
US release: 9th January 2026This week there are 28 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, 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.
Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Running Man which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.
Movie breakdown
Synopsis for The Running Man
In a dystopian future, Ben Richards becomes a contestant on a reality TV show where he must evade vicious killers to win money.
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Viking tale The Northman is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence, sex, nudity.
The movie stars Alexander Skarsgard who recently appeared in the blockbuster monster movie Godzilla Vs. Kong and Anya Taylor-Joy who starred in the 2021 Edgar Wright movie Last Night In Soho.
The movie is directed by Robert Eggers who brought us the critically acclaimed The Lighthouse in 2020.
Movie Synopsis
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Director Edgar Wright brings his unique style back to the cinema in this drama horror movie Last Night in Soho which is given an 18 rating by the BBFC for strong bloody violence.
The movie stars Thomasin McKenzie as the girl in modern times and Anya Taylor-Joy as her time companion, the supporting cast include Matt Smith and Diana Rigg.
As mentioned the movie is directed by Edgar Wright who is probably best known for The Cornetto Trilogy, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The Worlds End.
Movie Synopsis
An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s, where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. However, the glamour is not all it appears to be, and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something far darker.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Last weekend saw Dune at the top of the UK box office, with 3 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?
Here are this weeks new releases
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.