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

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd February 2023, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• Broker
• Saint Omer
• The Whale
• EO
• She Is Love
• Knock At the Cabin
• Thankam
• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed £9.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Labyrinth of Passion (1982).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, Puss In Boots in 2011, Four Rooms in 1995, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Desperado in 1996 and Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed Still Walking in 2010 which grossed £11.8K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in A Taxi Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Dong-won Gang who was last seen in Peninsula (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saint Omer

• The movie is directed by Alice Diop, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Diop also directed La Mort De Danton in 2011.
• It stars Kayije Kagame who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Guslagie Malanda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

EO

• The movie is directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jerzy Skolimowski also directed The Lightship in 1985.
• It stars Sandra Drzymalska who also starred in Psy 3: W Imie Zasad (2020).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

She Is Love

• The movie is directed by Jamie Adams, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jamie Adams also directed Bittersweet Symphony in 2019.
• It stars Haley Bennett who also starred in Cyrano (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Riley who was last seen in Rebecca (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Knock At the Cabin

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Old in 2021 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $90.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Master Z: The IP Man Legacy (2018).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thankam

• The movie is from director Saheed Arafath and Prinish Prabhakaran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Biju Menon who also starred in Ayappanu Koshium (2020).
• The film also stars Vineeth Sreenivasan who was last seen in Kunjeldo (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

• The movie is directed by Ayako Kouno, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ayako Kouno also directed Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021 which grossed £64.6K in the UK.
• It stars Haruka Tomatsu who also starred in Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013).
• The film also stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka who was last seen in The Quintessential Quintuplets (2022).
• Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online Extra Edition in 2013, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: The Movie - Ordinal Scale in 2017 and Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021.
• Ayako Kouno directed Haruka Tomatsu in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• Ayako Kouno directed Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• 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

• Alice, Darling - Friday, 20th January - streaming
• Magic Mike's Last Dance - Friday, 10th February
• Distant - Friday, 10th February
• Women Talking - Friday, 10th February

With Avatar: The Way of Water currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Babylon
• Corsage
• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody
• Matilda: The Musical

Babylon

• The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Damien Chazelle also directed La La Land in 2017 which grossed $151.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $446.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Focus (2015).
• The film also stars Brad Pitt who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood in 2019 and The Big Short in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Corsage

• The movie is from director Marie Kreutzer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colin Morgan who also starred in The Happy Prince (2018).
• The film also stars Vicky Krieps who was last seen in Bergman Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed $58.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Shrek Forever After (2010).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Puss In Boots in 2011, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003, Desperado in 1996, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 and Four Rooms in 1995.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

• The movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kasi Lemmons also directed Black Nativity in 2013 which grossed $7 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in Lady Macbeth (2017).
• The film also stars Stanley Tucci who was last seen in The King's Man (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Present Laughter: NT Live 2019 in 2019.
• It stars Alisha Weir who also starred in Don't Leave Home (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• White Noise - Friday, 30th December - streaming