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

Last weekend Final Destination: Bloodlines was at the top of the global box office, there are 6 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.

• Lilo and Stitch~2025
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo
• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Shrouds
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters

Lilo and Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023 which grossed $567.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Fallout, Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in Scoob Holiday Haunt (2024).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Wrath of Man in 2021 which grossed $104 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in The Holiday (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Padman (2018).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / United States

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed 88 Minutes in 2008.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in Buddy Games (2019).
• The film also stars Mykelti Williamson who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• Jon Avnet directed Mykelti Williamson in and Have a Little Faith
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Freaks in 2018.
• It stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana who also starred in Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
• The film also stars Teo Briones who's last movie was Agent Recon (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Laos / Thailand

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More in 2024.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Joyride (1997).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

The Shrouds

• The movie is directed by David Cronenberg, it is the directors 25th movie.
• David Cronenberg also directed They Came From Within in 1975.
• It stars Vincent Cassel who also starred in Its Only the End of the World (2017).
• The film also stars Diane Kruger who's last movie was Marlowe (2023).
• They also appeared together in Lascars in 2009.
• David Cronenberg directed Vincent Cassel in Eastern Promises, and A Dangerous Method
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Turkey

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Insadong Scandal (2009).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 28th May
• The Phoenician Scheme - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - From Saturday, 31st May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Thursday, 29th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Friday, 30th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Salt Path - From Friday, 30th May
• Marked Men - From Friday, 30th May
• Tornado - From Friday, 30th May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 14th March
• On Swift Horses - From Thursday, 29th May
• Hard Truths - From Thursday, 29th May
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 29th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 30th May
• Oh, Canada - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 30th May
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 29th May
• Kraken - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ritual - From Friday, 30th May
• School of Magical Animals 3 - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 29th May
• Riff Raff - From Friday, 30th May
• Peg O' My Heart - From Thursday, 29th May
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 30th May
• Shi Jian Zhi Zi - From Friday, 30th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 29th May

With no major releases over the last weekend the horror comedy Freaky remained at the top of the US box office for a second weekend.

The highest entry on the chart was the re-release of 1995's The Santa Clause from Disney while the highest new movie of the week was Vanguard at number 7.

Also new this week is The Last Vermeer at number 9 and Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song at number 10, while outside the top 10 Buddy Games came in at 13 and The Forgotten Carols at number 15.

US box office Quickview

• Number 1 - Freaky (2 Weeks)
• Highest debut - Vanguard (@7)^*
• Longest run - Tenet (12 weeks)^*
• Highest total gross - Tenet ($56,900,000)^*
^*Not including re-releases

Breakdown of the top 5 movies in America weekend 20th - 22nd November 2020.

Freaky

Directed by Christopher Landon and starring Kathryn Newton and Vince Vaughn the horror comedy movie spends its second weekend at the top with a weekend gross of $1.22 Million, a 66% drop from last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross in North America of $5.59 Million after 2 weeks of play.

The War With Grandpa

The surprise hit of late 2020, starring Robert De Niro, climbs back to number 3 as movie takes $733,067 over the weekend, 44% down from last weekend.

This gives the movie a total American gross of $16.18 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Let Him Go

The Kevin Costner former number 1 movie falls to number 3 this weekend with $710,000, 59% drop from last weekend, for a 3 week total of $7.92 Million.

Come Play

Another former number 1 movie remaining at number 4 this week takes $550,000 for the weekend, 49% down, for a total of $8.05 Million after 4 weeks.

The Santa Clause

Disney release another of their catalogue movies which makes its way into the top 5, at 5, as the Tim Allen Christmas movie takes $461,000 over the weekend, the movie has taken $145.29 Million since its release in 1995.