This weekend, Friday 2nd May 2025, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Sinners, for the number 1 spot?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Thunderbolts*
• The Surfer
• Rust
• Words of War
• Salvable
• Black Bag
• Another Simple Favour
• Electra
• The Dumpling Queen

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Paper Towns in 2015.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Rachel Getting Married (2008).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Next (2007).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rust

• The movie is directed by Joel Souza, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Souza also directed Ghost Squad in 2015.
• It stars Travis Fimmel who also starred in Kandahar (2023).
• The film also stars Alec Baldwin who's last movie was TÁR (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Words of War

• The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Strong also directed United in 2011.
• It stars Jason Isaacs who also starred in A Cure For Wellness (2017).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
• They also appeared together in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Salvable

• The movie is from director Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Barry Ward who also starred in Maze (2017).
• The film also stars Shia LaBeouf who's last movie was Henry Johnson (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Haywire in 2012 which grossed $18.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Prometheus (2012).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $16.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in IF (2024).
• The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
• Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
• Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Electra

• The movie is from director Hala Matar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Maria Bakalova who also starred in Fairyland (2023).
• The film also stars Abigail Cowen who's last movie was The Ritual (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Dumpling Queen

• The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Ma who also starred in Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 9th May
• Shadow Force - Friday, 9th May
• Juliet and Romeo - Friday, 9th May
• Nonnas - Friday, 9th May - streaming
• Henry Johnson - Friday, 9th May - streaming
• Fight Or Flight - Friday, 9th May

This weekend, Friday 25th October 2024, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Smile 2, for the number 1 spot?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Memoir of a Snail
• Venom: The Last Dance
• La Cocina
• Conclave
• Your Monster

Memoir of a Snail

• The movie is directed by Adam Elliot, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Adam Elliot also directed Mary and Max in 2010.
• It stars Sarah Snook who also starred in Jessabelle (2014).
• The film also stars Eric Bana who's last movie was Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024).
• Adam Elliot directed Eric Bana in and Mary and Max
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Venom: The Last Dance

• The movie is from director Kelly Marcel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in Black Hawk Down (2002).
• The film also stars Juno Temple who's last movie was Palmer (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

La Cocina

• The movie is directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Alonso Ruizpalacios also directed Gueros in 2015.
• It stars Raul Briones who also starred in Gueros (2015).
• The film also stars Rooney Mara who's last movie was Women Talking (2022).
• Alonso Ruizpalacios directed Raul Briones in and Gueros
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Windland in 2007.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in No Time To Die (2021).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Your Monster

• The movie is from director Caroline Lindy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Our Time (2016).
• The film also stars Melissa Barrera who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 8 new movies released

• Juror #2 - Friday, 1st November - limited release
• A Real Pain - Friday, 1st November
• Hitpig - Friday, 1st November
• 21st Century Cleo - Friday, 1st November
• Here - Friday, 1st November
• Emilia Pérez - Friday, 1st November - limited release
• Blitz - Friday, 1st November
• Absolution - Friday, 1st November

With Despicable Me 4 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Twisters
• Crossing
• Thelma
• Janet Planet

Twisters

• The movie is directed by Lee Isaac Chung, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Lee Isaac Chung also directed Abigail Harm in 2012.
• It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones who also starred in Albion (2020).
• The film also stars Glen Powell who's last movie was Anyone But You (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Crossing

• The movie is directed by Levan Akin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Levan Akin also directed Certain People in 2012.
• It stars Mzia Arabuli who also starred in The Legend of the Surami Fortress (1986).
• The film also stars Lucas Kankava who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thelma

• The movie is from director Josh Margolin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars June Squibb who also starred in Palmer (2021).
• The film also stars Fred Hechinger who's last movie was Butchers Crossing (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Janet Planet

• The movie is from director Annie Baker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Zoe Ziegler who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Luke Philip Bosco who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Deadpool and Wolverine - Friday, 26th July
• Dance Revolutionaries - Friday, 26th July
• I Saw the TV Glow - Friday, 26th July

This weekend, Friday 14th June 2024, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Inside Out 2
• Unsung Hero
• Sasquatch Sunset
• Freud's Last Session

Inside Out 2

• The movie is from director Kelsey Mann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amy Poehler who also starred in Freak Dance (2010).
• The film also stars Phyllis Smith who's last movie was Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021).
• Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Inside Out in 2015 and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip Wrecked in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Unsung Hero

• The movie is from director Richard L. Ramsey and Joel Smallbone.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Daisy Betts who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Joel Smallbone who's last movie was Journey to Bethlehem (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sasquatch Sunset

• The movie is directed by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Zellner and Nathan Zellner also directed Damsel in 2018 and grossed $323.2K globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Now You See Me (2013).
• The film also stars Riley Keough who's last movie was The Guilty (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Freud's Last Session

• The movie is directed by Matt Brown, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Brown also directed The Man Who Knew Infinity in 2016 which grossed £536.2K in the UK.
• It stars Anthony Hopkins who also starred in Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure (1979).
• The film also stars Matthew Goode who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Rite Here Rite Now - Thursday, 20th June
• Trigger Warning - Friday, 21st June - streaming
• The Bikeriders - Friday, 21st June
• Inspector Sun and the Curse of the Black Widow - Friday, 21st June
• Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death - The Two Episode Finale - Friday, 21st June
• The Exorcism - Friday, 21st June
• Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday With Empire of Death the Two Episode Finale - Saturday, 22nd June

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 10th May 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Fall Guy from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom
• Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot
• Poolman
• Not Another Church Movie

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• The movie is directed by Wes Ball, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Wes Ball also directed Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2018 which grossed $58 Mil. in the US and grossed $288.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Kevin Durand who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

• The movie is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Mitsuo Fukuda also directed Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition: The Hellfire of Destiny in 2006.
• It stars Takehito Koyasu who also starred in Hello World (2019).
• The film also stars Yuichi Nakamura who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Mitsuo Fukuda directed Takehito Koyasu in Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Special Edition II: The Far Away Dawn
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot

• The movie is directed by Sheng Ding, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Sheng Ding also directed A Better Tomorrow 2018 in 2018.
• It stars Mi Yang who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
• The film also stars Qian Yu who's last movie was The Pioneer (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Poolman

• The movie is from director Chris Pine.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annette Bening who also starred in The Search (2014).
• The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh who's last movie was Sharp Stick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Not Another Church Movie

• The movie is from director James Michael Cummings and Johnny Mack.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mickey Rourke who also starred in Year of the Dragon (1985).
• The film also stars Jamie Foxx who's last movie was The Burial (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - Tuesday, 14th May - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 16th May
• Imaginary Friends - Friday, 17th May
• IF~2024 - Friday, 17th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Friday, 17th May
• I Saw the TV Glow - Friday, 17th May
• Back to Black - Friday, 17th May