Box Office News

'Disclosure Day', 'Obsession'

‘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 c Universal

‘Disclosure Day’ tops expectations with $93m global box office opening

Meanwhile ‘Obsession’ is pulling ahead of ‘Backrooms’, with the former enjoying strong holds week by week.

Disclosure Day

‘Disclosure Day’ tops North American box office in $44m bow; ‘Obsession’ nears $200m

Action title Furious from Bill Kong, action comedy Stop! That! Train! starring RuPaul arrive in top 10.

Disclosure Day

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’.

'Scary Movie', 'Backrooms', 'Masters Of The Universe'

‘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', 'Masters Of The Universe'

‘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.

'Michael', 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'

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.

'Masters Of The Universe', 'Scary Movie'

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’.

Dear You

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.

'Project Hail Mary', 'The Magic Faraway Tree'

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.

'Michael', 'Obsession'

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.

The Devil Wears Prada 2

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. 

Backrooms

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.

Backrooms

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.

Backrooms

YouTube creators rule US box office: ‘Backrooms’ opens on A24-record $82m, ‘Obsession’ hits $100m

20-year-old Kane Parsons is youngest director of number one global release.

'Backrooms', 'Power Ballad'

UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Power Ballad’ battle it out

Also in cinemas: Leo Woodall thriller ‘Tuner’ and biographical drama ‘Moss & Freud’.