With Lilo & Stitch 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.

• Ballerina
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Ocean With David Attenborough
• Big Deal
• Predator: Killer of Killers
• I Don't Understand You
• The Life of Chuck
• The Ritual
• Dangerous Animals

Ballerina

• The movie is directed by Len Wiseman, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Len Wiseman also directed Underworld in 2003 which grossed $52 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
• The film also stars Keanu Reeves who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).
• Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Knock Knock in 2015 and Exposed in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ocean With David Attenborough

• The movie is from director Colin Butfield and Toby Nowlan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars David Attenborough who also starred in David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Big Deal

• The movie is directed by Yun-Jin Choi, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yun-Jin Choi also directed Moral Hazard in 2025.
• It stars Yoo Hae-jin who also starred in Jeon Woochi (2009).
• The film also stars Lee Je-hoon who's last movie was Moral Hazard (2025).
• They also appeared together in Moral Hazard in 2025.
• Yun-Jin Choi directed Yoo Hae-jin in and Moral Hazard
• Yun-Jin Choi directed Lee Je-hoon in and Moral Hazard
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Predator: Killer of Killers

• The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung also directed 10 Cloverfield Lane in 2016 which grossed $72.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $110.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Biehn who also starred in Mojave Moon (1996).
• The film also stars Rick Gonzalez who's last movie was Victor (2015).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

I Don't Understand You

• The movie is from director David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nick Kroll who also starred in Uncle Drew (2018).
• The film also stars Andrew Rannells who's last movie was Another Simple Favour (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Still Life in 2001.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in Stuber (2019).
• The film also stars Tom Hiddleston who's last movie was Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Karen Gillan and Tom Hiddleston have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Mike Flanagan directed Karen Gillan in and Oculus
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in The Panic In Needle Park (1971).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Devil's Candy in 2015.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Materialists - Friday, 13th June
• How to Train Your Dragon - Friday, 13th June
• The Unholy Trinity - Friday, 13th June

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 18th October 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Transformers: One 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.

• The Wild Robot
• Smile 2
• The Apprentice
• Happyend
• My Hero Academia: You're Next

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed The Call of the Wild in 2020 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in Queen of Katwe (2016).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Smile 2

• The movie is directed by Parker Finn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Parker Finn also directed Smile in 2022 which grossed £11.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $216.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Naomi Scott who also starred in Distant (2023).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was Strange Darling (2024).
• Parker Finn directed Kyle Gallner in and Smile
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Apprentice

• The movie is directed by Ali Abbasi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ali Abbasi also directed Shelley in 2016.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Sharper (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was Armageddon Time (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Happyend

• The movie is directed by Neo Sora, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Neo Sora also directed Ainu Neno An Ainu in 2021.
• It stars Makiko Watanabe who also starred in A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018).
• The film also stars Shiro Sano who's last movie was Hazardous Wife Warning (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

My Hero Academia: You're Next

• The movie is directed by Tensai Okamura, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Tensai Okamura also directed Cowboy Bebop: The Movie in 2001.
• It stars Kaito Ishikawa who also starred in Haikyuu!! The Movie 2:: The Winner and the Loser (2015).
• The film also stars Yuki Kaji who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Kaito Ishikawa and Yuki Kaji have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising in 2019, Haikyuu!! The Movie 1: The End And: The Beginning in 2015, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in 2018, Genocidal Organ in 2017, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Stellar War 2 in 2019 and Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump in 2024.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Emilia Pérez - Friday, 25th October
• Wolf Man - Friday, 25th October
• Venom: The Last Dance - Friday, 25th October
• The Room Next Door - Friday, 25th October
• The Front Room - Friday, 25th October