With Dead to Rights currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Freakier Friday
• Weapons
• The Pickup
• Vicious
• Materialists
• The Naked Gun
• Guns Up
• Together
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

Freakier Friday

• The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nisha Ganatra also directed The High Note in 2020 which grossed $2.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Daddy and Them (2001).
• The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Weapons

• The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Cregger also directed Barbarian in 2022 which grossed $40.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2011).
• The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
• They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Pickup

• The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Tim Story also directed Think Like a Man Too in 2014.
• It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Showtime (2002).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Vicious

• The movie is directed by Bryan Bertino, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Bryan Bertino also directed The Monster in 2016.
• It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Vicious (2025).
• The film also stars Mary McCormack who's last movie was Alien: Code (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Spain

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in A Bigger Splash (2016).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Philippines

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 which grossed $623.2 K globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Lamb (1986).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Singapore

Guns Up

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed Detective Knight: Redemption in 2022.
• It stars Kevin James who also starred in The Zookeeper (2011).
• The film also stars Christina Ricci who's last movie was The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Portugal / Spain

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in After Sex (2007).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Little Hours in 2017, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Lego Movie in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Hong Kong

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed The Terror Live in 2013.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Philippines

Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

• The movie is from director Daniel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mona Marshall who also starred in The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004).
• The film also stars April Stewart who's last movie was Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020).
• Mona Marshall and April Stewart have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in South Park: Imaginationland in 2008 and Wreck-It Ralph in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• Nobody 2 - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Materialists - From Thursday, 14th August
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Tuesday, 12th August
• The Shadows Edge - From Saturday, 16th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 14th August
• Americana - From Friday, 15th August
• The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Together - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Bring Her Back - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Saturday, 16th August
• Pavements - From Friday, 15th August
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 15th August
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Thursday, 14th August
• Weapons - From Thursday, 14th August
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 14th August
• 40 Acres - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Long Walk - From Monday, 11th August
• Eddington - From Thursday, 14th August
• Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 14th August
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 14th August
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 14th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Brief History of a Family - From Wednesday, 13th August
• The Last Stop In Yuma County - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Noise - From Monday, 11th August

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, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.

• The Naked Gun
• The Bad Guys 2
• Bring Her Back
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• My Oxford Year
• Together
• Materialists
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• The Life of Chuck
• Eddington

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed The Watch in 2012.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Husbands and Wives (1992).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Cambodia / Canada / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Poland / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Bad Guys 2

• The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in 13 Moons (2002).
• The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
• Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
• Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United States

Bring Her Back

• The movie is directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou also directed Talk to Me in 2023 which grossed $88.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Billy Barratt who also starred in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Kensuke's Kingdom (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Denmark / Estonia / France / Hungary / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Turkey

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed Anamorphic in 2003.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brunei / Canada / Germany / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Macau / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United States / United States / Vietnam

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Festival in 2018.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in Feel the Beat (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Little Hours in 2017 and The Disaster Artist in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Greece / India / Mexico / Russia / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Date and Switch (2014).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Finland / Mexico

I Know What You Did Last Summer

• The movie is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jennifer Kaytin Robinson also directed Do Revenge in 2022.
• It stars Madelyn Cline who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• The film also stars Chase Sui Wonders who's last movie was Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Philippines / Singapore / Thailand

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Geralds Game in 2017.
• It stars Tom Hiddleston who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• Mike Flanagan directed Jacob Tremblay in Doctor Sleep, and Before I Wake
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  New Zealand / Poland

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Beau Is Afraid in 2023.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Dark Blood (1993).
• The film also stars Deirdre O'Connell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland

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

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

• Freakier Friday - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Weapons - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Vicious - From Wednesday, 6th August
• The Pickup - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Together - From Thursday, 7th August
• The Naked Gun - From Thursday, 7th August
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy - From Tuesday, 5th August
• Guns Up - From Thursday, 7th August
• Materialists - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Jurassic World: Rebirth - From Friday, 8th August
• North Star - From Friday, 8th August
• Better Man - From Friday, 8th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Thursday, 7th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Friday, 8th August
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Saturday, 9th August
• Noise - From Thursday, 7th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 7th August
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Saturday, 9th August
• Juliet and Romeo - From Thursday, 7th August
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Friday, 8th August
• The Lychee Road - From Thursday, 7th August
• Eddington - From Friday, 8th August
• The Ritual - From Thursday, 7th August
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 8th August

This weekend, Friday 1st August 2025, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.

• The Bad Guys 2
• The Naked Gun~2025
• She Rides Shotgun
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• My Oxford Year
• Together

The Bad Guys 2

• The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $97.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in The Bad Guys (2022).
• The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
• Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
• Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 and grossed $623.2 K globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Nell (1995).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

She Rides Shotgun

• The movie is directed by Nick Rowland, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nick Rowland also directed Calm With Horses in 2020.
• It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Sing (2016).
• The film also stars Ana Sophia Heger who's last movie was Things Heard and Seen (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed Take Point in 2018.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Festival in 2018.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in Songbird (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Little Hours in 2017.
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Pickup - Wednesday, 6th August - streaming
• North Star - Friday, 8th August
• Freakier Friday - Friday, 8th August
• Weapons - Friday, 8th August

Superhero movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stays put at the top of the UK box office this week making it four weeks consecutively for the Marvel movie.

Highest new film of the weekend is The Sopranos prequel movie The Many Saints of Newark which makes its debut at number 2 while also inside the top 5 is documentary Oasis Knebworth 1996.

The new releases continue with the much delayed The Green Knight finally making its box office debut at number 8 with £166,118.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (4th Weekend)
• Highest debut - The Many Saints of Newark (@2)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age and Space Jam: A New Legacy (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($18 Million)

UK box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th September 2021

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The UK cinema scene is starting to show signs of a total recovery and the Marvel superhero movie has to date shown that people are going back into the cinema.

This weeks the movie takes £1.5 Million at the box office which is a 34% drop over last week, this gives the movie a total UK gross of £18.2 Million.

This puts the movie at number 3 on the top movies of 2021 and will soon overtake Black Widow and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway to potentially be the top movie of the year, although with the release of No Time To Die this weekend it may not get there!

The Many Saints of Newark

Released as a prequel to the TV show The Sopranos the movie stars Michael Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, the role originally played by his late father James Gandolfini.

The movie is the top new film of the week at number 2 taking £945,319 on its debut weekend.

Free Guy

Falling to number 3 this weekend is the smash hit movie which spends its 7th weekend on the box office taking £551,195, a very slim 17% drop.

The film has now taken £16.1 Million at the UK box office and is the 5th top movie of 2021.

Oasis Knebworth 1996

Directed by Jake Scott this documentary about the superband Oasis playing the legendary Knebworth in 1996 at the height of their fame is the top documentary at the box office in 2021.

The film takes £344,832 on its special showing in selected cinemas over the weekend.

Respect

The movie based on the life of Aretha Franklin drop to number 5 this weekend with £250,050 on its 3rd week, a 34 % drop over last weekend which gives the movie a total UK gross of £1.7 Million.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 24th September 2021, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Many Saints of Newark
• The Green Knight
• Oasis Knebworth 1996

The Many Saints of Newark

• The movie is directed by Alan Taylor, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alan Taylor also directed The Wonderful Maladys in 2010.
• It stars Michael Gandolfini who also starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021).
• Box office prediction: Number 3

The Green Knight

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Lowery also directed A Ghost Story in 2017 which grossed £133.9K in the UK.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020).
• The film also stars Alicia Vikander who last appeared in Anthropocene the Human Epoch (2018).
• Box office prediction: Number 8

Oasis Knebworth 1996

• The movie is directed by Jake Scott, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Scott also directed Welcome to the Rileys in 2011 which grossed £517 in the UK.
• It stars Liam Gallagher who also starred in Liam Gallagher: As It Was (2019).
• The film also stars Noel Gallagher who last appeared in Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019).
• Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have starred in 3 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Blur No Distance Left to Run (2010).
• Box office prediction: Number 7

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

Next weeks there is 1 new movie

• No Time to Die - Thursday, 30th September