Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd January 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 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.

• Mercy
• Saipan
• No Other Choice
• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed The Arena in 2001.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in The Five Year Engagement (2012).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saipan

• The movie is directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn also directed Cherrybomb in 2010 which grossed £16.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
• The film also stars Eanna Hardwicke who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Three ... Extremes in 2004.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Memories of the Sword (2015).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Silent Hill in 2006 which grossed £3.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in Benediction (2021).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Swallows and Amazons in 2016 which grossed £3.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in The Lady In the Van (2015).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (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 6 new movies released

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Primate - Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - Friday, 30th January

Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 34 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.

• Flight Risk
• The Brutalist
• Paddington In Peru
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown
• Presence
• Wolf Man
• Better Man
• Den of Thieves 2
• Flow

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart in 1995 which grossed $213.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Sense of An Ending (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / France / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The VIllage (2004).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Hungary / Ireland / New Zealand / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairy Tale (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Finland / Hungary / Indonesia / Netherlands / Portugal / Taiwan

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Sweden

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed The Wolverine in 2013 which grossed $417 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Don't Look Up (2021).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Taiwan / Ukraine

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Full Frontal in 2002 which grossed $3.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Tinker Bell (2008).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Philippines / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in Not Fade Away (2012).
• The film also stars Leigh Whannell who's last movie was Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Leigh Whannell directed Leigh Whannell in and Insidious Chapter 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Estonia / Mexico / Romania / Taiwan / Turkey

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / France / Norway / Poland

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in The Cherry Orchard (1999).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Finland / Norway

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Poland / Turkey

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• Companion - From Thursday, 30th January
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 30th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 30th January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 30th January
• September 5 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 30th January
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 31st January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Wednesday, 29th January
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 31st January
• Flow - From Thursday, 30th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 30th January
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 31st January
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Tuesday, 28th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 31st January
• The Quiet Son - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Operation Hadal - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 30th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 30th January
• Game of Power - From Sunday, 2nd February
• Sing Sing - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 30th January
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 31st January
• White Bird - From Friday, 31st January
• Presence - From Thursday, 30th January
• Boonie Bears: Future Reborn - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The End - From Friday, 31st January
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 31st January
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Damned - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 31st January
• Inheritance - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Return - From Thursday, 30th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 31st January
• Operation Leviathan - From Wednesday, 29th January

Everyones favourite diary writer Bridget Jones returns in her third big screen outing Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex references.

Like the previous movies Bridget Jones is played by Renee Zellweger who has previously starred in Shark Tale and Here and Now, the movie also features whos previous credit includes Cherry.

The movie is directed this time by Michael Morris who previously directed To Leslie.

Movie Synopsis

Widowed Bridget Jones juggles work, life and love in her ususal ironic style. The fourth film in the series adapted from Helen Fielding's novels.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex references
• Release date: 13th February 2025
• Runtime: 125 minutes (2 hours 5 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Michael Morris
• Starring:
  • Renee Zellweger
  • Leo Woodall,
  • Hugh Grant

BBFC movie page

With Five Nights At Freddy's 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.

• The Marvels
• Villains Incorporated
• Journey to Bethlehem
• Manodrome
• It's a Wonderful Knife
• Tiger 3
• The Killer
• The Holdovers

The Marvels

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $61.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Brie Larson who also starred in Treatment (2011).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who was last seen in They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Teyonah Parris in Candyman
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Villains Incorporated

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Warner, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeremy Warner also directed Go West in 2023.
• It stars Mallory Everton who also starred in Go West (2023).
• The film also stars Colin Mochrie who was last seen in Astronaut (2019).
• Jeremy Warner directed Mallory Everton in Go West
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Journey to Bethlehem

• The movie is from director Adam Anders.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002).
• The film also stars Milo Manheim who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Manodrome

• The movie is directed by John Trengove, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Trengove also directed Hopeville in 2010.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Rio (2011).
• The film also stars Adrien Brody who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The VIllage in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

It's a Wonderful Knife

• The movie is directed by Tyler MacIntyre, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tyler MacIntyre also directed Tragedy Girls in 2017.
• It stars Jane Widdop who also starred in It's a Wonderful Knife (2023).
• The film also stars Jess McLeod who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tiger 3

• The movie is directed by Maneesh Sharma, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Maneesh Sharma also directed Shuddh Desi Romance in 2013.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004).
• The film also stars Katrina Kaif who was last seen in Merry Christmas (2023).
• Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Partner in 2007, Bharat in 2019, Zero in 2018, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya in 2005, Welcome to New York in 2018, Hello in 2008, Yuvvraaj in 2008, Bodyguard in 2011, Ek Tha Tiger in 2012, Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017 and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani in 2009.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Killer

• The movie is directed by David Fincher, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Fincher also directed Gone Girl in 2014 which grossed $167.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $368.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Steve Jobs (2015).
• The film also stars Tilda Swinton who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• David Fincher directed Tilda Swinton in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Holdovers

• The movie is directed by Alexander Payne, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alexander Payne also directed The Passion of Martin in 1991.
• It stars Paul Giamatti who also starred in The Last Station (2010).
• The film also stars Dominic Sessa who is making a feature film debut.
• Alexander Payne directed Paul Giamatti in Sideways
• 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 12 new movies released

• American Cherry - Monday, 13th November
• Loose Cannon - Tuesday, 14th November
• The Prince of Egypt: The Musical - Wednesday, 15th November - streaming
• Best. Christmas. Ever! - Thursday, 16th November - streaming
• Saltburn - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Next Goal Wins - Friday, 17th November
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Friday, 17th November
• Thanksgiving - Friday, 17th November
• May December - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Rustin - Friday, 3rd November - streaming
• Trolls Band Together - Friday, 17th November
• Do Not Disturb - Friday, 17th November

Last weekend Scream VI was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Shazam! Fury of the Gods
• Full River Red
• American Cherry
• Wildflower
• A Snowy Day In Oakland
• Inside

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 5th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed Annabelle Creation in 2017 which grossed $102.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $306.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in When the Whales Came (1989).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in The Mauritanian (2021).
• David F. Sandberg directed Zachary Levi in Shazam!
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Full River Red

• The movie is directed by Yimou Zhang, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Yimou Zhang also directed Huo Zhe in 1994.
• It stars Teng Shen who also starred in Heart For Heaven (2015).
• The film also stars Jackson Yee who was last seen in The Battle At Lake Changjin II (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

American Cherry

• The movie is directed by Marcella Cytrynowicz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Marcella Cytrynowicz also directed We in 2017.
• It stars Leonor Varela who also starred in Jeremiah (1998).
• The film also stars Matty Cardarople who was last seen in Free Guy (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wildflower

• The movie is from director Matt Smukler.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexandra Daddario who also starred in The House (2017).
• The film also stars Kiernan Shipka who was last seen in Let It Snow (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Snowy Day In Oakland

• The movie is from director Kim Bass.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nicole Ari Parker who also starred in The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls In Love (1995).
• The film also stars Evan Ross who was last seen in The Loneliest Boy In the World (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inside

• The movie is directed by Vasilis Katsoupis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Vasilis Katsoupis also directed My Friend Larry Gus in 2016.
• It stars Willem Dafoe who also starred in My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010).
• The film also stars Gene Bervoets who was last seen in The Last Diamond (2016).
• 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

• All of Those Voices - Wednesday, 22nd March
• Soft - Friday, 24th March
• Wildfire - Friday, 24th March
• John Wick Chapter 4 - Friday, 24th March
• A Good Person - Friday, 24th March
• The Bogman - Saturday, 25th March