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

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Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 29th August 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace KPop Demon Hunters 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.

• Caught Stealing
• The Thursday Murder Club
• The Toxic Avenger
• The Roses
• Motel Destino

Caught Stealing

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed Requiem For a Dream in 2000 which grossed $3.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Austin Butler who also starred in The Dead Don't Die (2019).
• The film also stars Zoë Kravitz who's last movie was The Batman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Thursday Murder Club

• The movie is directed by Chris Columbus, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Chris Columbus also directed Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in 2010 which grossed $88.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $226.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in Golda (2023).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was Four Letters of Love (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Long Good Friday in 1980.
• Chris Columbus directed Pierce Brosnan in Mrs. Doubtfire, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Toxic Avenger

• The movie is directed by Macon Blair, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Macon Blair also directed I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore in 2017.
• It stars Peter Dinklage who also starred in Death At a Funeral (2010).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Roses

• The movie is directed by Jay Roach, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Jay Roach also directed The Campaign in 2012 which grossed $86.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Benedict Cumberbatch who also starred in The Whistleblower (2010).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who's last movie was Girl From the North Country (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Motel Destino

• The movie is directed by Karim Aïnouz, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Karim Aïnouz also directed Futuro Beach in 2015.
• It stars Iago Xavier who also starred in Motel Destino (2024).
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Conjuring: Last Rites - Friday, 5th September
• Shadow Force - Friday, 9th May - streaming

Snow White~2024, the latest in a now long line of Disney live action remakes tops the UK box office with a debut gross of £3.8 Million.

This makes it one of the lowest grossing remakes from Disney with Cinderella from 2015 grossing less.

Chinese smash hit animated feature Ne Zha 2 makes its debut at number 2 this weekend with a £1.2 Million debut.

The movie as blown the debut of Ne Zha from 2019 completely out the water, but the movie is the highest grossing animated movie ever globally and is now the 5th highest grossing movie ever with over $2.1 Billion (£1.6 Billion).

After 2 weeks at the top Mickey 17 falls to number 5 this week and has taken nearly £6 Million at the UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd March 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,235,546 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Ne Zha which took £45,868 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £775,855 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £44,481,396 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Bridget Jones's Baby which took £44,531,175 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £730,275 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,892,294 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025

With Ne Zha 2 currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Last Breath
• A Complete Unknown
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack
• The Brutalist
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
• The Monkey
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare
• Nosferatu
• Becoming Led Zeppelin
• A Real Pain

Last Breath

• The movie is directed by Alex Parkinson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Alex Parkinson also directed Last Breath in 2019.
• It stars Woody Harrelson who also starred in The Cowboy Way (1994).
• The film also stars Simu Liu who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Greece / Ireland / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Identity in 2003.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in A Complete Unknown (2024).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Germany / Indonesia / Japan / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Thailand

Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack

• The movie is directed by Yuichiro Hayashi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yuichiro Hayashi also directed Batman: Gotham Knight in 2008.
• It stars Ahnaf who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Natsuki Hanae who's last movie was Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Mexico / Poland / United Kingdom

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in Predators (2010).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Estonia / Finland / India / Latvia / Norway / Taiwan / Thailand

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

• The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion in 1997.
• It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (2020).
• The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / India / Macau / Malaysia / Singapore / Taiwan / United States

The Monkey

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives In the House in 2016.
• It stars Theo James who also starred in Mr. Malcolms List (2022).
• The film also stars Tatiana Maslany who's last movie was Butterfly Tale (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Denmark / Finland / Hungary / Russia / Taiwan / Thailand

Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare

• The movie is from director Scott Chambers.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kierston Wareing who also starred in The Double (2014).
• The film also stars Kit Green who's last movie was The Queens Sister (2005).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Pakistan / Taiwan / United Kingdom

Nosferatu

• The movie is directed by Robert Eggers, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Robert Eggers also directed The Witch in 2016.
• It stars Lily-Rose Depp who also starred in Wolf (2021).
• The film also stars Nicholas Hoult who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / Vietnam

Becoming Led Zeppelin

• The movie is directed by Bernard MacMahon, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Bernard MacMahon also directed The Big Bang in 2017.
• It stars Robert Plant who also starred in Pearl Jam Twenty (2011).
• The film also stars Jimmy Page who's last movie was Blow Up (1966).
• Robert Plant and Jimmy Page have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Squaring the Circle in 2023 and Pearl Jam Twenty in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Chile / France / Italy / Mexico

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Margaret (2011).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hungary / Italy / Turkey

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

Next week there are 46 new movies released gloabally

• Mickey 17 - From Wednesday, 5th March
• In the Lost Lands - From Wednesday, 5th March
• The Monkey - From Monday, 3rd March
• September 5 - From Thursday, 6th March
• One of Them Days - From Thursday, 6th March
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 6th March
• Flow - From Thursday, 6th March
• Presence - From Monday, 3rd March
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 6th March
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 7th March
• The Sloth Lane - From Thursday, 6th March
• Conclave - From Wednesday, 5th March
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 6th March
• The Brutalist - From Wednesday, 5th March
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 6th March
• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor - From Friday, 7th March
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 7th March
• All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 6th March
• I'm Still Here - From Friday, 7th March
• Hard Truths - From Thursday, 6th March
• Rebellious - From Wednesday, 5th March
• Wicked - From Friday, 7th March
• Oh Canada - From Thursday, 6th March
• F*** Marry Kill - From Friday, 7th March
• No Other Land - From Thursday, 6th March
• Universal Language - From Thursday, 6th March
• Gladiator II - From Friday, 22nd November
• Small Things Like These - From Thursday, 6th March
• Feng Shen 2 - From Friday, 7th March
• Here - From Thursday, 6th March
• The Quiet Son - From Thursday, 6th March
• Lee - From Friday, 7th March
• Black Dog - From Wednesday, 5th March
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 6th March
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Monday, 3rd March
• Seven Veils - From Friday, 7th March
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Friday, 7th March
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Friday, 7th March
• Dog Man - From Friday, 7th March
• Becoming Led Zeppelin - From Thursday, 6th March
• Marching Powder - From Friday, 7th March
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 7th March
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 6th March
• Cleaner - From Friday, 7th March
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning - From Thursday, 6th March
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 6th March

Based on a true story from a couple of years back Dumb Money has been given a 15 age rating for strong language, sex references, drug misuse.

The movie stars Paul Dano who recently has been in the hit movie The Batman and has also starred in The Extra Man and The Guilty, it also stars Pete Davidson who has previously appeared in The Guilty and Bodies Bodies Bodies.

The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie who is most famous for directing Cruella but has also directed The Finest Hours and the remake of Fright Night~2011 from 2011.

Movie Synopsis

Everyday people flip the script on Wall Street and get rich by turning GameStop into one of the world's hottest companies. In the middle of everything is Keith Gill, a regular guy who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock. When his social media posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets wealthy -- until the billionaires fight back and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Dumb Money
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex references, drug misuse
• Release date: 22nd September 2023
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hours 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Craig Gillespie
• Starring:
  • Paul Dano
  • Pete Davidson
  • America Ferrera

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