Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 3rd October 2025, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace One Battle After Another 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.

• The Smashing Machine
• Bone Lake
• A Writer's Odyssey 2
• Good Boy!

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Lenny Cooke in 2013.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Central Intelligence (2016).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was IF (2024).
• They also appeared together in Jungle Cruise in 2021.
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bone Lake

• The movie is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan also directed Fixation in 2022.
• It stars Alex Roe who also starred in Bone Lake (2025).
• The film also stars Maddie Hasson who's last movie was Elevation (2024).
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan directed Maddie Hasson in and Fixation
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Writer's Odyssey 2

• The movie is directed by Yang Lu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Yang Lu also directed Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield in 2013.
• It stars Chao Deng who also starred in Looking Up (2019).
• The film also stars Zijian Dong who's last movie was My Friend An Delie (2024).
• Chao Deng and Zijian Dong have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My People, My Homeland in 2020 and Duckweed in 2017.
• Yang Lu directed Chao Deng in and The Sacrifice
• Yang Lu directed Zijian Dong in and A Writer's Odyssey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in Escape From Polygamy (2013).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Animal Friends - Friday, 10th October
• Vicious - Friday, 10th October - streaming
• Roofman - Friday, 10th October
• TRON: Ares - Friday, 10th October
• The Woman In Cabin 10 - Friday, 10th October - streaming

The Disney film The Lion King continues to rule to global box office with a mammoth weekend gross and Chinese film Ne Zha makes its debut at number 2.

The Lion King

THe Disney live action remake spends its 3rd weekend on the global box office and takes $218.3 Million from 54 countries.

This pushes the films total global gross to $962.6 Million meaning the film will make it past the Billion mark next weekend.

Ne Zha

The Chinese animation hit the box office this week nad took $83.1 Million ($92.2 including previews) from just the single country.

This makes the film the highest grossing debut in China for an animated movie beating Zootopia which held the record previously.

Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood

Maverick director Quentin Tarantino brings his new film to the global box office and after good reviews scores his biggest debut to date.

The film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt took $40.3 Million from just the single country of release, America.

Spider Man: Far From Home

The Marvel web slinger movie from Sony took $33.2 Million from 8 countries this weekend on its 5th weekend of release.

This pushes the film past the magic $1 Billion mark on the global box office and its the 9th Marvel film to do this, the third this year alone.

Toy Story 4

Finishing of the top 5 this week is the Pixar animation which take $29.2 Million from 41 countries on its 6th weekend.

This puts the Toy Story sequel at $917.9 Million.

Looking Up

The Chinese film is at number 6 this week with a total gross of $107.6 Million pushing the film past the $100 Million global mark.

Aladdin

Sitting at number 7 this week is the Disney live action film which this week passes the $1 Billion mark at the global box office.

Yesterday

Danny Boyle's Beatles homage is at number 9 this week and with a total global gross of $109.6 Million goes past the $100 Million mark at the global box office.

The live action version of The Lion King moves to the top of the global box office on its second weekend of release as the film hits cinemas across the globe.

The Lion King

The film hit the global box office last week at number 3 with its Chinese release but this week with a global release the film easily hits the top of the box office.

Released in 53 countries the Jon Favreau directed film takes $454 Million to climb to number one which gives the film a $531 Million total gross.

Spider Man: Far From Home

Falling to number 2 on its 4th weekend of release the Spidey movie takes $58.2 Million from 68 countries.

This pushes the film total global gross to $970.7 Million which means the film could well pass the Billion dollar mark by next weekend.

Toy Story 4

The Animated movie falls to 3 this week with a weekend gross of $40.4 Million from 45 countries which pushes the film total gross to $859.4 Million.

Looking Up

This Chinese film is released in just 2 countries but this week makes it global box office debut at number 4 with $37.6 Million.

This gives the film a new total global gross of $61.1 Million.

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

Falling to number 5 on its 3rd weekend of release the Chinese film takes $15.6 Million from 8 countries for a global total of $174.5 Million.

Avengers: Endgame

Outside the chart the Marvel Studios mega hit takes over the crown from Avatar as the highest grossing movie of all time.

The films global gross this weekend went to $2.790 Billion which beats Avatars $2.789 Billion by a slim margin but its an all important slim margin, it has taken 12 weeks to get to this amazing milestone.

The sequel/reboot (never know what to call these things these days) of 1964's Mary Poppins gets a relase this Christmas starring Emily Blunt and called Mary Poppins Returns.

Disney have today released the first teaser trailer and on the positive they really have captured the feel and spirit of the era.

Emily Blunt certainly looks the part so things are looking up, on the negative side the last time a big budget film had returns is the title is was preceded by Superman!

There is also a new poster which is an extreme closeup of Blunt as Poppins.

This Christmas, a new story begins. Here’s your first look at Mary Poppins Returns. #MaryPoppinsReturns pic.twitter.com/JBKcZfv78b

— Mary Poppins (@MaryPoppins) March 5, 2018

Olly Moss has created an incredible poster picturing the Oscar statue as a representation of all the best pictures awarded films.

It's incredibly simple but an incredible but of artwork and it's so much fun to try and work ou what each statue is before looking up the answer.

Check out the full poster at the Oscars website, or checkout the Olly Moss website which is more that worth a visit.