This weekend, Friday 30th January 2026, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Housemaid, 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.

• Primate
• Rabbit Trap
• Nouvelle Vague
• Shelter
• Is This Thing On
• The Wrecking Crew

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed Darkhunters in 2004.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in I Believe In Unicorns (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rabbit Trap

• The movie is from director Bryn Chainey.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Monkey Man (2024).
• The film also stars Rosy McEwen who's last movie was Harvest (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Nouvelle Vague

• The movie is directed by Jean-Luc Godard, it is the directors 69th movie.
• Jean-Luc Godard also directed Ten Minutes Older: The Cello in 2002 and grossed $14.4 K globally.
• It stars Alain Delon who also starred in Asterix At the Olympic Games (2008).
• The film also stars Domiziana Giordano who's last movie was Canone Inverso - Making Love (2000).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Collateral (2004).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (2022).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Blue Beetle in 2023 which grossed £4.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Parachute (2023).
• 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 5 new movies released

• 100 Nights of Hero - Friday, 6th February
• The Chronology of Water - Friday, 6th February
• Send Help - Friday, 6th February
• Stitch Head - Friday, 6th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - Friday, 6th February

With Dead to Rights currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Freakier Friday
• Weapons
• The Pickup
• Vicious
• Materialists
• The Naked Gun
• Guns Up
• Together
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

Freakier Friday

• The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nisha Ganatra also directed The High Note in 2020 which grossed $2.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Daddy and Them (2001).
• The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Weapons

• The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Cregger also directed Barbarian in 2022 which grossed $40.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2011).
• The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
• They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Pickup

• The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Tim Story also directed Think Like a Man Too in 2014.
• It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Showtime (2002).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Vicious

• The movie is directed by Bryan Bertino, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Bryan Bertino also directed The Monster in 2016.
• It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Vicious (2025).
• The film also stars Mary McCormack who's last movie was Alien: Code (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Spain

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in A Bigger Splash (2016).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Philippines

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 which grossed $623.2 K globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Lamb (1986).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Singapore

Guns Up

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed Detective Knight: Redemption in 2022.
• It stars Kevin James who also starred in The Zookeeper (2011).
• The film also stars Christina Ricci who's last movie was The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Portugal / Spain

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in After Sex (2007).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Little Hours in 2017, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Lego Movie in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Hong Kong

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed The Terror Live in 2013.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Philippines

Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

• The movie is from director Daniel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mona Marshall who also starred in The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004).
• The film also stars April Stewart who's last movie was Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020).
• Mona Marshall and April Stewart have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in South Park: Imaginationland in 2008 and Wreck-It Ralph in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• Nobody 2 - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Materialists - From Thursday, 14th August
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Tuesday, 12th August
• The Shadows Edge - From Saturday, 16th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 14th August
• Americana - From Friday, 15th August
• The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Together - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Bring Her Back - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Saturday, 16th August
• Pavements - From Friday, 15th August
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 15th August
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Thursday, 14th August
• Weapons - From Thursday, 14th August
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 14th August
• 40 Acres - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Long Walk - From Monday, 11th August
• Eddington - From Thursday, 14th August
• Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 14th August
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 14th August
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 14th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Brief History of a Family - From Wednesday, 13th August
• The Last Stop In Yuma County - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Noise - From Monday, 11th August

This weekend, Friday 1st August 2025, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.

• The Bad Guys 2
• The Naked Gun~2025
• She Rides Shotgun
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• My Oxford Year
• Together

The Bad Guys 2

• The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $97.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in The Bad Guys (2022).
• The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
• Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
• Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 and grossed $623.2 K globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Nell (1995).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

She Rides Shotgun

• The movie is directed by Nick Rowland, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nick Rowland also directed Calm With Horses in 2020.
• It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Sing (2016).
• The film also stars Ana Sophia Heger who's last movie was Things Heard and Seen (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed Take Point in 2018.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Festival in 2018.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in Songbird (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Little Hours in 2017.
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Pickup - Wednesday, 6th August - streaming
• North Star - Friday, 8th August
• Freakier Friday - Friday, 8th August
• Weapons - Friday, 8th August

Last weekend Superman was at the top of the global box office, there are 10 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.

• Smurfs
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Saiyaara
• Four Letters of Love
• Friendship
• Bride Hard
• Noise
• Cloud
• Eddington
• Bring Her Back

Smurfs

• The movie is directed by Chris Miller, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris Miller also directed Puss In Boots in 2011 which grossed $532.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rihanna who also starred in Guava Island (2019).
• The film also stars James Corden who's last movie was Hilda and the Mountain King (2021).
• They also appeared together in Ocean's 8 in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / China / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Japan / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Montenegro / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovenia / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

I Know What You Did Last Summer

• The movie is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jennifer Kaytin Robinson also directed Do Revenge in 2022.
• It stars Madelyn Cline who also starred in The Map That Leads to You (2025).
• The film also stars Chase Sui Wonders who's last movie was Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Saiyaara

• The movie is directed by Mohit Suri, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mohit Suri also directed Ek Villain Returns in 2022.
• It stars Aneet Padda who also starred in Salaam Venky (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / India / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Four Letters of Love

• The movie is directed by Polly Steele, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Polly Steele also directed Rich, Russian and Living In London in 2015.
• It stars Helena Bonham Carter who also starred in Lady Jane (1986).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was The King of Kings (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom

Friendship

• The movie is from director Andrew DeYoung.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Robinson who also starred in Lovelorn (2010).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• They also appeared together in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / United Kingdom

Bride Hard

• The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Simon West also directed Purple Mountain in 2008.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in Pain and Gain (2013).
• The film also stars Anna Camp who's last movie was Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
• Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017, Pitch Perfect in 2012 and Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Hungary

Noise

• The movie is from director Kim Soo-jin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Sun-bin who also starred in Noise (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Thailand / Vietnam

Cloud

• The movie is directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kiyoshi Kurosawa also directed Creepy in 2016.
• It stars Masaki Suda who also starred in The Great War of Archimedes (2019).
• The film also stars Kotone Furukawa who's last movie was Gekijo Ban: Acma:Game - Saigo no Kagi (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / United States

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Hereditary in 2018.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Village (2004).
• The film also stars Deirdre O'Connell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / United States

Bring Her Back

• The movie is directed by Danny Philippou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Danny Philippou also directed Talk to Me in 2023 which grossed $88.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Billy Barratt who also starred in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Kensuke's Kingdom (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Philippines / Singapore

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

Next week there are 18 new movies released gloabally

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps - From Wednesday, 23rd July
• Happy Gilmore 2 - From Friday, 25th July
• The Home - From Thursday, 24th July
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Thursday, 24th July
• Dangerous Animals - From Wednesday, 23rd July
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Tuesday, 22nd July
• Sorry, Baby - From Wednesday, 23rd July
• Eddington - From Thursday, 24th July
• I Know What You Did Last Summer - From Wednesday, 23rd July
• Babanbabanban Vampire - From Thursday, 24th July
• Bring Her Back - From Saturday, 26th July
• Memoir of a Snail - From Thursday, 24th July
• On Swift Horses - From Friday, 25th July
• Hot Milk - From Friday, 25th July
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 24th July
• Vermiglio - From Thursday, 24th July
• Smurfs - From Wednesday, 23rd July
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 24th July

Last weekend Superman was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Smurfs
• Friendship
• Four Letters of Love
• Saiyaara

I Know What You Did Last Summer

• The movie is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jennifer Kaytin Robinson also directed Do Revenge in 2022.
• It stars Madelyn Cline who also starred in What Breaks the Ice (2020).
• The film also stars Chase Sui Wonders who's last movie was Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Smurfs

• The movie is directed by Chris Miller, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris Miller also directed Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs in 2009 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $243 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rihanna who also starred in Bring It On: All Or Nothing (2006).
• The film also stars James Corden who's last movie was Hilda and the Mountain King (2021).
• They also appeared together in Ocean's 8 in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Friendship

• The movie is from director Andrew DeYoung.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Robinson who also starred in Lovelorn (2010).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• They also appeared together in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Four Letters of Love

• The movie is directed by Polly Steele, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Polly Steele also directed Lena: The Bride of Ice in 2008.
• It stars Helena Bonham Carter who also starred in Corpse Bride (2005).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was The King of Kings (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saiyaara

• The movie is directed by Mohit Suri, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mohit Suri also directed Raaz: The Mystery Continues in 2009.
• It stars Aneet Padda who also starred in Salaam Venky (2022).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Happy Gilmore 2 - Friday, 25th July - streaming
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Friday, 25th July
• The Home - Friday, 25th July
• Bring Her Back - Saturday, 26th July