Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (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:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in The San San Trilogy (2016).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Avatar: Fire and Ash spends a third weekend at the top of the global box office this weekend taking another $170 Million and pushing its total gross over the $1 Billion mark.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Back to the Past which lands at 5 with $30 Million from 6 countries.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $169,600,000 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 52 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,083,124,602 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $1,378,461,914 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $81,700,000 over the weekend, a 7% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,588,247,129 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is globally the 15th top grossing movie of all time.
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $1,378,461,914 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $42,265,000 over the weekend, a 31% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $133,024,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,000,000 over the weekend, a 7% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $112,334,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $29,324,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2026

The James Cameron directed Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to dominate the UK box office as it spends its third weekend at the top of the box office chart.

The movie has now taken over £31 Million in the UK as it adds another £4.5 Million on its third weekend of release.

It is well behind the previous movie which at this point had taken £45 Million on its UK cinema run.

Highest movie of the weekend lands outside the top 5 this week as Song Sung Blue makes its debut at number 6 this weekend with just shy of £1 Million on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,857,746 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,367,165 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,764,274 over the weekend, a 50% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,002,922 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,177,468 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,996,385 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

The might of Avatar: Fire and Ash from director James Cameron is keeping all other movies at bay as it spends a third weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has takes another $40 Million over the weekend as its total gross now surpasses the $300 Million mark, the movie is still not doing as well as Avatar The Way of Water which was closing in on half a Billion at this point.

Highest new movie of the weekend is We Bury the Dead starring Daisy Risley from Star Wars fame which enters at number 11 this week.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,029,348 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $306,024,602 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $425,527,069 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,034,969 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $363,647,129 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $296,004,904 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,865,000 over the weekend, a 3% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,724,000 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,554,127 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $56,000,736 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,000,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $45,860,645 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 11 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• Anaconda
• The Housemaid
• Goodbye June
• Song Sung Blue
• Sentimental Value
• Marty Supreme
• David
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers
• Arco

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 The Wild (2006).
• 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 Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Oman / Peru / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 which grossed $23.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Fun Mom Dinner (2017).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Paul Rudd and Jack Black have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004, Year One in 2009 and Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Egypt / Estonia / Georgia / Germany / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

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 Big Time Adolescence (2019).
• 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:
  Albania / Australia / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / France / Iceland / Malaysia / Puerto Rico / Slovenia / Switzerland / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Divergent (2014).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
• They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Germany / India / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Footloose in 2011 which grossed $60.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Australia (2008).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Netherlands / Poland / Sweden / Turkey / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed The Worst Person In the World in 2021.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Villmark 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in The Worst Person In the World, and Oslo, August 31st
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Ireland / Mexico / Turkey / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Buttons in 2011.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / India / Israel / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

David

• The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in Weathering With You (2019).
• The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ghana / Nigeria / Singapore / Taiwan

Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers

• The movie is directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Masakazu Hashimoto also directed Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019.
• It stars Yumiko Kobayashi who also starred in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden (2022).
• The film also stars Miki Narahashi who's last movie was Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary (2024).
• Yumiko Kobayashi and Miki Narahashi have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary in 2024, Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy in 2021, Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes in 2020, Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin Chan The Movie in 2023, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019 and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden in 2022.
• Masakazu Hashimoto directed Yumiko Kobayashi in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden, and Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi
• Masakazu Hashimoto directed Miki Narahashi in Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Bakauma! B-kyu gurume sabaibaru!!, Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki, Crayon Shin-Chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi, and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malaysia / South Korea

Arco

• The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Arco (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

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

Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 31st December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Thursday, 1st January
• Soulm8te - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Anaconda - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 1st January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 1st January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 1st January
• Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 1st January
• Scarlet - From Thursday, 1st January
• Eternity - From Friday, 2nd January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Wednesday, 31st December
• The Carpenters Son - From Thursday, 1st January
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 1st January
• Rental Family - From Friday, 2nd January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 1st January
• The Choral - From Thursday, 1st January
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Friday, 2nd January
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Monday, 29th December
• Sivka-burka - From Thursday, 1st January
• Dog 51 - From Friday, 2nd January
• Anniversary - From Monday, 29th December
• Buratino - From Thursday, 1st January
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 2nd January
• Keeper - From Wednesday, 31st December
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 1st January
• We Bury the Dead - From Friday, 2nd January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 1st January