Weekend Roundup: Sept 11 - You have to believe we are magic

The weekend delivered a buoyant and much‑needed upswing, with the top fifteen combining for £11,454,509. That marks a 36% rise from last weekend’s muted frame and places this session as the 28th best weekend of the year. A cluster of new releases injected fresh momentum into the market, while several long‑running titles continued to shape the upper reaches of the all‑time charts.

Weekend roundup

• Practical Magic 2: £2,798,771; 671 screens; Week 1. A strong debut that lands as the 22nd best opening of the year behind The Magic Faraway Tree, and the 14th widest release of 2026. It also delivered the best screen average of the weekend at £4,171. For context, the original Practical Magic opened to £1,001,536 in 1998 and finished with £2,987,705, making this sequel’s launch a clear commercial leap forward.

• Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger: £2,656,988; 646 screens; Week 1. Includes £1,041,985 from 653 previews. A music‑driven event opening that lands as the 25th best of the year behind The Amazing Digital Circus: The Last Act. The preview uplift is substantial, but even the core weekend indicates broad nationwide interest.

• Pressure: £2,058,089; 697 screens; Week 1. Includes £607,574 from 639 previews. A sturdy launch that ranks as the 31st best opening of the year behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The preview‑heavy profile suggests front‑loaded attendance, but the film’s thematic hook should sustain moderate mid‑week business.

• The Odyssey: £889,732; 516 screens; Week 9; down 42%. With £84,545,889 to date, it now stands as the 10th highest grossing film ever, just behind Avengers: Endgame. Current trajectories indicate it will overtake that benchmark and finish as the 9th highest grossing film of all time, an extraordinary achievement for a title this deep into its run.

• Spider‑Man: Brand New Day: £839,515; 587 screens; Week 7; down 49%. Its total of £98,117,216 positions it as the 3rd highest grossing film ever behind Skyfall. It needs roughly £7.5 million to surpass that record, but with only around £4 million left in the tank, it will likely settle comfortably in third place.

• Fall 2: £479,264; 371 screens; Week 1. Includes £107,413 from 267 previews. A compact but respectable thriller opening that should play steadily across the week.

• Insidious: Out Of The Further: £457,581; 395 screens; Week 4; down 40%. Total now £7,356,537. A solid hold for a franchise entry that has already outperformed expectations.

• Runner: £382,666; 385 screens; Week 1. A mid‑level launch with potential for modest staying power.

• Raiders Of The Lost Ark (45th Anniversary Re‑Issue): £241,150; 480 screens; Week 1. A nostalgia‑driven re‑issue that performed well across premium and repertory venues.

Holdovers and milestones

Spider‑Man: Brand New Day continues its ascent through the all‑time rankings, now firmly established as the 3rd highest grossing film in UK history. Its run has slowed, but its overall performance remains exceptional. The Odyssey continues to be one of the year’s defining box office stories, now positioned among the ten highest grossing films ever and on course to climb one more rung before its run concludes. Toy Story 5, though outside the spotlight this weekend, maintains its status as one of 2026’s most durable performers with £58.3 million to date. Minions & Monsters and Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie continue to provide reliable family‑audience ballast, while The End Of Oak Street and Coyote Vs. Acme show sharper declines as they move into the later stages of their runs.

Ones to watch next week

Next weekend, with three titles set to shape the market. Resident Evil is expected to lead comfortably, driven by long‑standing franchise strength and broad multiplex appeal. Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom should deliver robust family turnout, while Whisper Of The Heart brings steady specialty support and a loyal fanbase.

• Resident Evil

• Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom

• Whisper Of The Heart

• Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?

• Transformers 40th Anniversary

• NCT 127 5TH TOUR ‘NEO CITY : SEOUL – THE REDLINE’ In CINEMAS

• Twenty Years Of The Met In Cinemas: An Anniversary Celebration – Met Opera 2026

• The Misanthrope – NT Live 2026

• Queen At Sea

• Bad Apples

• Premature

• The Cycle Of Love

• Polarized

• Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar

• Secret Soldier

• Saffron Kingdom

• Daayra

• De Gaulle: Part 2 – Liberté

• Aasha

• 418

• Cricket Sadu

• Enna Vilai

• It’s A Medical Miracle

• L&O Law And Order

• Mitti De Putt

• Vibe

• How Deep Is Your Love

• James McNeill Whistler

Final take

A £11.4 million frame delivered a welcome rebound for the market, driven by a trio of strong new releases and supported by the continued heavyweight presence of The Odyssey and Spider‑Man: Brand New Day. The mixture of event cinema, franchise power, and prestige holdovers created a balanced and energetic weekend. With Resident Evil leading a diverse slate of incoming titles, next weekend should maintain this momentum and offer another lively chapter in an already unpredictable box office year.