With The Conjuring: Last Rites 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.

• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
• The Long Walk
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
• The Conjuring: Last Rites
• Spinal Tap II
• Afterburn
• Caught Stealing
• Sketch
• The Shadows Edge
• Together

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond in 2019.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2020).
• The film also stars Saori Hayami who's last movie was Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Saori Hayami have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 and For Whom the Alchemist Exists in 2019.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Swordsmith Village, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond, Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Saori Hayami in and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Greece / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Romania / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The Long Walk

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed I Am Legend in 2007 which grossed $584 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Wildcat (2023).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Laos / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed Goodbye Christopher Robin in 2017 which grossed $7.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joely Richardson who also starred in Vampire Academy (2014).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Italy / New Zealand / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Conjuring: Last Rites

• The movie is directed by Michael Chaves, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Chaves also directed The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It in 2021 which grossed $202 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vera Farmiga who also starred in The Boy In the Striped Pajamas (2008).
• The film also stars Patrick Wilson who's last movie was Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
• Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Nun II in 2023, The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case in 2016, The Commuter in 2018, The Conjuring in 2013, Annabelle Comes Home in 2019, The Nun in 2018 and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It in 2021.
• Michael Chaves directed Vera Farmiga in The Nun II, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
• Michael Chaves directed Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and The Nun II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Belgium / France / Guadeloupe / Kuwait / Lebanon / Luxembourg / Morocco / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates / Vietnam

Spinal Tap II

• The movie is directed by Rob Reiner, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Rob Reiner also directed Shock and Awe in 2017.
• It stars Rob Reiner who also starred in And So It Goes (2014).
• The film also stars Christopher Guest who's last movie was London Heist (2017).
• Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Million Dollar Infield in 1982, Likely Stories Vol. 1 in 1981 and This Is Spinal Tap in 1984.
• Rob Reiner directed Rob Reiner in Everyday Life, Shock and Awe, Alex and Emma, The Story of Us, Misery, This Is Spinal Tap, And So It Goes, and Likely Stories Vol. 1
• Rob Reiner directed Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, and Likely Stories Vol. 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / United Kingdom / United States

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in The Warriors Gate (2016).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Portugal / Thailand

Caught Stealing

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Wrestler in 2008 which grossed $44.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Austin Butler who also starred in The Intruders (2015).
• The film also stars Griffin Dunne who's last movie was Men of Divorce (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Taiwan

Sketch

• The movie is from director Seth Worley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tony Hale who also starred in Fortunes (2005).
• The film also stars D'Arcy Carden who's last movie was The Gutter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Greece

The Shadows Edge

• The movie is directed by Larry Yang, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Larry Yang also directed Adoring in 2020 which grossed $92.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).
• The film also stars Zifeng Zhang who's last movie was New Life (2025).
• Larry Yang directed Jackie Chan in and Ride On
• Larry Yang directed Zifeng Zhang in and Adoring
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Thailand

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud (2010).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Disaster Artist in 2017, The Little Hours in 2017 and The Lego Movie in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina

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

Next week there are 22 new movies released gloabally

• Him - From Thursday, 18th September
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 18th September
• Relay - From Thursday, 18th September
• The Long Walk - From Thursday, 18th September
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Wednesday, 17th September
• The Life of Chuck - From Friday, 19th September
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 18th September
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Thursday, 18th September
• Together - From Thursday, 18th September
• Saipan - From Friday, 19th September
• School of Magical Animals 3 - From Friday, 19th September
• From Hilde, With Love - From Friday, 19th September
• Honey Don't! - From Thursday, 18th September
• Sketch - From Thursday, 18th September
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 18th September
• Noise - From Thursday, 18th September
• The Home - From Thursday, 18th September
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 18th September
• Gabbys Dollhouse: The Movie - From Thursday, 18th September
• Semeynyy Prizrak - From Thursday, 18th September
• Practical Magic 2 - From Thursday, 18th September
• The Roses - From Wednesday, 17th September

An odd weekend at the global box office with no big new releases to make an impact and a climber to the top from an older movie.

That climber is Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba: The Movie Infinity Castle which takes over at the top wth a $32 Million weekend gross.

The movie has taken $242.5 Million in total after 6 weeks in world cinemas.

Top new movie is the Netflix exclusive KPop Demon Hunters which takes $19.2 Million from a limited Saturday and Sunday release, although Netflix don't release exact box office figures for many countries.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th August 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $32,532,000 over the weekend, a 4% increase from last weekend
• The movie is release in 12 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $242,580,400 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $0 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $28,800,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $199,381,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 75 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $25,774,000 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $79,666,200 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 7 countries globally this weekend

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $19,200,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $19,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 5 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $18,663,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $174,284,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

Released globaly this week there are 34 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Weapons from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Eenie Meanie
• Nobody 2
• Afterburn
• Bring Her Back
• Together
• Relay
• Eden
• The Life of Chuck
• Eddington
• Dongji Rescue

Eenie Meanie

• The movie is from director Shawn Simmons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Bad Girl (2016).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who's last movie was The Bikeriders (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Germany / Italy / Singapore / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

Nobody 2

• The movie is directed by Timo Tjahjanto, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Timo Tjahjanto also directed The Shadow Strays in 2024.
• It stars Bob Odenkirk who also starred in Nobody 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Connie Nielsen who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in Nobody in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Germany / Hungary / Mexico / Singapore / Thailand

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed The Killer's Game in 2024.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Germany / Greece / Israel / Saudi Arabia / Spain / United Arab Emirates

Bring Her Back

• The movie is directed by Michael Philippou and Danny Philippou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Philippou and Danny Philippou also directed Talk to Me in 2023 which grossed $88.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Billy Barratt who also starred in The Other Me (2022).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Kensuke's Kingdom (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Dominican Republic / Greece / Mexico

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in Unfinished Business (2015).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Little Hours in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Kazakhstan / Norway / Poland / Singapore / Sweden

Relay

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Hell Or High Water in 2016 which grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Trishna (2012).
• The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Kazakhstan / Russia / United States

Eden

• The movie is directed by Ron Howard, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Ron Howard also directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas in 2000 which grossed $345.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in Presence of Mind (1999).
• The film also stars Ana de Armas who's last movie was Ballerina (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Greece / Thailand / United States

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Hush in 2016.
• It stars Tom Hiddleston who also starred in Crimson Peak (2015).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• Mike Flanagan directed Jacob Tremblay in Doctor Sleep, and Before I Wake
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Mexico / United Kingdom

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Hereditary in 2018.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024).
• The film also stars Deirdre O'Connell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Portugal / United Kingdom

Dongji Rescue

• The movie is directed by Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang also directed Mini-bus in 2000.
• It stars Yilong Zhu who also starred in Embrace Again (2021).
• The film also stars Lei Wu who's last movie was Papa (2023).
• Hu Guan directed Yilong Zhu in and My People, My Country
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Caught Stealing - From Wednesday, 27th August
• The Roses - From Wednesday, 27th August
• The Thursday Murder Club - From Thursday, 28th August
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 28th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Thursday, 28th August
• André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away - From Saturday, 30th August
• Materialists - From Thursday, 28th August
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 28th August
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 28th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 28th August
• Detective Kien: The Headless Horror - From Friday, 29th August
• The Ritual - From Wednesday, 20th August
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Wednesday, 27th August
• Super Charlie - From Friday, 29th August
• Late Shift - From Friday, 29th August
• Sorry, Baby - From Friday, 29th August
• Dongji Rescue - From Friday, 29th August
• El Shater - From Friday, 29th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Friday, 29th August
• Colours of Time - From Friday, 29th August
• Noise - From Friday, 29th August
• Young Hearts - From Friday, 29th August
• Motel Destino - From Friday, 29th August
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 28th August
• The Return - From Friday, 29th August
• Sketch - From Thursday, 28th August
• Smurfs - From Wednesday, 27th August
• Honey Don't - From Thursday, 28th August
• Together - From Thursday, 28th August
• Bambi: A Tale of Life In the Woods - From Thursday, 28th August
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 28th August
• 2000 Meters to Andriivka - From Thursday, 28th August
• Bride Hard - From Thursday, 28th August

Weapons~2026 has a good second weekend at the global box office retaining its position at the top of the global box office with $43.4 Million putting its global total to close to $150 Million.

Highest new movie is the sequel to War from 2019, War 2 which lands at number 3 with $31.5 Million.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th August 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $43,400,000 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 74 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $148,745,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $32,000,000 over the weekend, a 9% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $137,250,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $31,529,717 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $31,529,717 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 26 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,302,000 over the weekend, a 53% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $192,779,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 9 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $56,918,455 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $30,527,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $30,527,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 3 countries globally this weekend

Box office smash Weapons~2026 spends a second weekend at the top of the US box office as the movie drop just 44% from last weekend and takes $24 Million on its second weekend.

The movie has now taken a total of $88 Million at the US box office after 2 weekends of release and it heads towards the $100 Million milestone.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Nobody 2 which comes in at number 3 with a total of $9.2 Million.

The first movie in the series Nobody took nearly $7 Million at the North American box office on its debut in 2021.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th August 2025

• 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 $24,457,003 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $88,501,726 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,288,364 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $54,564,701 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Freaky Friday which took $58,416,557 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $9,251,190 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $9,251,190 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,030,672 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $247,268,221 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,523,925 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $57,242,580 after 3 weekends of release