Last weekend TRON: Ares was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• Roofman
• The Smashing Machine
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Splitsville
• Good Boy!
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Light of the World

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in One Last Thing (2005).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Belize / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Estonia / France / Germany / Ghana / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / North Macedonia / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Australia / Canada / Curacao / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / New Zealand / Panama / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Singapore / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United Kingdom / United States

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Isn't It Romantic (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Czech Republic / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Israel / Italy / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in Side Effects (2013).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Ireland / Malta / New Zealand / Norway / Portugal / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Red Notice (2021).
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Latvia / Lithuania / Turkey

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / India / Ireland / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Peru / Uruguay

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:
  Kazakhstan / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed All My Loving in 2019.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Minority Report (2002).
• 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:
  Germany / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite! (2020).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / Paraguay / Peru

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Regretting You - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Good Boy! - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Frankenstein - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Black Phone 2 - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Friday, 24th October
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Sketch - From Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 24th October
• Afterburn - From Tuesday, 21st October
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 24th October
• Noise - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Kraken - From Friday, 24th October
• Him - From Monday, 20th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Friday, 24th October
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Queens of the Dead - From Friday, 24th October
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures - From Friday, 24th October
• After the Hunt - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Alpha - From Friday, 24th October
• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - From Thursday, 23rd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - From Friday, 24th October
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Bloodline of Immortality - From Friday, 24th October
• The Kingdom - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Bugonia - From Friday, 24th October
• Dongji Rescue - From Wednesday, 22nd October

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th October 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace TRON: Ares 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Urchin
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Good Fortune
• Frankenstein
• After the Hunt

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $232.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Sinister 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone, and Sinister
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Urchin

• The movie is from director Harris Dickinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Diane Axford who also starred in Urchin (2025).
• The film also stars Angela Bain who's last movie was Mary, Queen of Scots (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Jack in 2014.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in The War Zone (1999).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008 which grossed $76 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in The Nativity Story (2006).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• 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

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October
• Queens of the Dead - Friday, 24th October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Friday, 24th October

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 21st March 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Novocaine 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.

• Snow White~2024
• Ash
• Magazine Dreams
• The Alto Knights
• Locked
• The Assessment
• O'Dessa

Snow White

• The movie is directed by Marc Webb, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Marc Webb also directed The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012 which grossed $262 Mil. in the US and grossed $757.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023).
• The film also stars Gal Gadot who's last movie was The Flash (2023).
• They also appeared together in Shazam! Fury of the Gods in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ash

• The movie is directed by Flying Lotus, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Flying Lotus also directed Kuso in 2017.
• It stars Eiza González who also starred in Jem and the Holograms (2015).
• The film also stars Aaron Paul who's last movie was Dual (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Magazine Dreams

• The movie is directed by Elijah Bynum, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Elijah Bynum also directed Hot Summer Nights in 2017.
• It stars Jonathan Majors who also starred in Da 5 Bloods (2020).
• The film also stars Harrison Page who's last movie was Bad Ass (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Alto Knights

• The movie is directed by Barry Levinson, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Barry Levinson also directed The Last Act in 2014.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Stone (2010).
• The film also stars Cosmo Jarvis who's last movie was Warfare (2025).
• Barry Levinson directed Robert De Niro in Wag the Dog, The Wizard of Lies, What Just Happened, and Sleepers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 Boy Kills World (2024).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who's last movie was Freud's Last Session (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Assessment

• The movie is from director Fleur Fortune.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Firebrand (2024).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Olsen who's last movie was Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

O'Dessa

• The movie is directed by Geremy Jasper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Geremy Jasper also directed Patti Cake$ in 2017.
• It stars Sadie Sink who also starred in A Sacrifice (2024).
• The film also stars Murray Bartlett who's last movie was The Stand-In (2020).
• 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 10 new movies released

• Holland - Thursday, 27th March - streaming
• Holy Cow - Friday, 28th March
• A Working Man - Friday, 28th March
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - Friday, 28th March - limited release
• The Friend - Friday, 28th March
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip - Friday, 28th March
• The Penguin Lessons - Friday, 28th March
• The Woman In the Yard - Friday, 28th March
• Death of a Unicorn - Friday, 28th March
• Queer - Wednesday, 27th November - streaming

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

Check out the new trailer and motion poster for upcoming movie Furiosa which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

All-new #CCXP motion poster for #Furiosa: A #MadMax Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth pic.twitter.com/KZUpvtPz6f

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 30, 2023

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by George Miller
• It stars Anya Taylor-Joy (The Secret of Marrowbone) and Chris Hemsworth (Doctor Strange) among others.
• The movie also stars Tom Burke, Nathan Jones and Angus Sampson
• The release date in the UK is 24th May 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 24th May 2024

Synopsis for Furiosa

Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa finds herself caught in the crossfire between two tyrannical warlords.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.