Weekend Roundup: Sept 18 - Not scared, I'm just not used to things like this

The weekend delivered a steady and elevated frame, with the top fifteen combining for £11,652,119. That marks a 2% rise from last weekend and places this session as the 28th best of the year. The market was driven decisively by one major new opener, with Resident Evil alone accounting for 36% of the entire top fifteen. Several fresh titles added breadth to the chart, while a handful of holdovers continued to build noteworthy all time and year specific placements.

Weekend roundup

• Resident Evil: £4,211,819; 605 screens; Week 1. A commanding debut that lands as the 14th best opening of the year behind Backrooms, and the 419th best opening ever behind Kingsman: The Secret Service. It is already the highest grossing entry in the franchise unadjusted, surpassing every prior instalment across opening weekend alone. Only Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Extinction, and Resident Evil: Afterlife remain higher when adjusted for inflation. Its current total places it as the 33rd top film of the year behind Dhurandhar: The Revenge.

• Practical Magic 2: £1,502,114; 683 screens; Week 2; down 46%. A solid second frame that stabilises after last weekend’s preview uplift. With £5,570,029 to date, it now ranks as the 28th top grossing film of 2026 behind Supergirl. Current trajectories suggest a finish near £10 million.

• Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom: £1,494,260; 647 screens; Week 1. Includes £454,080 from 601 previews. A lively launch that stands as the 38th best opening of the year behind Send Help, and the strongest opening in the franchise.

• Pressure: £1,076,106; 720 screens; Week 2; down 48%. Without previews the fall sits at 26%. Its £4,318,213 total marks a healthy mid level performer holding well across its second weekend.

• The Odyssey: £587,430; 414 screens; Week 10; down 34%. With £85,841,424 to date, it remains one of the year’s most durable titles. Its long run continues to push it further up the all time chart.

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day: £571,325; 533 screens; Week 8; down 32%. Now at £99,017,400, it is poised to cross the £100 million mark next weekend. It currently sits as the 26th highest grossing adjusted film ever behind Toy Story 2.

• Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger: £487,748; 561 screens; Week 2; down 82%. Without previews the fall is 70%. A sharp drop after a preview heavy opening, though its £3,780,138 total remains respectable for a music documentary.

• Bad Apples: £486,690; 446 screens; Week 1. Includes £50,629 from 224 previews. A modest genre driven launch that should play steadily across targeted venues.

• Transformers 40th Anniversary: £432,893; 399 screens; Week 1. Includes £175,337 from 397 previews. A nostalgia focused event release with preview attendance driving a significant portion of the total.

• Insidious: Out Of The Further: £194,667; 309 screens; Week 5; down 57%. Now at £7,788,529, it stands as the 23rd top grossing film of the year behind Scream 7, and the second highest grossing entry in the franchise.

• Fall 2: £148,655; 295 screens; Week 2; down 69%. Without previews the fall is 60%. Total now £808,457.

• Runner: £142,064; 335 screens; Week 2; down 63%. Total now £753,347.

• Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?: £113,462; 93 screens; Week 1. A compact but well targeted music documentary opening.

• Coyote Vs. Acme: £107,693; 357 screens; Week 4; down 23%. Total now £2,129,172.

• Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar: £95,193; 41 screens; Week 1. A small scale regional debut.

Holdovers and milestones

Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues its ascent toward the £100 million milestone, a threshold it should cross within days. Its adjusted placement at 26th all time underscores the scale of its run. The Odyssey remains one of the year’s most impressive performers, still adding meaningful totals in its tenth weekend and maintaining a strong position on the all time chart. Practical Magic 2 has settled into a healthy second week trajectory and now sits among the year’s top thirty earners. Insidious: Out Of The Further continues to climb the franchise rankings, now the second highest grossing entry. Meanwhile, Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger and Pressure show contrasting second weekend patterns, with the former experiencing a steep preview corrected fall and the latter holding more firmly.

Ones to watch next week

Lots of new releases, led by a quartet of titles expected to draw the strongest interest. Heart Of The Beast should lead the newcomers with a confident multiplex launch. Sense And Sensibility is set for a strong prestige driven turnout. Hope will likely open softly but steadily across arthouse venues. Her Private Hell should land a focused cinephile audience and deliver a compact but solid niche debut.

• Heart Of The Beast

• Sense And Sensibility

• Hope

• Her Private Hell

• Avengers: Endgame Encore

• IU Concert: The Winning (Re: 2026)

• Linkin Park: Unshatter

• Radiohead X Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror

• Manhunter (40th Anniversary)

• We’re Going On A Bear Hunt + The Tiger Who Came To Tea

• NT Live: The Misanthrope

• Knife: The Attempted Murder Of Salman Rushdie

• The Lost Children Of Tuam (Ireland)

• Nature Untamed North Sea

• The Paradise

• Rehearsals For A Revolution

• Aasha

• Acharya

• Dorothy

• Boorman And The Devil

• The Route To Cappyness

• Babystar

• Aaram

• Dhoomakethu

• Lutt Mubarak

• Meesaya Murukku 2

• Mitrata

• Tutt Paini English Ne

• The Vvaan

• Red Rue Express

Final take

A £11.6 million frame delivered a slight but welcome rise, driven by the muscular arrival of Resident Evil and supported by a mix of family, franchise, and music driven releases. Holdovers continue to carve out notable year and all time placements, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day on the cusp of a major milestone and The Odyssey extending its already remarkable run. Next weekend’s slate promises breadth and variety, with several titles poised to energise both mainstream and specialist venues.