Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 21 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Mercy
• Return to Silent Hill
• Hamnet
• Primate
• Marty Supreme
• Rental Family
• Sentimental Value
• Die My Love
• No Other Choice
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Six Degrees of Celebration in 2010.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2001.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in A Night In Old Mexico (2013).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belarus / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / China / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Finland / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Lebanon / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Russia / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed Songs My Brother's Taught Me in 2015 which grossed $146.9 K globally.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2013).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Ecuador / France / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Oman / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Uruguay

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed Alice in 2002.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in I Believe In Unicorns (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Denmark / France / Guadeloupe / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / Vietnam

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Heaven Knows What in 2016.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Colombia / Estonia / Finland / Iceland / India / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / New Zealand / Peru / Portugal / Romania

Rental Family

• The movie is directed by Hikari, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Hikari also directed 37 Seconds in 2019.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Gimme Shelter (2013).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malta / Norway / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Sweden

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Oslo, August 31st in 2011.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in The Worst Person In the World (2021).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy / Taiwan

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Sweden / Turkey

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Saminjo in 1997.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Masquerade (2012).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / United Kingdom

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Wrath of the Titans (2012).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

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

Next week there are 39 new movies released gloabally

• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 29th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wrecking Crew - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Mercy - From Monday, 26th January
• Return to Silent Hill - From Monday, 26th January
• Shelter - From Friday, 30th January
• Busted Water Pipes - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 29th January
• Nuremberg - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Hamnet - From Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 30th January
• Ella McCay - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Back to the Past - From Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - From Friday, 30th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Monday, 26th January
• Dust Bunny - From Friday, 30th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 29th January
• Arco - From Friday, 30th January
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Tallaani - From Friday, 30th January
• The Ice Tower - From Friday, 30th January
• Christy - From Monday, 26th January
• Scarlet - From Friday, 30th January
• Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Choral - From Thursday, 29th January
• Send Help - From Friday, 30th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Friday, 30th January
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway the Sorcery of Nymph Circe - From Friday, 30th January
• The Shadows Edge - From Thursday, 29th January
• Christy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - From Friday, 30th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Tuesday, 27th January
• Fight Against Evil 3 - From Friday, 30th January
• Miss Moxy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 29th January

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd January 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 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.

• Mercy
• Saipan
• No Other Choice
• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed The Arena in 2001.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in The Five Year Engagement (2012).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saipan

• The movie is directed by Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn Leyburn also directed Cherrybomb in 2010 which grossed £16.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).
• The film also stars Eanna Hardwicke who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Three ... Extremes in 2004.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Memories of the Sword (2015).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Silent Hill in 2006 which grossed £3.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in Benediction (2021).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Swallows and Amazons in 2016 which grossed £3.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in The Lady In the Van (2015).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (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 6 new movies released

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Primate - Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - Friday, 30th January

Four weeks at the top for Avatar: Fire and Ash as the movie takes $87 Million this weekend and now has a gross of $1.2 Billion.

The Raja Saab takes nearly $20 Million on its debut to become the top new movie this weekend.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $86,900,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,230,590,528 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $1,708,089,379 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $40,900,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,654,744,584 over 7 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is globally the 12th top grossing movie of all time.
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $1,708,089,379 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $36,700,000 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $192,454,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 67 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $19,815,614 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $19,815,614 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 16 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $13,400,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 27 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

James Cameron and Disneys Avatar: Fire and Ash spends a fourth weekend at the top with a $21.5 Million gross keeping at teh top this week.

The movie has been another smash hit for the Avatar series and the gross now stands at nearly $343 Million, this is however significantly small that the previous movie which had passed the half Billion point by now.

Highest new movie of the week is horror Primate which lands at number 2 with just over $11 Million on its debut weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $21,502,272 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $342,792,800 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $517,628,365 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $11,155,908 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,910,461 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $93,864,614 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,004,157 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $378,748,741 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $307,386,397 at the box office after 7 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $8,401,148 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026

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