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

Disney's animated hit movie Zootopia 2 spends a second weekend at the top of the global box office with the Chinese market still proving to be bg business for the Mouse House.

The movie is fast movie towards the $1 Billion mark on the global market and should surpass it by next weekend becoming only the third movie this year after Ne Zha 2 and Lilo and Stich~2025.

Highest new release of the weekend is the horror sequel movie Five Nights At Freddy's 2 which takes just over $109 Million, less than the 2023 original.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th December 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $262,000,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $915,774,037 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $0 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $109,116,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Five Nights At Freddy's which took $130,600,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $30,152,000 over the weekend, a 67% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $440,107,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Wicked which took $455,551,000 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $22,989,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $16,139,390 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 15 countries globally this weekend

With Wicked: For Good 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.

• Zootopia 2
• Roofman
• Keeper
• Bugonia
• Eternity
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution
• Nuremberg
• Die My Love
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't
• The Fifth Step

Zootopia 2

• The movie is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jared Bush and Byron Howard also directed Encanto in 2021 which grossed $254.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Bateman who also starred in Smokin' Aces (2007).
• The film also stars Yvette Nicole Brown who's last movie was Inside Out 2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in Tropic Thunder in 2008.
• Jared Bush directed Jason Bateman in and Zootopia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed Cagefighter in 2011.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Finland / Germany / Peru / Switzerland

Keeper

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Longlegs in 2024 which grossed $98.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Blood Pressure (2012).
• The film also stars Rossif Sutherland who's last movie was The Middle Man (2021).
• Osgood Perkins directed Tatiana Maslany in and The Monkey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Thailand / United Arab Emirates

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Kinetta in 2005.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in The Croods (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Kinds of Kindness, and Poor Things
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Guadeloupe / Montenegro / Paraguay / Serbia / Slovenia

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed Dating Amber in 2020.
• It stars Miles Teller who also starred in Only the Brave (2017).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Olsen who's last movie was The Assessment (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Poland / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United States

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution

• The movie is from director Shota Goshozono.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Junya Enoki who also starred in SSSS.Dynazenon (2023).
• The film also stars Subaru Kimura who's last movie was Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Hungary / Portugal / Romania / Sweden

Nuremberg

• The movie is directed by James Vanderbilt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• James Vanderbilt also directed Truth in 2016 which grossed $5.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019).
• The film also stars Michael Shannon who's last movie was The End (2024).
• They also appeared together in Man of Steel in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed Ratcatcher in 1999.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in Batman Returns (1992).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Greece / Italy / Russia

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

• The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruben Fleischer also directed Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019 which grossed $122.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in To Rome With Love (2012).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Last Breath (2025).
• Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Now You See Me 2 in 2016, Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019, Now You See Me in 2013 and Zombieland in 2009.
• Ruben Fleischer directed Jesse Eisenberg in 30 Minutes Or Less, Zombieland: Double Tap, and Zombieland
• Ruben Fleischer directed Woody Harrelson in Zombieland, Venom, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Romania / Sweden / Vietnam

The Fifth Step

• The movie is from director Finn Den Hertog.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Joseph Ayre who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Martin Freeman who's last movie was Standing On the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Jay Kelly - From Thursday, 20th November
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Eternity - From Thursday, 4th December
• André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas - From Saturday, 6th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 4th December
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - From Friday, 5th December
• Fackham Hall - From Friday, 5th December
• The Running Man - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Magazine Dreams - From Friday, 5th December
• Tinsel Town - From Friday, 5th December
• Merrily We Roll Along - From Friday, 5th December
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 4th December
• Nuremberg - From Friday, 5th December
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Thursday, 4th December
• Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - From Friday, 5th December
• Zootopia 2 - From Friday, 5th December
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 4th December
• Regretting You - From Friday, 5th December
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Friday, 5th December
• The Partisan - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One - From Saturday, 6th December
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Thursday, 4th December
• Wicked: For Good - From Thursday, 4th December
• Eleanor the Great - From Friday, 5th December
• The Shadows Edge - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Dog 51 - From Friday, 5th December
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 4th December
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 4th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Monday, 1st December
• Keeper - From Thursday, 4th December
• 100 Nights of Hero - From Friday, 5th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 5th December
• Love (Dreams Sex) - From Thursday, 4th December
• Bugonia - From Thursday, 4th December
• Roofman - From Friday, 5th December

Growing from the success of last years Wicked~2024, Wicked for Good tops the UK box office chart with a bigger opening than last years first movie.

The movie last year opened with just over £13.5 Million whereas the sequel (or part 2) opens this holiday season with an amazing £18.8 Million, making it the second largest November opening behind 2022's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, but only just!

The box office, which has been on a low for the last few weeks, was ready for a big blockbuster movie, the next new release on the chart this week is Sisu: Road to Revenge at number 11 with holdover movies filling in the rest.

Last weeks top movie Now You See Me: Now You Dont falls to number 2 and has taken £4.3 Million so far in the UK.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd November 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,111,688 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,345,774 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Now You See Me 2 which took £4,843,905 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £654,467 over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,781,769 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £375,130 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,030,808 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Prey which took £0 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

As we roll into the middle of October we get another sequel movie trying to revive an aging franchise, this time is a sequel to the 80's movie TRON as the third movie in the series TRON Ares makes its debut at the tp of the UK box office.

The Disney movie was expected to blast into cinemas on a wave of hype, but instead it sort of whimpers in with a £1.2 Million debut, less than the previous movie in the series.

The series which apart from the 3 live action movies has a number of animated shorts created to expand the series is struggling to make a mark in cinemas despite have a large fan base.

Last weeks top movie from Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl drops from the chart completely as it was only showing for a single weekend but it did take an amazing £4,679,450 that single week!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th October 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,241,615 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,323,649 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,185,756 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £353,340 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,621,631 over 2 weeks of release