482 screens; Week 1. A compact debut that lands as the 73rd best opening of the year behind Return To Silent Hill.

• Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom: £492,146; 653 screens; Week 4; down 11%. A gentle fall keeps its total at £3,800,806, continuing a stable family‑driven run.

• Digger: £489,167; 617 screens; Week 2; down 55%. A sharp fall after a preview‑boosted start, now at £2,237,547.

• The Odyssey: £261,148; 137 screens; Week 13; up 72%. A remarkable resurgence lifts its total to £87,453,854. It now stands as the 10th highest‑grossing film ever behind Avatar, and 45th adjusted behind Quantum of Solace.

• Drishyam: The Conclusion: £214,970; 161 screens; Week 2; down 54%. Total now £901,966.

• Avengers: Endgame Encore: £206,432; 408 screens; Week 3; down 71%. Total now £6,297,027.

• Queen Budapest (Concert): £204,205; 315 screens; Week 2; up 2250%. A dramatic surge driven by expanded availability, now at £435,271.

• Practical Magic 2: £182,139; 345 screens; Week 5; down 51%. Total now £8,230,886.

• Lalka (The Doll): £177,053; 222 screens; Week 1. A modest regional debut.

Holdovers and milestones

Spider‑Man: Brand New Day has crossed the £100 million threshold, becoming only the third film in UK box office history to do so. With £100,044,827, it now ranks as the 26th highest‑grossing adjusted release ever behind Casino Royale (2006). The Odyssey continues its extraordinary long‑tail performance, rising 42% this weekend and pushing further into the all‑time top ten unadjusted. Its adjusted placement remains strong as it climbs the historical chart.

Heart Of The Beast and Verity both demonstrate notable staying power, each securing meaningful year‑specific placements and maintaining healthy trajectories. The Social Reckoning enters the chart with a subdued start, far below the cultural and commercial impact of The Social Network. Its long‑term prospects appear limited. Queen Budapest delivers one of the most dramatic weekend jumps of the year, driven by expanded concert screenings.

Ones to watch next week

A wide slate arrives, though four titles stand clearly above the rest in terms of expected audience pull. Street Fighter should dominate the newcomers with a muscular mainstream launch, while Whalefall is poised for a strong genre‑driven turnout. Forgotten Island should land firmly in the upper tier with broad multiplex appeal, and Case 137 is likely to deliver a compact but notable debut.

• Street Fighter

• Whalefall

• Forgotten Island

• Case 137

• The Others (25th Anniversary 4K Restoration)

• Dracula 4K Restoration

• Arrietty (Re: 2026)

• Jailer 2

• SB19 Wakas At Simula: The Trilogy Concert Finale In Cinemas (Concert)

• Kiri And Lou Go Raaa!

• Macbeth – Met Opera 2026 (Opera)

• Fallen Angels By Noel Coward (Theatre)

• Go For Broke 2

• Prahaar

• Chha Maya Chapakkai 2

• Ranabaali

• Agbara Nla – The Return

• My Cinema Clinic: Menopause

• Deadline

• B‑Town

• By Design

• It’s My Time

• Soy

• Winter Of The Crow

• Rains Over Babel

• Naza

• The Influencer Project

• (Ne)Tobuli Melagiai

Final take

A £9.5 million frame marks one of the softest weekends of the year, shaped by modest new entries and a reliance on long‑running holdovers. Other Mommy leads with a mid‑range debut, while Verity and Heart Of The Beast continue to show resilience. The standout story remains Spider‑Man: Brand New Day, which has now entered the rarefied £100 million club, and The Odyssey, still climbing the all‑time chart with remarkable stamina. Next weekend promises a significant uplift, with Street Fighter and Whalefall poised to energise the market and deliver one of the stronger frames of the autumn corridor.