This weekend, Friday 27th June 2025, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, How to Train Your Dragon, 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.

• M3GAN 2.0
• Ice Road Vengeance
• Sorry, Baby
• Hot Milk
• Ponyboi
• F1

M3GAN 2.0

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed M3GAN in 2022 which grossed $95 Mil. in the US and grossed $172.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in A Wonderful Way With Dragons (2025).
• The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ice Road Vengeance

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jonathan Hensleigh also directed The Punisher in 2004.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Lumière and Company (1995).
• Jonathan Hensleigh directed Liam Neeson in and The Ice Road
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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 Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Hot Milk

• The movie is from director Rebecca Lenkiewicz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Narnia (2026).
• The film also stars Vicky Krieps who's last movie was The Dead Don't Hurt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ponyboi

• The movie is directed by Esteban Arango, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Esteban Arango also directed Blast Beat in 2020.
• It stars River Gallo who also starred in Every Body (2023).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

F1

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Oblivion in 2013 which grossed $89.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $286.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
• 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 2 new movies released

• Jurassic World: Rebirth - Wednesday, 2nd July
• Heads of State - Wednesday, 2nd July - streaming

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 5th April 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kung-Fu Panda 4 from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• The First Omen
• The Trouble With Jessica
• Io Capitano
• Seize Them!

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Trouble With Jessica

• The movie is from director Matt Winn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shirley Henderson who also starred in The Nutcracker In 3D (2010).
• The film also stars Rufus Sewell who's last movie was Old (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Io Capitano

• The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Matteo Garrone also directed Reality in 2013 which grossed £16.8K in the UK.
• It stars Seydou Sarr who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Moustapha Fall who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Seize Them!

• The movie is directed by Curtis Vowell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Curtis Vowell also directed Fantail in 2013.
• It stars Aimee Lou Wood who also starred in Uncle Vanya (2020).
• The film also stars Nicola Coughlan who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Back to Black - Friday, 12th April
• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• The Teachers' Lounge - Friday, 12th April
• Perfect Days - Friday, 23rd February - streaming
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• Bleeding Love - Friday, 12th April

This weekend, Friday 29th March 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Black Flies
• Miracle In East Texas
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• In the Land of Saints and Sinners
• The Oath
• The Listener

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed Blair Witch in 2016.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Closed Circuit (2013).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Black Flies

• The movie is directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jean-Stephane Sauvaire also directed A Prayer Before Dawn in 2018.
• It stars Sean Penn who also starred in Hugo Pool (1997).
• The film also stars Tye Sheridan who's last movie was The Card Counter (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Tree of Life in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

• The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
• It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who's last movie was The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
• They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
• Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Chicken (2016).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

• The movie is directed by Robert Lorenz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Robert Lorenz also directed Trouble With the Curve in 2012 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Kerry Condon who also starred in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023).
• The film also stars Desmond Eastwood who's last movie was Barber (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Listener

• The movie is directed by Steve Buscemi, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steve Buscemi also directed Interview in 2007.
• It stars Derek Cecil who also starred in Recount (2008).
• The film also stars Margaret Cho who's last movie was Over the Moon (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 7 new movies released

• RSVP - Thursday, 4th April - streaming
• Housekeeping For Beginners - Friday, 5th April
• Monkey Man - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Beast - Friday, 5th April
• Wicked Little Letters - Friday, 5th April
• DogMan - Friday, 5th April

Each week Salty Popcorn presents a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this weekend over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - The Invisible Man which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 11 weeks of release.

This weekend saw cinemas close in the UK due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the box office for this week was from a small number of cinemas that stayed open for a day or two over the weekend.

Five years ago (2016)

No.1 movie: - Kung Fu Panda 3 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - 10 Cloverfield Lane directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Dads Army which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Deadpool which had taken £36.8 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No.1 movie: - Rango which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Chalet Girl directed by Phil Traill and starring Miquita Oliver and Rick Edwards which entered the box office at number 4.

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £44 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin and Kevin Kline and directed by Shawn Levy

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £13.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Enemy At the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Hannibal which had taken £20.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Get Shorty starring John Travolta and Gene Hackman and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.5 Million after 12 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Look Who's Talking Too starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and directed by Amy Heckerling

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 16 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.2 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same weekend over the last 30 years.

Making headlines were Onward from this time last year, Rango hitting the top of the box office in 2011 and the classic Transpotting which was the bog movie of the week in 1996.

A year ago (2020) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Onward starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt and directed by Dan Scanlon

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.4 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart and directed by Babak Najafi

Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.8 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Rango starring Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher and directed by Gore Verbinski

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £41.9 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006) -

No.1 movie: - Date Movie which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Kayvan Novak and George Clooney which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Brokeback Mountain which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £11.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001) -

No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £17 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Chocolat directed by Lasse Hallstrm and starring Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1996) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Trainspotting starring Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner and directed by Danny Boyle

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £18.8 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Godfather Part III starring Al Pacino and Diane Keaton and directed by Francis Ford Coppola

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £9.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.