🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦 Box Office Cheat Sheet (8th May 2026)

Our sources for Box Office releases are Google Searches, usually from one “Chain” cinema and one “Arthouse” cinema in a major city in the country we’re previewing. If you have any ways we can improve this series, email team@obscurae.co.uk.

🇬🇧 UK

The Playing Field

Opening this weekend is The Sheep Detectives, a heartwarming Family film with some good small village fun, as well as James Cameron's Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), and Mortal Kombat II.

If you can believe it, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still in cinemas, alongside Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (review incoming!), The Drama, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Hokum, undertone, and Exit 8.

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The Sheep Detectives, hands down!

The Sheep Detectives (Review) - A reverse British Invasion is happening in Film

A heartwarming, feel-good, well-constructed, run-of-the-mill British family comedy has one very interesting twist…

OBSCURAEUmnia El-Neil

🇺🇸 USA

The Playing Field

Opening this weekend is The Sheep Detectives, a heartwarming Family film with some good small village fun, as well as James Cameron's Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), and Mortal Kombat II.

If you can believe it, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still in cinemas, alongside Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (review incoming!), The Drama, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Hokum, undertone, and Exit 8.

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Gotta give it to The Sheep Detectives tbh, genuinely fun time at the Cinema

The Sheep Detectives (Review) - A reverse British Invasion is happening in Film

A heartwarming, feel-good, well-constructed, run-of-the-mill British family comedy has one very interesting twist…

OBSCURAEUmnia El-Neil

🇨🇦 Canada

The Playing Field

Opening this weekend is The Sheep Detectives, a heartwarming Family film with some good small village fun, as well as James Cameron's Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), At the Place of Ghosts, and Mortal Kombat II.

If you can believe it, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still in cinemas, alongside Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2 (review incoming!), The Drama, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Hokum, Animal Farm, I Swear, and Blue Heron.

Still going strong — The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Michael, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Drama, Lee Cronin's The Mummy, Hokum, Fight Club, The Blue Box, Animal Farm, I Swear, Vaazha II, Deep Water.

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Aside from The Sheep Detectives, Blue Heron comes highly recommended!

The Sheep Detectives (Review) - A reverse British Invasion is happening in Film

A heartwarming, feel-good, well-constructed, run-of-the-mill British family comedy has one very interesting twist…

OBSCURAEUmnia El-Neil

Blue Heron | TIFF 50

Gentle, aching, and unforgettable, Blue Heron is a dreamlike story of memory, family, and grief.

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