The second part of the Wicked series, Wicked for Good has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat, violence, innuendo, language.

The movie once again stars Cynthia Erivo who was has been seen in Pinocchio~2022 and Children of Blood and Bone, it also stars Ariana Grande who has been seen in Dont Look Up and Swindle.

The movie one again is directed by Jon M. Chu who has previously helmed Justin Biebers Believe and Step Up 2: The Streets.

Movie Synopsis

The fantasy sequel to Wicked, the friendship of two witches is seriously tested when one of them is branded as 'wicked' by magical authorities.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Wicked for Good
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat, violence, innuendo, language
• Release date: 21st November 2025
• Runtime: 137 minutes (2 hour 17 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Jon M. Chu
• Starring:
  • Cynthia Erivo
  • Ariana Grande
  • Jeff Goldblum

BBFC movie page

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 globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 731 Biochemical Revelations from the top of the global box office.

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.

• One Battle After Another
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Hamilton
• Light of the World
• Dead of Winter
• Afterburn
• Him
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Inherent Vice in 2015 which grossed $14.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Marvins Room (1996).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

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:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bahrain / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Kuwait / Lebanon / Mexico / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Trinidad & Tobago / United Arab Emirates / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Legend of the Ancient Sword in 2018.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / Oman / Peru / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Spain / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

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.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Moana in 2026.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in The Starling (2021).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Dominican Republic / Ireland / Mexico / Peru / United Kingdom

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 Light of the World (2025).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed My Boy Jack in 2007.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Look Back In Anger (1989).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / South Africa / United Kingdom / United States

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Philippines

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belarus / Colombia / France

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed My Summer With Des in 1998.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2022 and Downton Abbey in 2019.
• Simon Curtis directed Michelle Dockery in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro / Serbia

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

Next week there are 37 new movies released gloabally

• Him - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Long Walk - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Panda Plan 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• One Battle After Another - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Face Off 8 Embrace of Light - From Friday, 3rd October
• Sons of the Neon Night - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Four Mothers - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Home - From Tuesday, 30th September
• Dangerous Animals - From Friday, 3rd October
• Screamboat - From Friday, 3rd October
• Volunteer Army 3 - From Tuesday, 30th September
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Together - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Honey Don't! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Vicious - From Friday, 3rd October
• Three Kingdoms Starlit Heroes - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Writer's Odyssey 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Skazochnye Vykhodnye - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Shadows Edge - From Friday, 3rd October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Late Shift - From Friday, 3rd October

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 26th September 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 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.

• One Battle After Another
• Mother's Pride
• Hamilton
• Poison
• Dead of Winter
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• The Strangers: Chapter 2

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Boogie Nights in 1998 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Celebrity (1998).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Luke Treadaway who also starred in The Rack Pack (2016).
• The film also stars Mark Addy who's last movie was The Runaways (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Grease Live! in 2016.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in Trolls Band Together (2023).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Poison

• The movie is directed by Désirée Nosbusch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Désirée Nosbusch also directed Succes Fox in 2014.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Battle of the Brave (2004).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Girl With the Needle (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed 21 Bridges in 2019 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Missing Link (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan (2009).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 32 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Lupin III Vs. Detective Conan in 2009, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: Vs. Kid the Phantom Thief in 2024, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: The Sniper From Another Dimension in 2014, Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare in 2016, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno in 2015, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter in 2017, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022 and Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Skiptrace in 2016.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Shadows Edge - Friday, 3rd October
• Him - Friday, 3rd October

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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Ariana Grande (Zoolander No 2) and Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
• It is a sequel to Wicked
• It is directed by Jon M. Chu (Justin Bieber: Never Say Never)
• The movie also stars Jeff Goldblum, Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater
• The UK release date is 21st November 2025
• And the release date in North America is 21st November 2025
• Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo appeared together in Wicked
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in Wicked

Synopsis for Wicked: For Good

Set in the Land of Oz, before and after Dorothy Gale's arrival from Kansas, the plot follows Elphaba and Glinda's friendship being put to the test as they embrace their new respective identities as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, and how the consequences of their actions will change all of Oz forever.

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