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Box Office Round-up
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie held on to the top spot at the UK box office, adding £5.5m on its second weekend, which is down 42% from last weekend. That takes its total after 12 days in cinemas to £28.3m and it’s already the biggest film of 2026. The first film finished its run on £54.9m, so hopefully this sequel can continue to creep up towards that.
Project Hail Mary stayed in second but is still performing exceptionally strongly. It added £2.5m over the weekend, which is down just 29% from last weekend, and takes its total to £27.1m. Those stellar audience scores are really starting to have an impact. Just a reminder that Ryan Gosling’s last film in cinemas was The Fall Guy, which finished on £12.4m, so Project Hail Mary has already more-than-doubled that and it soon will become the biggest film where he’s been in a lead role, surpassing La La Land’s £30.7m. It has also surpassed The Martian (£23.7m), also based on a novel by Andy Weir.
The Drama continued its excellent run, adding £1.8m on its second weekend, which is down just 18% from last weekend. That takes its total after 10 days in cinemas to £5.7m and it is closing in fast on the final total of 2024’s Challengers (£6.5m). This is another great result for A24 and original drama.
The Magic Faraway Tree came in fourth with £1.7m, which is down 22% from last weekend. That takes its total after 17 days in cinemas to £11.6m. This is an adaptation of an Enid Blyton book, and we haven’t had many Enid Blyton adaptations in cinemas over the last decade. This time last year, Disney’s Snow White finished on £11.6m. The Magic Faraway Tree has matched that total and will sail past it.
Hoppers rounded out the top five, adding £401k over the weekend, which is down 26% from last weekend. That takes its total to £13.5m and it has now surpassed Goat (£13.2m) to become the biggest original animated movie of 2026.
Outside of the top five, You, Me & Tuscany opened in seventh with £301k. Undertone opened in eighth with £271k (including £37k from previews), and California Schemin’ opened in ninth with £230k.
Next Weekend
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is a horror from the director of Evil Dead Rise. The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Glenrothan is the directorial debut of actor, Brian Cox (Logan Roy in Succession). Two brothers following a violent exchange with their father on the day of their mother's funeral, the younger of the two left their Highland home for America. After forty years they reunite in the land of their birth.
The Buzz
The Invite is the latest film from Olivia Wilde (Booksmart, Don’t Worry Darling). Wilde and Seth Rogen play Joe and Angela, whose marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbours for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Following on from The Drama, this is set to be one of the most talked about films of the summer, and Black Bear wisely released the trailer just in time to play in front of The Drama. The Invite was one of the most sought after titles at Sundance this year, and was part of a multi-million dollar acquisition deal. The Guardian, in their Sundance review, loved it saying ‘it’s really, consistently funny and stylishly directed, made with the kind of care and rigidity that comedies just aren’t afforded now’. It’s going to be one of the best films for ABC1 women when it hits cinemas on 3 July.
Across The Pond
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie held on to the top spot, adding $69m for a new total of $308.1m. Project Hail Mary added $24.6m in second, which takes its total to $256.7m. The Drama stayed in third, adding $8.7m for a new total of $30.8m and You, Me & Tuscany opened in fourth with $8m. Hoppers rounded out the top five, adding $4.1m for a new total of $157.1m.