Released globaly this week there are 17 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Shadows Edge from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Conjuring: Last Rites
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie
• Splitsville
• Eden
• Honey Don't!
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Caught Stealing
• Bambi: The Reckoning
• How to Train Your Dragon
• On Swift Horses

The Conjuring: Last Rites

• The movie is directed by Michael Chaves, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Chaves also directed The Curse of La Llorona in 2019 which grossed $117.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Patrick Wilson who also starred in Moonfall (2022).
• The film also stars Vera Farmiga who's last movie was Origin (2024).
• Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It in 2021, The Commuter in 2018, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case in 2016, The Nun in 2018, Annabelle Comes Home in 2019, The Conjuring in 2013 and The Nun II in 2023.
• Michael Chaves directed Patrick Wilson in The Nun II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
• Michael Chaves directed Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and The Nun II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie

• The movie is from director Shouta Goshozono.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aya Endo who also starred in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (2019).
• The film also stars Takehito Koyasu who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• Aya Endo and Takehito Koyasu have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019 and Violet Evergarden: The Movie in 2020.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Philippines / Singapore / Taiwan

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in For Ellen (2013).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Hungary / Mexico

Eden

• The movie is directed by Ron Howard, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Ron Howard also directed The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years in 2016 which grossed $12.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in Captain Marvel (2019).
• The film also stars Ana de Armas who's last movie was Ballerina (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Portugal / Russia

Honey Don't!

• The movie is directed by Ethan Coen, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Ethan Coen also directed A Serious Man in 2009.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Death Note (2017).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Materialists (2025).
• Ethan Coen directed Margaret Qualley in and Drive-Away Dolls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Portugal / United Kingdom

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Buffalo Kids (2024).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Portugal / Singapore

Caught Stealing

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Wrestler in 2008 which grossed $44.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Austin Butler who also starred in Yoga Hosers (2016).
• The film also stars Griffin Dunne who's last movie was Men of Divorce (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece

Bambi: The Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Dan Allen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Allen also directed Mummy Reborn in 2019.
• It stars Roxanne McKee who also starred in Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble (2026).
• The film also stars Samira Mighty who's last movie was Beauty and the Beast (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China

How to Train Your Dragon

• The movie is directed by Dean DeBlois, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Dean DeBlois also directed Lilo & Stitch in 2002 which grossed $273.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Nico Parker who's last movie was Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan

On Swift Horses

• The movie is directed by Daniel Minahan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Daniel Minahan also directed Series 7: The Contenders in 2001.
• It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones who also starred in Twisters (2024).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was The Sweet East (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 20 new movies released gloabally

• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Thursday, 11th September
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Wednesday, 10th September
• The Long Walk - From Thursday, 11th September
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 11th September
• Spinal Tap II - From Friday, 12th September
• Sketch - From Thursday, 11th September
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 11th September
• Honey Don't! - From Thursday, 11th September
• Eddington - From Friday, 12th September
• The Man In My Basement - From Friday, 12th September
• Relay - From Friday, 12th September
• The Naked Gun - From Friday, 12th September
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Friday, 12th September
• The King of Kings - From Friday, 12th September
• Together - From Thursday, 11th September
• Ballerina - From Friday, 6th June
• Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 11th September
• The Shadows Edge - From Thursday, 11th September
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 11th September
• The Conjuring: Last Rites - From Wednesday, 10th September

It's the time of year again when the Oscar hype machine will go into overdrive in the period between the nominations being announced and the ceremony itself.

This year there are two films which are ahead of the rest, and two films which are total contrasts in style. James Cameron has continued to astound everyone by getting a nomination for best picture and best director, and his film Avatar has managed nine nomination in total with the others being in the technical department.

Kathryn Bigelow's (who happens to be Camerons ex-wife) The Hurt Locker has also managed nine nominations, best picture and best director being two of then, the picture has also got a nomination for it's star Jeremy Renner as a leading actor.

The best picture category this year include 10 films (is that too many) so we have the likes of The Blind Side and Inglourious Basterds along side British hopeful An Education as well as South African sci-fi film District 9, and a first in that Up is nominated for best film and best animated film.

Best film and director is going to be a battle between Cameron and Bigelow, but the rest of the awards are an open field, so lets wait and see what heppens on March 7th at the 82nd Academy Awards Ceremony.

Heres a list of the nominations, or check out the website.

BEST DIRECTOR

James Cameron, Avatar
Katherine Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarentino, Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up In The Air

BEST ACTOR

Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up In The Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker

BEST PICTURE

Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglorious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up In the Air

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Neil Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell, District 9
Neil Hornby, An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche, In The Loop
Geofrey Fletcher, Precious
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Mark Boall, The Hurt locker
Quentin Tarentino, Inglourious Basterds
Joel And Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Up

Art Direction
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria

Cinematography
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon

Costume Design
Bright Star
Coco Before Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria

Documentary Feature
Burma VJ
The Cove
Food Inc.
The Most Dangerous Man In America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Which Way Home

Documentary Short
China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner
The Last Truck: Closing of A GM Plant
Music By Prudence
Rabbit A La Berlin

Film Editing
Avatar
District 9
The Hurt Locker
INglourious Basterds
Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire

Foreign Language Film
Ajami
El Secreto
Desus Ojos
The Milk of Sorrow
A Prophet
The White Ribbon

Make-Up
Il Divo
Star Trek
The Young Victoria

Music: Original Score
Avatar
Fantastic Mr Fox
The Hurt Locker
Sherlock Holmes
Up

Music: Original Song
The Princess and The Frog – Almost There
The Princess and the Frog – Down In New Orleans
Paris 36 – Loin de Panane
Nine – Take It All
Crazy Heart – The Weary Kind

Short Film: Animated
French Roast
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty
The Lady And The Reaper
Logorama
A Matter of Loaf and Death

Short Film: Live Action
The Door
Instead of Abracadabra
Kavi
Miracle Fish
The New Tenants

Sound Editing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Up

Achievement In Sound Mixing
Avatar
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Best Visual Effects
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek

It's that time of year, it's December and just ahead of the awards ceremony the best of the years are starting to appear, and today the American Film Institute (AFI) have announced what they believe are the top films of 2009, and it makes for interesting reading.

The list is as follows:
Precious
The Hurt Locker
Coraline
The Messenger
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Sugar
Up in the Air
The Hangover
Up