This week there are 27 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Bugonia
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Good Boy!
• Regretting You
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Him
• Anniversary
• Shelby Oaks
• Hedda

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who also starred in The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022).
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Australia / Austria / Belarus / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Slovakia / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / Uruguay

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Antlers in 2021 which grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in The Iron Claw (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Finland / Guatemala / Malta / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Trinidad & Tobago

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Bahrain / Brazil / Ecuador / Germany / Israel / Kuwait / Oman / Peru / Poland / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / United Arab Emirates

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed The New Mutants in 2020 which grossed $47.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / France / Greece / Hungary / Montenegro / Romania / Serbia / Singapore / South Africa / Sweden / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed A Good Summer in 2011.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Ask the Dust (2006).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / Germany / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping and 9334, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping and 9334 also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Marlon Wayans who also starred in The Ladykillers (2004).
• The film also stars Tyriq Withers who's last movie was I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Aruba / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Honduras / Panama / Paraguay / Uruguay

Anniversary

• The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jan Komasa also directed Corpus Christi in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Diane Lane who also starred in Grace and Glorie (1998).
• The film also stars Kyle Chandler who's last movie was Back In Action (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Greece / Slovenia / United States / Vietnam

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Renfield (2023).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Poland / Russia / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Dear White People (2014).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Germany / India / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• Predetor: Badlands - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Frankenstein - From Friday, 7th November
• The Running Man - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 6th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 6th November
• Train Dreams - From Thursday, 6th November
• Roofman - From Thursday, 6th November
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 6th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 6th November
• Light of the World - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Anniversary - From Thursday, 6th November
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 6th November
• Love War - From Friday, 7th November
• The Choral - From Friday, 7th November
• Anemone - From Thursday, 6th November
• Young Mothers - From Friday, 7th November
• Sarah's Oil - From Friday, 7th November
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 7th November
• Karen Kingsbury's the Christmas Ring - From Thursday, 6th November
• Stitch Head - From Friday, 7th November
• Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 6th November
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 7th November
• Christy - From Friday, 7th November
• Regretting You - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Love (Dreams Sex) - From Friday, 7th November
• Kokuhô - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Christy - From Friday, 7th November

This weekend, Friday 11th August 2023, 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, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Haunted Mansion
• Gran Turismo
• L'immensità
• The Last Voyage of Demeter
• Heart of Stone
• Marry My Dead Body

Haunted Mansion

• The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014 which grossed £10.1K in the UK.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Photograph (2020).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gran Turismo

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Elysium in 2013 which grossed £8.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Tilda (2011).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

L'immensità

• The movie is directed by Emanuele Crialese, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emanuele Crialese also directed Golden Door in 2006 which grossed £156.8K in the UK.
• It stars Penélope Cruz who also starred in The Girl of Your Dreams (1998).
• The film also stars Vincenzo Amato who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• Emanuele Crialese directed Vincenzo Amato in Golden Door
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Criminal (2016).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marry My Dead Body

• The movie is directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Wei-Hao Cheng also directed Who Killed Cock Robin? in 2017.
• It stars Greg Han Hsu who also starred in Behind the Blue Eyes (2023).
• The film also stars Po-Hung Lin who was last seen in Day Off (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback - Wednesday, 16th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 28th July 2023, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Barbie from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Haunted Mansion
• War Pony
• Talk to Me
• The First Slam Dunk
• Sympathy For the Devil
• The Beanie Bubble
• Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening

Haunted Mansion

• The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Girl In the Spider's Web (2018).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

War Pony

• The movie is from director Gina Gammell and Riley Keough.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Iona Red Bear who also starred in War Pony (2023).
• The film also stars Ta-Yamni Long Black Cat who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Talk to Me

• The movie is from director Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Wilde who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Joe Bird who was last seen in The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The First Slam Dunk

• The movie is from director Takehiko Inoue and Yasuyuki Ebara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Masaya Fukunishi who also starred in Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Stellar War 2 (2019).
• The film also stars Yoshiaki Hasegawa who was last seen in Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sympathy For the Devil

• The movie is directed by Yuval Adler, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yuval Adler also directed The Secrets We Keep in 2020.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Mom and Dad (2018).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (2021).
• Yuval Adler directed Joel Kinnaman in The Secrets We Keep
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beanie Bubble

• The movie is from director Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Snook who also starred in Pieces of a Woman (2020).
• The film also stars Geraldine Viswanathan who was last seen in Rumble (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening

• The movie is from director Jeremy Zag.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annouck Hautbois who also starred in Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening (2023).
• The film also stars Benjamin Bollen who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 11 new movies released

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - Wednesday, 2nd August
• The Hiding Place - Thursday, 3rd August
• Meg 2: The Trench - Friday, 4th August
• Mob Land - Friday, 4th August
• Passages - Friday, 4th August
• Dreamin Wild - Friday, 4th August
• Jessica Frost - Friday, 4th August
• The Collective - Friday, 4th August
• Till Death Do Us Part - Friday, 4th August
• Corner Office - Friday, 4th August
• The Six - Saturday, 5th August

Disney bring another theme park ride to the big screen in Haunted Mansion which has been given a 12A age rating for moderate horror

The movie stars LaKeith Stanfield who has previously starred in Dope and Get Out, it also stars Owen Wilson who among many things has starred in Hall Pass and Anaconda.

The movie is directed by Justin Simien who is on his third directorial outing having previously directed Dear White People and Justin Simien.

Movie Synopsis

A single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and a historian to help exorcise their newly bought mansion; after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Haunted mansion
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate horror
• Release date: 11th August 2023
• Runtime: 123 minutes (2 hours 3 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Justin Simien
• Starring:
  • LaKeith Stanfield
  • Owen Wilson
  • Rosario Dawson

BBFC movie page