How the Middle East and India are playing key roles in the global success of 'Obsession'
“We couldn’t get to these records without these performances,” says UPI and Focus exec Niels Swinkels.
Disney’s ‘Toy Story 5’ sets franchise record at UK-Ireland box office
Pixar’s animation opened strongly with £14.4m in the territory.
‘Toy Story 5’ launches with record $312m at global box office; ‘Disclosure Day’ leads holdover pack with $36.1m second weekend
’Toy Story 5’ tops global box office
‘Toy Story 5’ scores biggest North American box office bow of 2026 on $160m
Overall year-to-date box office of $4.5bn tracks 14% ahead of 2025 by same stage.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Toy Story 5’ plays in 699 cinemas
’Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day’, Welsh-language ’Effi O Blaenau’ also open.
‘Disclosure Day’ tops UK-Ireland box office, ‘Obsession’ scores highest placement to date
‘Disclosure Day’ scores best opening for a Spielberg film since 2018.
‘Disclosure Day’ tops expectations with $94m global box office opening
Meanwhile ‘Obsession’ is pulling ahead of ‘Backrooms’, with the former enjoying strong holds week by week.
‘Disclosure Day’ tops North American box office in $44.5m bow; ‘Obsession’ nears $200m
Action title Furious from Bill Kong, action comedy Stop! That! Train! starring RuPaul arrive in top 10.
UK-Ireland box office preview: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ opens up in 720 sites
Also new this weekend is a limited release of Netflix’s ’In The Hand Of Dante’.
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ first film to hit $1bn global box office in 2026
International markets have produced $572m.
‘Scary Movie’ tops UK-Ireland box office, ‘Backrooms’ holds off ‘Masters Of The Universe’
‘Obsession’ passes £10m after increasing takings for second consecutive weekend.
‘Scary Movie’ leads global box office with over $100m, ‘Masters Of The Universe’ in second
‘Backrooms’, ‘Obsession’ post strong global holds to both cross $200m worldwide.
UK-Ireland box office up 11% year-on-year thanks to strong May
‘Michael’, ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ took over £65m combined in the month alone.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Masters Of The Universe’ and ‘Scary Movie’ lead new releases
Also in cinemas: period drama satire ‘Savage House’ and Charli XCX drama ’Erupcja’.
Surprise hit ‘Dear You’ now China’s second biggest film of 2026
Lan Hongchun’s nostalgic family drama has earned more than $213m to date.
UK-Ireland box office up in first quarter of 2026, boosted by book-to-screen adaptations
‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ have all been released.
May generates $1bn at North American box office for first time since 2019
‘Michael’, ’Prada 2’, a Star Wars spin-off and two films by YouTubers dominated the month.
French box office jumps 33% to 15 million admissions in May powered by ‘Michael,’ ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’
The highest-grossing local film in May was 1980s-set family comedy Just An Illusion.
A24’s ‘Backrooms’ sets box-office record for original horror in UK-Ireland with £4.3m opening
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu’ and ‘Michael’ complete the top three.
YouTube creator horror vanquishes worldwide box office as ‘Backrooms’ delivers $118m opening, ‘Obsession’ hits $148m total
‘Backrooms’ is A24’s biggest-ever opening in North America, UK/Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Middle East, Scandinavia, Taiwan, Israel and Turkey.
