Last weekend Snow White was at the top of the global box office, there are 36 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.

• A Minecraft Movie
• Screamboat
• Locked
• The Rule of Jenny Pen
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
• Death of a Unicorn
• The Last Showgirl
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Feng Shen 2
• Holy Cow

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Slumberland (2022).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Men of Honor (2001).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom / United States

Locked

• The movie is directed by David Yarovesky, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Yarovesky also directed The Hive in 2014.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in IT (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who's last movie was Freud's Last Session (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Kuwait / Philippines / Thailand

The Rule of Jenny Pen

• The movie is from director James Ashcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Lithgow who also starred in The Pelican Brief (1994).
• The film also stars Geoffrey Rush who's last movie was Final Portrait (2017).
• They also appeared together in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Portugal / Russia

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

• The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime in 2005.
• It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Liz and the Blue Bird (2018).
• The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / South Korea

Death of a Unicorn

• The movie is from director Alex Scharfman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Ortega who also starred in The Fallout (2021).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United Kingdom

The Last Showgirl

• The movie is directed by Gia Coppola, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gia Coppola also directed Mainstream in 2020 which grossed $49.5K globally.
• It stars Pamela Anderson who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• The film also stars Brenda Song who's last movie was Love Accidentally (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Jordan / Saudi Arabia

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed Soap Opera in 2004.
• It stars Huang Bo who also starred in Feng Shen 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Yosh Yu who's last movie was Operation Leviathan (2025).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Thailand

Holy Cow

• The movie is from director Louise Courvoisier.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clement Faveau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Netherlands

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• The Amateur - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Dog Man - From Wednesday, 9th April
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 10th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 10th April
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 10th April
• Holy Cow - From Friday, 11th April
• Locked - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bu Shuo Hua De Ai - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Return - From Friday, 11th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Surfer - From Friday, 11th April
• One of Them Days - From Monday, 7th April
• Heaven and Hell - From Saturday, 12th April
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 10th April
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sacramento - From Friday, 11th April
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 11th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sing Sing - From Friday, 11th April
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 10th April
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Friday, 11th April
• Here - From Friday, 11th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 10th April
• André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues - From Friday, 11th April
• Her Story - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Small Things Like These - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 11th April
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 11th April
• A Working Man - From Tuesday, 8th April

With Mufasa: The Lion King 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.

• Companion
• Dog Man
• Feng Shen 2
• Into the Deep
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Detective Chinatown 1900
• The Brutalist
• Babygirl
• Maria
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in The Boogeyman (2023).
• The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in The Jesus Rolls (2020).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Azerbaijan / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Peru / Romania / Turkey / Ukraine / United States

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed The Butcher the Chef and the Swordsman in 2010.
• It stars Yosh Yu who also starred in Born to Fly (2023).
• The film also stars Huang Bo who's last movie was Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Macau / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Singapore / United States

Into the Deep

• The movie is directed by Christian Sesma, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Christian Sesma also directed Section Eight in 2022.
• It stars Callum McGowan who also starred in The Gallery (2022).
• The film also stars Scout Taylor-Compton who's last movie was They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Chile / Colombia / Norway / Spain / Thailand

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

• The movie is directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Mohammad Rasoulof also directed Goodbye in 2011.
• It stars Soheila Golestani who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Missagh Zareh who's last movie was A Man of Integrity (2017).
• Mohammad Rasoulof directed Missagh Zareh in and A Man of Integrity
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Mexico / Portugal / Romania / Singapore

Detective Chinatown 1900

• The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai also directed Decoded in 2024 which grossed $23.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).
• The film also stars Haoran Liu who's last movie was Decoded (2024).
• Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021, Rising Shaolin: The Protector in 2021, Detective Chinatown in 2015, My People, My Homeland in 2020, Decoded in 2024, Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018 and Buddies In India in 2017.
• Sicheng Chen directed Baoqiang Wang in Detective Chinatown 3, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Detective Chinatown, and Decoded
• Sicheng Chen directed Haoran Liu in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, Beijing Love Story, and Detective Chinatown 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Ireland / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The Thin Red Line (1999).
• 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:
  Austria / Bulgaria / Germany / Poland / Turkey

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Lagerfeld Confidential (2007).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Germany / Hungary / Italy / New Zealand

Maria

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Pablo Larraín also directed Spencer in 2021.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Pushing Tin (1999).
• The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Denmark / Norway / Sweden

The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

• The movie is from director Tsui Hark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Zhan Xiao who also starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero (2025).
• The film also stars Dafei Zhuang who's last movie was Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  China / Germany / Hong Kong / Macau

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

Next week there are 44 new movies released gloabally

• Love Hurts - From Friday, 7th February
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 6th February
• A Complete Unknown - From Friday, 7th February
• Presence - From Thursday, 6th February
• Into the Deep - From Tuesday, 4th February
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 6th February
• Bring Them Down - From Friday, 7th February
• Maria - From Wednesday, 5th February
• September 5 - From Thursday, 6th February
• Better Man - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 6th February
• Queer - From Thursday, 6th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 6th February
• Armor - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Fire Inside - From Friday, 7th February
• Dog Man - From Friday, 7th February
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Monday, 3rd February
• Paddington In Peru - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Companion - From Thursday, 6th February
• My Favourite Cake - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Ruzgara Birak - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 6th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 6th February
• 1st Kiss - From Friday, 7th February
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 6th February
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Hyperboreans - From Saturday, 8th February
• Emmanuelle - From Thursday, 6th February
• Kneecap - From Friday, 7th February
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 6th February
• Kinda Pregnant - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Thursday, 6th February
• All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 6th February
• Parthenope - From Friday, 7th February
• Absolution - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Bagman - From Friday, 7th February
• Wicked - From Friday, 22nd November
• I'm Still Here - From Friday, 7th February
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 6th February
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 6th February
• Conclave - From Friday, 7th February
• The Wild Robot - From Friday, 7th February
• Hitpig - From Sunday, 9th February
• Flow - From Thursday, 6th February

This weekend, Friday 31st January 2025, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Flight Risk, 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.

• Dog Man
• Game of Power
• Love Me
• Detective Chinatown 1900
• Companion
• Feng Shen 2
• Panda Bear In Africa
• Valiant One

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Dumb Money (2023).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Game of Power

• The movie is from director Tony Mars.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Manhattan (1979).
• The film also stars Bruce Davison who's last movie was Suitable Flesh (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Me

• The movie is from director Andrew Zuchero and Sam Zuchero.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012).
• The film also stars Steven Yeun who's last movie was Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Detective Chinatown 1900

• The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai also directed Detective Chinatown in 2015.
• It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Rising Shaolin: The Protector (2021).
• The film also stars Haoran Liu who's last movie was Decoded (2024).
• Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My People, My Homeland in 2020, Detective Chinatown in 2015, Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018, Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021, Decoded in 2024, Rising Shaolin: The Protector in 2021 and Buddies In India in 2017.
• Sicheng Chen directed Baoqiang Wang in My People, My Homeland, Detective Chinatown 2, Decoded, Detective Chinatown, and Detective Chinatown 3
• Sicheng Chen directed Haoran Liu in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, Beijing Love Story, and Detective Chinatown 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in The Tomorrow Man (2019).
• The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed Soap Opera in 2004.
• It stars Yosh Yu who also starred in Welcome to My Side (2024).
• The film also stars Huang Bo who's last movie was Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Panda Bear In Africa

• The movie is directed by Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich also directed The Thief Lord in 2006 and grossed $5.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mick Aerts who also starred in Panda Bear In Africa (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Valiant One

• The movie is from director Steve Barnett.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chase Stokes who also starred in The Beach House (2018).
• The film also stars Lana Condor who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Wicked - Friday, 22nd November
• Kinda Pregnant - Wednesday, 5th February
• Bring Them Down - Friday, 7th February
• Parthenope - Friday, 7th February
• Love Hurts - Friday, 7th February
• I'm Still Here - Friday, 7th February
• Dark Nuns - Friday, 7th February - limited release

The Nun II has another tight race this week for the top spot at the US box office this time with new movie Expend4bles, but the sequel movie from The Conjuring universe spends a third weekend at number 1.

Expend4bles is the top new movie of the weekend but is the weakest debut of The Expendables series of movie with just $8 Million.

Barbie this weekend expanded into IMAX theatres up and down the country and so remains in the top 5 for a 10th weekend, the movie has taken an incredible $630 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th September 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $8,550,110 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $69,372,130 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Nun which took $100,610,942 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $8,039,021 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $8,039,021 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Expendables 3 which took $15,879,645 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,302,782 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,355,511 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Death On the Nile~2020 which took $25,290,673 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,752,441 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $81,288,684 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took $89,554,165 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,201,442 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $630,451,529 after 10 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 12th top grossing movie of all time in the US.