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16/06/2026

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day opened in the top spot at the UK box office with £5.5m, which includes £1.6m from previews after opening on Wednesday. The Friday to Sunday total of £3.9m is the ninth biggest opening weekend of the year 🛸👽

Obsession came in second on its fifth weekend, adding another £1.5m. It is in the middle of a really incredible run and takes its total to £13.3m. It’s the biggest horror title of 2026, now surpassing 2025’s Final Destination: Bloodlines and Weapons 😍😰

Scary Movie fell to third, adding £1.4m, which takes its total after 10 days in cinemas to £7.2m. This is the sixth Scary Movie film and the last film, Scary Movie 5, finished its entire run with £2.5m, so this new film has smashed that total 😱🍿

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-disclosure-day-announces-itself

10/06/2026

Yesterday morning we hosted our annual An Introduction To Cinema event at Picturehouse Central 🎬🍿

We invited agency executives and junior planners to learn all about the cinema planning and buying process from our experts, and put their learnings to the test in a live brief challenge!

It was a fantastic morning filled with creativity, inspiration and actionable knowledge for our audience to put to use in their roles. Thank you to all who attended, our brilliant presenters, and the staff at Picturehouse Central.

We hope you enjoyed An Introduction to Cinema!

10/06/2026

08/06/2026

On a good weekend for the UK box office, seven films opened above £1m for the first time since 2017! Scary Movie opened in the top spot with £4.2m. This is the sixth Scary Movie film and it has delivered the highest opening weekend of the series 😱🍿

The Amazing Digital Circus is an adult animated web series that premiered in 2023 on YouTube, and it's final two episodes came to cinema this weekend. It opened on Thursday and is only in cinemas for five days, but so far it has grossed a terrific £2.7m 🎪🎭

Masters Of The Universe opened in third with £2.7m, which includes £519k from previews after opening on Wednesday ⚔️🛡️

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-scary-movie-makes-it-rain

02/06/2026

Backrooms opened in the top spot at the UK box office with an incredible £4.3m. This is one of the biggest openings ever for a horror film, and A24’s biggest opening weekend ever, surpassing The Drama, which opened with £2.2m in April 🚪🟨

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu fell to second, adding £2.7m. That takes its total after 10 days in cinemas to £11.3m 🚀💫

Michael took another £1.8m over the weekend. That makes its current total £48m, further cementing its position as the biggest film of the year to date 🎤🎶

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-horror-is-having-a-major-moment

27/05/2026

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu opened in the top spot at the UK box office with £5.3m, which is the fifth highest opening weekend of the year to date. Including bank holiday Monday it’s up to £6.5m 🚀💫

Michael took another £1.8m on it's fifth weekend. That takes its total to £44.3m and it’s added a further £539k on Monday for a new total of £44.8m, further cementing its position as the biggest film of the year to date 🎤🎶

Obsession added £1.3m on its second weekend, which is down just 2% from last weekend. The horror added £355k on Monday for a new total of £4.3m and with word-of-mouth through the roof, there’s plenty more to come 😍😰

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-grogu-gets-sunburn

19/05/2026

The Digital Cinema Media Awards 2026 are open for entries! 🎬🏆

The DCM Awards are back for a 10th year, in partnership with Campaign Magazine, to celebrate the very best cinema advertising campaigns to grace the big screen.

The following categories are open to enter:
🏆 Best Use of Cinema (Small)
🏆 Best Use of Cinema (Large)
🏆 Best Creative Use of Cinema
🏆 [New] Excellence in Cinema Effectiveness
🏆 Best Long-Term Use of Cinema
🏆 Cinema Champion of the Year

If you’ve been part of a standout campaign that deserves to be recognised and celebrated, find out more and download the entry form now: https://www.dcm.co.uk/awards

18/05/2026

Michael continues to be a force, topping the UK box office once again. That takes its total to £40.5m and it’s now the biggest film of the year to date, having overtaken The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (currently on £37.3m) 🎤🎶

The Devil Wears Prada 2 added £3.8m, taking its total to £25m. The first The Devil Wears Prada opened with £3.3m in October 2006 and finished its run with £14.2m, a total that this film surpassed in less than a week 😈👠

The Sheep Detectives stayed in third, adding £1.4m. That takes its total to a healthy £5.5m and with half-term next week, there should be plenty still to come 🐑🔍

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-michael-wont-stop-until-its-got-enough

12/05/2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2 held on to the top spot at the UK box office, adding £5.2m, taking its total to £21.1m. The first The Devil Wears Prada opened with £3.3m in October 2006 and finished its run with £14.2m, a total that this film surpassed in less than a week 😈👠

Michael posted another great hold on its third weekend with £5.1m. That takes its total to £33.5m and it’s now the third biggest film of the year to date - just a few hundred thousand behind Project Hail Mary in second 🎤🎶

The Sheep Detectives opened in third with £3.3m, which includes £1.6m from previews after playing Saturday to Monday on the bank holiday weekend 🐑🔍

Read more of the latest box office news: https://www.dcm.co.uk/news/box-office-michael-wears-prada