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UK Box Office Weekend Report 22nd - 24th May 2026: Stars Wars hits the top of the UK box office as The Madalorian and Grogu attempt to revive the long running movie series

Author: Robert Hyde
Date Published: 27th May 2026
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The first Star Wars movie since Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker was released in 2019 hits the top of the UK box office on its first weekend of release, although unusually hot weather in the UK give it the smallest debut of the series since Solo a Star Wars Story.

UK box office QuickView

Number 1 - Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (1st Weekend)
Highest debut - Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (@1)
Longest run - Project Hail Mary (10 weeks)
Highest total gross - Michael (£44,292,051)
Best Percentage change week on week - Obsession (-4%)
Total UK top 15 this weekend - £13,182,220
Also new this weekend
- Passenger
- Finding Emily
- Charlie the Wonderdog
- Tom and Jerry Forbidden Compass
Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th May 2026

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Highest New Movie This Weekend

The movie is the Highest Debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
It grosses £6,440,000 over its debut weekend
It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026
The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took £20,864,500 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Michael

The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 2 on this weeks UK box office
It grosses £1,781,990 over the weekend, a 60% drop from last weekend
It has a total gross of £44,292,051 over 5 weeks of release
The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

Obsession

The movie Goes Up the Chart to Number 3 on this weeks UK box office
It grosses £1,284,749 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
It has a total gross of £3,953,954 over 2 weeks of release

The Devil Wears Prada 2

The movie Goes Down the Chart to Number 4 on this weeks UK box office
It grosses £1,149,500 over the weekend, a 64% drop from last weekend
It has a total gross of £30,209,206 over 4 weeks of release
The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £11,659,069 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Drishyam 3

The movie Is a New Entry At Number 5 on this weeks UK box office
It grosses £835,968 over its debut weekend

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

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