Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 23 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.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Better Man
• Parthenope
• Nosferatu
• Babygirl
• The Marching Band
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• We Live In Time
• The Room Next Door
• A Complete Unknown

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in This Is Where I Leave You (2014).
• The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
• Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022.
• Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
• Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Ukraine / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cyprus / Denmark / Estonia / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Romania / Russia / Sweden / United Kingdom

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed The Hand of God in 2021.
• It stars Celeste Dalla Porta who also starred in The Hand of God (2021).
• The film also stars Stefania Sandrelli who's last movie was There's No Place Like Home (2018).
• Paolo Sorrentino directed Celeste Dalla Porta in and The Hand of God
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Russia / Spain / Turkey

Nosferatu

• The movie is directed by Robert Eggers, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Robert Eggers also directed The Lighthouse in 2020 which grossed $3.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lily-Rose Depp who also starred in Wolf (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Hoult who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Croatia / France / Spain / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Trespass (2011).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / Portugal / United States

The Marching Band

• The movie is directed by Emmanuel Courcol, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Emmanuel Courcol also directed Ceasefire in 2016.
• It stars Benjamin Lavernhe who also starred in The Marching Band (2024).
• The film also stars Pierre Lottin who's last movie was When Fall Is Coming (2024).
• Emmanuel Courcol directed Pierre Lottin in and The Big Hit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Hungary / Taiwan

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

• The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kenji Kamiyama also directed 009 Re Cyborg in 2013.
• It stars Brian Cox who also starred in Terminal Bliss (1990).
• The film also stars Gaia Wise who's last movie was Last Chance Harvey (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Japan / Taiwan

We Live In Time

• The movie is directed by John Crowley, it is the directors 7th movie.
• John Crowley also directed The Goldfinch in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Garfield who also starred in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• John Crowley directed Andrew Garfield in and Boy A
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Hungary / Montenegro

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Kika in 1993.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The Hours (2003).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Israel / Poland

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in .
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Bones and All (2022).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - From Friday, 3rd January
• Nosferatu - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 2nd January
• We Live In Time - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Paddington In Peru - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Queer - From Wednesday, 25th December
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 3rd January
• 2073 - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Finist. Pervyy bogatyr - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Oh Canada - From Friday, 3rd January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 2nd January
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Bird - From Wednesday, 1st January
• The Order - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Nickel Boys - From Friday, 3rd January
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Beating Hearts - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Kraven the Hunter - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Juror #2 - From Friday, 3rd January
• RM: Right People, Wrong Place - From Friday, 3rd January
• Attack On Tital The Movie: The Last Attack - From Friday, 3rd January
• Heretic - From Wednesday, 1st January
• All We Imagine As Light - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Flow - From Wednesday, 1st January

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Babygirl which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Nicole Kidman (The Goldfinch) and Harris Dickinson (Beach Rats)
• It is directed by Halina Reijn (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
• The movie also stars Antonio Banderas, Jean Reno and Sophie Wilde
• The UK release date is 10th January 2025
• And the release date in North America is 25th December 2024

Synopsis for Babygirl

A high-powered CEO puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with a much younger intern.

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

With Alien: Romulus 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.

• The Crow
• Stream
• Blink Twice
• Strange Darling
• Between the Temples
• Greedy People
• The Killer
• Land of Happiness

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Ghost In the Shell in 2017 which grossed $40.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $169.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Victoria (2013).
• The film also stars Danny Huston who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stream

• The movie is from director Michael Leavy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Danielle Harris who also starred in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was The Mean One (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Blink Twice

• The movie is from director Zoë Kravitz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in The Goldfinch (2019).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Between the Temples

• The movie is from director Nathan Silver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016).
• The film also stars Carol Kane who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Rare Beasts (2021).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Hard Target in 1993.
• It stars Nathalie Emmanuel who also starred in Fast X (2023).
• The film also stars Sam Worthington who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Titan in 2018.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Land of Happiness

• The movie is directed by Chang-min Choo, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Chang-min Choo also directed Late Blossom in 2011.
• It stars Jeon Bae-soo who also starred in Handphone (2009).
• The film also stars Woo Hyeon who's last movie was Fabricated City (2017).
• Chang-min Choo directed Jeon Bae-soo in Seven Years of Night
• 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

• Dollhouse - Friday, 30th August
• Afraid - Friday, 30th August
• Slingshot - Friday, 30th August
• City of Dreams - Friday, 30th August
• The Fall Guy - Friday, 3rd May - streaming
• The Deliverance - Friday, 16th August - streaming
• 1992 - Friday, 30th August

This weekend, Friday 15th December 2023, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Boy and the Heron, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wonka
• American Fiction
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Concrete Utopia

Wonka

• The movie is directed by Paul King, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Paul King also directed Paddington 2 in 2017 which grossed $40.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $228 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune (2021).
• The film also stars Hugh Grant who was last seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• Paul King directed Hugh Grant in Paddington 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

American Fiction

• The movie is from director Cord Jefferson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Wright who also starred in The Goldfinch (2019).
• The film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross who was last seen in Candy Cane Lane (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Zack Snyder also directed Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver in 2024.
• It stars Sofia Boutella who also starred in The Mummy (2017).
• The film also stars Ed Skrein who was last seen in Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022).
• Zack Snyder directed Ed Skrein in Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• The movie is directed by Sam Fell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sam Fell also directed Flushed Away in 2006 which grossed $64.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $178.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Thandiwe Newton who also starred in Good Deeds (2012).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in Teddy's Christmas (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Concrete Utopia

• The movie is directed by Tae-hwa Eom, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Tae-hwa Eom also directed Ing-too-gi in 2013.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Terminator Genisys (2015).
• The film also stars Park Seo-joon who was last seen in The Marvels (2023).
• 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 9 new movies released

• Maestro - Wednesday, 22nd November - streaming
• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom - Friday, 22nd December
• Anyone But You - Friday, 22nd December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - streaming
• The Iron Claw - Friday, 22nd December
• Migration - Friday, 22nd December

With Five Nights At Freddy's 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.

• The Marvels
• Villains Incorporated
• Journey to Bethlehem
• Manodrome
• It's a Wonderful Knife
• Tiger 3
• The Killer
• The Holdovers

The Marvels

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $61.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Brie Larson who also starred in Treatment (2011).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who was last seen in They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Teyonah Parris in Candyman
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Villains Incorporated

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Warner, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeremy Warner also directed Go West in 2023.
• It stars Mallory Everton who also starred in Go West (2023).
• The film also stars Colin Mochrie who was last seen in Astronaut (2019).
• Jeremy Warner directed Mallory Everton in Go West
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Journey to Bethlehem

• The movie is from director Adam Anders.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002).
• The film also stars Milo Manheim who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Manodrome

• The movie is directed by John Trengove, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Trengove also directed Hopeville in 2010.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Rio (2011).
• The film also stars Adrien Brody who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The VIllage in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

It's a Wonderful Knife

• The movie is directed by Tyler MacIntyre, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tyler MacIntyre also directed Tragedy Girls in 2017.
• It stars Jane Widdop who also starred in It's a Wonderful Knife (2023).
• The film also stars Jess McLeod who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tiger 3

• The movie is directed by Maneesh Sharma, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Maneesh Sharma also directed Shuddh Desi Romance in 2013.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004).
• The film also stars Katrina Kaif who was last seen in Merry Christmas (2023).
• Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Partner in 2007, Bharat in 2019, Zero in 2018, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya in 2005, Welcome to New York in 2018, Hello in 2008, Yuvvraaj in 2008, Bodyguard in 2011, Ek Tha Tiger in 2012, Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017 and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani in 2009.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Killer

• The movie is directed by David Fincher, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Fincher also directed Gone Girl in 2014 which grossed $167.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $368.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Steve Jobs (2015).
• The film also stars Tilda Swinton who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• David Fincher directed Tilda Swinton in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Holdovers

• The movie is directed by Alexander Payne, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alexander Payne also directed The Passion of Martin in 1991.
• It stars Paul Giamatti who also starred in The Last Station (2010).
• The film also stars Dominic Sessa who is making a feature film debut.
• Alexander Payne directed Paul Giamatti in Sideways
• 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 12 new movies released

• American Cherry - Monday, 13th November
• Loose Cannon - Tuesday, 14th November
• The Prince of Egypt: The Musical - Wednesday, 15th November - streaming
• Best. Christmas. Ever! - Thursday, 16th November - streaming
• Saltburn - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Next Goal Wins - Friday, 17th November
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Friday, 17th November
• Thanksgiving - Friday, 17th November
• May December - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Rustin - Friday, 3rd November - streaming
• Trolls Band Together - Friday, 17th November
• Do Not Disturb - Friday, 17th November