This week there are 28 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, 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.

• Wicked: For Good
• Sisu: Road to Revenge
• The Running Man
• Keeper
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't
• Train Dreams
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Jay Kelly
• Altered
• Alpha

Wicked: For Good

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Now You See Me 2 in 2016 which grossed $334.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Drift (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Wicked (2024).
• They also appeared together in Wicked in 2024.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Sisu: Road to Revenge

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Zéro deux in 2007.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Big Game (2015).
• The film also stars Stephen Lang who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Big Game, Sisu, and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Running Man

• The movie is directed by Edgar Wright, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edgar Wright also directed Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World in 2010 which grossed $48.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / France / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Latvia / Malta / Morocco / Paraguay / Peru / Senegal / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey

Keeper

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Longlegs in 2024 which grossed $98.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Defendor (2009).
• The film also stars Rossif Sutherland who's last movie was The Middle Man (2021).
• Osgood Perkins directed Tatiana Maslany in and The Monkey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / Latvia / Morocco / Portugal / Senegal / Slovakia / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / Vietnam

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

• The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruben Fleischer also directed Uncharted in 2022 which grossed $401.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Solitary Man (2009).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Last Breath (2025).
• Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Now You See Me 2 in 2016, Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019, Zombieland in 2009 and Now You See Me in 2013.
• Ruben Fleischer directed Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland, 30 Minutes Or Less, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• Ruben Fleischer directed Woody Harrelson in Zombieland, Venom, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Chile / Croatia / Egypt / Greece / Kuwait / Lithuania / Montenegro / Norway / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / United Arab Emirates

Train Dreams

• The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Square (2008).
• The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
• Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Brazil / France / Germany / Italy / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / United States

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 100 Nights of Hero (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / France / Germany / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan

Jay Kelly

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed Margot At the Wedding in 2008.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Grown Ups (2010).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Noah Baumbach directed Adam Sandler in and The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Ireland / Norway / South Korea / Sweden

Altered

• The movie is directed by Timo Vuorensola, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Timo Vuorensola also directed Iron Sky in 2012 which grossed $10.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Aggy K. Adams who also starred in Altered (2025).
• The film also stars Daniyar Alshinov who's last movie was Daughter In Law Is Also Human (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Germany / Switzerland / United States

Alpha

• The movie is directed by Julia Ducournau, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Ducournau also directed Titane in 2021.
• It stars Tahar Rahim who also starred in The Past (2014).
• The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Romania / Spain

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Zootopia 2 - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - From Tuesday, 25th November
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 27th November
• Roofman - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Eternity - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't - From Thursday, 27th November
• Him - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Keeper - From Thursday, 27th November
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Christy - From Thursday, 27th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 27th November
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Thursday, 27th November
• Pillion - From Friday, 28th November
• Kontinental 25 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 27th November
• Anniversary - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Thing With Feathers - From Friday, 28th November
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 27th November
• Tinsel Town - From Friday, 28th November
• Alpha - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Fifth Step - From Thursday, 27th November
• A PAW Patrol: Christmas - From Thursday, 30th October
• The Return - From Thursday, 27th November
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Friday, 28th November
• Wicked: For Good - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Carpenters Son - From Friday, 28th November
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Running Man - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 27th November
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 28th November
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dead of Winter - From Friday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Saturday, 29th November
• Dog 51 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Christmas Karma - From Thursday, 27th November

Threequel movie Now You See Me: Now You Don't tops the North American box office on its debut weekend with a gross of $21 Million, this is in the same ball park but a little lower than Now You See Me 2 which was from 2016.

The first Wicked~2024 movies makes a return to this weeks North American box office and has now spent 17 weeks on the chart.

Horror movie Black Phone 2 tops the North American box office over the Halloween weekend as the movie returns to the top for a second weekend at number 1.

The movie takes $8.3 Million to retake the number 1 spot and has taken over $61 Million after 3 weeks of release, just a shade below the original The Black Phone.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle spends a second weekend at the top of the US box office with a weekend gross of $17.3 Million which is a massive 75% drop over last weekend.

This does however take the animated movies total gross to $104.7 Million after 2 weekends of release which is a nice return for a Japanese animated movie.

Released globaly this week there are 23 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle 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.

• The movie is directed by Chris Columbus, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Chris Columbus also directed Rent in 2005.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in Coming Through (1988).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was Four Letters of Love (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Long Good Friday in 1980.
• Chris Columbus directed Pierce Brosnan in Mrs. Doubtfire, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United States

The Toxic Avenger

• The movie is directed by Macon Blair, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Macon Blair also directed I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore in 2017.
• It stars Peter Dinklage who also starred in A Little Bit of Heaven (2011).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Greece / Ireland / Israel / Russia / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away

• The movie is directed by Michel Fizzano and André Rieu, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Michel Fizzano and André Rieu also directed André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver in 2024 which grossed $2.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu: Live In Tuscany (2004).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who's last movie was André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues (2025).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 25 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, André Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver in 2024, André Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013, André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, André Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, André Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, André Rieu's White Christmas in 2023, André Rieu: Christmas With André in 2021, André Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, André Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009, André Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, André Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues in 2025, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love in 2024, André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance?? in 2019, André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016 and André Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006.
• Michel Fizzano directed André Rieu in André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, and André Rieu: In Dublin 2023
• Michel Fizzano directed Donij van Doorn in André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, and André Rieu: Live In Bucharest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Bad Guys 2

• The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in The Winning Season (2009).
• The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
• Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
• Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Serbia / Venezuela

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Black Mass (2015).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / Taiwan / Thailand

The Home

• The movie is directed by James DeMonaco, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James DeMonaco also directed Once Upon a Time In Staten Island in 2021.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Meet Cute (2022).
• The film also stars John Glover who's last movie was Shazam! (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Israel / Uzbekistan

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed The Killer's Game in 2024.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Avengers: Infinity War in 2018.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Estonia

Sketch

• The movie is from director Seth Worley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tony Hale who also starred in Last Call (2020).
• The film also stars D'Arcy Carden who's last movie was The Gutter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Mexico

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• The Conjuring: Last Rites - From Thursday, 4th September
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Wednesday, 3rd September
• Honey Don't! - From Thursday, 4th September
• Eden - From Thursday, 4th September
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Roses - From Thursday, 4th September
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 4th September
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Saturday, 6th September
• Shadow Force - From Friday, 9th May
• Eddington - From Friday, 5th September
• The Penguin Lessons - From Friday, 5th September
• Sketch - From Friday, 5th September
• Relay - From Friday, 5th September
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Friday, 5th September
• On Swift Horses - From Friday, 5th September
• How to Train Your Dragon - From Friday, 5th September
• Heidi Rescue of the Lynx - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Return - From Thursday, 4th September
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Shadows Edge - From Tuesday, 2nd September
• Materialists - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Thursday, 4th September
• The Toxic Avenger - From Saturday, 30th August
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 4th September
• National Theatre Live: Inter Alia - From Thursday, 4th September
• She Rides Shotgun - From Thursday, 4th September