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US release date US release: 9th January 2026

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UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Mar '20
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £0
  • Total chart weeks: 34

Chart position history

UK box office

27 Mar, 2020
1
3 Apr, 2020
1
10 Apr, 2020
1
17 Apr, 2020
1
24 Apr, 2020
1
1 May, 2020
1
8 May, 2020
1
15 May, 2020
1
22 May, 2020
1
29 May, 2020
1
5 Jun, 2020
1
12 Jun, 2020
1
19 Jun, 2020
1
26 Jun, 2020
1
1 Jan, 2021
1
8 Jan, 2021
1
15 Jan, 2021
1
22 Jan, 2021
1
29 Jan, 2021
1
5 Feb, 2021
1
12 Feb, 2021
1
19 Feb, 2021
1
26 Feb, 2021
1
5 Mar, 2021
1
12 Mar, 2021
1
19 Mar, 2021
1
26 Mar, 2021
1
2 Apr, 2021
1
9 Apr, 2021
1
16 Apr, 2021
1
23 Apr, 2021
1
30 Apr, 2021
1
7 May, 2021
1
14 May, 2021
1

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Last weekend Captain America: Brave New World was at the top of the North American box office, there are 10 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Operation Hadal
  • Last Breath
  • I Heart Willie
  • Vicious
  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
  • The Sloth Lane
  • My Dead Friend Zoe
  • Riff Raff
  • No Address
  • Superboys of Malegaon

Operation Hadal

  • The movie is directed by Dante Lam, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Dante Lam also directed Operation Red Sea in 2018 and grossed $579.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Xuan Huang who also starred in The Hunt For the 93 Trans-Siberian Express Train Gangs (2023).
  • The film also stars Yosh Yu who's last movie was Feng Shen 2 (2025).
  • They also appeared together in Operation Leviathan in 2025.
  • Dante Lam directed Xuan Huang in The Battle At Lake Changjin, and Operation Leviathan
  • Dante Lam directed Yosh Yu in and Operation Leviathan
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Last Breath

  • The movie is directed by Alex Parkinson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Alex Parkinson also directed Last Breath in 2019.
  • It stars Woody Harrelson who also starred in Kate (2021).
  • The film also stars Simu Liu who's last movie was Jackpot! (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

I Heart Willie

  • The movie is from director Alejandro G. Alegre.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Maya Luna who also starred in I Heart Willie (2025).
  • The film also stars Sergio Rogalto who's last movie was Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Vicious

  • The movie is directed by Bryan Bertino, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Bryan Bertino also directed Mockingbird in 2014.
  • It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Push (2009).
  • The film also stars Kathryn Hunter who's last movie was The Front Room (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

  • The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
  • Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2012.
  • It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning (2025).
  • The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Sloth Lane

  • The movie is directed by Ricard Cusso and Tania Vincent, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Ricard Cusso and Tania Vincent also directed Daisy Quokka: Worlds Scariest Animal in 2020.
  • It stars Leslie Jones who also starred in Death to 2020 (2020).
  • The film also stars Remy Hii who's last movie was Scarygirl (2023).
  • Ricard Cusso directed Remy Hii in and Scarygirl
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

My Dead Friend Zoe

  • The movie is from director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Sonequa Martin-Green who also starred in The Outside Story (2020).
  • The film also stars Natalie Morales who's last movie was Thelma the Unicorn (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Riff Raff

  • The movie is directed by Ken Loach and Dito Montiel, it is the directors 33rd movie.
  • Ken Loach and Dito Montiel also directed Jimmy's Hall in 2014.
  • It stars Robert Carlyle who also starred in Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005).
  • The film also stars Emer McCourt who's last movie was Loop (1997).
  • Ken Loach directed Robert Carlyle in and Carla's Song
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

No Address

  • The movie is from director Julia Verdin.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kristanna Loken who also starred in In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007).
  • The film also stars Beverly D'Angelo who's last movie was Summer Camp (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Bounty Killer in 2013.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Superboys of Malegaon

  • The movie is directed by Reema Kagti, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Reema Kagti also directed Gold in 2018.
  • It stars Adarsh Gourav who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Vineet Kumar Singh who's last movie was Chhaava (2025).
  • Reema Kagti directed Vineet Kumar Singh in and Gold
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

  • Gladiator II - Friday, 22nd November
  • F*** Marry Kill - Friday, 7th March
  • In the Lost Lands - Friday, 7th March
  • Mickey 17 - Friday, 7th March
  • Seven Veils - Friday, 7th March - limited release
  • There's Still Tomorrow - Friday, 7th March
  • Night of the Zoopocalypse - Friday, 7th March

Follow up to 2021's mega Chinese hit The Battle At Lake Changjin, The Battle At Lake Changjin II is given a 15 age rating in the UK.

Starring Jing Wu who also starred in the original the movie also stars Jackson Yee and Rudy van Gelderen.

The movie is directed by Hark Tsui who has previously directed Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as well as the original The Battle At Lake Changjin, Chen Kaige and Dante Lam join him directing duties.

Movie Synopsis

The Battle at Lake Changjin II, also known as Water Gate Bridge, this Chinese historical war film and the sequel to The Battle at Lake Changjin. It was directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam and stars Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, and Duan Yihong.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: The Battle At Lake Changjin II
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong bloody violence
  • Release date: 4th March 2022
  • Runtime: 149m (2 hour 29 minutes)
  • Director:
    • Chen Kaige
    • Tsui Hark
    • Dante Lam
  • Starring:
    • Jing Wu
    • Jackson Yee
    • Rudy van Gelderen

BBFC movie page

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 19th November 2021, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Eternals from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • The Battle At Lake Changjin
  • King Richard

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

  • The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Jason Reitman also directed Tully in 2018 which grossed £494.4K in the UK and grossed $15.6 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Finn Wolfhard who also starred in How It Ends (2021).
  • The film also stars Mckenna Grace who last appeared in Malignant (2021).
  • Uk box office prediction: number 1

The Battle At Lake Changjin

  • The movie is directed by Kaige Chen and Dante Lam, it is the directors 19th movie.
  • Kaige Chen and Dante Lam also directed My People, My Country in 2019 which grossed £135.3K in the UK and grossed $450.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jing Wu who also starred in My Country, My Parents (2021).
  • The film also stars Jackson Yee who last appeared in Hero (2021).

King Richard

  • The movie is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Reinaldo Marcus Green also directed Good Joe Bell in 2020.
  • It stars Will Smith who also starred in Bad Boys For Life (2020).
  • The film also stars Aunjanue Ellis who last appeared in If Beale Street Could Talk (2019).
  • Uk box office prediction: number 3

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

  • Encanto, Wednesday, 24th November
  • House of Gucci, Friday, 26th November
  • Pirates, Friday, 26th November
  • A Boy Called Christmas, Friday, 26th November

This weekend might go down in history as the weekend where cinema across the globe came back to life after the pandemic as globally there were 5 massive new releases which out performed expectations and created an all new box office top 5.

At the top is the Chinese movie The Battle At Lake Changjin which was only released in China and yet out grossed all in its path, then there was the new Bond movie No Time To Die which is the second top movie of the weekend.

The North American champion Venom: Let There Be Carnage makes its debut at three, while the Chinese movie My Country, My Parents is at 4 and finally The Addams Family 2 is new at 5.

Last weeks top movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings falls to number 6 this weekend.

Global box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Battle At Lake Changjin (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut = The Battle At Lake Changjin (@1)
  • Longest run - The Paw Patrol Movie (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($386.9 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd October 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Released only in China the highly anticipated war movie starring Jing Wu and directed by Kaige Chen, Dante Lam and Hark Tsui takes 40% of this weeks global top 10 with a debut gross of $232.9 Million.

This is one of the biggest debut weekends in China and is a real sign that the Chinese public are going back to the movies, it out preforms No Time To Die by over $100 Million.

Very impressively the movie is already the 8th top movie globally of 2021.

No Time To Die

The long delayed 25th James Bond movie finally makes its debut and lands at number 2 on the global box office with a very impressive $119.1 Million from 54 locations.

The movie is still to open in many bog markets including North America and China, so this is just the start of its long box office run helping to bring people back to cinemas.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Getting a release in just 2 territories this week the superhero villain movie from the Spider-Man universe lands on the global box office at 3 with $103 Million.

$90 Million of this was in North America where is landed at number 1, the movie is still to be released in most of the world but the sequel movie has made an impressive start.

My Country, My Parents

Another movie which has only been released in China this weekend the threequel has been over shadowed by the number 1 movie The Battle At Lake Changjin but still gets an impressive debut at number 4 with $90.6 Million.

The Addams Family 2

Completing an all new top 5 the sequel animated movie, like most of this weeks top 5, is only released in 1 country and land at 5 with $18 Million.