This week there are 9 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Zootopia 2, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On
• Eternity
• Colours of Time
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sorry, Baby
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Stitch Head

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Avatar in 2009 which grossed $2.9 Bil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Fink! (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in Little Man Tate (1992).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / France / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United States

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Night Teeth (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Grindhouse (2007).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in In Secret (2014).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Russia

Colours of Time

• The movie is directed by Cédric Klapisch, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Cédric Klapisch also directed Pot Luck in 2002.
• It stars Suzanne Lindon who also starred in Spring Blossom (2021).
• The film also stars Abraham Wapler who's last movie was OSS 117: From Africa With Love (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Singapore

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed Military Wives in 2020 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Saipan (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Portugal

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 The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rohan Campbell who also starred in The Right Kind of Wrong (2013).
• The film also stars Ruby Modine who's last movie was Memoria (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in The Wolfman (2010).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 21 new movies released gloabally

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 25th December
• Goodbye June - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 25th December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 25th December
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Thursday, 25th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 25th December
• Arco - From Thursday, 25th December
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 25th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th December
• KPop Demon Hunters - From Sunday, 28th December
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 25th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 26th December
• Eternity - From Friday, 26th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 25th December
• Rental Family - From Friday, 26th December
• The Choral - From Thursday, 25th December
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 26th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 7th November

This weekend, Friday 19th December 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Zootopia 2, 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Aliens in 1986 which grossed $85.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $131.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Simulant (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run (2020).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Jackpot! in 2024.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Voyeurs (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November - streaming
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Marty Supreme - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Anaconda - Thursday, 25th December
• Song Sung Blue - Thursday, 25th December
• The Choral - Thursday, 25th December - limited release

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 12th December 2025, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Five Nights At Freddy's 2 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.

• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
• Resurrection
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Predators
• Not Without Hope
• Ella Mccay
• Dust Bunny
• Goodbye June

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $1.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Tomlinson who also starred in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980).
• The film also stars Rohan Campbell who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib also directed Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show in 2020.
• It stars Glenn Adamson who also starred in Bat Out of Hell: The Musical (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Resurrection

• The movie is directed by Bi Gan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bi Gan also directed Kaili Blues in 2015.
• It stars Jackson Yee who also starred in Big World (2024).
• The film also stars Shu Qi who's last movie was Good Autumn, Mommy (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed The Brother's Bloom in 2010.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Knives Out
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Predators

• The movie is from director David Osit.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bryce who also starred in Guilty By Association (2003).
• The film also stars Chris Hansen who's last movie was All Those Small Things (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Not Without Hope

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Shadow Force in 2025.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in Not Without Hope (2025).
• The film also stars Josh Duhamel who's last movie was Buddy Games: Spring Awakening (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ella Mccay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed Broadcast News in 1987 which grossed $51.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Eiffel (2021).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• James L. Brooks directed Woody Harrelson in and I'll Do Anything
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dust Bunny

• The movie is from director Bryan Fuller.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who also starred in Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2003).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Romance and Cigarettes (2005).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
• They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Housemaid - Friday, 19th December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - Friday, 19th December
• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Friday, 19th December
• Is This Thing On - Friday, 19th December

Disney release their long awaited sequel movie Zootopia 2 this week and it was set to de-thrown current box office champ Wicked For Good, but The Wizard of Oz prequel/equal was too strong and remained on top by quite a margin.

The second park movie of Wicked~2024 remained at the top for a second weekend with a very healthy £7.7 Million, although it is a 60% drop from last weekend.

With Five Nights At Freddys 2 the biggest new release next weekend and Disney movie having legs over the holiday periods Zootopia 2 could still have its day.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th November 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £5,984,739 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £5,306,726 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 £605,621 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,488,759 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Now You See Me 2 which took £5,710,321 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £348,070 over its debut weekend

This week there are 28 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Wicked: For Good
• Sisu: Road to Revenge
• The Running Man
• Keeper
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't
• Train Dreams
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Jay Kelly
• Altered
• Alpha

Wicked: For Good

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Now You See Me 2 in 2016 which grossed $334.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Drift (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Wicked (2024).
• They also appeared together in Wicked in 2024.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Sisu: Road to Revenge

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Zéro deux in 2007.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Big Game (2015).
• The film also stars Stephen Lang who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Big Game, Sisu, and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Running Man

• The movie is directed by Edgar Wright, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edgar Wright also directed Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World in 2010 which grossed $48.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / France / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Latvia / Malta / Morocco / Paraguay / Peru / Senegal / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey

Keeper

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Longlegs in 2024 which grossed $98.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Defendor (2009).
• The film also stars Rossif Sutherland who's last movie was The Middle Man (2021).
• Osgood Perkins directed Tatiana Maslany in and The Monkey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / Latvia / Morocco / Portugal / Senegal / Slovakia / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / Vietnam

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

• The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruben Fleischer also directed Uncharted in 2022 which grossed $401.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Solitary Man (2009).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Last Breath (2025).
• Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Now You See Me 2 in 2016, Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019, Zombieland in 2009 and Now You See Me in 2013.
• Ruben Fleischer directed Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland, 30 Minutes Or Less, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• Ruben Fleischer directed Woody Harrelson in Zombieland, Venom, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Chile / Croatia / Egypt / Greece / Kuwait / Lithuania / Montenegro / Norway / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / United Arab Emirates

Train Dreams

• The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Square (2008).
• The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
• Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Brazil / France / Germany / Italy / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / United States

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Father Can't Cope (2000).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was 100 Nights of Hero (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / France / Germany / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan

Jay Kelly

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed Margot At the Wedding in 2008.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Grown Ups (2010).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Noah Baumbach directed Adam Sandler in and The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Ireland / Norway / South Korea / Sweden

Altered

• The movie is directed by Timo Vuorensola, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Timo Vuorensola also directed Iron Sky in 2012 which grossed $10.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Aggy K. Adams who also starred in Altered (2025).
• The film also stars Daniyar Alshinov who's last movie was Daughter In Law Is Also Human (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Germany / Switzerland / United States

Alpha

• The movie is directed by Julia Ducournau, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Ducournau also directed Titane in 2021.
• It stars Tahar Rahim who also starred in The Past (2014).
• The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Romania / Spain

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

• Zootopia 2 - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - From Tuesday, 25th November
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 27th November
• Roofman - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Eternity - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't - From Thursday, 27th November
• Him - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Keeper - From Thursday, 27th November
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Christy - From Thursday, 27th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 27th November
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Thursday, 27th November
• Pillion - From Friday, 28th November
• Kontinental 25 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 27th November
• Anniversary - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Thing With Feathers - From Friday, 28th November
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 27th November
• Tinsel Town - From Friday, 28th November
• Alpha - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Fifth Step - From Thursday, 27th November
• A PAW Patrol: Christmas - From Thursday, 30th October
• The Return - From Thursday, 27th November
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Friday, 28th November
• Wicked: For Good - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Carpenters Son - From Friday, 28th November
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Running Man - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 27th November
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 28th November
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dead of Winter - From Friday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Saturday, 29th November
• Dog 51 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Christmas Karma - From Thursday, 27th November