Industries / British Cinema / 2026
British Cinema hits and flops, 2026
Every British Cinema film released in 2026 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 10 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  “Wuthering Heights”2026-02-11 | $80M | $242M | 3.0× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Return to Silent Hill2026-01-21 | $23M | $48M | 2.1× | Hit |
| 3 |  The Sheep Detectives2026-04-30 | $75M | $132M | 1.8× | Hit |
| 4 |  Pinocchio: Unstrung2026-07-22 | $500K | $823K | 1.6× | Hit |
| 5 |  How to Make a Killing2026-02-16 | $15M | $22M | 1.4× | Average |
| 6 |  Wasteman2026-02-20 | $1M | $1M | 1.0× | Average |
| 7 |  28 Years Later: The Bone Temple2026-01-14 | $63M | $59M | 0.9× | Flop |
| 8 |  Crime 1012026-02-11 | $90M | $73M | 0.8× | Flop |
| 9 |  Pressure2026-05-28 | $30M | $20M | 0.7× | Flop |
| 10 |  Animal Farm2026-04-30 | $35M | $6M | 0.2× | Flop |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.