If you live in London, England and are fortunate to be around the BFI Film on Film Festival you were in for a special treat on 12th June as the festival had the first screening of the original cut of Star Wars, the first showing of this cut since 1978!

The movie was significantly changed in the Special Edition version of Star Wars in 1998 in the run up to the first prequel movie Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace in 1999.

This was a very rare treat for fans of the series as the Special Editions, especially of this movie, have caused controversy over the year, especially the now famous "Han Shoots First" scene.

A brief history of this print of the film as found in various sources on the internet:

The BFI (British Film Institute) found the print in their archives and after contacting Lucasfilm about doing a screening they agreed.

Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy said she was surprise that the print existed, but agreed to the screening as she thinks it is a valuable artifact in historical cinema.

Kennedy presented the showing to prove it was a legal copy!

As explained by the BFI

"In these very special screenings, we present the film exactly as experienced by audiences on its original 1977 release. Screening from one of the precious handful of dye transfer IB Technicolor prints produced uniquely for the first British release, and preserved in the BFI National Archive"

Lets hope this sentiment to the original cut goes that bit further and, as the whole trilogy is owned by Disney since the buyout of Fox, it gets a 4K remastered home release, as well as Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Return of the Jedi.

Last weekend The Wild Robot was at the top of the global box office, there are 17 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.

• Joker: Folie a Deux
• White Bird
• The Wild Robot
• A Different Man
• Look Back
• Salem's Lot
• The Outrun
• My Penguin Friend
• V/H/S/Beyond
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

Joker: Folie a Deux

• The movie is directed by Todd Phillips, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Todd Phillips also directed Due Date in 2010 which grossed $100.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $211.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Anything For Love (1985).
• The film also stars Lady Gaga who's last movie was House of Gucci (2021).
• Todd Phillips directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Joker
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Bangladesh / Belgium / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Colombia / Denmark / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Iraq / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

White Bird

• The movie is directed by Marc Forster, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Marc Forster also directed Stranger Than Fiction in 2006 which grossed $40.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $53.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bryce Gheisar who also starred in White Bird (2023).
• The film also stars Priya Ghotane who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Canada / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States / Vietnam

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed The Croods in 2013 which grossed $187.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $587.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Denmark / Germany / Hong Kong / Iceland / South Korea

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Tony 'n' Tinas Wedding (2004).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Russia / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

Look Back

• The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kiyotaka Oshiyama also directed Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur in 2020.
• It stars Yumi Kawai who also starred in Look Back (2024).
• The film also stars Mizuki Yoshida who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ecuador / United States

Salem's Lot

• The movie is directed by Gary Dauberman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gary Dauberman also directed Annabelle Comes Home in 2019 which grossed $74.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $228.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lewis Pullman who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Pilou Asbæk who's last movie was Overlord (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Spain / United States

The Outrun

• The movie is directed by Nora Fingscheidt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nora Fingscheidt also directed The Unforgivable in 2021.
• It stars Stephen Dillane who also starred in Goal II: Living the Dream (2007).
• The film also stars Saoirse Ronan who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / United States

My Penguin Friend

• The movie is directed by David Schurmann, it is the directors 4th movie.
• David Schurmann also directed Desaparecidos in 2011.
• It stars Jean Reno who also starred in Crimson Rivers 2 Angels of the Apocalypse (2004).
• The film also stars Adriana Barraza who's last movie was Monica (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Mexico

V/H/S/Beyond

• The movie is from director Jay Cheel and Jordan Downey.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Phillip Andre Botello who also starred in Underdog (2019).
• The film also stars Jolene Andersen who's last movie was Drone Wars (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  United States

Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

• The movie is from director Ryoo Seung-wan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ahn Bo-hyun who also starred in Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023).
• The film also stars Oh Dae-hwan who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• The Wild Robot - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Terrifier 3 - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Transformers: One - From Wednesday, 9th October
• My Hero Academia: You're Next - From Thursday, 10th October
• The Apprentice - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Greedy People - From Thursday, 10th October
• The Substance - From Thursday, 10th October
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 11th October
• Dragonkeeper - From Thursday, 10th October
• Buffalo Kids - From Friday, 11th October
• Salem's Lot - From Friday, 11th October
• Lee - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Tuesday, 8th October
• Thelma - From Thursday, 10th October
• Joker: Folie a Deux - From Friday, 11th October
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Thursday, 10th October
• Timestalker - From Friday, 11th October
• Look Back - From Thursday, 10th October
• Never Let Go - From Thursday, 10th October
• We Live In Time - From Friday, 11th October
• The End - From Friday, 11th October
• Strange Darling - From Friday, 11th October
• Stopmotion - From Thursday, 10th October
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Friday, 11th October
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 10th October
• Portraits of Dangerous Women - From Friday, 11th October
• White Bird - From Thursday, 10th October
• Weekend In Taipei - From Thursday, 10th October
• Johnny Puff: Secret Mission - From Friday, 11th October

With The Wild Robot currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

• Joker: Folie a Deux
• Monster Summer
• The Legend of Johnny Jones
• V/H/S/Beyond
• A Different Man
• Salem's Lot
• Look Back
• White Bird
• The Outrun

Joker: Folie a Deux

• The movie is directed by Todd Phillips, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Todd Phillips also directed Starsky & Hutch in 2004 which grossed $88.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Sisters Brother's (2018).
• The film also stars Lady Gaga who's last movie was House of Gucci (2021).
• Todd Phillips directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Joker
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Monster Summer

• The movie is directed by David Henrie, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• David Henrie also directed Boys of Summer in 2022.
• It stars Lorraine Bracco who also starred in Switch (1991).
• The film also stars Mel Gibson who's last movie was Boneyard (2024).
• They also appeared together in Boys of Summer in 2022.
• David Henrie directed Lorraine Bracco in and Boys of Summer
• David Henrie directed Mel Gibson in and Boys of Summer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Legend of Johnny Jones

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 173rd movie.
• also directed Valley Trash in 2020.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

V/H/S/Beyond

• The movie is from director Jay Cheel and Jordan Downey.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Phillip Andre Botello who also starred in Fabulous High (2012).
• The film also stars Jolene Andersen who's last movie was Drone Wars (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Ghosted (2023).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Salem's Lot

• The movie is directed by Gary Dauberman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gary Dauberman also directed Annabelle Comes Home in 2019 which grossed $74.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $228.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lewis Pullman who also starred in The Ballad of Lefty Brown (2017).
• The film also stars Pilou Asbæk who's last movie was Overlord (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Look Back

• The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kiyotaka Oshiyama also directed Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur in 2020.
• It stars Yumi Kawai who also starred in Plan 75 (2022).
• The film also stars Mizuki Yoshida who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

White Bird

• The movie is directed by Marc Forster, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Marc Forster also directed Christopher Robin in 2018 which grossed $99.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $197.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bryce Gheisar who also starred in Wonder (2017).
• The film also stars Priya Ghotane who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Outrun

• The movie is directed by Nora Fingscheidt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nora Fingscheidt also directed The Unforgivable in 2021.
• It stars Stephen Dillane who also starred in The Gathering (2003).
• The film also stars Saoirse Ronan who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - Tuesday, 8th October - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 10th October
• Saturday Night - Friday, 11th October
• My Hero Academia: You're Next - Friday, 11th October
• We Live In Time - Friday, 11th October
• The Apprentice - Friday, 11th October
• Terrifier 3 - Friday, 11th October

Released globaly this week there are 16 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Alien: Romulus 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.

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Kill~2023
• Longlegs
• Strange Darling
• Spring Garden
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man
• It Ends With Us
• Kinds of Kindness
• Starve Acre
• Firebrand

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

• The movie is directed by Tim Burton, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Tim Burton also directed Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985 which grossed $40.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Michael Keaton who also starred in Multiplicity (1996).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who's last movie was Miller's Girl (2024).
• Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in Batman, Beetlejuice, Dumbo, and Batman Returns
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Bangladesh / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Kill

• The movie is from director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lakshya who also starred in Kill (2024).
• The film also stars Raghav Juyal who's last movie was Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / India / Mexico

Longlegs

• The movie is directed by Oz Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oz Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in The 5th Wave (2016).
• The film also stars Nicolas Cage who's last movie was Arcadian (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Turkey / Vietnam

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in Freak Show (2018).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Latvia / Ukraine

Spring Garden

• The movie is from director Ku Born.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Yun-hie who also starred in Spring Garden (2024).
• The film also stars Kim Joo-ryung who's last movie was Memories of Murder (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brunei / Malaysia / Thailand

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

• The movie is directed by Brian Taylor, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Brian Taylor also directed Gamer in 2009.
• It stars Jack Kesy who also starred in The Throwaways (2015).
• The film also stars Jefferson White who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Turkey

It Ends With Us

• The movie is directed by Justin Baldoni, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Baldoni also directed Five Feet Apart in 2019 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in The Age of Adaline (2015).
• The film also stars Justin Baldoni who's last movie was Con Man (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Singapore

Kinds of Kindness

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Marmaduke (2010).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• They also appeared together in Bugonia in 2025.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Poor Things, and Bugonia
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Bugonia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Chile / Poland

Starve Acre

• The movie is directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Daniel Kokotajlo also directed Apostasy in 2018.
• It stars Matt Smith who also starred in Patient Zero (2018).
• The film also stars Morfydd Clark who's last movie was Saint Maud (2019).
• They also appeared together in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Firebrand

• The movie is directed by Karim Ainouz, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Karim Ainouz also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Son of a Gun (2015).
• The film also stars Junia Rees who's last movie was Tell That to the Winter Sea (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Speak No Evil - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Uglies - From Friday, 13th September
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - From Wednesday, 11th September
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Thursday, 30th May
• The Critic - From Friday, 13th September
• Lee - From Friday, 13th September
• Exhuma - From Thursday, 12th September
• Spring Garden - From Thursday, 12th September
• My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 12th September
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Killers Game - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Buckingham Murders - From Friday, 13th September
• The Crow - From Thursday, 12th September
• Love Lies Bleeding - From Thursday, 12th September
• Strange Darling - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Commandants Shadow - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Convert - From Thursday, 12th September
• The New Boy - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Peasants - From Thursday, 12th September
• Tuesday - From Friday, 13th September
• Project Silence - From Thursday, 12th September
• My Old Ass - From Friday, 13th September
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 13th September
• Kinds of Kindness - From Friday, 13th September
• Kill~20231 - From Friday, 13th September
• Kill~2023 - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Janet Planet - From Monday, 9th September
• Hit Man - From Friday, 13th September
• Greedy People - From Thursday, 12th September
• Ezra - From Thursday, 12th September
• Buffalo Kids - From Thursday, 12th September
• A Legend - From Thursday, 12th September

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