Whisper to a Scream

The UK box office softened this weekend, with the top 15 titles generating £10,828,496, a 10% drop from last week. Even so, a trio of major new releases reshaped the upper chart, while several long‑running performers crossed notable milestones.

Weekend roundup

• Scream 7: £3,828,308; 595 screens; Week 1.Includes £541,483 from 514 previews. The second‑best opening of the year so far, despite being only the 7th widest release. Its debut sits just ahead of Scream VI’s £3,828,308 opening in 2023, which went on to finish at £7,718,688. With 35% of the entire top 15, it dominated the market.

• Wuthering Heights: £2,238,429; 757 screens; Week 3; down 42%.A strong hold for a prestige title in its third frame. Its £20,777,747 total lifts it to the 316th highest‑grossing film ever in the UK, now sitting just behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

• EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert: £1,877,687; 637 screens; Week 1.Includes £737,544 from 53 previews. The 6th best opening of the year, landing just behind Hamnet. A robust event‑cinema launch with a heavy preview share.

• Goat: £903,254; 651 screens; Week 3; down 67%.A steep drop after last week’s surge, though its £11,813,068 total remains one of the year’s standout cumulative performers.

• Crime 101: £411,606; 461 screens; Week 3; down 46%.Total now £3,727,467, continuing a steady mid‑table run.

• The Secret Agent: £180,833; 174 screens; Week 2; down 57%.Fall‑off without previews is 27%, indicating a more stable underlying hold than the headline drop suggests. Total now £754,081.

• Zootropolis 2: £179,294; 497 screens; Week 14; down 74%.Now at £36,007,026, it climbs to 6th place on the 2025 yearly chart, overtaking Jurassic World Rebirth. It should surpass Lilo & Stitch next weekend. On the all‑time chart it rises to 127th, just behind Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

• The Audience – NT Live 2026 (Theatre): £176,995; 258 screens; Week 2.A solid second‑week performance for a theatrical event title, now at £535,386.

• Pegasus 3: £165,773; 93 screens; Week 1.Includes £19,143 from 15 previews. A compact but efficient launch for the franchise.

• The Testament of Ann Lee: £162,736; 182 screens; Week 1.Includes £63,655 from 13 previews. A modest but respectable debut for a Disney‑distributed drama.

• Twenty One Pilots: More Than We Ever Imagined (Concert): £157,710; 189 screens; Week 2.Total now £413,743, continuing the strong run of music‑driven event cinema.

• Sirat: £146,108; 76 screens; Week 1.Includes £53,870 from 54 previews. A preview‑heavy start for a targeted release.

• Cold Storage: £140,484; 420 screens; Week 2; down 65%.Fall‑off without previews is also 65%, indicating a sharp post‑debut decline. Total now £767,397.

• Hamnet: £134,486; 318 screens; Week 8; down 29%.A notably soft drop this late in its run. Total now £18,414,761, maintaining its position as one of the year’s most durable prestige titles.

• Wasteman: £124,793; 286 screens; Week 2; down 62%.Fall‑off without previews is 55%. Total now £636,948.

Holdovers and milestones

• Wuthering Heights crosses £20 million, entering the UK all‑time top 320.

• Zootropolis 2 continues its extraordinary endurance, climbing to 127th all time and rising on the yearly chart.

• Goat remains one of the year’s strongest cumulative performers despite a sharp weekend drop.

• Hamnet posts one of the best holds in the top 15, maintaining long‑tail prestige appeal.

Ones to watch next week

• The Bride!

• Hoppers

• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

• Mother’s Pride

• James Acaster – Cinemagoers Welcome (Comedy)

• Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved

• Hard Boiled (4K Restoration)

• Exhibition On Screen: Turner & Constable 2026 (Exhibition)

• Fine Young Men

• Sound Of Falling

• Svadba (The Wedding)

• Baite

• Breaking Social

• Dolly

The weekend may have dipped 10%, but the combination of a commanding Scream 7 debut, major milestones for Wuthering Heights and Zootropolis 2, and a broad set of new releases kept the market active. Next weekend’s slate looks well positioned to restore momentum across UK cinemas.