Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th October 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace TRON: Ares 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Urchin
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Good Fortune
• Frankenstein
• After the Hunt

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $232.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Sinister 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone, and Sinister
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Urchin

• The movie is from director Harris Dickinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Diane Axford who also starred in Urchin (2025).
• The film also stars Angela Bain who's last movie was Mary, Queen of Scots (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Jack in 2014.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in The War Zone (1999).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008 which grossed $76 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in The Nativity Story (2006).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• 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

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October
• Queens of the Dead - Friday, 24th October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Friday, 24th October

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie TRON: Ares which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Joachim Rønning
• It stars Greta Lee (Money Monster) and Jared Leto (House of Gucci) among others.
• The movie also stars Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan and Jodie Turner-Smith
• The release date in the UK is 10th October 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 10th October 2025
• It is a sequel to TRON and TRON Legacy

Synopsis for TRON: Ares

A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

This weekend, Friday 20th June 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, How to Train Your Dragon, 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.

• Elio
• Bride Hard
• 28 Years Later
• High Five

Elio

• The movie is directed by Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian also directed Coco in 2018 which grossed $210.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $807.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yonas Kibreab who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Emilia Pérez (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bride Hard

• The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Simon West also directed Stolen in 2012.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in Senior Year (2022).
• The film also stars Anna Camp who's last movie was Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
• Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017, Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015 and Pitch Perfect in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

28 Years Later

• The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Danny Boyle also directed The Beach in 2000 which grossed $39.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack O'Connell who also starred in Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who's last movie was Nosferatu (2024).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

High Five

• The movie is directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kang Hyoung-chul also directed Scandal Makers in 2008.
• It stars Park Jin-young who also starred in Innocence (2020).
• The film also stars Oh Jung-se who's last movie was Swing Kids (2018).
• Kang Hyoung-chul directed Oh Jung-se in Tazza: The Hidden Card, and Swing Kids
• 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 6 new movies released

• Novocaine - Friday, 14th March
• Sneaks - Friday, 18th April
• M3GAN 2.0 - Friday, 27th June
• F1 - Friday, 27th June
• Sorry Baby - Friday, 27th June - limited release
• Hot Milk - Friday, 27th June

Last weekend Halloween Ends was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Black Adam
• Ticket to Paradise
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Aftersun
• My Policeman

Black Adam

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed House of Wax in 2005.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
• The film also stars Viola Davis who was last seen in The Woman King (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Ticket to Paradise

• The movie is directed by Ol Parker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ol Parker also directed Imagine Me and You in 2005 which grossed $672.2K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars George Clooney who also starred in Welcome to Collinwood (2003).
• The film also stars Julia Roberts who was last seen in Ben Is Back (2019).
• George Clooney and Julia Roberts have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Money Monster in 2016, Ocean's Twelve in 2005 and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Banshees of Inisherin

• The movie is directed by Martin McDonagh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin McDonagh also directed In Bruges in 2008 which grossed $7.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Epic (2013).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who was last seen in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• They also appeared together in In Bruges in 2008.
• The MPAA age rating is

Aftersun

• The movie is from director Charlotte Wells.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in The Lost Daughter (2021).
• The film also stars Frankie Corio who is making a feature film debut.
• The MPAA age rating is

My Policeman

• The movie is directed by Michael Grandage, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Grandage also directed Red in 2018.
• It stars Gina McKee who also starred in The Lair of the White Worm (1988).
• The film also stars Linus Roache who was last seen in A Call to Spy (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Here are 4 of the new movies for next weekend

• The Good Nurse - Monday, 10th October
• The Ambush - Friday, 21st October
• The Devil's Light - Friday, 28th October
• The Lair - Thursday, 25th August

Getting a head start on the box office with a Tuesday release, Ticket To Paradise makes its debut on the box office this weekend at the top when including previews worth £1 Million, Dont Worry Darling comes in at number 2 which would have been on top if counting weekend gross only.

Coming it at number 3 this weekend is the 4K re-release of Avatar giving a bit of comfort to Disney to the popularity of the franchise just before the release of Avatar: THe Way of Water in December.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th September 2022

Highest new movie this weekend

The movie should have been released last weekend but got delayed due to the passing of The Queen and so its got a Tuesday release this week which by Friday gave it a £1 Million jump on the box office.

The movie starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts in their first team up since the 2016 movie Money Monster takes £2.8 Million on its opening week with £1.7 Million of that taken over the Friday to Sunday weekend.

The movie starring Florence Pugh and directed by Olivia Wilde has caused a fair amount of headlines over the past weeks concerning its star and director not getting on too well, but the movie lands at number 2 on the box office this weekend, and number 1 if you remove the 3 day headstart Ticket To Paradise got.

The movie takes a very respectable £2.7 Million on its debut, which given the controversy and the story of the movie is not bad.

It will be interesting to see the drop off next weekend and if the film can appeal to a broader audience than the hard core fans of the main leads including Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan and Olivia Wilde herself.

Disney are either testing the waters here or trying to get everyone re-invested in 3D and the franchise before the release of the sequel Avatar: The Way of Water in December, but the highest grossing movie of all time gets another shot at box office grosses this weekend.

The movie lands at number 3 this week in an all new 4K, 3D version of the movie with a gross of £1.2 Million which is not bad given the movie has already taken over £90 Million at the UK box office.

It will be interesting to see the drop off next weekend given the rumour that a number of tickets were sold to people thinking this was the sequel.

Last weeks top movie falls to number 4 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top with a gross of £473,221, a large 52% drop from last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of £3.6 Million after 3 weeks at the top.

Landing on the box office last weekend in limited release and becoming the highest debut at number 10 the David Bowie documentary goes wide this week and jumps to number 5 with a gross of £375,398.

This is a 52% increase over last weekend, but no surprise really given the increase in cinema count, the movie has taken £676,185 in total over 2 weeks.