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15th May 2026
Michael
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15th May 2026
Michael
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15th May 2026
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Top movie charts for 2026

 UK top movies 2026
1
Michael
£40,515,865
2
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
£37,348,348
3

£34.2 Million

4

£27.6 Million

5

£27.3 Million

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A Minecraft Movie
2025
Inside Out 2
2024
Barbie
2023
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
No Time To Die
2021
1917
2020
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Beauty and the Beast
2017
 US top movies 2026
1
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
$418,665,615
2
Project Hail Mary
$335,002,307
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A Minecraft Movie
2025
Inside Out 2
2024
Barbie
2023
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Bad Boys For Life
2020
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Black Panther
2018
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
 Wld top movies 2026
1
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
$964,148,000
2
Avatar: Fire and Ash
$720,660,197
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Ne Zha 2
2025
Inside Out 2
2024
Barbie
2023
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
The Eight Hundred
2020
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Despicable Me 3
2017

Released on this Day, UK

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
46 years ago
Maigret
1988
38 years ago
Passenger 57
1993
33 years ago
Nowhere to Run
1993
33 years ago
She
1999
27 years ago
Apt Pupil
1999
27 years ago
Notting Hill
1999
27 years ago
The Corruptor
1999
27 years ago
A Simple Plan
1999
27 years ago
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
23 years ago
Bad Education
2004
22 years ago
Yuva
2004
22 years ago
StreetDance 3D
2010
16 years ago
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010
16 years ago
Kites
2010
16 years ago
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2010
16 years ago
Cop Out
2010
16 years ago
Trafficked
2010
16 years ago
Heartless
2010
16 years ago
Pimp
2010
16 years ago
Radhe: The Most Wanted Bhai
2021
5 years ago
Army of the Dead
2021
5 years ago
My New York Year
2021
5 years ago
Rare Beasts
2021
5 years ago
The Human Factor
2021
5 years ago
Lilo & Stitch
2025
1 years ago
Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
1 years ago
Drishyam 3
2026
Today

Historical Box Office Breakdown 23rd May 1997 /  29 Years Ago

Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
23rd May
1997
Liar Liar
(4th week)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
(@2)
The English Patient
(11 weeks)
The English Patient
(£8,368,723)
£4,675,727
UK top 15 weekend 23rd May 1997
  1. (1) Liar Liar - £909,257
  2. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America - £865,602
  3. Jungle 2 Jungle - £838,825
  4. (2) Scream - £749,053
  5. (3) The Relic - £408,889
  6. (4) Donnie Brasco - £343,138
  7. (6) High School High - £160,166
  8. (5) Anaconda - £133,053
  9. (8) Ghosts of Mississippi - £85,864
  10. Anna Karenina - £79,183
  11. (10) Eddie - £36,640
  12. (9) The Saint - £29,162
  13. (11) Dangerous Ground - £24,391
  14. (13) The English Patient - £8,885
  15. (12) Everyone Says I Love You - £3,619
North American top 15 weekend 23rd May 1997
  1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park - $92,729,064
  2. Addicted to Love - $11,446,098
  3. (1) The Fifth Element - $8,021,290
  4. (4) Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery - $5,638,288
  5. (3) Breakdown - $5,414,908
  6. (2) Fathers Day - $4,715,232
  7. (6) Liar Liar - $3,033,180
  8. (5) Volcano - $2,308,917
  9. (7) Night Falls On Manhattan - $2,108,268
  10. (10) Anaconda - $1,731,218
  11. (9) Romy and Micheles High School Reunion - $1,692,968
  12. (11) Scream - $1,364,809
  13. (8) Sprung - $1,322,537
  14. (12) The Saint - $1,121,456
  15. (re) Absolute Power - $411,462

Weekly Box Office Breakdown in United Kingdom
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Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
15th May
2026
MichaelMichael
(2nd week)
ObsessionObsession
(@4)
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(9 weeks)
MichaelMichael
(£40,515,865)
£14,174,108
8th May
2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2
(2nd week)
The Sheep DetectivesThe Sheep Detectives
(@3)
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(8 weeks)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(£36,893,858)
£18,935,734
1st May
2026
The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2
(1st week)
The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2
(@1)
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(7 weeks)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(£35,660,856)
£20,200,088
24th Apr
2026
MichaelMichael
(1st week)
MichaelMichael
(@1)
HoppersHoppers
(8 weeks)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(£34,464,302)
£15,950,965
17th Apr
2026
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(3rd week)
Lee CroninLee Cronin's The Mummy
(@4)
HoppersHoppers
(7 weeks)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(£32,935,856)
£10,782,622
10th Apr
2026
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(2nd week)
BTS WORLD TOUR BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN GOYANG: LIVE VIEWING
(@6)
HoppersHoppers
(6 weeks)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(£28,283,672)
£14,123,963
3rd Apr
2026
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(1st week)
The Super Mario Galaxy MovieThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie
(@1)
MotherMother's Pride
(5 weeks)
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(£21,871,342)
£25,278,015
27th Mar
2026
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(2nd week)
The Magic Faraway TreeThe Magic Faraway Tree
(@2)
Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights
(7 weeks)
Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights
(£25,046,490)
£12,290,295
20th Mar
2026
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(1st week)
Project Hail MaryProject Hail Mary
(@1)
GOATGOAT
(6 weeks)
Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights
(£24,794,995)
£14,696,786
13th Mar
2026
HoppersHoppers
(2nd week)
Reminders of HimReminders of Him
(@2)
SinnersSinners
(12 weeks)
Wuthering HeightsWuthering Heights
(£24,272,528)
£7,568,749
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total

Historical Weekly Box Office Breakdown

Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
16th May
2025
Final Destination: BloodlinesFinal Destination: Bloodlines
(1st week)
Final Destination: BloodlinesFinal Destination: Bloodlines
(@1)
A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie
(7 weeks)
A Minecraft MovieA Minecraft Movie
(£55,508,185)
£7,839,278
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
13th May
2016
Captain America: Civil WarCaptain America: Civil War
(3rd week)
The Angry Birds MovieThe Angry Birds Movie
(@2)
ZootopiaZootopia
(8 weeks)
The Jungle BookThe Jungle Book
(£39,312,115)
£9,594,055
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
13th May
2011
ThorThor
(3rd week)
Attack the BlockAttack the Block
(@3)
HopHop
(7 weeks)
Fast FiveFast Five
(£16,340,867)
£8,110,121
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
12th May
2006
Mission:Impossible IIIMission:Impossible III
(2nd week)
PrimePrime
(@2)
Inside ManInside Man
(8 weeks)
Ice Age: The MeltdownIce Age: The Meltdown
(£28,373,541)
£6,073,655
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
11th May
2001
Bridget JonesBridget Jones's Diary
(5th week)
The DishThe Dish
(@5)
Miss CongenialityMiss Congeniality
(8 weeks)
Bridget JonesBridget Jones's Diary
(£29,504,120)
£3,927,893
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
17th May
1996
Executive DecisionExecutive Decision
(2nd week)
Money TrainMoney Train
(@2)
Sense and SensibilitySense and Sensibility
(13 weeks)
Toy StoryToy Story
(£17,111,856)
£2,770,968
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
17th May
1991
MiseryMisery
(1st week)
L.A. StoryL.A. Story
(@2)
Home AloneHome Alone
(21 weeks)
Home AloneHome Alone
(£12,489,152)
£3,653,103
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
16th May
1986
Jagged EdgeJagged Edge
(1st week)
The HitcherThe Hitcher
(@7)
Out of AfricaOut of Africa
(11 weeks)
Out of AfricaOut of Africa
(£6,907,225)
£2,289,922
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
15th May
1981
Chariots of FireChariots of Fire
(1st week)
Chariots of FireChariots of Fire
(@1)
9 to 59 to 5
(8 weeks)
Superman IISuperman II
(£6,791,381)
£1,620,068
Date
Number 1
Highest debut
Longest run
Top total gross
Weekend total
14th May
1976
All the Presidents MenAll the Presidents Men
(3rd week)
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The Return of the Pink PantherThe Return of the Pink Panther
(17 weeks)
The Return of the Pink PantherThe Return of the Pink Panther
(£4,207,862)
£563,348
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