This week there are 17 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Moana 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.

• Mufasa: The Lion King
• The Six Triple Eight
• Conclave
• Death Whisperer 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• The Room Next Door
• Dear Santa
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• All We Imagine As Light
• The Count of Monte-Cristo

Mufasa: The Lion King

• The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Barry Jenkins also directed If Beale Street Could Talk in 2018.
• It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Foe (2023).
• The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Curacao / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Mexico / Mexico / Moldova / Mongolia / Netherlands / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The Six Triple Eight

• The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Miracle At St Anna (2008).
• The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States / Vietnam

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Moms Gotta Go in 2012.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Reader (2009).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Hong Kong / Italy / Spain / Sweden

Death Whisperer 2

• The movie is directed by Taweewat Wantha, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Taweewat Wantha also directed Death Whisperer in 2023.
• It stars Nadech Kugimiya who also starred in Death Whisperer (2023).
• The film also stars Nutthatcha Padovan who's last movie was Death Whisperer (2023).
• They also appeared together in Death Whisperer in 2023.
• Taweewat Wantha directed Nadech Kugimiya in and Death Whisperer
• Taweewat Wantha directed Nutthatcha Padovan in and Death Whisperer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Philippines / Russia / Uzbekistan

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in Coffee Town (2013).
• The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
• Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022 and Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020.
• Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
• Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / Norway / United States

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Volver in 2006.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The End of the Affair (2000).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / Netherlands / United States

Dear Santa

• The movie is directed by Bobby Farrelly, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Bobby Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in The Big Year (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Timothy Smith who's last movie was Happy Accident (2019).
• Bobby Farrelly directed Jack Black in and Shallow Hal
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• The movie is from director Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ben Whitehead who also starred in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
• The film also stars Peter Kay who's last movie was Britains Got the Pop Factor (2008).
• They also appeared together in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

All We Imagine As Light

• The movie is directed by Payal Kapadia, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Payal Kapadia also directed A Night of Knowing Nothing in 2021.
• It stars Kani Kusruti who also starred in Mura (2024).
• The film also stars Divya Prabha who's last movie was Kammara Sambavam (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal

The Count of Monte-Cristo

• The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
• It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Someone, Somewhere (2019).
• The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / United States

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Thursday, 26th December
• Better Man - From Thursday, 26th December
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 26th December
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Tuesday, 24th December
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 26th December
• Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 25th December
• 2073 - From Friday, 27th December
• Here - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Flow - From Thursday, 26th December
• Elevation - From Wednesday, 25th December
• A Complete Unknown - From Wednesday, 25th December
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 26th December
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 26th December
• Heretic - From Thursday, 26th December
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 26th December
• Anyone But You - From Saturday, 28th December
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 26th December
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Anora - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 26th December
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 27th December
• Queer - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Absolution - From Tuesday, 24th December
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Order - From Friday, 27th December
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 26th December
• Bird - From Friday, 8th November
• Oh Canada - From Wednesday, 25th December

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 20th December 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Moana 2 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.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• The Room Next Door
• The Six Triple Eight
• Mufasa: The Lion King
• The Count of Monte-Cristo

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $146.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).
• The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
• Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022 and Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020.
• Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
• Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Matador in 1986.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in Chloe (2010).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Gloria Bell in 2019 and The Big Lebowski in 1998.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Six Triple Eight

• The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Django Unchained (2012).
• The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Mufasa: The Lion King

• The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Barry Jenkins also directed Moonlight in 2017.
• It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Brother (2023).
• The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Count of Monte-Cristo

• The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
• It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Un Homme Ideal (2015).
• The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Bird - Friday, 8th November - streaming
• Nosferatu - Wednesday, 25th December
• Babygirl - Wednesday, 25th December
• A Complete Unknown - Wednesday, 25th December
• 2073 - Friday, 27th December

Check out the new trailer upcoming movie Nightbitch which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 6th December 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 6th December 2024
• It stars among others Amy Adams (Junebug) and Scoot McNairy (Touchy Feely)
• It is directed by Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl)
• The movie also stars Mary Holland, Zoe Chao and Kerry O"Malley
• Amy Adams and Scoot McNairy appeared together in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

Synopsis for Nightbitch

An artist who pauses her career to be a stay-at-home mum seeks a new chapter in her life and encounters just that, when her nightly routine takes a surreal turn and her maternal instincts begin to manifest in canine form.

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

Last weekend Alien: Romulus was at the top of the UK box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love
• Touch
• Sing Sing
• AfrAId
• The Count of Monte-Cristo
• The Deliverance

André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love

• The movie is from director Michael Wiseman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again (2022).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who's last movie was André Rieu's White Christmas (2023).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 22 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in André Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013, André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, André Rieu: Christmas With André in 2021, André Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017, André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, André Rieu's White Christmas in 2023, André Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, André Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, André Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, André Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009, André Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, André Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance?? in 2019, André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020 and André Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Touch

• The movie is directed by Baltasar Kormákur, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Baltasar Kormákur also directed White Night Wedding in 2008.
• It stars Egill Olafsson who also starred in Beowulf and Grendel (2005).
• The film also stars Koki who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Birth of a Nation (2016).
• The film also stars Clarence Maclin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

AfrAId

• The movie is directed by Chris Weitz, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Chris Weitz also directed American Pie in 1999 which grossed £13.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $235.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Dastmalchian who also starred in The Dark Knight (2008).
• The film also stars Keith Carradine who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Count of Monte-Cristo

• The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
• It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Rock'n Roll (2017).
• The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Deliverance

• The movie is directed by Lee Daniels, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lee Daniels also directed The Paperboy in 2013 which grossed £314.9K in the UK.
• It stars Andra Day who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Glenn Close who's last movie was Heart of Stone (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Before Dawn - Monday, 2nd September
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Friday, 6th September
• Firebrand - Friday, 6th September

As we move into the blockbuster summer season at the UK box office lets take a look at what movies SaltyPopcorn users are the most excited for.

Here is the top 10 most anticipated summer 2024 blockbusters.

A Quiet Place: Day One
28th June
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.

Borderlands
9th August
Returning to her home planet, an infamous outlaw forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

IF~2024
17th May
A girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

Despicable Me 4
5th July
Now married to Lucy Wilde and the father of a baby boy, in addition to his three adopted daughters, Gru finds his family under attack from new villains Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale partner Valentina.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6th September
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife.

The Garfield Movie
24th May
After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic, Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Inside Out 2
14th June
Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.

Alien: Romulus
16th August
Young people on a distant world find themselves confronting the most terrifying life-form in the universe.

Harold and the Purple Crayon
2nd August
4-year-old Harold uses a purple crayon to create a world of his own by just drawing.

Deadpool and Wolverine
26th July Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

Also released over the summer period but missing out on the 10 most anticipated movies.

2nd May
The Fall Guy

9th May
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

24th May
Furiosa

21st June
The Bikeriders

19th July
Twisters