This weekend, Friday 30th January 2026, 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, Mercy, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Send Help
• Busted Water Pipes
• Back to the Past
• Shelter
• The Wrecking Crew

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed Army of Darkness in 1993.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in To the Wonder (2013).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Busted Water Pipes

• The movie is from director Difei Zhou.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eddie Peng who also starred in The Last Women Standing (2015).
• The film also stars Lun Ai who's last movie was Advancing of ZQ (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Back to the Past

• The movie is from director Jack Lai and Ng Yuen-Fai.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Louis Koo who also starred in Once Upon a Time In Hong Kong (2021).
• The film also stars Raymond Lam who's last movie was Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024).
• Louis Koo and Raymond Lam have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In in 2024 and P Storm in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Fast X Part 2 (2026).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Trap House (2025).
• The film also stars Jason Momoa who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• Ella McCay - Friday, 12th December - streaming
• Whistle - Friday, 6th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - Friday, 6th February
• Dracula: A Love Tale - Friday, 6th February
• Scarlet - Friday, 6th February
• Pillion - Friday, 6th February

The tenth movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a gross of $67.5 Million.

This is a slither lower than the $70 Million of the previous movie, which came out during the pandemic, and its way lower than the series high, Fast & Furious 7 which was released in April 2015.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 drops to number 2 this weekend and has taken $266.5 Million in total after 3 weeks of release in the US.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still hanging on to a top 3 place after 7 weeks of release and has taken nearly $550 Million at the US box office.

The only other new entry on this weeks top 15 was Master Gardener which makes its debut at 12 with $269,200.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st May 2023

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 $67,500,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took $70,043,165 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $31,980,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $266,522,579 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $301,391,228 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,800,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $549,290,720 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 15th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,000,000 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $13,125,220 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Book Club which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,375,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $64,105,752 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

A strong second weekend for the MCU movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 keeps it at the top of the US box office for a second weekend.

The movie takes $60 Million over the weekend which is a 49% drop, the lowest second weekend drop for an MCU movie in a while, the movies total gross is now over $213 Million.

Remaining at number 2 after 6 weeks of release is the smash hit animated movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie which has now passed the $500 Million milestone at the US box office.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the sequel to Book Club, Book Club 2: The Next Chapter, which has a debut gross of $6.5 Million, half that of the first movie.

Also new this weekend is the Ben Affleck movie Hypnotic at 6 with $2.3 Million, Knights of the Zodiac at 11 with $535,000, BlackBerry at 13 with $473,000 and finally Fool's Paradise at 14 with $443,140.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th May 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $60,500,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $213,201,178 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $248,420,911 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,000,000 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $535,959,015 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 17th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $6,500,000 over its debut weekend of release
• The movie is a sequel to Book Club which took $13,582,231 at the box office after 1 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,728,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $60,188,357 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $13,582,231 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,500,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $16,476,954 over 3 weeks of release

With the studios clearing their new release schedule for the second weekend of the MCU title Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 the movie stays at the top of the UK box office with a gross of just over £5 Million.

This pushes the movies total gross to nearly £25 Million which is just below the gross of the previous movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie remaining in second place the top new movie of the weekend is Love Again~2023 at number 3 with £340,785.

Also new this weekend is Book Club 2: The Next Chapter which makes its debut at 4 with £299,370, which is less than half the £720,858 debut of Book Club.

Outside the top 5 there is a new entry for the cinema even Eurovision Grand Final Live, the popular music content which got broadcast in cinemas for the first ever time and took £237,787 on its single day showing.

Finally The Eight Mountains was new at 12 with £72,025 and Machine Gun Kelly: Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland was a debut at 13 with £57,624.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th May 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £5,349,346 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £23,988,608 over 2 weeks of release
• It is the 8th top debuting movie in the month of May
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took £27,419,501 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £858,444 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £51,077,190 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £340,785 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £299,370 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Book Club which took £720,858 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £258,417 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,024,234 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took £381,902 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

The new MCU movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, hits the top of the global box office on its opening weekend of release as it hits 53 countries.

Animated hit movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie falls from the top into the runner up spot on its 4th weekend of release with the movies total gross now up to $1.15 Billion.

Chinese movie Godspeed stays at 3 as does Evil Dead Rise while Born to Fly drops to number 5.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th May 2023

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 $282,100,000 on its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $99,873,547 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $68,882,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,155,298,705 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $15,445,100 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $98,737,200 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 3 countries globally this weekend

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $14,830,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $114,801,490 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $99,873,547 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,440,000 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $92,852,247 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend