Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th January 2026, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the UK 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.

• Hamnet
• Soulm8te
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Giant

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022 which grossed £10.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Fast Food (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed The Rise in 2013 which grossed £1.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (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 3 new movies released

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• Rental Family - Friday, 16th January

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th October 2025, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Phone 2 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.

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Queens of the Dead
• Regretting You
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Shelby Oaks
• Hedda
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Blue Moon

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Out of the Furnace in 2013 and grossed $15.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Queens of the Dead

• The movie is from director Tina Romero.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jaquel Spivey who also starred in Mean Girls (2024).
• The film also stars Katy O'Brian who's last movie was Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed Stuck In Love in 2013.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Kate (2021).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $84.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Janelle Monae Dirty Computer (2018).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• 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.

Blue Moon

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Where'd You Go, Bernadette in 2019 which grossed $9.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $11 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Taking Lives (2004).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Honey Don't! (2025).
• Richard Linklater directed Ethan Hawke in Fast Food Nation, Tape, Before Midnight, Before Sunset, Boyhood, Waking Life, The Newton Boys, and Before Sunrise
• 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 3 new movies released

• Stitch Head - Wednesday, 29th October
• Anniversary - Wednesday, 29th October
• Bugonia - Friday, 31st October

Last weekend Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie was at the top of the UK box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK 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.

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Regretting You
• Sketch
• Blue Moon
• Souleymanes Story

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Crazy Heart in 2009 which grossed £984.9 K in the UK and grossed $47.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in The Rental (2020).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession

• The movie is directed by Dominic Cooke, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Dominic Cooke also directed The Comedy of Errors: NT Live in 2012.
• It stars Imelda Staunton who also starred in How About You ... (2007).
• The film also stars Bessie Carter who's last movie was The Good Liar (2019).
• Dominic Cooke directed Imelda Staunton in and Follies: NT Live 2017
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed Stuck In Love in 2013 which grossed £34.9 K in the UK.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Monster Summer (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sketch

• The movie is from director Seth Worley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tony Hale who also starred in The Goods: Live Hard Sell Hard (2009).
• The film also stars D'Arcy Carden who's last movie was The Gutter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Blue Moon

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Before Sunrise in 1995 which grossed £98.9 K in the UK.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Alive (1993).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Honey Don't! (2025).
• Richard Linklater directed Ethan Hawke in Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight, Boyhood, Fast Food Nation, Tape, Waking Life, and The Newton Boys
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Souleymanes Story

• The movie is from director Boris Lojkine.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Abou Sangare who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Wednesday, 29th October
• Hedda - Wednesday, 29th October - streaming
• Shelby Oaks - Wednesday, 29th October
• Bat Out of Hell: The Musical - Thursday, 30th October
• Bugonia - Friday, 31st October
• Relay - Friday, 31st October

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Silent Night~2023 which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Joel Kinnaman (Silent Night~2023) and Catalina Sandino Moreno (Fast Food Nation)
• It is directed by John Woo (All the Invisible Children)
• The movie also stars Kid Cudi, Harold Torres and Vinny O'Brien

Synopsis for Silent Night

A man seeks vengeance when his young son gets caught in the crossfire of gang violence.

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