This weekend, Friday 24th January 2025, there are 7 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mufasa: The Lion King, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Flight Risk
• Presence
• Brave the Dark
• The Colors Within
• Inheritance
• The Girl With the Needle
• Bau: Artist At War

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $180.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Self/Less (2015).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Solaris in 2003.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Brave the Dark

• The movie is directed by Damian Harris, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Damian Harris also directed Mercy in 2000.
• It stars Jared Harris who also starred in White Lies (1997).
• Damian Harris directed Jared Harris in and The Rachel Papers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Colors Within

• The movie is directed by Naoko Yamada, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Naoko Yamada also directed K-On!: The Movie in 2011.
• It stars Sayu Suzukawa who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Akari Takaishi who's last movie was My Happy Marriage (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inheritance

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Voyagers in 2021.
• It stars Phoebe Dynevor who also starred in Fair Play (2023).
• The film also stars Rhys Ifans who's last movie was Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed The Here After in 2016.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Bau: Artist At War

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 44th movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Treehouse Hostage in 1999.
• It stars Emile Hirsch who also starred in Just Jim (2015).
• The film also stars Inbar Lavi who's last movie was For the Love of Money (2012).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Panda Bear In Africa - Monday, 14th October - streaming
• Feng Shen 2 - Wednesday, 29th January - limited release
• Dog Man - Friday, 31st January
• Companion - Friday, 31st January
• Game of Power - Sunday, 2nd February

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 19th January 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mean Girls from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• I.S.S.
• The Last Girl
• Johnny Keep Walking!
• Sunrise

I.S.S.

• The movie is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gabriela Cowperthwaite also directed Our Friend in 2019 which grossed $663.7K in the US and grossed $795.5K globally.
• It stars Ariana DeBose who also starred in Seaside (2018).
• The film also stars Chris Messina who was last seen in The Boogeyman (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Last Girl

• The movie is directed by Jon Keeyes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jon Keeyes also directed Rogue Hostage in 2021 and grossed $887.5K globally.
• It stars Shelley Hennig who also starred in Ouija (2014).
• The film also stars Alice Eve who was last seen in The Queen Mary (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Johnny Keep Walking!

• The movie is directed by Runnian Dong, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Runnian Dong also directed Gone With the Light in 2019.
• It stars Da Peng who also starred in Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• The film also stars White-K who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Sunrise

• The movie is from director Andrew Baird.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Olwen Fouere who also starred in She Will (2022).
• The film also stars Guy Pearce who was last seen in The Infernal Machine (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• On the Line - Monday, 22nd January - streaming
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - Friday, 24th November - streaming
• Fighter - Thursday, 25th January
• Teachers Pet - Thursday, 25th January
• The Underdoggs - Friday, 26th January
• Totem - Friday, 26th January - limited release
• The Tigers Apprentice - Friday, 26th January
• Miller's Girl - Friday, 26th January

With Barbie currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Equalizer 3
• No More Bets
• The First Slam Dunk
• Passages
• Apocalypse Clown
• And Then Come the Nightjars
• Sound of Freedom
• Cobweb

The Equalizer 3

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed The Guilty in 2021.
• It stars Denzel Washington who also starred in Carbon Copy (1981).
• The film also stars Dakota Fanning who was last seen in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• They also appeared together in Man On Fire in 2004.
• Antoine Fuqua directed Denzel Washington in Training Day
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No More Bets

• The movie is directed by Ao Shen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ao Shen also directed Our New Life in 2021.
• It stars Yixing Zhang who also starred in Kung Fu Yoga (2017).
• The film also stars Gina Chen Jin who was last seen in Te Jing Dui (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The First Slam Dunk

• The movie is from director Takehiko Inoue and Yasuyuki Ebara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Masaya Fukunishi who also starred in The First Slam Dunk (2022).
• The film also stars Yoshiaki Hasegawa who was last seen in Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Passages

• The movie is directed by Ira Sachs, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Ira Sachs also directed The Delta in 1996.
• It stars Franz Rogowski who also starred in Freaks Out (2021).
• The film also stars Ben Whishaw who was last seen in Women Talking (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Apocalypse Clown

• The movie is directed by George Kane, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• George Kane also directed Discoverdale in 2016.
• It stars David Earl who also starred in The Penalty King (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Palamides who was last seen in The Inventor (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

And Then Come the Nightjars

• The movie is from director Paul Robinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nigel Hastings who also starred in Hostage (1992).
• The film also stars David Fielder who was last seen in Peterloo (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sound of Freedom

• The movie is directed by Alejandro Monteverde, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alejandro Monteverde also directed Little Boy in 2015.
• It stars Jim Caviezel who also starred in Infidel (2019).
• The film also stars Bill Camp who was last seen in White Noise (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cobweb

• The movie is from director Samuel Bodin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lizzy Caplan who also starred in High Road (2011).
• The film also stars Antony Starr who was last seen in The Covenant (2023).
• 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

• Jawan - Thursday, 7th September
• The Nun II - Friday, 8th September
• Past Lives - Friday, 8th September
• No More Bets - Friday, 8th September
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Friday, 8th September

The new movie from celebrated director M. Night Shyamalan, Knock at the Cabin, is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong threat, violence, language, suicide

The movie stars Dave Bautista who is most famous for playing Drax in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and was seen in last year hit movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, it also stars Jonathan Groff from the Frozen~2013 movies and Hamilton.

Director M. Night Shyamalan is most famous for his genre bending movie The Sixth Sense but is also known for Lady in the Water and The Village.

Movie Synopsis

While vacationing at a remote cabin in the woods, a young girl and her parents are taken hostage by four armed strangers who demand they make an unthinkable choice to avert the apocalypse. Confused, scared and with limited access to the outside world, the family must decide what they believe before all is lost.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Knock at the Cabin
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong threat, violence, language, suicide
• Release date: 3rd February 2023
• Runtime: 100 minutes (1 hour 40 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • M. Night Shyamalan
• Starring:
  • Dave Bautista
  • Jonathan Groff
  • Ben Aldridge

BBFC movie page

Director Michael Bay brings his latest movie to the big screen in March with the drama Ambulance which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK.

The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal who is known for roles in movies like Brokeback Mountain and Donnie Darko and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections.