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

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 29th August 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace KPop Demon Hunters 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.

• Caught Stealing
• The Thursday Murder Club
• The Toxic Avenger
• The Roses
• Motel Destino

Caught Stealing

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed Requiem For a Dream in 2000 which grossed $3.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Austin Butler who also starred in The Dead Don't Die (2019).
• The film also stars Zoë Kravitz who's last movie was The Batman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Thursday Murder Club

• The movie is directed by Chris Columbus, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Chris Columbus also directed Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief in 2010 which grossed $88.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $226.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in Golda (2023).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was Four Letters of Love (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Long Good Friday in 1980.
• Chris Columbus directed Pierce Brosnan in Mrs. Doubtfire, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Toxic Avenger

• The movie is directed by Macon Blair, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Macon Blair also directed I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore in 2017.
• It stars Peter Dinklage who also starred in Death At a Funeral (2010).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Roses

• The movie is directed by Jay Roach, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Jay Roach also directed The Campaign in 2012 which grossed $86.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Benedict Cumberbatch who also starred in The Whistleblower (2010).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who's last movie was Girl From the North Country (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Motel Destino

• The movie is directed by Karim Aïnouz, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Karim Aïnouz also directed Futuro Beach in 2015.
• It stars Iago Xavier who also starred in Motel Destino (2024).
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Conjuring: Last Rites - Friday, 5th September
• Shadow Force - Friday, 9th May - streaming

An odd weekend at the global box office with no big new releases to make an impact and a climber to the top from an older movie.

That climber is Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba: The Movie Infinity Castle which takes over at the top wth a $32 Million weekend gross.

The movie has taken $242.5 Million in total after 6 weeks in world cinemas.

Top new movie is the Netflix exclusive KPop Demon Hunters which takes $19.2 Million from a limited Saturday and Sunday release, although Netflix don't release exact box office figures for many countries.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th August 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $32,532,000 over the weekend, a 4% increase from last weekend
• The movie is release in 12 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $242,580,400 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $0 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $28,800,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $199,381,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 75 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $25,774,000 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $79,666,200 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 7 countries globally this weekend

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $19,200,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $19,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 5 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $18,663,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $174,284,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

Real life band sensation turned animated feature KPop Demon Hunters makes its debut at the top of the North American box office at number one with a reasonable $18 Million debut.

Its not uncommon for K-Pop bands to hit the box office in live concerts shown in cinemas but this is a 90 minute animated movie featuring a female K-Pop band.

After spending a couple of weeks at the top Weapons~2026 falls to second place with a weekend gross of $15.5 Million taking to movies gross ot over $100 Million at the US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th August 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 grosses $18,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $18,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $15,600,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $115,880,823 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,200,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $70,540,708 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Freaky Friday which took $74,431,693 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $257,251,951 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,100,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $66,178,030 after 4 weekends of release