Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 34 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.

• Flight Risk
• The Brutalist
• Paddington In Peru
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown
• Presence
• Wolf Man
• Better Man
• Den of Thieves 2
• Flow

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart in 1995 which grossed $213.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Sense of An Ending (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / France / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The VIllage (2004).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Hungary / Ireland / New Zealand / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairy Tale (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Finland / Hungary / Indonesia / Netherlands / Portugal / Taiwan

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Sweden

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed The Wolverine in 2013 which grossed $417 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Don't Look Up (2021).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Taiwan / Ukraine

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Full Frontal in 2002 which grossed $3.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Tinker Bell (2008).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Philippines / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in Not Fade Away (2012).
• The film also stars Leigh Whannell who's last movie was Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Leigh Whannell directed Leigh Whannell in and Insidious Chapter 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Estonia / Mexico / Romania / Taiwan / Turkey

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / France / Norway / Poland

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in The Cherry Orchard (1999).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Finland / Norway

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Poland / Turkey

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• Companion - From Thursday, 30th January
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 30th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 30th January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 30th January
• September 5 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 30th January
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 31st January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Wednesday, 29th January
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 31st January
• Flow - From Thursday, 30th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 30th January
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 31st January
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Tuesday, 28th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 31st January
• The Quiet Son - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Operation Hadal - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 30th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 30th January
• Game of Power - From Sunday, 2nd February
• Sing Sing - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 30th January
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 31st January
• White Bird - From Friday, 31st January
• Presence - From Thursday, 30th January
• Boonie Bears: Future Reborn - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The End - From Friday, 31st January
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 31st January
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Damned - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 31st January
• Inheritance - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Return - From Thursday, 30th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 31st January
• Operation Leviathan - From Wednesday, 29th January

With cinema closures under the global pandemic continuing across the US which is for the 10th month disrupting the box office animated feature The Croods 2 stays at the top for a second weekend.

Top new movie of the weekend enters the box office at 2 in the shape of Mexican movie Half Brothers and All My Life also makes a new entry at 4.

Also making a new entry on the box office this weekend is the re-edited version of The Godfather Part II, called The Godfather, Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone, which debuts at 15 with $52,000.

US box office Quickview.

• Number 1 - The Croods: A New Age (2nd weekend)
• Highest Debut - Half Brothers (@2)
• Longest run - Tenet (14 weeks)^*
• Highest total gross - Tenet ($57,600,000)^*
^*Not including catalogue re-releases

Here is the US box office top 5 rundown for 4th - 6th December 2020.

The Croods: A New Age

Second weekend at the top for the animated movie from director Joel Crawford starring Nicolas Cage and Ryan Reynolds which takes $4.4 Million, 55% down from last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of $20.3 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Half Brothers

A Mexican movie from director Luke Greenfield is the highest new movie of the weekend making its debut at number 2 on the US box office.

The film took a very respectable $720,000 on its debut weekend of release.

Freaky

The horror comedy former number 1 movie falls to number 3 this weekend with $460,000, a 42% drop from last weekend.

The Christopher Landon directed movie has now taked $7.74 Million during its 4 weeks of release.

All My Life

New at number 4 this weekend is this romance from director Marc Meyers which takes $350,000 on its debut weekend.

The War With Grandpa

Surprise hit of the year starring Rober De Niro falls to number 5 this weekend with $329,359, a 44% drop, giving the movie a total gross of $17.63 Million after 9 weeks of release, all in the top 5!

After the success of his latest movie Godzilla Gareth Edwards has been offered, and taken up the challenge of directing one of the many Star Wars universe spin off films.

Gary Whitta will write the screenplay, Who is Garry Whitta? He used to be a PC magazine journalist who turned screen writer with The book of Eli.

Here is the press release

"GARETH EDWARDS AND GARY WHITTA ONBOARD FOR STAR WARS STAND-ALONE FILM - May 22, 2014 - In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney have begun development on multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. Gareth Edwards will direct the first stand-alone film, with a screenplay by Gary Whitta. The film is due out December 16, 2016. Gareth Edwards blazed into the filmmaking forefront with his acclaimed work on Monsters, a film he wrote, directed and served on as cinematographer and visual effects artist. The skill and vision readily apparent in Monsters earned him the high-profile spot directing this year's smash hit Godzilla. "Ever since I saw Star Wars I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life -- join the Rebel Alliance! I could not be more excited and honored to go on this mission with Lucasfilm," said Edwards. Gary Whitta's screenwriting credits include 2010's The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. He is also well known as a journalist and editor in the video game industry, as well as part of the BAFTA award-winning team on Telltale Games adaptation of The Walking Dead. Whitta states, "From the moment I first saw the original movie as a wide-eyed kid, Star Wars has been the single most profound inspiration to my imagination and to my career as a writer. It is deeply special to me,so to be given the opportunity to contribute to its ongoing legacy, especially in collaboration with a film-maker as talented as Gareth, is literally a dream come true. I'm still pinching myself." - StarWars.com. All Star Wars, all the time."