This weekend, Friday 17th October 2025, there are 9 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, TRON: Ares, 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.

• Roofman
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Black Phone 2
• Frankenstein
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Palestine 36

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Place Beyond the Pines in 2013 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $47.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in Tune In Tomorrow (1990).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Ben Is Back (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• The movie is directed by Mary Bronstein, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mary Bronstein also directed Yeast in 2008.
• It stars Rose Byrne who also starred in Like a Boss (2020).
• The film also stars Delaney Quinn who's last movie was The Roses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Sinister in 2012 which grossed £6.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Snow Falling On Cedars (2000).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed £8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Sucker Punch (2011).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Gomez - Kopf Oder Zahl in 1998.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Dumbo (2019).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Palestine 36

• The movie is directed by Annemarie Jacir, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Annemarie Jacir also directed When I Saw You in 2013 which grossed £4.4 K in the UK and grossed $44.2 K globally.
• It stars Jeremy Irons who also starred in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Aramayo who's last movie was Lilies Not For Me (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - Thursday, 23rd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Sketch - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October

Last weekend Halloween Ends was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Black Adam
• Ticket to Paradise
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Aftersun
• My Policeman

Black Adam

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed House of Wax in 2005.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
• The film also stars Viola Davis who was last seen in The Woman King (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Ticket to Paradise

• The movie is directed by Ol Parker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ol Parker also directed Imagine Me and You in 2005 which grossed $672.2K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars George Clooney who also starred in Welcome to Collinwood (2003).
• The film also stars Julia Roberts who was last seen in Ben Is Back (2019).
• George Clooney and Julia Roberts have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Money Monster in 2016, Ocean's Twelve in 2005 and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Banshees of Inisherin

• The movie is directed by Martin McDonagh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin McDonagh also directed In Bruges in 2008 which grossed $7.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Epic (2013).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who was last seen in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• They also appeared together in In Bruges in 2008.
• The MPAA age rating is

Aftersun

• The movie is from director Charlotte Wells.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in The Lost Daughter (2021).
• The film also stars Frankie Corio who is making a feature film debut.
• The MPAA age rating is

My Policeman

• The movie is directed by Michael Grandage, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Grandage also directed Red in 2018.
• It stars Gina McKee who also starred in The Lair of the White Worm (1988).
• The film also stars Linus Roache who was last seen in A Call to Spy (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Here are 4 of the new movies for next weekend

• The Good Nurse - Monday, 10th October
• The Ambush - Friday, 21st October
• The Devil's Light - Friday, 28th October
• The Lair - Thursday, 25th August

With See How They Run currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Don't Worry Darling
• Catherine Called Birdy
• Ticket to Paradise
• A Jazzmans Blues

Don't Worry Darling

• The movie is directed by Olivia Wilde, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Olivia Wilde also directed Booksmart in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Florence Pugh who also starred in The Commuter (2018).
• The film also stars Chris Pine who was last seen in The Contractor (2022).
• They also appeared together in Outlaw/King in 2018.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Catherine Called Birdy

• The movie is directed by Lena Dunham, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lena Dunham also directed Tiny Furniture in 2012 which grossed £6K in the UK.
• It stars Bella Ramsey who also starred in Resistance (2020).
• The film also stars Joe Alwyn who was last seen in The Souvenir: Part II (2022).

Ticket to Paradise

• The movie is directed by Ol Parker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ol Parker also directed Imagine Me and You in 2005 which grossed £131.2K in the UK and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars George Clooney who also starred in Ocean's Thirteen (2007).
• The film also stars Julia Roberts who was last seen in Ben Is Back (2019).
• George Clooney and Julia Roberts have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Ocean's Twelve in 2005, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003 and Money Monster in 2016.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

A Jazzmans Blues

• The movie is directed by Tyler Perry, it is the directors 31st movie.
• Tyler Perry also directed Madea's Big Happy Family in 2011.
• It stars Ryan Eggold who also starred in Lucky Them (2013).
• The film also stars Amirah Vann who was last seen in Tracers (2015).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Blonde - Wednesday, 28th September
• Smile - Wednesday, 28th September
• Hocus Pocus 2 - Friday, 30th September
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris - Friday, 30th September
• Flux Gourmet - Friday, 30th September
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever - Friday, 30th September