A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Magic Faraway Tree which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Ben Gregor
• It stars Andrew Garfield (After the Hunt) and Claire Foy (My Son) among others.
• The movie also stars Nicola Coughlan, Rebecca Ferguson and Jennifer Saunders
• The release date in the UK is 27th March 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 1st January 1970
• Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy appeared together in Breathe

Synopsis for The Magic Faraway Tree

A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They're transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.

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Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 21st November 2025, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Now You See Me: Now You Don't 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.

• Wicked: For Good
• Sisu: Road to Revenge
• The Thing With Feathers
• Cbeebies Panto 2025 Cinderella

Wicked: For Good

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed G.I. Joe: Retaliation in 2013 which grossed £7.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $371.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Wicked (2024).
• They also appeared together in Wicked in 2024.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sisu: Road to Revenge

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in 2010 which grossed £32.9 K in the UK.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Sisu (2023).
• The film also stars Stephen Lang who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, Big Game, and Sisu
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Thing With Feathers

• The movie is directed by Dylan Southern, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dylan Southern also directed Meet Me In the Bathroom in 2022 which grossed £135 K in the UK.
• It stars Benedict Cumberbatch who also starred in Sherlock: The Final Problem (2017).
• The film also stars David Thewlis who's last movie was The Amazing Maurice (2022).
• Benedict Cumberbatch and David Thewlis have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Fifth Estate in 2013 and War Horse in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cbeebies Panto 2025 Cinderella

• The movie is from director Chris Hannon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rhys Stephenson who also starred in Cbeebies Musical: The Great Ice Cream Hunt (2025).
• The film also stars Evie Pickerill who's last movie was Cbeebies Musical: The Great Ice Cream Hunt (2025).
• Rhys Stephenson and Evie Pickerill have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Cbeebies Panto 2024: Beauty and the Beast in 2024, Cbeebies Musical: The Great Ice Cream Hunt in 2025 and Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood in 2023.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - Wednesday, 26th November
• The Fifth Step - Thursday, 27th November
• Christy - Friday, 28th November
• Zootopia 2 - Friday, 28th November
• Pillion - Friday, 28th November

Horror movie Black Phone 2 tops the North American box office over the Halloween weekend as the movie returns to the top for a second weekend at number 1.

The movie takes $8.3 Million to retake the number 1 spot and has taken over $61 Million after 3 weeks of release, just a shade below the original The Black Phone.

Making a re-entry this week is KPop Demon Hunters after a couple of weeks off the chart and Back to the Future getting a re-release for its 40th Anniversary and the top new movies of the weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd November 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $8,323,210 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,776,920 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $62,434,025 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,818,889 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,253,048 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,213,717 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $30,983,164 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $24,300,000 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,028,215 over the weekend, a 86% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,043,165 after 2 weekends of release

Last weekend Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• Bugonia
• Shelby Oaks
• Bat Out of Hell: The Musical
• Relay
• Hedda~2025

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Dogtooth in 2009 which grossed £26 K in the UK.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in The Croods (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Poor Things, and Kinds of Kindness
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in We Have a Ghost (2023).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chris Hunt and Jay Scheib also directed Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show in 2020 which grossed £640.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Glenn Adamson who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Relay

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Hallam Foe in 2007 which grossed £133 K in the UK.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Four Lions (2010).
• The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Make It Happen (2008).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in The Marvels, and Little Woods
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 6 new movies released

• The Choral - Friday, 7th November
• Train Dreams - Friday, 7th November
• Predetor: Badlands - Friday, 7th November
• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November
• Anemone - Friday, 7th November
• Frankenstein - Friday, 7th November - streaming

Sequel movie Black Phone 2 starring Ethan Hawke makes its debut a top of the North American box office with a gross of over $27 Million.

The original movie took $23 Million in 2022 so this is in the same ballpark but it has improved as the original movie has gained popularity.

Last weeks top movie, TRON Ares drop to number 2 this weekend after a single week at the top and has taken $54.5 Million so far, lower than the previous movie.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th October 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $27,332,040 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $23,633,220 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $11,114,805 over the weekend, a 67% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $54,553,617 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to TRON Legacy which took $87,373,703 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,163,433 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,163,433 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,850,606 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,760,070 after 4 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,735,817 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $15,552,277 after 2 weekends of release