With Verity 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.

• The Social Reckoning
• A Prayer For the Dying
• Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
• The Beast
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East
• Other Mommy
• Angel and the Badman
• Fjord
• Vampire Carnival
• California Schemin'

The Social Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Aaron Sorkin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Aaron Sorkin also directed The Trial of the Chicago 7 in 2020.
• It stars Jeremy Strong who also starred in Mollys Game (2018).
• The film also stars Mikey Madison who's last movie was Anora (2024).
• Aaron Sorkin directed Jeremy Strong in Mollys Game, and The Trial of the Chicago 7
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Prayer For the Dying

• The movie is from director Dara Van Dusen.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Johnny Flynn who also starred in The Outfit (2022).
• The film also stars John C. Reilly who's last movie was Licorice Pizza (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

• The movie is directed by Bassam Tariq, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bassam Tariq also directed Mogul Mowgli in 2020 which grossed $52.1 K in the US.
• It stars Mahershala Ali who also starred in Crossing Over (2009).
• The film also stars John Cho who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 29th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Legend of the Ancient Sword in 2018.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in Robocop (2014).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who's last movie was Silent Night (2023).
• They also appeared together in Robocop in 2014.
• Renny Harlin directed Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Once Upon a Time In the Middle East

• The movie is from director Wen Muye.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shen Teng who also starred in Once Upon a Time In the Middle East (2026).
• The film also stars Jiang Qiming who's last movie was It's My Time (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Other Mommy

• The movie is directed by Rob Savage, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rob Savage also directed Strings in 2012.
• It stars Alejandro Nieves who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Jessica Chastain who's last movie was Dreams (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Angel and the Badman

• The movie is directed by Julio Quintana, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julio Quintana also directed The Long Game in 2023 which grossed $3.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in Stuntmen (2009).
• The film also stars Neal McDonough who's last movie was The Shift (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fjord

• The movie is directed by Cristian Mungiu, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Cristian Mungiu also directed Graduation in 2017.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).
• The film also stars Renate Reinsve who's last movie was Backrooms (2026).
• They also appeared together in A Different Man in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Vampire Carnival

• The movie is directed by Justin Powell and David Charbonier, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Powell and David Charbonier also directed The Djinn in 2021 which grossed $124.6 K in the US and grossed $50.3 K globally.
• It stars Nell Verlaque who also starred in Vampire Carnival (2026).
• The film also stars Jason Isaacs who's last movie was Heavyweight (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

California Schemin'

• The movie is from director James McAvoy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lucy Halliday who also starred in Blue Jean (2023).
• The film also stars James McAvoy who's last movie was Speak No Evil (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Jailer 2 - Thursday, 15th October
• Whalefall - Friday, 16th October - limited release
• Street Fighter - Friday, 16th October
• Sense and Sensibility - Friday, 16th October
• Poetic License - Friday, 16th October

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Werwulf which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) and Willem Dafoe (Finally Dawn)
• It is directed by Robert Eggers (The Witch)
• The movie also stars Lily-Rose Depp, and
• The UK release date is 1st January 2027
• And the release date in North America is 25th December 2026
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Willem Dafoe appeared together in Nosferatu
• Robert Eggers directed Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse

Synopsis for Werwulf

A 13th-century English farmer is cursed with lycanthropy and desperately tries to find salvation through love while navigating a brutal, unforgiving world.

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

No surprises this weekend as Thunderbolts spends a second weekend at the top of the UK box office with a weekend gross of over £2 Million.

The movie has now taken a respectable £11.6 Million at the UK box office which means its now taken more than Captain America: The First Avenger from 2011.

In a quiet weekend for new movies the top new 'movie' this weekend is Ocean With David Attenborough which lands on the UK box office at number 4 with £574,551.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,101,655 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,062,722 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £621,814 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £54,905,385 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £227,269 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took £4,659,706 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

The new movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts*, tops the UK box office on its debut weekend with a debut gross just shy of £6 Million.

This debut gross is not a bad opening for an MCU movie in the UK and it beats Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and gets close to Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

LAst weeks top movie A Minecraft Movie falls to number 3 this weekend after a solid 4 weeks at the top having taken over £53 Million at the UK box office.

Sinners spends a third weekend at number 3 this weekend and has taken over £10 Million so far on its UK box office run.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,870,959 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,618,274 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,267,360 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £53,303,536 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £331,788 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 2 weeks of release

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $76,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $33,000,000 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $179,728,722 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,700,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $398,209,479 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,468,181 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $41,151,103 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took $47,538,513 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,800,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $14,358,890 after 2 weekends of release