This weekend, Friday 13th June 2025, 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, Lilo & Stitch, 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.

• How to Train Your Dragon
• Tornado
• Shadow Force
• Lollipop
• Juliet and Romeo

How to Train Your Dragon

• The movie is directed by Dean DeBlois, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Dean DeBlois also directed Lilo & Stitch in 2002 which grossed £12.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $273.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Nico Parker who's last movie was Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tornado

• The movie is directed by John Maclean, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• John Maclean also directed Slow West in 2015 which grossed £501.6 K in the UK and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tim Roth who also starred in Animals With the Tollkeeper (1998).
• The film also stars Jack Lowden who's last movie was Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Boss Level in 2021.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Django Unchained (2012).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Lollipop

• The movie is from director Daisy-May Hudson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Posy Sterling who also starred in The Outrun (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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 Teen Spirit (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 2 new movies released

• 28 Years Later - Friday, 20th June
• Elio - Friday, 20th June

Godzilla and King Kong team up once again to save the world in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, threat, injury detail.

The movie stars Rebecca Hall who has previously been seen in Teen Spirit and Transcendence, it also features Brian Tyree Henry who has been seen in If Beale Street Could Talk and Superintelligence.

Directing this Godzilla movie is Adam Wingard who has previously been responsible for What Fun We Were Having and A Horrible Way to Die.

Movie Synopsis

A distress signal from the mysterious 'Hollow Earth' draws Kong and Godzilla together again to face a new, monstrous threat.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, threat, injury detail
• Release date: 29th March 2024
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Adam Wingard
• Starring:
  • Rebecca Hall
  • Brian Tyree Henry
  • Dan Stevens

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Dan Stevens (I"m Your Man) and Rebecca Hall (Teen Spirit)
• It is directed by Adam Wingard (Death Note)
• The movie also stars Brian Tyree Henry, Rachel House and Alex Ferns
• The UK release date is 15th March 2024
• And the release date in North America is 12th April 2024
• Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall appeared together in Permission
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong

Synopsis for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla go up against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence - and our own.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Last weekend John Wick: Chapter 4 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Spinning Gold
• Murder Mystery 2
• Rye Lane
• Mikael
• Acidman
• Assassin

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• The movie is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein also directed Game Night in 2018 which grossed $69 Mil. in the US and grossed $117.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pine who also starred in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
• The film also stars Michelle Rodriguez who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spinning Gold

• The movie is directed by Timothy Scott Bogart and Quinn Scott Bogart, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Timothy Scott Bogart and Quinn Scott Bogart also directed Verona in 2023.
• It stars Michelle Monaghan who also starred in Source Code (2011).
• The film also stars Jason Isaacs who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• Timothy Scott Bogart directed Jason Isaacs in Verona
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Murder Mystery 2

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Eight Crazy Nights (2002).
• The film also stars Jennifer Aniston who was last seen in Friends 25th: The One With the Anniversary (2019).
• Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Just Go With It in 2011 and Murder Mystery in 2019.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Rye Lane

• The movie is from director Raine Allen-Miller.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars David Jonsson who also starred in Faust (2012).
• The film also stars Vivian Oparah who was last seen in Teen Spirit (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mikael

• The movie is from director Kordo Doski.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kordo Doski who also starred in Mikael (2023).
• The film also stars Sitara Hewitt who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Acidman

• The movie is directed by Alex Lehmann, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Alex Lehmann also directed Blue Jay in 2016.
• It stars Dianna Agron who also starred in Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011).
• The film also stars Thomas Haden Church who was last seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Assassin

• The movie is from director Jesse Atlas.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Alpha Dog (2007).
• The film also stars Andy Allo who was last seen in 2 Minutes of Fame (2020).
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Walking Miracle - Tuesday, 4th April
• Air - Wednesday, 5th April
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Wednesday, 5th April
• Chevalier - Friday, 7th April
• Paint - Friday, 7th April
• The Popes Exorcist - Friday, 7th April
• On a Wing and a Prayer - Friday, 7th April
• Joyland - Friday, 7th April