Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 7th March 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Captain America: Brave New World from the top of the North American 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.

• Mickey 17
• Seven Veils
• Night of the Zoopocalypse
• F*** Marry Kill
• There's Still Tomorrow
• In the Lost Lands

Mickey 17

• The movie is directed by Bong Joon Ho, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Bong Joon Ho also directed Barking Dogs Never Bite in 2000.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
• The film also stars Steven Yeun who's last movie was Love Me (2024).
• Bong Joon Ho directed Steven Yeun in and Okja
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Seven Veils

• The movie is directed by Atom Egoyan, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Atom Egoyan also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Amanda Seyfried who also starred in Letters to Juliet (2010).
• Atom Egoyan directed Amanda Seyfried in and Chloe
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Night of the Zoopocalypse

• The movie is from director Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Hellboy (2019).
• The film also stars Bryn McAuley who's last movie was Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

F*** Marry Kill

• The movie is directed by Laura Murphy, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Laura Murphy also directed Cursed Friends in 2022.
• It stars Lucy Hale who also starred in F*** Marry Kill (2024).
• The film also stars Virginia Gardner who's last movie was Beautiful Wedding (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

There's Still Tomorrow

• The movie is from director Paola Cortellesi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paola Cortellesi who also starred in The Last Will Be the Last (2015).
• The film also stars Valerio Mastandrea who's last movie was Diabolik: Who Are You? (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

In the Lost Lands

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed Event Horizon in 1997.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in The Rookies (2019).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• Paul W.S. Anderson directed Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Monster Hunter, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil, and Resident Evil: Afterlife
• 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 5 new movies released

• Control Freak - Thursday, 13th March - streaming
• Opus - Friday, 14th March
• Black Bag - Friday, 14th March
• Novocaine - Friday, 14th March
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 14th March

A new animated version of the beloved comic strip Garfield, The Garfield Movie, has been given a U age rating in the UK for very mild threat, violence, language, rude humour.

The movie features the voice of Chris Pratt who has previously been seen in Cursed Part 3 and Guardians of the Galaxy, it also features Samuel L. Jackson who has starred in Kiss of Death and The Hateful Eight among many other movies.

The movie is directed by Mark Dindal who has previously directed Chicken Little and The Emperors New Groove.

Movie Synopsis

A self-indulgent cat is drawn into a dairy heist to help his long-lost father.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Garfield Movie
• BBFC age rating: U Certificate
• Reason: very mild threat, violence, language, rude humour
• Release date: 24th May 2024
• Runtime: 101 minutes (1 hours 41 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Mark Dindal
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Hannah Waddingham

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Dune: Part Two was at the top of the UK box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
• The Persian Version
• Road House
• Immaculate
• Late Night With the Devil

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

• The movie is directed by Gil Kenan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gil Kenan also directed Monster House in 2006 which grossed £6.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $141.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mckenna Grace who also starred in Malignant (2021).
• The film also stars Carrie Coon who's last movie was Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).
• They also appeared together in Ghostbusters: Afterlife in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

• The movie is from director Zoe Ford and Sam Mendes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Johnny Flynn who also starred in The Score (2022).
• The film also stars Tuppence Middleton who's last movie was Lord of Misrule (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Persian Version

• The movie is directed by Maryam Keshavarz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maryam Keshavarz also directed Circumstance in 2012 which grossed £1.9K in the UK.
• It stars Layla Mohammadi who also starred in Cursed Friends (2022).
• The film also stars Niousha Noor who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Road House

• The movie is directed by Doug Liman, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Doug Liman also directed Swingers in 1997 which grossed £176.8K in the UK.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in The Good Girl (2003).
• The film also stars Conor McGregor who's last movie was Conor Mcgregor: Notorious (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Immaculate

• The movie is directed by Michael Mohan, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Mohan also directed Save the Date in 2012.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Under the Silver Lake (2019).
• The film also stars Simona Tabasco who's last movie was The Ties (2020).
• Michael Mohan directed Sydney Sweeney in The Voyeurs
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Late Night With the Devil

• The movie is directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes also directed Scare Campaign in 2016.
• It stars David Dastmalchian who also starred in All Creatures Here Below (2018).
• The film also stars Laura Gordon who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - Tuesday, 26th March
• Mother's Instinct - Wednesday, 27th March
• Kung-Fu Panda 4 - Thursday, 28th March
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Friday, 29th March
• Bleeding Love - Friday, 29th March
• The Beautiful Game - Friday, 29th March - streaming
• Disco Boy - Friday, 29th March

This weekend, Friday 5th May 2023, 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 Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Zombie Traveler
• What's Love Got to Do With It?
• This Is Us
• 1976
• Love Again

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

• The movie is directed by James Gunn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gunn also directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017 which grossed $389.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $863.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Cursed Part 3 (2000).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• James Gunn directed Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy
• James Gunn directed Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Zombie Traveler

• The movie is directed by Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks also directed A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• It stars Lacey Franks who also starred in Zombie Traveler (2023).
• The film also stars Addison Dawn Perry-Franks who was last seen in Equally Friends (2022).
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alita: Battle Angel in 2019, Equally Friends in 2022 and A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• Lacey Franks directed Lacey Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• Lacey Franks directed Addison Dawn Perry-Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Mr. India in 1987.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Darkest Hour (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

This Is Us

• The movie is directed by Jerry J. White III, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jerry J. White III also directed 0:22:43 in 2010.
• It stars Amelia Brantley who also starred in This Is Us (2023).
• The film also stars Raymond Creamer who was last seen in Autumns End (2016).
• Jerry J. White III directed Raymond Creamer in Autumns End
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

1976

• The movie is from director Manuela Martelli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aline Kuppenheim who also starred in 1976 (2022).
• The film also stars Nicolas Sepulveda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Again

• The movie is directed by Jim Strouse, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jim Strouse also directed People Places Things in 2015.
• It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas who also starred in Love Story 2050 (2008).
• The film also stars Sam Heughan who was last seen in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
• 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

• Book Club 2: The Next Chapter - Friday, 12th May
• Fools Paradise - Friday, 12th May
• Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Friday, 12th May - streaming
• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 12th May

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child was written as a stage show and it was promised it would always stay that way, the book that was released soon after the West End production opened was in play form not novel, but the signage for the play has just recently been changed to reflect that of the movies so does this mean that a movie version is in the works?

The original sign was not unique and in many ways reflected that of the original publications in the UK, whereas the logo used on the movies was closer to that of the original US version, and the new logo was presented on Broadway first in a full Time Square takeover and on Back To Hogwarts Day.

The change has had a lot of fans angry about this claiming that the story is seperated from the Harry Potter cannon and this marks that seperation, but why would there be this change?

The obvious conclusion is that there is a movie version on the way, Warner Bros. owns the movie rights to the series and have been a partner to Harry Potter Theatre which produces the stage show.

The rumours have been denied by everyone including J.K. Rowling who posted some cryptic tweets, but are they just not telling the absolute truth because it's not time to announce it yet?

Sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places #HarryPotter #CursedChild pic.twitter.com/TQb68Wtqiz

— J.K. Rowling (@jk-rowling) September 5, 2019

For Warner Brox. who have made Billions of dollars from the series want that money to keep rolling in, The Fantastic Beasts series had a promising start but last year Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald didn't do as well as they would have liked.

The theme park area at Universal Studios are doing well, and are keeping the franchise alive, but there needs to be a new movie for Warner Bros. that fans can sink their teeth into.

Rowling could write a whole new set of Harry Potter centric stories especially for the screen, but she will need to please the fans, and she has always stated after the books she wont revisit Harry Potter and his world again.

She keeps tight control over everything Harry Potter, but she could commission a new writer/screenplay write to come up with some new stories, The Cursed Child was written by Jack Thorne and John Tiffany with Rowling only providing the story, so this is ground she has been down before.

As much as this is something which may be explored in the future, why bother when you have a tried and tested story already there and waiting for a screen version to be produced, its Harry Potter, its already written and it would most likely take over a Billion dollars at the box office.

Also it would bring the story to the fans who either dont go to the theatre, it is a niche past time which although having the boy who lived as brought more more bums on seats to theatre in the same way the books got people reading again you are still making inaccessible to some.

I am going to stick my neck out and say there will be a movie version of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child in the long run, there is just too much of a money making opportunity there for Warner Bros., and as the film is already in 2 parts I am sure it can be dragged out to a trilogy, a 3 Billion plus grossing trilogy.