With Avengers: Endgame 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.

• Digger
• Verity
• Forgotten Island
• Heart of the Beast
• Queen At Sea
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• Spa Weekend
• The Weight
• Lucky Strike

Digger

• The movie is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu also directed Babel in 2006 which grossed $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible III (2006).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Barbados / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Brunei / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Peru / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Uganda / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Stella Shorts 1998-2002 in 2002.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Chloe and Theo (2015).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was The End of Oak Street (2026).
• Michael Showalter directed Anne Hathaway in and The Idea of You
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Brunei / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Egypt / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Forgotten Island

• The movie is directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford also directed Puss In Boots: The Last Wish in 2022 which grossed $479.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars H.E.R. who also starred in Yes Day (2021).
• The film also stars Liza Soberano who's last movie was Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Switzerland / Turkey

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Suicide Squad in 2016 which grossed $745.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009).
• The film also stars J.K. Simmons who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Mexican in 2001, Burn After Reading in 2008 and Megamind in 2010.
• David Ayer directed Brad Pitt in and Fury
• David Ayer directed J.K. Simmons in and Harsh Times
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  China / Laos / Malta / Turkey

Queen At Sea

• The movie is directed by Lance Hammer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lance Hammer also directed Ballast in 2008.
• It stars Juliette Binoche who also starred in Rendez-vous (1985).
• The film also stars Tom Courtenay who's last movie was The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Portugal / Turkey

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

• The movie is from director Steve Cox and Matthew Walker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justin Fletcher who also starred in Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015).
• The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (2025).
• Justin Fletcher and John Sparkes have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Shaun the Sheep Movie in 2015 and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Singapore

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Freakonomics in 2010.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Spa Weekend

• The movie is directed by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Moore and Jon Lucas also directed 21 & Over in 2013.
• It stars Leslie Mann who also starred in The Cable Guy (1996).
• The film also stars Michelle Buteau who's last movie was Babes (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Turkey

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Lucky Strike

• The movie is directed by Rod Lurie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Rod Lurie also directed The Senior in 2023 which grossed $3.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Scott Eastwood who also starred in Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Colin Hanks who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• Rod Lurie directed Scott Eastwood in and The Outpost
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  India / Spain

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• The Social Reckoning - From Thursday, 8th October
• Other Mommy - From Thursday, 8th October
• Pressure - From Thursday, 8th October
• Digger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Primetime - From Thursday, 8th October
• Forgotten Island - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Hope - From Thursday, 8th October
• Verity - From Thursday, 8th October
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Uprising - From Friday, 9th October
• Runner - From Thursday, 8th October
• It Ends - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 9th October
• By Any Means - From Thursday, 8th October
• Primavera - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Beast - From Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - From Friday, 9th October
• Her Private Hell - From Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - From Saturday, 10th October
• Sheep In the Box - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Stranger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - From Friday, 9th October
• Doraemon: Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil - From Friday, 9th October
• Mastermind - From Thursday, 8th October
• The President's Cake - From Friday, 9th October
• Make Zhonghe Great Again - From Tuesday, 6th October
• The Pout-Pout Fish - From Friday, 9th October
• Charlie the Wonderdog - From Thursday, 8th October
• Leviticus - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Rolling Loud - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Misanthrope: NT Live 2026 Theatre - From Thursday, 8th October
• Charlie Harper - From Thursday, 8th October

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avengers: Endgame 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.

• Digger
• The Beast
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
• Rolling Loud
• Verity

Digger

• The movie is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu also directed Babel in 2006 which grossed $34.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible (1996).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 29th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Cleaner in 2007 and grossed $5.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Search For One Eye Jimmy (1994).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who's last movie was Silent Night (2023).
• They also appeared together in Robocop in 2014.
• Renny Harlin directed Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream

• The movie is from director Shane O'Sullivan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Richard Nixon who also starred in Universal Soldier (1992).
• The film also stars Daniel Ellsberg who's last movie was Nixon (1996).
• They also appeared together in Nixon in 1996.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Rolling Loud

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Owen Wilson who also starred in Free Birds (2013).
• The film also stars Matt Rife who's last movie was Black Pumpkin (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Spoiler Alert in 2022 which grossed $1.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Beastly (2011).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was The End of Oak Street (2026).
• Michael Showalter directed Anne Hathaway in and The Idea of You
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - Friday, 9th October

This weekend, Friday 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Avengers: Endgame, for the number 1 spot?

This week’s guide covers the latest theatrical contenders along with top new streaming releases.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Digger~2026
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• The Lost Children of Tuam
• The Weight

Digger

• The movie is from director Rob Turner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Hann-Byrd who also starred in Uninvited (1999).
• The film also stars Joshua Jackson who's last movie was Karate Kid: Legends (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Client 9 in 2010 which grossed £2.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lost Children of Tuam

• The movie is directed by Frank Berry, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Frank Berry also directed Michael Inside in 2018 which grossed £43.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Monica Dolan who also starred in The Gift (1998).
• The film also stars Andrew Bennett who's last movie was Once Upon a Time In a Cinema (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• The Uprising - Friday, 9th October
• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - Saturday, 10th October

The Social Reckoning is the highly anticipated new movie from Aaron Sorkin and starring Jeremy Strong, and is one of the highly anticipated movies this year.

The movie stars Jeremy Strong who has been seen previously in Springsteen Deliver Me From Nowhere and Armageddon Time. It also stars MikeyMadison, who has previously been seen in Anora and Liza Liza Skies Are Grey.

Directing duties go to Aaron Sorkin, who has previously brought us Mollys Game and The Trial Of The Chicago 7.

Movie Synopsis

Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, enlists the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to go on a dangerous journey that ends up blowing the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Social Reckoning
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language
• Classification Date: 9th October 2026
• Runtime: 112 minutes (1 hours 52 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • AaronSorkin
• Starring:
  • JeremyStrong
  • MikeyMadison
  • JeremyAllenWhite
  • WunmiMosaku

  BBFC movie page

With Black Phone 2 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.

• Regretting You
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Black Phone 2
• Stitch Head
• Dracula: A Love Tale
• Frankenstein
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Shelby Oaks

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed The New Mutants in 2020 which grossed $47.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Germany / Ghana / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Switzerland / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Black Mass in 2015 which grossed $99.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Fingernails (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Serbia / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Bahrain / Canada / Curacao / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Faroe Islands / France / Kuwait / Lebanon / Luxembourg / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Puerto Rico / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / United States

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Azerbaijan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Georgia / Hungary / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Malta / Montenegro / Serbia / Slovenia / Sweden

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Hellraiser: Inferno in 2000.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in White Fang (1991).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Andorra / Austria / Belarus / Germany / Mali / Russia / Spain

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 Watch the Skies (2025).
• 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:
  Aruba / Brazil / Colombia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Paraguay / Venezuela

Dracula: A Love Tale

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed Leon in 1994 which grossed $22.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Harvest (2024).
• The film also stars Christoph Waltz who's last movie was The Portable Door (2023).
• Luc Besson directed Caleb Landry Jones in and DogMan
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Egypt / Kuwait / Oman / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy in 2004.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Annihilation (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Germany / South Korea / Spain / Sweden

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Father Can't Cope (2000).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Where the Crawdad's Sing (2022).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Greece / Israel / New Zealand / 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

• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Thursday, 30th October
• Regretting You - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Ballad of a Small Player - From Tuesday, 28th October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 30th October
• Shelby Oaks - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Him - From Thursday, 30th October
• Hedda - From Wednesday, 29th October
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 30th October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 30th October
• Stitch Head - From Wednesday, 29th October
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 30th October
• Black Phone 2 - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Anniversary - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Alpha - From Friday, 31st October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 30th October
• Bat Out of Hell: The Musical - From Thursday, 30th October
• Relay - From Friday, 31st October
• The Smashing Machine - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Sketch - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 30th October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 30th October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 30th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 30th October
• Keeper - From Thursday, 30th October
• Caught Stealing - From Friday, 31st October
• Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Young Mothers - From Friday, 31st October
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 30th October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 30th October
• Together - From Friday, 31st October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 30th October
• Deaf - From Thursday, 30th October
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Thursday, 30th October