Released globaly this week there are 33 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.

• Send Help
• Shelter
• Greenland 2: Migration
• The Wrecking Crew
• Primate
• Marty Supreme
• Nuremberg
• Mercy
• Return to Silent Hill
• The Voice of Hind Rajab

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed Crimewave in 1985.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Disobedience (2018).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Italy / Latvia / Lebanon / Malaysia / Mongolia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Angel Has Fallen in 2019 which grossed $128.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Wild Card (2015).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / China / Croatia / Estonia / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / India / Ireland / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Malta / Netherlands / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

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 Plane (2023).
• 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:
  Azerbaijan / Bolivia / China / Denmark / Hong Kong / Italy / Kazakhstan / Norway / Russia / Sweden

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
• The film also stars Jason Momoa who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed Forest of the Damned in 2005.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Wind Walkers (2015).
• 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:
  Austria / Germany / Ghana / Ireland / Italy / Poland / South Africa / South Korea / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed The Pleasure of Being Robbed in 2008.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Men, Women & Children (2014).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / Guatemala / Kazakhstan / Norway / Panama / Poland / Spain

Nuremberg

• The movie is directed by James Vanderbilt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• James Vanderbilt also directed Truth in 2016 which grossed $5.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in A New York Winter's Tale (2014).
• The film also stars Michael Shannon who's last movie was The End (2024).
• They also appeared together in Man of Steel in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Luxembourg / Switzerland / Tunisia / Turkey

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Peshavarskiy Vals in 1994.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Delivery Man (2014).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / France / Guadeloupe / Malaysia / Singapore / South Africa

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2001.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in War Horse (2012).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Lithuania / Oman / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia

The Voice of Hind Rajab

• The movie is directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kaouther Ben Hania also directed Four Daughters in 2023.
• It stars Saja Kilani who also starred in The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025).
• The film also stars Motaz Malhees who's last movie was Speak No Evil (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Norway / Poland / Sweden

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

Next week there are 40 new movies released gloabally

• Return to Silent Hill - From Wednesday, 4th February
• Is This Thing On - From Thursday, 5th February
• Shelter - From Thursday, 5th February
• Whistle - From Thursday, 5th February
• Ella McCay - From Wednesday, 4th February
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Thursday, 5th February
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 5th February
• Rental Family - From Wednesday, 4th February
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 5th February
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 5th February
• Primate - From Thursday, 5th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - From Friday, 6th February
• Kontinental 25 - From Friday, 6th February
• Mercy - From Wednesday, 4th February
• 100 Nights of Hero - From Friday, 6th February
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Friday, 6th February
• Send Help - From Friday, 6th February
• Beast of War - From Thursday, 5th February
• Pillion - From Friday, 6th February
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 5th February
• Scarlet - From Thursday, 5th February
• The Voice of Hind Rajab - From Friday, 6th February
• Arco - From Thursday, 5th February
• La Grazia - From Friday, 6th February
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 5th February
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 5th February
• Stitch Head - From Friday, 6th February
• The Chronology of Water - From Friday, 6th February
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 5th February
• Christy - From Friday, 6th February
• Buratino - From Friday, 6th February
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Friday, 6th February
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 4th February
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 5th February
• Sukkwan Island - From Wednesday, 4th February
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Friday, 6th February
• The Choral - From Monday, 2nd February
• Mag Mag - From Friday, 6th February
• We Bury the Dead - From Thursday, 5th February
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 5th February

This weekend, Friday 30th January 2026, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mercy, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Send Help
• Busted Water Pipes
• Back to the Past
• Shelter
• The Wrecking Crew

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed Army of Darkness in 1993.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in To the Wonder (2013).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Busted Water Pipes

• The movie is from director Difei Zhou.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eddie Peng who also starred in The Last Women Standing (2015).
• The film also stars Lun Ai who's last movie was Advancing of ZQ (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Back to the Past

• The movie is from director Jack Lai and Ng Yuen-Fai.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Louis Koo who also starred in Once Upon a Time In Hong Kong (2021).
• The film also stars Raymond Lam who's last movie was Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024).
• Louis Koo and Raymond Lam have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In in 2024 and P Storm in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shelter

• 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 Jason Statham who also starred in Fast X Part 2 (2026).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Trap House (2025).
• The film also stars Jason Momoa who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• Ella McCay - Friday, 12th December - streaming
• Whistle - Friday, 6th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - Friday, 6th February
• Dracula: A Love Tale - Friday, 6th February
• Scarlet - Friday, 6th February
• Pillion - Friday, 6th February

With Barbie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• The Queen Mary
• Back On the Strip
• The Moon
• Strays

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Maridueña who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Queen Mary

• The movie is directed by Gary Shore, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gary Shore also directed Holidays in 2016.
• It stars Alice Eve who also starred in Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013).
• The film also stars Nell Hudson who was last seen in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back On the Strip

• The movie is from director Chris Spencer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kevin Hart who also starred in Grudge Match (2014).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Landscape With Invisible Hand (2023).
• Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History in 2019, The Secret Life of Pets 2 in 2019, School Dance in 2014 and Night School in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Moon

• The movie is directed by Yong-hwa Kim, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Yong-hwa Kim also directed Oh Brother's in 2003.
• It stars Sol Kyung-gu who also starred in The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013).
• The film also stars Kyung-soo Do who was last seen in Along With the Gods the Last 49 Days (2018).
• Yong-hwa Kim directed Kyung-soo Do in Along With the Gods the Last 49 Days
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show in 2017.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Bad Things - Friday, 25th August - streaming
• The Inventor - Friday, 25th August
• Golda - Friday, 25th August
• Retribution - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August - limited release
• Gran Turismo - Friday, 25th August

Last weekend Barbie was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• Strays
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Mariduena who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed The Short Game in 2013.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by Andre Ovredal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andre Ovredal also directed Troll Hunter in 2010 which grossed £200.6K in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Kong: Skull Island (2017).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Blackening - Friday, 25th August
• Theater Camp - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August

The next in the DC Universe line of movies, Blue Beetle, has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, bloody images, infrequent strong language.

The movie stars popstar Becky G who has previously appeared in Good Mourning and the 2017 movie Power Rangers, it also stars Bruna Marquezine who has starred in Ophelia's Death and Breaking Through.

In the directors chair is Angel Manuel Soto who has previously directed Charm City Kings and The Farm.

Movie Synopsis

Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Blue Beetle
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, bloody images, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 18th August 2023
• Runtime: 127 minutes (2 hours 7 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Angel Manuel Soto
• Starring:
  • Becky G
  • Bruna Marquezine
  • Xolo Mariduena

BBFC movie page