Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avengers: Endgame from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Digger
• The Beast
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
• Rolling Loud
• Verity

Digger

• The movie is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu also directed Babel in 2006 which grossed $34.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible (1996).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 29th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Cleaner in 2007 and grossed $5.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Search For One Eye Jimmy (1994).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who's last movie was Silent Night (2023).
• They also appeared together in Robocop in 2014.
• Renny Harlin directed Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream

• The movie is from director Shane O'Sullivan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Richard Nixon who also starred in Universal Soldier (1992).
• The film also stars Daniel Ellsberg who's last movie was Nixon (1996).
• They also appeared together in Nixon in 1996.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Rolling Loud

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Owen Wilson who also starred in Free Birds (2013).
• The film also stars Matt Rife who's last movie was Black Pumpkin (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Spoiler Alert in 2022 which grossed $1.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Beastly (2011).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was The End of Oak Street (2026).
• Michael Showalter directed Anne Hathaway in and The Idea of You
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - Friday, 9th October

Avengers: Endgame Encore is the top movie at the North American box office this weekend, pulling in an estimated $26 million during its special re-release.

Last week's number-one film, the Resident Evil~2026 franchise reboot, slipped to second place with $23.3 million following a steep drop in its second weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th September 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $26,000,000 after 22 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Avengers: Infinity War which took $0 at the box office after 22 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $23,300,000 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $103,476,247 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $20,000,000 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $19,197,764 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $12,800,000 after 2 weekends of release

Resident Evil~2026 makes its global box office debut at the top of the global charts removing Practical Magic 2 down to the number 2 spot after a week at the top.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th September 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $108,300,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 63 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $108,300,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $21,067,000 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,721,315,000 over 10 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 85 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is globally the 11th top grossing movie of all time.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $19,155,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $76,832,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 79 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took $0 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $17,300,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $2,478,502,000 over 8 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 68 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is globally the 3rd top grossing movie of all time.
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took $1,775,951,607 at the box office after 8 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $10,625,335 over the weekend, a 21% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $99,117,201 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 46 countries globally this weekend

The Social Reckoning is the highly anticipated new movie from Aaron Sorkin and starring Jeremy Strong, and is one of the highly anticipated movies this year.

The movie stars Jeremy Strong who has been seen previously in Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere and Armageddon Time. It also stars MikeyMadison, who has previously been seen in Anora and Liza Liza Skies Are Grey.

Directing duties go to Aaron Sorkin, who has previously brought us Mollys Game and The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

Movie Synopsis

Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Social Reckoning
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language
• Classification Date: 9th October 2026
• Runtime: 112 minutes (1 hours 52 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • AaronSorkin
• Starring:
  • JeremyStrong
  • MikeyMadison
  • JeremyAllenWhite
  • WunmiMosaku

  BBFC movie page

Resident Evil~2026 makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a series record $60 Million gross.

After a single weekend at the top Practical Magic 2 drops into the runner up spot and has taken just over $50 Million after 2 weeks.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th September 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $60,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,155,000 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $50,031,587 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Practical Magic which took $33,652,824 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,500,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $944,502,286 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing movie of all time in the US.
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took $748,858,932 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $609,757,740 after 10 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,512,135 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $54,816,201 after 4 weekends of release