This weekend, Friday 30th January 2026, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mercy, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Send Help
• Busted Water Pipes
• Back to the Past
• Shelter
• The Wrecking Crew

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed Army of Darkness in 1993.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in To the Wonder (2013).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Busted Water Pipes

• The movie is from director Difei Zhou.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eddie Peng who also starred in The Last Women Standing (2015).
• The film also stars Lun Ai who's last movie was Advancing of ZQ (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Back to the Past

• The movie is from director Jack Lai and Ng Yuen-Fai.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Louis Koo who also starred in Once Upon a Time In Hong Kong (2021).
• The film also stars Raymond Lam who's last movie was Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024).
• Louis Koo and Raymond Lam have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In in 2024 and P Storm in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Fast X Part 2 (2026).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Trap House (2025).
• The film also stars Jason Momoa who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• Ella McCay - Friday, 12th December - streaming
• Whistle - Friday, 6th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - Friday, 6th February
• Dracula: A Love Tale - Friday, 6th February
• Scarlet - Friday, 6th February
• Pillion - Friday, 6th February

With Thunderbolts* 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

• Nonnas
• The Martial Artist
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters
• Clown In a Cornfield
• A Gilded Game
• Shadow Force
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Most Precious of Cargoes
• The Surfer
• The Wedding Banquet

Nonnas

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chbosky, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Stephen Chbosky also directed Dear Evan Hansen in 2021 which grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who also starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
• The film also stars Lorraine Bracco who's last movie was The Union (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Martial Artist

• The movie is from director Shaz Khan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Faran Tahir who also starred in Lamya's Poem (2021).
• The film also stars Gregory Sporleder who's last movie was Fail Safe (2000).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Algeria / Bahrain / Djibouti / Egypt / Iran / Iraq / Jordan / Kuwait / Lebanon / Libya / Morocco / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Syria / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Yemen

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Dancing Queen (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Indonesia / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in Compulsion (2013).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Ireland / New Zealand / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

A Gilded Game

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed 77 Heartwarmings in 2021 which grossed $4.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in Mission Milano (2016).
• The film also stars Hao Ou who's last movie was Three Old Boys (2024).
• Herman Yau directed Andy Lau in The Hunt For the 93 Trans-Siberian Express Train Gangs, Shock Wave 2, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, and Shock Wave
• Herman Yau directed Hao Ou in and Raid On the Lethal Zone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Hong Kong / New Zealand / Taiwan / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed RIP in 2025.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Strip Search (2004).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Germany / Portugal / United States

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in The Legend of Ochi (2025).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Italy / Russia / Thailand

The Most Precious of Cargoes

• The movie is directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michel Hazanavicius also directed The Artist in 2011 which grossed $109.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dominique Blanc who also starred in Dumas (2010).
• The film also stars Gregory Gadebois who's last movie was La Syndicaliste (2023).
• Michel Hazanavicius directed Gregory Gadebois in Redoubtable, and Final Cut
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Portugal / Spain

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Vivarium in 2019.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Raising Arizona (1987).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom

The Wedding Banquet

• The movie is directed by Andrew Ahn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Ahn also directed 30/30 Vision 3: Decades of Strand Releasing in 2019.
• It stars Bowen Yang who also starred in The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• The film also stars Lily Gladstone who's last movie was Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Taiwan / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details

• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 14th May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Friday, 16th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Saturday, 17th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 14th May
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 15th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 14th March
• Good One - From Thursday, 15th May
• Mickey 17 - From Friday, 7th March
• The Friend - From Thursday, 15th May
• Hitpig - From Friday, 16th May
• M3GAN 2.0 - From Friday, 16th May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 15th May
• Nosferatu - From Friday, 16th May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 16th May
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Substance - From Friday, 16th May
• Yadang the Snitch - From Friday, 16th May
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 15th May
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Marching Band - From Friday, 16th May
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner - From Thursday, 15th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 18th April
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 15th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 16th May
• Where the River Flows - From Friday, 16th May

With Thunderbolts* currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Fight Or Flight
• Shadow Force
• Henry Johnson
• Nonnas
• A Gilded Game
• Clown In a Cornfield
• Juliet and Romeo

Fight Or Flight

• The movie is from director James Madigan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Pearl Harbor (2001).
• The film also stars Katee Sackhoff who's last movie was Batman: The Long Halloween (2021).
• They also appeared together in Halloween Resurrection in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Smokin' Aces in 2007 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $57.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Bad Company (2002).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Henry Johnson

• The movie is directed by David Mamet, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Mamet also directed Heist in 2001.
• It stars Shia LaBeouf who also starred in Disturbia (2007).
• The film also stars Chris Bauer who's last movie was The Little Things (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Nonnas

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chbosky, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Stephen Chbosky also directed Wonder in 2017 which grossed $132.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $305.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who also starred in Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003).
• The film also stars Lorraine Bracco who's last movie was Monster Summer (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

A Gilded Game

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed Customs Frontline in 2024.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in From Vegas to Macau III (2016).
• The film also stars Hao Ou who's last movie was Three Old Boys (2024).
• Herman Yau directed Andy Lau in The Hunt For the 93 Trans-Siberian Express Train Gangs, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, Shock Wave, and Shock Wave 2
• Herman Yau directed Hao Ou in and Raid On the Lethal Zone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in I Like Movies (2022).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Juliet and Romeo

• The movie is directed by Timothy Scott Bogart, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Timothy Scott Bogart also directed Spinning Gold in 2023.
• It stars Clara Rugaard who also starred in I Am Mother (2019).
• The film also stars Jamie Ward who's last movie was The Last Supper (2025).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Black Bag - Friday, 14th March
• Mickey 17 - Friday, 7th March
• Sinners - Friday, 18th April - limited release
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - Friday, 16th May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - Friday, 16th May

The movie may have got very negative reviews by critics but A Minecraft Movie storms the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes an excellent $157 Million making the second highest debut gross for a movie based on a video game, The Super Mario Bros. Movie took over $200 Million on its debut.

A Working Man falls to number 2 this weekend after topping the chart last week and has taken $27.8 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 4th - 6th April 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $157,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $157,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,277,052 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,817,000 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,701,939 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,701,939 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,087,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $77,462,470 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,500,000 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $16,666,985 after 2 weekends of release

Last weekend Snow White was at the top of the global box office, there are 36 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

• A Minecraft Movie
• Screamboat
• Locked
• The Rule of Jenny Pen
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
• Death of a Unicorn
• The Last Showgirl
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Feng Shen 2
• Holy Cow

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Slumberland (2022).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Men of Honor (2001).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom / United States

Locked

• The movie is directed by David Yarovesky, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Yarovesky also directed The Hive in 2014.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in IT (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who's last movie was Freud's Last Session (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Kuwait / Philippines / Thailand

The Rule of Jenny Pen

• The movie is from director James Ashcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Lithgow who also starred in The Pelican Brief (1994).
• The film also stars Geoffrey Rush who's last movie was Final Portrait (2017).
• They also appeared together in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Portugal / Russia

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

• The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime in 2005.
• It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Liz and the Blue Bird (2018).
• The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / South Korea

Death of a Unicorn

• The movie is from director Alex Scharfman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Ortega who also starred in The Fallout (2021).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United Kingdom

The Last Showgirl

• The movie is directed by Gia Coppola, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gia Coppola also directed Mainstream in 2020 which grossed $49.5K globally.
• It stars Pamela Anderson who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• The film also stars Brenda Song who's last movie was Love Accidentally (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Jordan / Saudi Arabia

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed Soap Opera in 2004.
• It stars Huang Bo who also starred in Feng Shen 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Yosh Yu who's last movie was Operation Leviathan (2025).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Thailand

Holy Cow

• The movie is from director Louise Courvoisier.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clement Faveau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Netherlands

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

Check here for more details

• The Amateur - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Dog Man - From Wednesday, 9th April
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 10th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 10th April
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 10th April
• Holy Cow - From Friday, 11th April
• Locked - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bu Shuo Hua De Ai - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Return - From Friday, 11th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Surfer - From Friday, 11th April
• One of Them Days - From Monday, 7th April
• Heaven and Hell - From Saturday, 12th April
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 10th April
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sacramento - From Friday, 11th April
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 11th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sing Sing - From Friday, 11th April
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 10th April
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Friday, 11th April
• Here - From Friday, 11th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 10th April
• André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues - From Friday, 11th April
• Her Story - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Small Things Like These - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 11th April
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 11th April
• A Working Man - From Tuesday, 8th April