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

Last weekend The Wild Robot was at the top of the global box office, there are 17 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.

• Joker: Folie a Deux
• White Bird
• The Wild Robot
• A Different Man
• Look Back
• Salem's Lot
• The Outrun
• My Penguin Friend
• V/H/S/Beyond
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

Joker: Folie a Deux

• The movie is directed by Todd Phillips, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Todd Phillips also directed Due Date in 2010 which grossed $100.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $211.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Anything For Love (1985).
• The film also stars Lady Gaga who's last movie was House of Gucci (2021).
• Todd Phillips directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Joker
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Belgium / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Colombia / Denmark / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Iraq / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

White Bird

• The movie is directed by Marc Forster, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Marc Forster also directed Stranger Than Fiction in 2006 which grossed $40.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $53.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bryce Gheisar who also starred in White Bird (2023).
• The film also stars Priya Ghotane who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Canada / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States / Vietnam

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed The Croods in 2013 which grossed $187.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $587.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Denmark / Germany / Hong Kong / Iceland / South Korea

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Tony 'n' Tinas Wedding (2004).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Russia / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

Look Back

• The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kiyotaka Oshiyama also directed Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur in 2020.
• It stars Yumi Kawai who also starred in Look Back (2024).
• The film also stars Mizuki Yoshida who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ecuador / United States

Salem's Lot

• The movie is directed by Gary Dauberman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gary Dauberman also directed Annabelle Comes Home in 2019 which grossed $74.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $228.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lewis Pullman who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Pilou Asbæk who's last movie was Overlord (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Spain / United States

The Outrun

• The movie is directed by Nora Fingscheidt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nora Fingscheidt also directed The Unforgivable in 2021.
• It stars Stephen Dillane who also starred in Goal II: Living the Dream (2007).
• The film also stars Saoirse Ronan who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / United States

My Penguin Friend

• The movie is directed by David Schurmann, it is the directors 4th movie.
• David Schurmann also directed Desaparecidos in 2011.
• It stars Jean Reno who also starred in Crimson Rivers 2 Angels of the Apocalypse (2004).
• The film also stars Adriana Barraza who's last movie was Monica (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Mexico

V/H/S/Beyond

• The movie is from director Jay Cheel and Jordan Downey.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Phillip Andre Botello who also starred in Underdog (2019).
• The film also stars Jolene Andersen who's last movie was Drone Wars (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  United States

Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

• The movie is from director Ryoo Seung-wan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ahn Bo-hyun who also starred in Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023).
• The film also stars Oh Dae-hwan who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• The Wild Robot - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Terrifier 3 - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Transformers: One - From Wednesday, 9th October
• My Hero Academia: You're Next - From Thursday, 10th October
• The Apprentice - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Greedy People - From Thursday, 10th October
• The Substance - From Thursday, 10th October
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 11th October
• Dragonkeeper - From Thursday, 10th October
• Buffalo Kids - From Friday, 11th October
• Salem's Lot - From Friday, 11th October
• Lee - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Tuesday, 8th October
• Thelma - From Thursday, 10th October
• Joker: Folie a Deux - From Friday, 11th October
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Thursday, 10th October
• Timestalker - From Friday, 11th October
• Look Back - From Thursday, 10th October
• Never Let Go - From Thursday, 10th October
• We Live In Time - From Friday, 11th October
• The End - From Friday, 11th October
• Strange Darling - From Friday, 11th October
• Stopmotion - From Thursday, 10th October
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Friday, 11th October
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 10th October
• Portraits of Dangerous Women - From Friday, 11th October
• White Bird - From Thursday, 10th October
• Weekend In Taipei - From Thursday, 10th October
• Johnny Puff: Secret Mission - From Friday, 11th October

With The Wild Robot 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.

• Joker: Folie a Deux
• Monster Summer
• The Legend of Johnny Jones
• V/H/S/Beyond
• A Different Man
• Salem's Lot
• Look Back
• White Bird
• The Outrun

Joker: Folie a Deux

• The movie is directed by Todd Phillips, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Todd Phillips also directed Starsky & Hutch in 2004 which grossed $88.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Sisters Brother's (2018).
• The film also stars Lady Gaga who's last movie was House of Gucci (2021).
• Todd Phillips directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Joker
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Monster Summer

• The movie is directed by David Henrie, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• David Henrie also directed Boys of Summer in 2022.
• It stars Lorraine Bracco who also starred in Switch (1991).
• The film also stars Mel Gibson who's last movie was Boneyard (2024).
• They also appeared together in Boys of Summer in 2022.
• David Henrie directed Lorraine Bracco in and Boys of Summer
• David Henrie directed Mel Gibson in and Boys of Summer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Legend of Johnny Jones

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 173rd movie.
• also directed Valley Trash in 2020.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

V/H/S/Beyond

• The movie is from director Jay Cheel and Jordan Downey.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Phillip Andre Botello who also starred in Fabulous High (2012).
• The film also stars Jolene Andersen who's last movie was Drone Wars (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Ghosted (2023).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Salem's Lot

• The movie is directed by Gary Dauberman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gary Dauberman also directed Annabelle Comes Home in 2019 which grossed $74.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $228.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lewis Pullman who also starred in The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017).
• The film also stars Pilou Asbæk who's last movie was Overlord (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Look Back

• The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kiyotaka Oshiyama also directed Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur in 2020.
• It stars Yumi Kawai who also starred in Plan 75 (2022).
• The film also stars Mizuki Yoshida who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

White Bird

• The movie is directed by Marc Forster, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Marc Forster also directed Christopher Robin in 2018 which grossed $99.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $197.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bryce Gheisar who also starred in Wonder (2017).
• The film also stars Priya Ghotane who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Outrun

• The movie is directed by Nora Fingscheidt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nora Fingscheidt also directed The Unforgivable in 2021.
• It stars Stephen Dillane who also starred in The Gathering (2003).
• The film also stars Saoirse Ronan who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - Tuesday, 8th October - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 10th October
• Saturday Night - Friday, 11th October
• My Hero Academia: You're Next - Friday, 11th October
• We Live In Time - Friday, 11th October
• The Apprentice - Friday, 11th October
• Terrifier 3 - Friday, 11th October