This week there are 9 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Zootopia 2, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On
• Eternity
• Colours of Time
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sorry, Baby
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Stitch Head

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Avatar in 2009 which grossed $2.9 Bil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Fink! (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in Little Man Tate (1992).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / France / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United States

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Night Teeth (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Grindhouse (2007).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in In Secret (2014).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Russia

Colours of Time

• The movie is directed by Cédric Klapisch, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Cédric Klapisch also directed Pot Luck in 2002.
• It stars Suzanne Lindon who also starred in Spring Blossom (2021).
• The film also stars Abraham Wapler who's last movie was OSS 117: From Africa With Love (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Singapore

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed Military Wives in 2020 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Saipan (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Portugal

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rohan Campbell who also starred in The Right Kind of Wrong (2013).
• The film also stars Ruby Modine who's last movie was Memoria (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in The Wolfman (2010).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 21 new movies released gloabally

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 25th December
• Goodbye June - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 25th December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 25th December
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Thursday, 25th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 25th December
• Arco - From Thursday, 25th December
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 25th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th December
• KPop Demon Hunters - From Sunday, 28th December
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 25th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 26th December
• Eternity - From Friday, 26th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 25th December
• Rental Family - From Friday, 26th December
• The Choral - From Thursday, 25th December
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 26th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 7th November

This weekend, Friday 19th December 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Zootopia 2, 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Aliens in 1986 which grossed $85.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $131.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Simulant (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run (2020).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Jackpot! in 2024.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Voyeurs (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November - streaming
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Marty Supreme - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Anaconda - Thursday, 25th December
• Song Sung Blue - Thursday, 25th December
• The Choral - Thursday, 25th December - limited release

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 7th January 2022, there are 2 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Spider-Man: No Way Home from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The 355
• Boiling Point

The 355

• The movie is directed by Simon Kinberg, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Simon Kinberg also directed X-Men: Dark Phoenix in 2019 which grossed £7.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $252.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jessica Chastain who also starred in The Martian (2015).
• The film also stars Penélope Cruz who last appeared in Wasp Network (2019).
• Predicted Box office: 4

Boiling Point

• The movie is directed by Philip Barantini, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Philip Barantini also directed Villain in 2020 which grossed £2.5K in the UK.
• It stars Stephen Graham who also starred in Satans Little Helper (2004).
• The film also stars Vinette Robinson who last appeared in Frankie (2021).

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 Tender Bar, Sunday, 10th October
• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Friday, 14th January
• Scream, Friday, 14th January
• Cyrano, Friday, 14th January

This weekend, Friday 15th October 2021, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, No Time to Die, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Venom: Let There Be Carnage
• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
• Ron's Gone Wrong
• Ear For Eye
• Halloween Kills
• The Last Duel

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

• The movie is directed by Andy Serkis, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Andy Serkis also directed Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle in 2018.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in Capone (2020).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who last appeared in Kate (2021).
• They also appeared together in Venom (2018).
• Box office prediction: 2

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

• The movie is from director Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brian Hull who also starred in Marmaduke (2021).
• The film also stars Andy Samberg who last appeared in Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2020).

Ron's Gone Wrong

• The movie is directed by Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sarah Smith and Jean-Philippe Vine also directed Arthur Christmas in 2011 which grossed £21.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $147.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zach Galifianakis who also starred in The Sunlit Night (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer who last appeared in Luca (2021).
• Box office prediction: 7

Ear For Eye

• The movie is directed by Debbie Tucker Green, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Debbie Tucker Green also directed Second Coming in 2015 which grossed £11.9K in the UK.
• It stars Lashana Lynch who also starred in No Time to Die (2021).
• The film also stars David Gyasi who last appeared in Come Away (2020).

Halloween Kills

• The movie is directed by David Gordon Green, it is the directors 16th movie.
• David Gordon Green also directed Joe in 2014 which grossed £33.7K in the UK.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who last appeared in Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Halloween (2018).
• Box office prediction: 5

The Last Duel

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 31st movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Prometheus in 2012 which grossed £24.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $404.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in Stillwater (2021).
• The film also stars Adam Driver who last appeared in Annette (2021).
• Box office prediction: 6

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

• Dune, Thursday, 21st October
• The Boss Baby 2: Family Business, Friday, 22nd October
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun, Friday, 22nd October
• Dear Evan Hansen, Friday, 22nd October
• Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna, Friday, 22nd October

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 8th October 2021, there are 2 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace No Time to Die from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Addams Family 2
• Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

The Addams Family 2

• The movie is directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon also directed Sausage Party in 2016 which grossed £7.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $140.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Charlize Theron who last appeared in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Addams Family (2019).

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

• The movie is directed by Tetsuo Yajima, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tetsuo Yajima also directed Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us in 2018 which grossed £177.8K in the UK and grossed $23.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars James Carter Cathcart who also starred in Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019).
• The film also stars Megumi Hayashibara who last appeared in Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (2021).
• James Carter Cathcart and Megumi Hayashibara have starred in 3 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019).

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Wednesday, 13th October
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Friday, 15th October
• The Last Duel, Friday, 15th October
• Halloween Kills, Friday, 15th October
• Ron's Gone Wrong, Friday, 15th October
• Ear For Eye, Saturday, 16th October