This week there are 9 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Zootopia 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On
• Eternity
• Colours of Time
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sorry, Baby
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Stitch Head

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Avatar in 2009 which grossed $2.9 Bil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Fink! (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

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 Little Man Tate (1992).
• 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 Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / France / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United States

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 Night Teeth (2021).
• 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:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Grindhouse (2007).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in In Secret (2014).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Russia

Colours of Time

• The movie is directed by Cédric Klapisch, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Cédric Klapisch also directed Pot Luck in 2002.
• It stars Suzanne Lindon who also starred in Spring Blossom (2021).
• The film also stars Abraham Wapler who's last movie was OSS 117: From Africa With Love (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Singapore

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed Military Wives in 2020 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Saipan (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Portugal

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rohan Campbell who also starred in The Right Kind of Wrong (2013).
• The film also stars Ruby Modine who's last movie was Memoria (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in The Wolfman (2010).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 21 new movies released gloabally

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 25th December
• Goodbye June - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 25th December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 25th December
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Thursday, 25th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 25th December
• Arco - From Thursday, 25th December
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 25th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th December
• KPop Demon Hunters - From Sunday, 28th December
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 25th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 26th December
• Eternity - From Friday, 26th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 25th December
• Rental Family - From Friday, 26th December
• The Choral - From Thursday, 25th December
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 26th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 7th November

This weekend, Friday 19th December 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Zootopia 2, 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Aliens in 1986 which grossed $85.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $131.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Simulant (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run (2020).
• 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 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Jackpot! in 2024.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Voyeurs (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November - streaming
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Marty Supreme - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Anaconda - Thursday, 25th December
• Song Sung Blue - Thursday, 25th December
• The Choral - Thursday, 25th December - limited release

One Battle After Another from director Paul Thomas Anderson is the top grossing movie globally this weekend as it makes its debut with $48.5 Million.

Now 11 weeks in and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle drops from the top of the global box office to number 3 and has taken an incredible $605 Million globally.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th September 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.
• It grosses $48,500,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 75 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $48,500,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $26,796,137 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 20 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $24,279,200 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $605,400,000 over 11 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 75 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $0 at the box office after 11 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $22,260,000 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $435,854,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took $142,801,000 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $19,377,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 38 countries globally this weekend

Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the lastest movie from the critically acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson which hits the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes a reasonable $22 Million on its debut which for both director and start is a reasonable, if not great, debut for one of their movies.

New at number 2 this weekend is the kids TV show hitting the big screen Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie which takes over $13 Million on its debut.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle falls from the top where it debuted last weekend to number 3 and has taken $118.7 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th September 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $22,000,387 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $13,697,595 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,101,531 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $118,177,378 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $17,022,816 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,750,090 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $161,344,200 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took $59,204,511 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,806,192 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $5,806,192 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Strangers: Chapter 1 which took $11,825,058 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another tops the UK box office on its first week of release in a fairly quiet marketplace.

The movie tops with a debut gross of £2.4 Million which in a market which is full of holdover movies and no big blockbusters is a good.

Last weeks top movie falls to number 3 this weekend as Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale gives up the top spot after 2 weeks, the movie has taken £13.4 Million in the UK to date.

After 5 years on Streaming the on screen version of the hit stage show Hamilton~2020 from Disney gets a box office debut where is enters the box office at number 2 with £1.7 Million - a cinema ticket being far cheaper than a theatre ticket!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th September 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,769,826 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,294,899 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,416,773 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era which took £10,383,398 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £466,627 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,569,143 over 3 weeks of release