Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 26th September 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale from the top of the UK 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.

• One Battle After Another
• Mother's Pride
• Hamilton
• Poison
• Dead of Winter
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Boogie Nights in 1998 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Celebrity (1998).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Luke Treadaway who also starred in The Rack Pack (2016).
• The film also stars Mark Addy who's last movie was The Runaways (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Grease Live! in 2016.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in Trolls Band Together (2023).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Poison

• The movie is directed by Désirée Nosbusch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Désirée Nosbusch also directed Succes Fox in 2014.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Battle of the Brave (2004).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Girl With the Needle (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed 21 Bridges in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Missing Link (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (2009).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 32 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan in 2009, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: Vs. Kid the Phantom Thief in 2024, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: The Sniper From Another Dimension in 2014, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare in 2016, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno in 2015, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in 2017, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022 and Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK 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 Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Shadows Edge - Friday, 3rd October
• Him - Friday, 3rd October

Released globaly this week there are 13 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace How to Train Your Dragon 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.

• F1
• M3GAN 2.0
• Elio
• One to One: John & Yoko
• The Ritual
• Sorry, Baby
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• 28 Years Later
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• Bride Hard

F1

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Only the Brave in 2017 which grossed $26.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in Fight Club (1999).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

M3GAN 2.0

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in A Christmas Mystery (2022).
• The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Elio

• The movie is directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi also directed 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation in 2021.
• It stars Yonas Kibreab who also starred in Merry Little Batman (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldaña who's last movie was Emilia Pérez (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Finland / Sweden

One to One: John & Yoko

• The movie is directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards also directed The Eagle in 2011 which grossed $38 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Lennon who also starred in Hendrix (2000).
• The film also stars Yoko Ono who's last movie was Zappa (2020).
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam in 1987, Hendrix in 2000, Zappa in 2020, Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade in 2025, George Harrison: Living In the Material World in 2011, Janis Little Girl Blue in 2016 and Lennon Naked in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in ...And Justice For All. (1979).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

28 Years Later

• The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Danny Boyle also directed A Life Less Ordinary in 1997 which grossed $6.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde ().
• The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who's last movie was Nosferatu (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Finland

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Detective Conan: Haibara Aimonogatari Black Iron Mystery Train (2022).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 23 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008 and Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Taiwan

Bride Hard

• The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Simon West also directed Purple Mountain in 2008.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in How to Be Single (2016).
• The film also stars Anna Camp who's last movie was Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
• Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Pitch Perfect in 2012, Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017 and Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia

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

Next week there are 14 new movies released gloabally

• Jurassic World: Rebirth - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• Hot Milk - From Thursday, 3rd July
• Heads of State - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• Materialists - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• The Ritual - From Monday, 30th June
• United Kingdom of Kerala - From Friday, 4th July
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Friday, 4th July
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 4th July
• M3GAN 2.0 - From Tuesday, 1st July
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 4th July
• Fight Or Flight - From Friday, 4th July
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Monday, 30th June
• The Salt Path - From Thursday, 3rd July

Last weekend Lilo & Stitch was at the top of the global box office, there are 20 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• How to Train Your Dragon
• Dangerous Animals
• The Ritual
• Materialists
• High Five
• Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye
• Guns Up
• The Life of Chuck
• Juliet and Romeo
• Tornado

How to Train Your Dragon

• The movie is directed by Dean DeBlois, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Dean DeBlois also directed How to Train Your Dragon 2 in 2014 which grossed $618.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in The Black Phone (2022).
• 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:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Loved Ones in 2009.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Dangerous Animals (2025).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Egypt / Finland / Indonesia / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Saudi Arabia / Sweden / Taiwan

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in Frankie and Johnny (1992).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / France / Greece / Oman / Philippines / Poland / Singapore / Vietnam

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Black Mass (2015).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / India / Kazakhstan / Poland / Portugal / Turkey / United States

High Five

• The movie is directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kang Hyoung-chul also directed Sunny in 2011.
• It stars Park Jin-young who also starred in High Five (2025).
• The film also stars Oh Jung-se who's last movie was Swing Kids (2018).
• Kang Hyoung-chul directed Oh Jung-se in Tazza: The Hidden Card, and Swing Kids
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brunei / Indonesia / Malaysia / Singapore / Thailand / Timor-Leste / Vietnam

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye

• The movie is directed by Fûga Yamashiro and Fûga Yamashiro, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Fûga Yamashiro and Fûga Yamashiro also directed Dan Da Dan: First Encounter in 2024 which grossed $1.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Shion Wakayama who also starred in SSSS.Dynazenon (2023).
• The film also stars Natsuki Hanae who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• They also appeared together in Dan Da Dan: First Encounter in 2024.
• Fûga Yamashiro directed Shion Wakayama in and Dan Da Dan: First Encounter
• Fûga Yamashiro directed Natsuki Hanae in and Dan Da Dan: First Encounter
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Greece / Vietnam

Guns Up

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed Gasoline Alley in 2022.
• It stars Kevin James who also starred in The Changeover (2017).
• The film also stars Christina Ricci who's last movie was The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Mexico

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Geralds Game in 2017.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
• The film also stars Tom Hiddleston who's last movie was Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Karen Gillan and Tom Hiddleston have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• Mike Flanagan directed Karen Gillan in and Oculus
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Kazakhstan

Juliet and Romeo

• The movie is directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Timothy Scott Bogart also directed Spinning Gold in 2023.
• It stars Clara Rugaard who also starred in Press Play (2022).
• The film also stars Jamie Ward who's last movie was The Last Supper (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Tornado

• The movie is directed by John Maclean, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• John Maclean also directed Slow West in 2015 which grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in 1 Mile to You (2017).
• The film also stars Jack Lowden who's last movie was Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 16 new movies released gloabally

• Elio - From Wednesday, 18th June
• 28 Years Later - From Wednesday, 18th June
• High Five - From Thursday, 19th June
• Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 19th June
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 19th June
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 19th June
• Kneecap - From Wednesday, 18th June
• Materialists - From Thursday, 19th June
• Ballerina - From Tuesday, 17th June
• The Friend - From Thursday, 19th June
• Novocaine - From Friday, 20th June
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 19th June
• Bride Hard - From Friday, 20th June
• Sneaks - From Thursday, 19th June
• The Quiet Son - From Friday, 20th June
• Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye - From Thursday, 19th June

Last weekend A Minecraft Movie was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Thunderbolts*
• Another Simple Favour
• The Dumpling Queen
• Shadow Force
• The Surfer
• The Legend of Ochi
• Esaaf
• Black Bag
• Screamboat
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Chance the Rapper: Magnificent Coloring World in 2021.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in The 355 (2022).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Spy in 2015 which grossed $235.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in Accepted (2006).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

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 My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Luxembourg / Macau / Netherlands / New Zealand / Papua New Guinea / United Kingdom / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed The Grey in 2012.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Night Catches Us (2010).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Greece / Ireland / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

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 Army of One (2016).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / Poland / Russia / United States

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Israel / Latvia / Russia

Esaaf

• The movie is directed by Colin Teague, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Colin Teague also directed Shirley in 2011.
• It stars Hassan Assiri who also starred in Esaaf (2025).
• The film also stars Ibrahim Al Hajjaj who's last movie was Sattar (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman / United Arab Emirates

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Kafka in 1991.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Slow West (2015).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Italy / Netherlands / Thailand / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed The Most Dangerous Game in 2017.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Yoga Hosers (2016).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Montenegro / Netherlands

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Banana Splits Movie (2019).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Latvia / Lithuania / Thailand

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Nonnas - From Friday, 9th May
• The Martial Artist - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 8th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 8th May
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Surfer - From Friday, 9th May
• Locked - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Wedding Banquet - From Friday, 9th May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Friday, 9th May
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 8th May
• Henry Johnson - From Friday, 9th May
• Bird - From Thursday, 8th May
• Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 8th May
• Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 8th May
• Juliet and Romeo - From Friday, 9th May
• Fight Or Flight - From Friday, 9th May
• My Love Will Make You Disappear - From Friday, 9th May
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Bayou - From Friday, 9th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 9th May
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 8th May
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 8th May
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 8th May
• Queer - From Friday, 9th May
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sharp Corner - From Friday, 9th May
• To a Land Unknown - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sneaks - From Friday, 9th May
• The Shrouds - From Thursday, 8th May
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 9th May

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