Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 31st January 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Complete Unknown from the top of the UK 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.

• Companion
• Hard Truths
• Detective Chinatown 1900
• Saturday Night
• The Colors Within
• White Bird

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in MaXXXine (2024).
• The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hard Truths

• The movie is directed by Mike Leigh, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Mike Leigh also directed Vera Drake in 2005 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $13.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samantha Spiro who also starred in Beyond Bedlam (1994).
• The film also stars Jo Martin who's last movie was 97 Minutes (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Chinatown 1900

• The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai also directed Decoded in 2024 which grossed £3.3K in the UK.
• It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Little Big Soldier (2010).
• The film also stars Haoran Liu who's last movie was Decoded (2024).
• Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My People, My Homeland in 2020, Buddies In India in 2017, Rising Shaolin: The Protector in 2021, Decoded in 2024, Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018, Detective Chinatown in 2015 and Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021.
• Sicheng Chen directed Baoqiang Wang in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, and Detective Chinatown 3
• Sicheng Chen directed Haoran Liu in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, Beijing Love Story, and Detective Chinatown 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saturday Night

• The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jason Reitman also directed Thank You For Smoking in 2006 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $39.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gabriel LaBelle who also starred in The Fabelmans (2022).
• The film also stars Rachel Sennott who's last movie was Bottoms (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Colors Within

• The movie is directed by Naoko Yamada, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Naoko Yamada also directed K-On!: The Movie in 2011.
• It stars Sayu Suzukawa who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Akari Takaishi who's last movie was My Happy Marriage (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

White Bird

• The movie is directed by Marc Forster, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Marc Forster also directed Machine Gun Preacher in 2011 which grossed £331.6K in the UK.
• It stars Bryce Gheisar who also starred in A Dogs Purpose (2017).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Into the Deep - Monday, 3rd February
• September 5 - Thursday, 6th February
• Dog Man - Friday, 7th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Friday, 7th February
• Bring Them Down - Friday, 7th February
• The Fire Inside - Friday, 7th February
• Love Hurts - Friday, 7th February

After giving up the top spot last weekend, and with no major new releases hitting cinemas in the UK this weekend Trolls Band Together goes back to top on its third weekend of release.

The movie has taken a total of £12.7 Million at the Uk box office so far after a £1.8 Million weekend.

Last weeks top movie Five Nights At Freddys falls to number 2 this weekend and has taken £8 Million so far at the UK box office.

Highest new movie of the week is Bottoms which enters at number 7 with £226,585.

Worthy of note this weekend, Last week the top 15 movie in the UK grossed £13.6 Million, this weekend it was £7.6 Million, nearly a 50% drop week on week!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th November 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,374,000 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,712,935 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,142,745 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,761,802 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £536,134 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,163,580 over 4 weeks of release

With Five Nights At Freddy's currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Bottoms
• Nobody Has to Know
• Fingernails
• The Royal Hotel
• How to Have Sex
• Exhibition On Screen: Klimt and the Kiss 2023
• The Undertaker

Bottoms

• The movie is directed by Emma Seligman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Emma Seligman also directed Shiva Baby in 2020.
• It stars Rachel Sennott who also starred in Tahara (2020).
• The film also stars Ayo Edebiri who was last seen in Theater Camp (2023).
• Emma Seligman directed Rachel Sennott in Shiva Baby
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Nobody Has to Know

• The movie is directed by Tim Mielants and Bouli Lanners, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tim Mielants and Bouli Lanners also directed Patrick in 2019.
• It stars Michelle Fairley who also starred in Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2014).
• The film also stars Bouli Lanners who was last seen in The Night of the 12th (2022).
• Tim Mielants directed Bouli Lanners in Patrick
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Fingernails

• The movie is directed by Christos Nikou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christos Nikou also directed Apples in 2021 which grossed £5K in the UK.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in After Everything (2018).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who was last seen in Women Talking (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Royal Hotel

• The movie is directed by Kitty Green, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kitty Green also directed The Assistant in 2019.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in We Are What We Are (2013).
• The film also stars Jessica Henwick who was last seen in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
• Kitty Green directed Julia Garner in The Assistant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

How to Have Sex

• The movie is from director Molly Manning Walker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mia McKenna-Bruce who also starred in Kindling (2023).
• The film also stars Shaun Thomas who was last seen in Ali & Ava (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Exhibition On Screen: Klimt and the Kiss 2023

• The movie is directed by Ali Ray, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ali Ray also directed Exhibition On Screen: Frida Kahlo 2020 in 2020 which grossed £70.1K in the UK.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Undertaker

• The movie is from director Michael Wright.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul McGann who also starred in My Kingdom (2001).
• The film also stars Tara Fitzgerald who was last seen in Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance (2023).
• They also appeared together in Churchills Secret in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• Daliland - Monday, 4th September
• Dream Scenario - Friday, 10th November
• The Killer - Friday, 10th November - streaming
• Anatomy of a Fall - Friday, 10th November
• The Marvels - Friday, 10th November

With Trolls Band Together currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Five Nights At Freddy's
• Retribution
• Doctor Jekyll
• Cat Person

Five Nights At Freddy's

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2019.
• It stars Matthew Lillard who also starred in Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016).
• The film also stars Josh Hutcherson who was last seen in 57 Seconds (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Retribution

• The movie is directed by Nimród Antal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Nimród Antal also directed Vacancy in 2007 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Non-Stop (2014).
• The film also stars Noma Dumezweni who was last seen in The Little Mermaid (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Doctor Jekyll

• The movie is directed by Joe Stephenson, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Joe Stephenson also directed Mckellen Playing the Part Live 2018 in 2018 which grossed £47.6K in the UK and grossed $89.7K globally.
• It stars Eddie Izzard who also starred in The Secret Agent (1996).
• The film also stars Scott Chambers who was last seen in Patrick (2018).
• Joe Stephenson directed Scott Chambers in Mckellen Playing the Part Live 2018
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cat Person

• The movie is directed by Susanna Fogel, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Susanna Fogel also directed Life Partners in 2014.
• It stars Emilia Jones who also starred in CODA (2021).
• The film also stars Nicholas Braun who was last seen in Zola (2020).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Fingernails - Friday, 3rd November - streaming
• Bottoms - Friday, 3rd November
• The Royal Hotel - Friday, 3rd November
• How to Have Sex - Friday, 3rd November
• The Undertaker - Friday, 3rd November
• Nobody Has to Know - Friday, 3rd November

This weekend the latest in the long running The Conjuring universe of film hits the box office at number 1, The Nun II makes its debut at the top with $32 Million.

Last weeks number 1 movie The Equalizer 3 falls to number 2 after a single weekend at the top.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 makes its debut on the US box office at number 3 with a gross of $10 Million which is about $7 Million lower that of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th September 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $32,600,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Nun which took $53,807,379 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,100,000 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,865,408 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took $64,251,362 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $10,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 which took $17,861,950 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $7,562,851 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,900,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $620,476,857 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 13th top grossing movie of all time in the US.