Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 22nd August 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Weapons 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.

• Honey Don't
• Eenie Meanie
• Relay
• Splitsville
• Eden
• Hollywood Grit
• Dongji Rescue

Honey Don't

• The movie is directed by Ethan Coen, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Ethan Coen also directed True Grit in 2010 which grossed $171.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $252.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Palo Alto (2014).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• Ethan Coen directed Margaret Qualley in and Drive-Away Dolls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eenie Meanie

• The movie is from director Shawn Simmons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who's last movie was The Bikeriders (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Relay

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Starred Up in 2014 which grossed $54.9 K in the US and grossed $3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Freefall (2009).
• The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Chloe and Theo (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eden

• The movie is directed by Ron Howard, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Ron Howard also directed EdTV in 1999.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001).
• The film also stars Ana de Armas who's last movie was Ballerina (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hollywood Grit

• The movie is from director Ryan Curtis.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Max Martini who also starred in Captain Phillips (2013).
• The film also stars Linda Purl who's last movie was The Griffin and the Minor Canon (2002).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Dongji Rescue

• The movie is directed by Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang also directed Run For Love in 2016.
• It stars Yilong Zhu who also starred in Volunteer Army 3 ().
• The film also stars Lei Wu who's last movie was Papa (2023).
• Hu Guan directed Yilong Zhu in and My People, My Country
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Thursday Murder Club - Thursday, 28th August - streaming
• Caught Stealing - Friday, 29th August
• The Toxic Avenger - Friday, 29th August
• The Roses - Friday, 29th August
• Motel Destino - Friday, 29th August - limited release

This week there are 30 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Ne Zha 2, 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.

• Snow White~2024
• The Alto Knights
• O'Dessa
• Locked
• The Rule of Jenny Pen
• The Last Showgirl
• Novocaine
• Ne Zha 2
• Vermiglio
• Black Bag

Snow White

• The movie is directed by Marc Webb, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Marc Webb also directed Gifted in 2017.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023).
• The film also stars Gal Gadot who's last movie was The Flash (2023).
• They also appeared together in Shazam! Fury of the Gods in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Alto Knights

• The movie is directed by Barry Levinson, it is the directors 32nd movie.
• Barry Levinson also directed The Last Act in 2014.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Midnight Run (1988).
• The film also stars Cosmo Jarvis who's last movie was Warfare (2025).
• Barry Levinson directed Robert De Niro in The Wizard of Lies, Sleepers, What Just Happened, and Wag the Dog
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

O'Dessa

• The movie is directed by Geremy Jasper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Geremy Jasper also directed Patti Cake$ in 2017.
• It stars Sadie Sink who also starred in A Sacrifice (2024).
• The film also stars Murray Bartlett who's last movie was The Stand-In (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / France / Germany / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Locked

• The movie is directed by David Yarovesky, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Yarovesky also directed Brightburn in 2019 which grossed $24.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Barbarian (2022).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who's last movie was Freud's Last Session (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / United Kingdom / United States

The Rule of Jenny Pen

• The movie is from director James Ashcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Lithgow who also starred in The Homesman (2014).
• The film also stars Geoffrey Rush who's last movie was Final Portrait (2017).
• They also appeared together in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Greece / New Zealand

The Last Showgirl

• The movie is directed by Gia Coppola, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gia Coppola also directed Palo Alto in 2014.
• It stars Pamela Anderson who also starred in Unity (2015).
• The film also stars Brenda Song who's last movie was Love Accidentally (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / New Zealand / Russia

Novocaine

• The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Villains in 2019.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Companion (2025).
• The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Dream Scenario (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Greece / Sweden

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph who also starred in Ne Zha (2019).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Joseph in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Ireland / United Kingdom

Vermiglio

• The movie is from director Maura Delpero.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tommaso Ragno who also starred in 9x10 Novanta (2014).
• The film also stars Roberta Rovelli who's last movie was The Tearsmith (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Netherlands

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Erin Brockovich in 2000 which grossed $256.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  South Korea / Spain

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

Next week there are 56 new movies released gloabally

• Holland - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Woman In the Yard - From Thursday, 27th March
• Novocaine - From Wednesday, 26th March
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip - From Friday, 28th March
• Black Bag - From Thursday, 27th March
• Marked Men - From Thursday, 27th March
• The End - From Thursday, 27th March
• Opus - From Thursday, 27th March
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Thursday, 27th March
• Presence - From Thursday, 27th March
• A Working Man - From Friday, 28th March
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 27th March
• The 4 Rascals - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 28th March
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 27th March
• Sneaks - From Friday, 28th March
• I'm Still Here - From Thursday, 27th March
• Ne Zha 2 - From Tuesday, 25th March
• Death of a Unicorn - From Friday, 28th March
• Black Dog - From Friday, 28th March
• Holy Cow - From Friday, 28th March
• The Return - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Alto Knights - From Thursday, 20th March
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 28th March
• Y2K - From Thursday, 27th March
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 28th March
• Better Man - From Friday, 28th March
• The Accountant 2 - From Monday, 24th March
• My Favourite Cake - From Friday, 28th March
• Oh Canada - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Friend - From Friday, 28th March
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Marching Band - From Friday, 28th March
• Queer - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Riff Raff - From Thursday, 27th March
• Mickey 17 - From Friday, 28th March
• The Rule of Jenny Pen - From Friday, 28th March
• Homestead - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 28th March
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 27th March
• September Says - From Thursday, 27th March
• Flow - From Friday, 28th March
• Into the Deep - From Thursday, 27th March
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 27th March
• The Penguin Lessons - From Friday, 28th March
• The Monkey - From Thursday, 27th March
• Last Breath - From Friday, 28th March
• Bird - From Friday, 28th March
• Seven Veils - From Thursday, 27th March
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 28th March
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 27th March
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Friday, 28th March
• Hitman 2 - From Wednesday, 26th March
• Babygirl - From Friday, 28th March
• La Cocina - From Friday, 28th March

Pamela Anderson makes a triumphant return to the big screen in the critically acclaimed movie The Last Showgirl which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex references

Pamela Anderson has also been seen in movies such as Crimes of Passion and Superhero Movie as well as Brenda Song who has starred in Like Mike and Bobbleheads: The Movie.

The movie is directed by Gia Coppola who has previously directed Palo Alto and Mainstream.

Movie Synopsis

A Las Vegas showgirl whose long-running stage show is set for closure faces challenges, both in her career and in her personal life.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Last Showgirl
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex references
• Release date: 10th February 2025
• Runtime: 88 minutes (1 hours 28 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Gia Coppola
• Starring:
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Brenda Song
  • Kiernan Shipka

BBFC movie page