The Paul Feig directed movie
The Housemaid is proving to be a massive UK box office hit as the movie moves back into the top spot for a second weekend.
It is a week with very little in the way of blockbuster new movies while the comedy starring Sydney Sweeney takes over £2 Million on its 5th weekend.
The movie is the top film of 2026 so far and has a total gross of just over £26 Million.
Top new movie of the weekend is at number 7 as Saipan makes its debut with £772,281.
UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th January 2026
- The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
- It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
- It grosses £2,038,034 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £26,081,648 over 5 weeks of release
- The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,964,266 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £12,063,897 over 3 weeks of release
- The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,228,023 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £5,748,976 over 2 weeks of release
- The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took £9,704,462 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Remains At Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,100,721 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £40,168,959 over 6 weeks of release
- The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took £67,845,973 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.
- The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
- It grosses £1,035,905 over the weekend, a 5% increase from last weekend
- It has a total gross of £31,655,747 over 9 weeks of release
- The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
- The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,144,354 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.
This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films
- The Housemaid - £2,038,034
- Hamnet - £1,964,266
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - £1,228,023
- Avatar: Fire and Ash - £1,100,721
- Zootopia 2 - £1,035,905
- Marty Supreme - £1,016,922
- Saipan - £772,281
- No Other Choice - £621,339
- Mercy - £612,349
- Return to Silent Hill - £579,967
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