United Kingdom Screen Barometer
The weekend ahead
9–11 October 2026 Scheduled
490 of 775 cinemas · 63.2% · ~6,689 screenings
- 2. The Social Reckoning 483 cinemas · ~5,154
- 3. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom 481 cinemas · ~3,358
- 4. Digger 457 cinemas · ~2,785
- 5. Heart of the Beast 447 cinemas · ~4,162
Verity is set to be the most widely screened film in the UK next weekend (9–11 October 2026), scheduled so far at 490 of the 775 cinemas with listed screenings (63.2%) across approximately 6,689 showtimes.
Scheduled counts come from cinema listings and can shift as schedules update; they become final from the archive once the weekend completes. Cinema reach is exact; screening counts are approximate. Methodology
Completed week
Last week in full
Week 2026-W40 · 28 September – 4 October 2026 · published 5 October 2026 · final figures
In the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026, Sense and Sensibility was the most widely screened film in the UK, playing at 655 of 907 active cinemas (72.2%). 1,317 films screened nationwide across approximately 127,021 showtimes.
Key facts this week
- The biggest climber in the UK in the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026 was Bad Apples, expanding from 78 cinemas to 353 cinemas (+30.5 pts of screen share week-over-week).
- Digger led IMAX allocation in the UK in the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026, taking 49.5% of the approximately 1,255 IMAX screenings across 50 IMAX-equipped cinemas.
- Sense and Sensibility reached 72.2% of active the UK cinemas in the week of 28 September – 4 October 2026, 3.7 percentage points ahead of the second most widely screened film, Pressure (68.5%).
Most widely screened films
Ranked by distinct cinemas that played each film during the week — the barometer's primary metric. Share is the percentage of the UK's 907 active cinemas.
| # | Film | Cinemas | Share | Screenings | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sense and Sensibility | 655 | 72.2% | 10,870 | +5.4 pts |
| 2 | Pressure | 621 | 68.5% | 7,091 | -3.4 pts |
| 3 | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom | 575 | 63.4% | 8,112 | +1.2 pts |
| 4 | Digger | 573 | 63.2% | 8,218 | new |
| 5 | Practical Magic 2 | 552 | 60.9% | 7,418 | -6.0 pts |
| 6 | Resident Evil | 550 | 60.6% | 13,694 | +0.7 pts |
| 7 | Verity | 548 | 60.4% | 10,891 | new |
| 8 | Heart of the Beast | 500 | 55.1% | 11,482 | +4.5 pts |
| 9 | Sense and Sensibility | 388 | 42.8% | 5,238 | +1.6 pts |
| 10 | Bad Apples | 370 | 40.8% | 2,376 | -4.0 pts |
Climbers & faders
Biggest week-over-week screen-share moves among films playing both weeks (at least 5 cinemas in either week).
Climbers
- Bad Apples 78 → 353 cinemas +30.5 pts
- Girls Like Girls 4 → 166 cinemas +17.9 pts
- Manhunter 95 → 242 cinemas +16.4 pts
Faders
- Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger 462 → 4 cinemas -49.5 pts
- The Transformers: The Movie 274 → 116 cinemas -16.8 pts
- Runner 276 → 124 cinemas -16.2 pts
IMAX allocation
1,255 IMAX screenings ran across 50 IMAX-equipped cinema s in the UK this week. Which titles got the premium screens:
| Film | IMAX screenings | Share of IMAX |
|---|---|---|
| Digger | 621 | 49.5% |
| The Odyssey | 66 | 5.3% |
| Hope | 47 | 3.7% |
| Resident Evil | 47 | 3.7% |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | 4 | 0.3% |
Market totals
| Week | Active cinemas | Films | Screenings | IMAX screenings | IMAX cinemas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-W40 | 907 | 1,317 | 127,021 | 1,255 | 50 |
| 2026-W39 | 925 | 1,239 | 128,123 | 1,349 | 49 |
Distinct-cinema reach is the primary metric; screening counts are approximate (schedule corrections can briefly double-count a corrected screening). Full notes on the methodology page.
Past weekends
The most widely screened film each Fri–Sun weekend in the UK, final counts from the archive. History accumulates weekly (records begin 12 June 2026).
- 2–4 October 2026 ~57,013 screenings · 796 films
Digger — 573 of 857 cinemas ( 66.9% )
2. Verity (548) · 3. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (545)
- 25–27 September 2026 ~61,329 screenings · 753 films
Sense and Sensibility — 618 of 876 cinemas ( 70.5% )
2. Pressure (576) · 3. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (564)
- 18–20 September 2026 ~61,144 screenings · 742 films
Pressure — 637 of 869 cinemas ( 73.3% )
2. Practical Magic 2 (592) · 3. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (558)
- 11–13 September 2026 ~62,625 screenings · 669 films
Pressure — 619 of 866 cinemas ( 71.5% )
2. Practical Magic 2 (588) · 3. Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (517)
- 4–6 September 2026 ~61,791 screenings · 665 films
Spider-Man: Brand New Day — 608 of 836 cinemas ( 72.7% )
2. The Odyssey (565) · 3. The Dog Stars (551)
- 28–30 August 2026 ~62,362 screenings · 580 films
Spider-Man: Brand New Day — 609 of 814 cinemas ( 74.8% )
2. The Dog Stars (556) · 3. The Odyssey (552)
- 21–23 August 2026 ~63,416 screenings · 560 films
Spider-Man: Brand New Day — 642 of 802 cinemas ( 80.0% )
2. The Odyssey (602) · 3. The End of Oak Street (578)
- 14–16 August 2026 ~61,605 screenings · 558 films
Spider-Man: Brand New Day — 635 of 788 cinemas ( 80.6% )
2. The Odyssey (627) · 3. The End of Oak Street (557)
See 9 earlier weekends
- 7–9 August 2026 ~60,404 screenings · 577 films
The Odyssey — 656 of 812 cinemas ( 80.8% )
2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (608) · 3. Toy Story 5 (564)
- 31 July – 2 August 2026 ~59,857 screenings · 563 films
The Odyssey — 661 of 819 cinemas ( 80.7% )
2. Toy Story 5 (596) · 3. Spider-Man: Brand New Day (595)
- 24–26 July 2026 ~60,008 screenings · 637 films
The Odyssey — 664 of 825 cinemas ( 80.5% )
2. Toy Story 5 (610) · 3. Minions & Monsters (607)
- 17–19 July 2026 ~60,441 screenings · 609 films
The Odyssey — 650 of 823 cinemas ( 79.0% )
2. Toy Story 5 (611) · 3. Minions & Monsters (588)
- 10–12 July 2026 ~66,140 screenings · 670 films
Toy Story 5 — 613 of 832 cinemas ( 73.7% )
2. Minions & Monsters (571) · 3. Moana (531)
- 3–5 July 2026 ~67,197 screenings · 569 films
Toy Story 5 — 616 of 830 cinemas ( 74.2% )
2. Minions & Monsters (560) · 3. Supergirl (541)
- 26–28 June 2026 ~63,559 screenings · 642 films
Toy Story 5 — 614 of 852 cinemas ( 72.1% )
2. Disclosure Day (601) · 3. Supergirl (539)
- 19–21 June 2026 ~61,508 screenings · 632 films
Disclosure Day — 627 of 838 cinemas ( 74.8% )
2. Toy Story 5 (600) · 3. Obsession (469)
- 12–14 June 2026 ~57,343 screenings · 592 films
Disclosure Day — 626 of 846 cinemas ( 74.0% )
2. Backrooms (517) · 3. Masters of the Universe (494)
Edition archive
Every past weekly edition for the UK: the most widely screened film and market totals per completed ISO week.
| Week | No. 1 film | Cinemas | Share | Screenings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-W39 | Pressure | 665 of 925 | 71.9% | ~128,123 |
| 2026-W38 | Pressure | 653 of 898 | 72.7% | ~125,714 |
| 2026-W37 | Pressure | 620 of 894 | 69.4% | ~131,218 |
| 2026-W36 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | 633 of 876 | 72.3% | ~138,594 |
| 2026-W35 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | 667 of 848 | 78.7% | ~143,502 |
| 2026-W34 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | 663 of 823 | 80.6% | ~142,207 |
| 2026-W33 | The Odyssey | 684 of 821 | 83.3% | ~140,112 |
| 2026-W32 | The Odyssey | 681 of 839 | 81.2% | ~137,118 |
| 2026-W31 | The Odyssey | 685 of 849 | 80.7% | ~139,198 |
| 2026-W30 | The Odyssey | 664 of 854 | 77.8% | ~137,755 |
| 2026-W29 | The Odyssey | 650 of 857 | 75.8% | ~137,883 |
| 2026-W28 | Toy Story 5 | 633 of 871 | 72.7% | ~143,056 |
| 2026-W27 | Toy Story 5 | 630 of 867 | 72.7% | ~141,633 |
| 2026-W26 | Disclosure Day | 663 of 891 | 74.4% | ~133,367 |
| 2026-W25 | Disclosure Day | 645 of 872 | 74.0% | ~127,595 |