Weekend Roundup - Room with a view

The UK box office delivered a lively frame this weekend, with the top 15 generating £13,141,489, an 8% rise from last week and the 13th best weekend of the year. A trio of new releases added breadth, while several key holdovers crossed meaningful milestones on both the yearly and all-time charts.

Weekend roundup

• Backrooms: £4,281,936; Week 1. A strong genre breakout that lands as the 8th best opening of the year, sitting just behind Hoppers. On the all time chart it enters at 410th, just behind WALL-E.

• Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu: £2,660,970; Week 2; down 59%. A sharp second‑week fall but the total climbs to £11,329,181, pushing it past the £10 million mark. It now ranks as the 688th highest grossing film ever, amusingly sitting just behind Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. It is the 10th top film of the year.

• Michael: £1,763,682; Week 6; down 1%. A remarkably steady hold for a sixth frame. Its total of £48,019,081 places it as the 64th highest grossing film of all time, just behind 1917.

• Obsession: £1,565,341; Week 3; up 18%. A rare third‑week increase. Its total of £6,834,514 now positions it as the 12th top grossing film of 2026, just behind 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.

• The Devil Wears Prada 2: £875,712; Week 5; down 24%. Total now £32,144,914.

• The Sheep Detectives: £711,254; Week 4; up 24%. Total now £8,305,170.

• Tuner: £361,457; Week 1. A modest debut for a niche title.

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie: £221,621; Week 9; up 45%. A late‑run resurgence pushes it to £38,052,186. • Power Ballad: £203,650; Week 1. A small‑scale opening.

• Passenger: £148,158; Week 2; down 56%. Total now £749,125.

• Playboy Of The Western World – NT Live 2026: £99,563; Week 1.

• Charlie The Wonderdog: £70,569; Week 2; down 38%. Total now £314,193.

• Finding Emily: £61,234; Week 2; down 71%. Total now £504,098.

• The Christophers: £58,774; Week 3; down 49%. Total now £1,025,532.

• Chardikala: £57,568; Week 1.

Holdovers and milestones

Michael continues its exceptional run, climbing to 64th on the all time chart and maintaining one of the strongest sixth‑week holds of the year. Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu crosses £10 million and enters the all time list at 688th, adding another notable milestone to the franchise’s long box office history.

Obsession’s third‑week growth is one of the most interesting stories of the frame, lifting it to 12th on the yearly chart. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’s 45% rise in its ninth week is another standout, pushing it further up the year’s top performers. Backrooms delivers the 8th best opening of 2026 and enters the all time chart just behind WALL-E, marking a strong start for a mid‑budget genre release.

Ones to watch next week

A broad and unusually varied slate arrives, with several titles poised to make an impact. The biggest commercial swings are expected from the following:

• Masters of the Universe

• Scary Movie 6

• Peddi

• The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act

• Savage House

• Madfabulous

• Erupcja

• Being Towards Death

• Irving Berlin's Top Hat

• Acting Bandar

• Enzo

• Ghost in the Machine

• Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

• Köln 75

Parimala and Co

• Planet Israel

Scary Movie (2026)

• The Lonely Musketeer

Masters of the Universe and Scary Movie 6 are positioned as the widest and most broadly commercial of the newcomers, while The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act is likely to draw strong interest from younger audiences and online fandom communities.

Final take

A buoyant £13.1 million frame kept the market moving, with Backrooms delivering a top‑ten‑of‑the‑year opening and several holdovers hitting meaningful milestones. Michael, Obsession and The Mandalorian And Grogu all strengthened their positions on the yearly and all time charts, while a mix of niche debuts and event programming filled out the lower ranks. Next weekend’s crowded slate should inject fresh energy into the market, with multiple titles capable of breaking out across different audience segments.