Chinese release The Volunteers: Peace At Last tops the global box office due to an early in the week release and takes a very respectful over $51 Million at the Chinese box office on its debut.

Dominating the global box office though is Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl which tops the box office in many countries and takes $46 Million from its weekend only release to promote the launch of the superstar singers new album.

Last weeks top movie, One Battle After Another, falls to number 4 this week and has taken just over $100 Million globally, and is the only hold over movie on the top 5 this week.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th October 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $51,362,200 over 1 weeks in cinemas

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $46,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 55 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $35,728,845 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 18 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $32,825,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $101,651,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 78 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,338,400 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $31,338,400 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 4 countries globally this weekend

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 3rd October 2025, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace One Battle After Another 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.

• The Smashing Machine
• Bone Lake
• A Writer's Odyssey 2
• Good Boy!

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Lenny Cooke in 2013.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Central Intelligence (2016).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was IF (2024).
• They also appeared together in Jungle Cruise in 2021.
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bone Lake

• The movie is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan also directed Fixation in 2022.
• It stars Alex Roe who also starred in Bone Lake (2025).
• The film also stars Maddie Hasson who's last movie was Elevation (2024).
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan directed Maddie Hasson in and Fixation
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Writer's Odyssey 2

• The movie is directed by Yang Lu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Yang Lu also directed Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield in 2013.
• It stars Chao Deng who also starred in Looking Up (2019).
• The film also stars Zijian Dong who's last movie was My Friend An Delie (2024).
• Chao Deng and Zijian Dong have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My People, My Homeland in 2020 and Duckweed in 2017.
• Yang Lu directed Chao Deng in and The Sacrifice
• Yang Lu directed Zijian Dong in and A Writer's Odyssey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in Escape From Polygamy (2013).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Animal Friends - Friday, 10th October
• Vicious - Friday, 10th October - streaming
• Roofman - Friday, 10th October
• TRON: Ares - Friday, 10th October
• The Woman In Cabin 10 - Friday, 10th October - streaming

Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 731 Biochemical Revelations from the top of the global box office.

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.

• One Battle After Another
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Hamilton
• Light of the World
• Dead of Winter
• Afterburn
• Him
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Inherent Vice in 2015 which grossed $14.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Marvins Room (1996).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bahrain / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Kuwait / Lebanon / Mexico / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Trinidad & Tobago / United Arab Emirates / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Legend of the Ancient Sword in 2018.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2024).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / Oman / Peru / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Spain / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Malaysia / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Taiwan / Thailand / Vietnam

Hamilton

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Moana in 2026.
• It stars Daveed Diggs who also starred in The Starling (2021).
• The film also stars Renée Elise Goldsberry who's last movie was tick, tick...BOOM! (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Dominican Republic / Ireland / Mexico / Peru / United Kingdom

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Light of the World (2025).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed My Boy Jack in 2007.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Look Back In Anger (1989).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / South Africa / United Kingdom / United States

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Philippines

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belarus / Colombia / France

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed My Summer With Des in 1998.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2022 and Downton Abbey in 2019.
• Simon Curtis directed Michelle Dockery in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro / Serbia

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

Next week there are 37 new movies released gloabally

• Him - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Long Walk - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Afterburn - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Panda Plan 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• One Battle After Another - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Face Off 8 Embrace of Light - From Friday, 3rd October
• Sons of the Neon Night - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Four Mothers - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Home - From Tuesday, 30th September
• Dangerous Animals - From Friday, 3rd October
• Screamboat - From Friday, 3rd October
• Volunteer Army 3 - From Tuesday, 30th September
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 3rd October
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Together - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 3rd October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Honey Don't! - From Friday, 3rd October
• Vicious - From Friday, 3rd October
• Three Kingdoms Starlit Heroes - From Wednesday, 1st October
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 2nd October
• A Writer's Odyssey 2 - From Wednesday, 1st October
• Skazochnye Vykhodnye - From Thursday, 2nd October
• The Shadows Edge - From Friday, 3rd October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Late Shift - From Friday, 3rd October

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Odyssey which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan
• It stars Jon Bernthal (We Are Your Friends) and Matt Damon (IF) among others.
• The movie also stars Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson
• The release date in the UK is 17th July 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 17th July 2026
• Jon Bernthal and Matt Damon appeared together in Le Mans "66
• Christopher Nolan directed Matt Damon in Interstellar

Synopsis for The Odyssey

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 23rd February 2024, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Bob Marley: One Love from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Drive-Away Dolls
• Spaceman
• Io Capitano
• Article 20
• Ordinary Angels
• Red Right Hand
• Article 370
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training
• Dragonkeeper

Drive-Away Dolls

• The movie is directed by Ethan Coen, it is the directors 20th movie.
• Ethan Coen also directed Intolerable Cruelty in 2003 which grossed $35.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Sanctuary (2023).
• The film also stars Geraldine Viswanathan who was last seen in Cat Person (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spaceman

• The movie is directed by Johan Renck, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Johan Renck also directed Downloading Nancy in 2008.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Grown Ups (2010).
• The film also stars Carey Mulligan who was last seen in Saltburn (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Io Capitano

• The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Matteo Garrone also directed Oreste Pipolo Fotografo Di Matrimoni in 1998.
• It stars Seydou Sarr who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Moustapha Fall who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Article 20

• The movie is directed by Yimou Zhang, it is the directors 30th movie.
• Yimou Zhang also directed Cliff Walkers in 2021 and grossed $181.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jiayin Lei who also starred in A Writer's Odyssey (2021).
• The film also stars Li Ma who was last seen in Yolo (2024).
• Jiayin Lei and Li Ma have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My People, My Homeland in 2020 and Yolo in 2024.
• Yimou Zhang directed Jiayin Lei in Under the Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Ordinary Angels

• The movie is directed by Jon Gunn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jon Gunn also directed Like Dandelion Dust in 2009 which grossed $352.8K in the US and grossed $352.8K globally.
• It stars Alan Ritchson who also starred in Romantic Reunion (2019).
• The film also stars Hilary Swank who was last seen in The Good Mother (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Red Right Hand

• The movie is directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms also directed Waffle Street in 2015.
• It stars Andie MacDowell who also starred in Hudson Hawk (1991).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Peppa's Cinema Party (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Article 370

• The movie is directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Aditya Suhas Jambhale also directed Baramulla in 2024.
• It stars Yami Gautam who also starred in Kaabil (2017).
• The film also stars Priyamani who was last seen in Neru (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village in 2023.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Digimon Adventure tri. Part 6: Future (2018).
• The film also stars Kengo Kawanishi who was last seen in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village (2023).
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village in 2023.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Kengo Kawanishi in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dragonkeeper

• The movie is from director Salvador Simo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in I Capture the Castle (2003).
• The film also stars Brendan Coyle who was last seen in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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

• Camp Pleasant Lake - Tuesday, 27th February
• Dune Part Two - Friday, 1st March
• Spaceman - Friday, 23rd February - streaming
• No Family Without Blood - Sunday, 3rd March