Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 11 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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 SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• Anaconda
• The Housemaid
• Goodbye June
• Song Sung Blue
• Sentimental Value
• Marty Supreme
• David
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers
• Arco

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Oman / Peru / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 which grossed $23.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Fun Mom Dinner (2017).
• 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 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004, Year One in 2009 and Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Egypt / Estonia / Georgia / Germany / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Big Time Adolescence (2019).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Australia / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / France / Iceland / Malaysia / Puerto Rico / Slovenia / Switzerland / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Divergent (2014).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Germany / India / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Footloose in 2011 which grossed $60.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Australia (2008).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Netherlands / Poland / Sweden / Turkey / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed The Worst Person In the World in 2021.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Villmark 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in The Worst Person In the World, and Oslo, August 31st
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Ireland / Mexico / Turkey / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Buttons in 2011.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / India / Israel / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

David

• The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in Weathering With You (2019).
• The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ghana / Nigeria / Singapore / Taiwan

Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers

• The movie is directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Masakazu Hashimoto also directed Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019.
• It stars Yumiko Kobayashi who also starred in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden (2022).
• The film also stars Miki Narahashi who's last movie was Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary (2024).
• Yumiko Kobayashi and Miki Narahashi have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary in 2024, Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy in 2021, Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes in 2020, Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin Chan The Movie in 2023, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019 and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden in 2022.
• Masakazu Hashimoto directed Yumiko Kobayashi in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden, and Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi
• Masakazu Hashimoto directed Miki Narahashi in Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Bakauma! B-kyu gurume sabaibaru!!, Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki, Crayon Shin-Chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi, and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malaysia / South Korea

Arco

• The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Arco (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

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

Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 31st December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Thursday, 1st January
• Soulm8te - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Anaconda - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 1st January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 1st January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 1st January
• Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 1st January
• Scarlet - From Thursday, 1st January
• Eternity - From Friday, 2nd January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Wednesday, 31st December
• The Carpenters Son - From Thursday, 1st January
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 1st January
• Rental Family - From Friday, 2nd January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 1st January
• The Choral - From Thursday, 1st January
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Friday, 2nd January
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Monday, 29th December
• Sivka-burka - From Thursday, 1st January
• Dog 51 - From Friday, 2nd January
• Anniversary - From Monday, 29th December
• Buratino - From Thursday, 1st January
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 2nd January
• Keeper - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 1st January
• We Bury the Dead - From Friday, 2nd January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 1st January

With Mufasa: The Lion King currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK 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.

• A Complete Unknown
• William Tell
• Emmanuelle
• Here
• Back In Action
• Wolf Man

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Heavy in 1995.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence in 1998 which grossed £912.1K in the UK.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Emmanuelle

• The movie is directed by Audrey Diwan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Audrey Diwan also directed Happening in 2021 which grossed £27.7K in the UK.
• It stars Noemie Merlant who also starred in Baby Ruby (2022).
• The film also stars Will Sharpe who's last movie was A Real Pain (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part II in 1989 which grossed £12.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $336 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Nothing In Common (1986).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed The King of Kong in 2007.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in Toys (1993).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Assistant (2019).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Flight Risk - Friday, 24th January
• The Brutalist - Friday, 24th January
• Presence - Friday, 24th January

The last box office chart of the year and Rogue One A Star Wars Story is still the top film across the country for a third straight week while top new film Why Him? comes in at number 2.

With a weekend gross that is showing only a gradual slow down Rogue One takes £5.9 million, this brings the films total gross to £52 million and makes it the highest grossing film released in 2016 in the UK.

Its still not the highest grossing film in the calendar year 2016 with Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens £5 million ahead but for Disney/Lucasfilms to have a the one and two position of the year its been a great year for Star Wars.

Highest new entry of the week entering at 2 is the James Franco comedy Why Him? which takes a very respectable £2.1 million.

For a not franchise film and with Franco as the main headline this is actually a good debut, but with little publicity and very little word of mouth the film could sink fast.

Highest total grossing film is Rogue One while longest running film this week is The Secret Life of Pets which has now been in cinemas for 15 weeks and this week is at number 15.

Historical Charts

A year ago - Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was in its third week of release and at number one still and with nearly £100 million gross was close to being the top film in the UK ever, Joy was the top new film at 3.

Five years ago - making its debut at the top was Mission:Impossible Ghost Protocol while Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows fell from the top to number 3.

Ten years ago - Night At The Museum was the top new film of the week making its debut at number 1 while Happy Feet fell to number 2 after 3 weeks at number 1.

Fifteen years ago - Two weeks at the top for The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring while the top new film was the remake of Mean Machine which landed at 3.

Twenty years ago - 101 Dalmatians remained at the top for a third week while top new film was Daylight which made its debut at number 3.

Twenty five years ago - Making its debut at the top was Curly Sue while The Addams Family fell to number 3 after 2 weeks at the top.

This week Disney had a double dip on the UK box office with Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Muppets Most Wanted hitting at one and two.

Captain America, the latest from the Marvel Avengers (Avengers Assemble as it's called in the UK) universe of films, was by far and away the better grossing film taking £6 million. The film is a sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger which took £3 million on it's July debut.

Muppets Most Wanted is the follow up to 2012 The Muppets. That film took £2.6 million on it's debut, this one took a very similar £2.2 million.

New releases this week are: - Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Muppets Most Wanted - The Legend of Hercules - The Past - 20 Feet From Stardom

Also worth a mention is that after 2 weeks off the top 15, Frozen has returned at number 15.

This time last year The Croods held onto the top spot holding off G.I. Joe: Retaliation which entered at two.

Five years ago Nicolas Cage starred in the number one films Knowing which also debuted there nocking Marley and Me to number two.

Ten years ago The Passion of Christ stayed at the top keeping Dawn of the Dead at bay debuting at number two.

Fifteen years ago The Rugrats Movie took the number one spot on it's debut knocking Waking Ned Devine down to three with Payback entering at two.