This weekend, Friday 23rd January 2026, there are 3 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, 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.

• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk
• Mercy

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Necronomicon in 1993.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in The Railway Man (2014).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Beau Brummell: This Charming Man in 2006.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in Unsane (2018).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Yolki 1914 in 2014.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Passengers (2016).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Busted Water Pipes - Friday, 30th January - limited release
• Back to the Past - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January - streaming
• Send Help - Friday, 30th January

This weekend, Friday 19th August 2022, 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, Nope, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Fisherman's Friends: One and All
• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
• The Feast
• Orphan: First Kill

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

• The movie is from director Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars James Purefoy who also starred in Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006).
• The film also stars Dave Johns who was last seen in Blithe Spirit (2020).
• They also appeared together in Fisherman's Friends in 2019.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

• The movie is from director Tetsuro Kodama.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Masako Nozawa who also starred in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015).
• The film also stars Toshio Furukawa who was last seen in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019).
• Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F in 2015 and Dragon Ball Super: Broly in 2019.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Feast

• The movie is directed by Lee Haven Jones, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lee Haven Jones also directed Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide in 2016.
• It stars Annes Elwy who also starred in The Passing (2016).
• The film also stars Nia Roberts who was last seen in To Provide All People (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Orphan: First Kill

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 8th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Stay Alive in 2006 which grossed £331.4K in the UK.
• It stars Isabelle Fuhrman who also starred in One Night (2016).
• The film also stars Julia Stiles who was last seen in The God Committee (2021).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Beast - Friday, 26th August
• The Invitation - Friday, 26th August
• André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again - Saturday, 27th August