Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (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:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in The San San Trilogy (2016).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th January 2026, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• Hamnet
• Soulm8te
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Giant

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022 which grossed £10.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Fast Food (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed The Rise in 2013 which grossed £1.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• Rental Family - Friday, 16th January

Last weekend Zootopia 2 was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Ella Mccay
• Eternity
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Scarlet
• The King of Kings
• Bugonia
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2
• Primitive War

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 Brick in 2006.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Knives Out, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed The Domestics in 2018.
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Mexico / New Zealand / Poland / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Ella Mccay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed Terms of Endearment in 1983.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Barbie (2023).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Estonia / Ireland / Portugal / United Kingdom / 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 Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• 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:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Iceland / Netherlands / Singapore / Thailand

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in 100 Streets (2016).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Ecuador / Peru

Scarlet

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006.
• It stars Mana Ashida who also starred in Confessions (2010).
• The film also stars Masaki Okada who's last movie was Last Mile (2024).
• They also appeared together in Confessions in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Riverdance (2021).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Senegal / Spain / Vietnam

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Lobster in 2015 which grossed $17.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Movie 43 (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Uruguay

Five Nights At Freddy's 2

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2018.
• It stars Josh Hutcherson who also starred in RV (2006).
• The film also stars Piper Rubio who's last movie was Five Nights At Freddy's (2023).
• They also appeared together in Five Nights At Freddy's in 2023.
• Emma Tammi directed Josh Hutcherson in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• Emma Tammi directed Piper Rubio in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Montenegro / Serbia

Primitive War

• The movie is directed by Luke Sparke, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Luke Sparke also directed Occupation: Rainfall in 2021.
• It stars Ryan Kwanten who also starred in Kill Chain (2019).
• The film also stars Tricia Helfer who's last movie was Spin Me Round (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Poland

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

Next week there are 19 new movies released gloabally

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - From Wednesday, 17th December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Eternity - From Monday, 15th December
• The Housemaid - From Tuesday, 16th December
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 18th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 18th December
• Pillion - From Friday, 19th December
• Colours of Time - From Friday, 19th December
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 18th December
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 19th December
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Thursday, 18th December
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 18th December
• Stitch Head - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Ice Tower - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Penguin Lessons - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Coyotes - From Thursday, 18th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 19th December
• 3 Cold Dishes - From Tuesday, 16th December

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Super Mario Galaxy Movie which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Chris Pratt (Thor: Love and Thunder) and Anya Taylor-Joy (Amsterdam)
• It is directed by Aaron Horvath (The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
• The movie also stars Charlie Day, Jack Black and Brie Larson
• The UK release date is 3rd April 2026
• And the release date in North America is 3rd April 2026
• Chris Pratt and Anya Taylor-Joy appeared together in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Aaron Horvath directed Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Synopsis for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Mario and his brother, Luigi, join Princess Peach and Toad on an adventure to the far reaches of space and across the galaxy, where they face off against Bowser's son, Bowser Jr.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

With Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

• Self-Help
• Hedda~2025
• Anniversary
• Stitch Head

Self-Help

• The movie is from director Erik Bloomquist.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Landry Bender who also starred in The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Jake Weber who's last movie was Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Grantham and Rose (2014).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Anniversary

• The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jan Komasa also directed Corpus Christi in 2019.
• It stars Diane Lane who also starred in Trumbo (2015).
• The film also stars Kyle Chandler who's last movie was Back In Action (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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 Hugo (2011).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 13 new movies released

• Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - Wednesday, 5th November - limited release
• Karen Kingsbury's the Christmas Ring - Thursday, 6th November
• Nuremberg - Friday, 7th November
• Love War - Friday, 7th November - streaming
• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November
• Bugonia - Friday, 7th November
• Train Dreams - Friday, 7th November - limited release
• Christy - Friday, 7th November
• Predetor: Badlands - Friday, 7th November
• Frankenstein - Friday, 17th October - streaming
• Grand Prix of Europe - Friday, 22nd August
• The Running Man - Friday, 7th November
• Sarah's Oil - Friday, 7th November