FOR 22 YEARS
US release: 9th January 2026This week there are 12 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, How to Train Your Dragon, 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.
Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Last weekend Snow White was at the top of the North American box office, there are 10 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?
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.
Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Cinema closures still effect the UK box office in 2020 so we take a look at past box office weeks over the last 30 years.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black and directed by Jake Kasdan
Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Frozen II which had taken £38.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks.
Highest debut: - directed by and starring which entered the box office at number 5.
Top total grossing and longest run: - Spectre which had taken £92 Million over 7 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - TRON Legacy starring Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund and directed by Joseph Kosinski
Longest run: - Due Date which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £44.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black and directed by Peter Jackson
Longest run: - Nanny Mcphee which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £42.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Meet The Parents starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach
Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.6 Million over 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Babe starring Christine Cavanaugh and Miriam Margolyes and directed by Chris Noonan
Longest run: - Crimson Tide which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Goldeneye which had taken £16 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Home Alone which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £4.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Miami Blues directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward and Alec Baldwin which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - Betsys Wedding which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was Shazam! starring Zachary Levi and Michelle Borth and directed by David F. Sandberg
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Captain Marvel which had taken £34.6 Million over 5 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Fast & Furious 7 starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker and directed by James Wan
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Big Hero 6 which had taken £19.7 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Clash Of The Titans starring Sam Worthington and Liam Neeson and directed by Louis Leterrier
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £91.4 Million over 16 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Ring Two starring Naomi Watts and Simon Baker and directed by Hideo Nakata
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Meet The Fockers which had taken £28.5 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Lake Placid starring Bill Pullman and Bridget Fonda and directed by Steve Miner
The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £41.8 Million after 8 weeks of release.
The number one film was The Madness Of King George which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Just Cause directed by Arne Glimcher and starring Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 27 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Look Who's Talking starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and directed by Amy Heckerling
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 20 weeks of release.
This weekend, Friday 22nd November 2019, there are 6 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Last Christmas for the top spot?
First up at cinemas this week is Frozen II, a movie directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee who also directed Frozen in 2013 which grossed £43.1 Million in the UK and grossed $1,276,480,335 globally.
It stars Idina Menzel who last starred in Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018).
The film also stars Kristen Bell who also last appeared in Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 (2018).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is 21 Bridges.
This new movie stars Chadwick Boseman who's last film was Avengers: Endgame (2019)
It also stars J.K. Simmons who also appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
The film is brought to us by 2 time director Brian Kirk.
Next up this week is Ophelia which is directed by Claire McCarthy who directed The Waiting City in 2009.
It stars Daisy Ridley and Naomi Watts.
Also this week there is Harriet from director Kasi Lemmons who also directed Eves Bayou in 1998.
The film features Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. in starring roles.
The long list of new releases continues with Greener Grass which is directed by Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe directing together.
It stars Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe.
Finally there is Them That Follow from directors Britt Poulton and Dan Madison Savage, the film stars Kaitlyn Dever and Walton Goggins.
Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
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