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

Marvel released their latest superhero this weekend into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the shape of Black Panther and became the studios second best debut behind Avengers Age of Ultron the second Avengers movie.

A weekend gross of £17.7 million means the film is less than a million behind the multi superhero film.

The second Avengers movie went of to make just shy of £50 million so Black Panther could well go over that mark in the coming weeks, the first Avengers movie, Avengers Assemble is the top grossing Marvel movie at £51 million.

Falling to number 2 this week is Fifty Shades Freed which takes £2.7 million in its second weekend for a £13.3 million total so far.

New at number 3 is the critically praised The Shape of Water from Guillermo del Toro, a £2.4 million debut isn't hit top debut, Hellboy II: The Golden Army did better, but its right up there.

Holding on at number 4 is The Greatest Showman which has now been around for 8 week and is the top grossing film of 2018, so far, and has taken an amazing £30 million.

Finally Coco from Disney Pixar is still in the top 5 and has now taken £15 million over 5 weeks.