The total revenue for September is £71,005,476. This is 18% higher than the £60,273,939 recorded in September 2024, which was led by “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” contributing £21.6m. Year to date, we have passed £806 million, running 9% ahead of 2024 and only 1% behind 2023.
The ninth instalment in the “Conjuring” franchise, “The Conjuring: Last Rites” is the No.1 film for September, grossing £16.7m. The horror sequel debuted at the start of the month with £6.7m, marking the biggest opening of the franchise, surpassing 2018’s “The Nun” (£4.1m) and 2016’s “The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case” (£4.6m). Currently, it is also the best-performing title in the “Conjuring” Universe, overtaking “The Nun” (£11.4m). Additionally, it recorded the third-biggest opening of all time for a horror film (primary genre), behind only “It” (£9.9m) and “It: Chapter Two” (£7.3m), and it currently ranks as the fourth-biggest horror picture of all time.
“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” takes the No.2 position this month with a total gross of £14.7m. Simon Curtis’ sequel is on track to surpass the lifetime total of its predecessor, “Downton Abbey: A New Era” (£15.1m), while the original “Downton Abbey” continues to lead the franchise with a lifetime total of £28.5m. In our PostTrak exit poll, the drama received 4.5 stars, making it the second-best rated release this month. The main reason given for watching the film was “It’s part of a franchise I like,” cited by 36% of the audience.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle” takes the No.3 position for the month, with a total gross of £6.4m. Haruo Sotozaki’s film has set a new record for the highest-ever opening for an anime release, with its debut of £3.4m surpassing the previous record held by “Pokemon: The First Movie” (£2.8m) since 2000. It is now already the second-biggest anime of all time, having surpassed “The Boy And The Heron” (£5.2m) and behind only 2000’s “Pokemon: The First Movie” (£11.7m). In our PostTrak exit survey, it was the highest-rated title of the month, achieving a full 5-stars and a 95% Total Positive score.
The top-performing holdover from August is “The Roses,” placing at No.4 and contributing a further £5.7m in September. Jay Roach’s comedy picture has a total to date of £9.5m and ranks as the second-best performing comedy (primary genre) of 2025, ahead of both “Freakier Friday” (£8.8m) and “The Naked Gun” (£7.6m), with “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” (£46.3m) holding the top spot. Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman’s remake has surpassed the lifetime total of the original “The War Of The Roses” (1990), which stands at £6.1m.
Rounding out the top 5 is Paul Thomas Anderson tenth feature, “One Battle After Another,” with £4.0m. It delivered a record opening for the acclaimed director, debuting with £2.4m, and after just one week on release it has become his third-best performing picture, ahead of “Phantom Thread” (£2.7m). It is on track to become his highest-grossing feature, with only “There Will Be Blood and Boogie Nights” currently ahead, with £4.9m and £4.4m respectively.
Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk” is at No.6 for the month with a total of £3.8m. In comparison to other recent adaptations of King’s works, its performance is in line with “The Monkey” (£3.1m), “Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep” (£3.3m), “Pet Sematary” (£4.2m), with only “It: Chapter Two” (£18.9m) having performed stronger in recent years. The dystopian survival thriller is the eighth theatrical release from director Francis Lawrence, among which are four “The Hunger Games” titles (£112.6m) and “I Am Legend” (£25.8m).
At No.7, following its debut last weekend we have the 10th anniversary of the award-winning musical “Hamilton,” with a total gross of £1.7m.
Since its July debut “The Bad Guys 2” has remained in the Top 10 chart, placing at No.8 for September and contributing an additional £1.1m. The DreamWorks Animation sequel has a current total of £13.5m, tracking only 2% behind the lifetime of its predecessor “The Bad Guys” (£13.8m).
Rosamund Pike’s play “Inter Alia – NT Live 2025” (Theatre) is at No.9 for September, adding £1.1m for a total to date of £1.9m. It currently ranks as the fourth-best performing Event Cinema release for the year thus far.
Closing the chart at No.10 is Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell-starring romantic drama “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” with £1.1m. After two weeks on release the film marks the biggest picture for the director Kogonada, who is known for his previous limited releases, “Columbus” (£21k) and “After Yang” (£15k).
October Preview
October begins with Benny Safdie’s action-drama “The Smashing Machine” (Entertainment) and Justin Tipping’s horror “Him” (Universal), along with the animated feature “Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures” (Paramount) and a 3D re-release of James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way Of Water” (Disney), all releasing from today (3rd). Additionally, “Taylor Swift / The Official Release Party Of A Showgirl” (Piece Of Magic) will play for three nights only (3rd to 5th Oct). Releasing on 10th we have the third instalment in the Tron series, “Tron: Ares” (Disney), British biographical comedy-drama “I Swear” (Studiocanal), supernatural horror “Good Boy” (Vertigo) and animated comedy-horror “Night Of The Zoopocalypse” (Kazoo). Following this, live-action animated musical “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” (Universal) opens on Thursday 16th, accompanied by Luca Guadagnino’s psychological thriller “After The Hunt” (Sony), horror sequel “The Black Phone 2” (Universal), Keanu Reeves’ supernatural comedy “Good Fortune” (Lionsgate) and Channing Tatum’s biographical crime comedy “Roofman” (Paramount), all set to open on Friday 17th.
The animated picture “Pets On A Train” (Altitude) is set to open on 24th, following its previews in Scotland from 13th – 17th Oct, and nationwide on 18th/19th Oct. Seth Worley’s fantasy film “Sketch” (Kova) will also debut on 24th, after its preview from 13th – 17th Oct. Colleen Hoover’s novel adaptation “Regretting You” (Paramount) previews on 22nd ahead of its opening on 24th, when it will be joined by the dark fantasy anime “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” (Sony), biographical musical “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” (Disney) and animated picture “A Tooth Fairy Tale” (Kaleidoscope). On the final weekend of October, we have the 40th Anniversary of “Back To The Future” (Universal), Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest “Bugonia” (Universal) and horror mystery “Shelby Oaks” (Altitude), all opening on 31st.
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