Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• The Chronology of Water
• Soulm8te

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Shot Caller in 2017.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in One More Kiss (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Kandahar, Greenland, and Angel Has Fallen
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $3 Mil. in the US and grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Christopher and His Kind (2011).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• 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 6 new movies released

• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• A Private Life - Friday, 16th January
• Dead Man's Wire - Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - Friday, 16th January
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Friday, 16th January
• Weapons - Friday, 16th January

The might of Avatar: Fire and Ash from director James Cameron is keeping all other movies at bay as it spends a third weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has takes another $40 Million over the weekend as its total gross now surpasses the $300 Million mark, the movie is still not doing as well as Avatar The Way of Water which was closing in on half a Billion at this point.

Highest new movie of the weekend is We Bury the Dead starring Daisy Risley from Star Wars fame which enters at number 11 this week.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,029,348 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $306,024,602 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $425,527,069 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,034,969 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $363,647,129 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $296,004,904 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,865,000 over the weekend, a 3% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,724,000 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,554,127 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $56,000,736 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,000,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $45,860,645 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd January 2026, there are 1 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash 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.

• We Bury the Dead

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Only Yesterday (1991).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Soulm8te - Friday, 9th January
• The Chronology of Water - Friday, 9th January
• Mutiny - Friday, 9th January
• Primate - Friday, 9th January

With Avatar: Fire and Ash currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

• Song Sung Blue
• The Testament of Ann Lee
• Marty Supreme
• Goodbye June
• The Choral
• Anaconda

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Movie 43 (2013).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Testament of Ann Lee

• The movie is directed by Mona Fastvold, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Mona Fastvold also directed The Sleepwalker in 2014.
• It stars Amanda Seyfried who also starred in Dear John (2010).
• The film also stars Lewis Pullman who's last movie was Thunderbolts* (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Iris (2002).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
• They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Choral

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Hytner, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Nicholas Hytner also directed Hamlet: NT Live in 2010.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Return (2024).
• The film also stars Roger Allam who's last movie was Tetris (2023).
• They also appeared together in National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage in 2013.
• Nicholas Hytner directed Ralph Fiennes in National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage, and Straight Line Crazy: NT Live 2022
• Nicholas Hytner directed Roger Allam in The Lady In the Van, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed That Awkward Moment in 2014 which grossed $26.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $45.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Two Days (2003).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Paul Rudd and Jack Black have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Year One in 2009, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004 and Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• We Bury the Dead - Friday, 2nd January - limited release

This third in the Avatar series directed by James Cameron makes its debut at the top of the North American box office.

The movie comes on with a gross just shy of $90 Million which is quite a bit lower than the $135 Million of the previous movie on the franchise.

With an all new top 4 this weekend last weeks top movie, Zootopia 2, falls to number 5 this weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st December 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $89,160,860 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $89,160,860 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $134,100,226 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $22,000,555 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $22,000,555 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,010,430 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $19,010,430 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $15,611,344 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $15,611,344 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,846,073 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $283,156,002 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $241,431,697 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.