With Zootopia 2 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed The Abyss in 1989 which grossed £2.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Paper Planes (2015).
• 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, 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 BBFC UK 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

• Goodbye June - Friday, 12th December - streaming
• The Housemaid - Friday, 26th December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - Friday, 26th December
• Anaconda - Friday, 26th December
• Marty Supreme - Friday, 26th December

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Thunderbolts which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier
• It stars Florence Pugh (Dune: Messiah) and Harrison Ford (Living In the Age of Aeroplanes) among others.
• The movie also stars David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and John Walker
• The release date in the UK is 2nd May 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 2nd May 2025

Synopsis for Thunderbolts

A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called the Thunderbolts.

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

The inbetweeners 2 takes hold of the video chart number 1 spot on it's debut week of release pushing Guardians of The Galaxy fro the top to third.

The second Inbetweeners movie was released in cinemas on 8th August this year when it broke records by having the highest first day gross for a comedy, it took £12.5 million over it's debut weekend.

It saw a couple of weeks at the top, but had a very front loaded audience as the film only spent 6 weeks on the chart, but it grossed £34.6 million in the process.

In comparison the first movie of the series was on the box office for 9 weeks and took £45 million.

The Inbetweeners 2 is the 56th highest grossing film in the UK, it's not been released in the US yet.

Frozen this week goes back up to the number 2 spot, there is simply no stopping this films sales.

Other new films include Hercules and Planes Fire and Rescue.

No problem this week for the Channel 4 show The Inbetweeners as their second film hits the right comedy spot with British audiences and goes to the top.

The Inbetweeners 2 which debuted on Thursday did in fact the the best ever first day gross for a comedy in the UK, beating it's predecessor in the process.

The comedy hit the top on it's debut weekend and took a box office gross just a little below that of the first film, but coming in with £12.5 million it will go on to be a big hit like the first.

Guardians of the Galaxy falls to number 2 this week but still gets a very good £3.3 million taking it's 2 week total to £13.8 million.

Also hitting the Uk box office chart are: - Planes Fire and Rescue at 4 - Gods Pocket at 15

Last year Alan Partridge Alpha Papa hit the top on it's debut weekend of realise knocking The Smurfs 2 right down to 7 after only a week at the top. It was a massive week for new films with 4 new releases in the top 5.

Five years ago The Ugly Truth was the new film at the top finally knocking off Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince which fell to 3.

Ten years ago Will Smith starred in I, Robot which debuted at the top of the box office with King Arthur taking a tumble down to 3rd place.

Fifteen years ago we had a fairly static chart with Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me staying at the top for a second week, the highest new film was Dougs 1st Movie at 8.

This week we see the under sexed Inbetweeners going head to head with Disney trying to make cash from one of it's many franchises.

The Inbetweeners have become a pop culture phenomenon, there is no doubt, what started out as a adolescent comedy on Channel 4 turned into a £45 million grossing movie.

This week they are back for more of the same, only in Australia, and if the opening day gross of £2.75 million is setting the trend for this film then it will knock Guardians of the Galaxy from the top in style.

Make no mistake, this will be the number one film this week, it's simply a case of how much it can gross on it's debut.

Also out is Disney trying to milk their Planes franchise. One for the kids and one that should have been a video debut, Planes: Fire and Rescue will be a modest hit.

Released timely in the holidays it goes up agains How To Train Your Dragon 2 and The Nut Job, both old now, but should be a top 5 hit, if only for the familiarity and the Disney name.

Come back next week to see how well they did at the weekend box office.