The Scream series comes back with a seventh movie in the series which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence.

The movie sees the return of Neve Campbell, who was missing in Scream 6, who has previously been seen in Investigating Sex and The Glass Man, it also stars Courteney Cox who has been seen in The Opposite Sex and How to Live With Them and Bedtime Stories.

Directing duties go to Kevin Williamson who has previously helmed Teaching Mrs. Tingle.

Movie Synopsis

A masked murderer begins a new killing spree with the aim of terrorising Sydney Bristow and her family.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Scream 7
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence
• Release date: 27th February 2026
• Runtime: 113 minutes (1 hours 53 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kevin Williamson
• Starring:
  • Neve Campbell
  • Courteney Cox
  • Isabel May

BBFC movie page

With Dead to Rights 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.

• Freakier Friday
• Weapons
• The Pickup
• Vicious
• Materialists
• The Naked Gun
• Guns Up
• Together
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

Freakier Friday

• The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nisha Ganatra also directed The High Note in 2020 which grossed $2.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Daddy and Them (2001).
• The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Weapons

• The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Cregger also directed Barbarian in 2022 which grossed $40.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2011).
• The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
• They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Pickup

• The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Tim Story also directed Think Like a Man Too in 2014.
• It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Showtime (2002).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Vicious

• The movie is directed by Bryan Bertino, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Bryan Bertino also directed The Monster in 2016.
• It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Vicious (2025).
• The film also stars Mary McCormack who's last movie was Alien: Code (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Spain

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 A Bigger Splash (2016).
• 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:
  Greece / Philippines

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 which grossed $623.2 K globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Lamb (1986).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Singapore

Guns Up

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed Detective Knight: Redemption in 2022.
• It stars Kevin James who also starred in The Zookeeper (2011).
• The film also stars Christina Ricci who's last movie was The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Portugal / Spain

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in After Sex (2007).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Little Hours in 2017, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Lego Movie in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Hong Kong

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed The Terror Live in 2013.
• It stars Ahn Hyo-seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min-ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Philippines

Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

• The movie is from director Daniel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mona Marshall who also starred in The Nutcracker and the Mouseking (2004).
• The film also stars April Stewart who's last movie was Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020).
• Mona Marshall and April Stewart have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in South Park: Imaginationland in 2008 and Wreck-It Ralph in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• Nobody 2 - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Materialists - From Thursday, 14th August
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Tuesday, 12th August
• The Shadows Edge - From Saturday, 16th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 14th August
• Americana - From Friday, 15th August
• The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Together - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Bring Her Back - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Saturday, 16th August
• Pavements - From Friday, 15th August
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 15th August
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Thursday, 14th August
• Weapons - From Thursday, 14th August
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 14th August
• 40 Acres - From Thursday, 14th August
• The Long Walk - From Monday, 11th August
• Eddington - From Thursday, 14th August
• Dangerous Animals - From Thursday, 14th August
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 14th August
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 14th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Brief History of a Family - From Wednesday, 13th August
• The Last Stop In Yuma County - From Wednesday, 13th August
• Noise - From Monday, 11th August

Last weekend Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was at the top of the North American box office, there are 8 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• Lee
• Apartment 7A
• Megalopolis
• Wolfs
• The Bagman
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner
• The Thicket
• The Wild Robot

Lee

• The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Beyond the Pole (2009).
• The film also stars Kate Winslet who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Apartment 7A

• The movie is directed by Natalie Erika James, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Natalie Erika James also directed Relic in 2020 which grossed $1 Mil. in the US and grossed $2.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Royal Hotel (2023).
• The film also stars Dianne Wiest who's last movie was My Fathers Dragon (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Megalopolis

• The movie is directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Francis Ford Coppola also directed The Terror in 1963.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in Tracks (2014).
• The film also stars Giancarlo Esposito who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
• Francis Ford Coppola directed Giancarlo Esposito in and The Cotton Club
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wolfs

• The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jon Watts also directed Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019 which grossed $390.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in No Man's Land (1987).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Brad Pitt and George Clooney have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, IF in 2024, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Burn After Reading in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Bagman

• The movie is directed by Colm McCarthy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Colm McCarthy also directed The Girl With All the Gifts in 2016.
• It stars Sam Claflin who also starred in Every Breath You Take (2021).
• The film also stars Antonia Thomas who's last movie was The Passion of Remembrance (1986).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

• The movie is from director Ryoo Seung-wan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ahn Bo-hyun who also starred in Memories of a Dead End (2019).
• The film also stars Oh Dae-hwan who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Thicket

• The movie is directed by Elliott Lester, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Elliott Lester also directed Sleepwalker in 2017.
• It stars Peter Dinklage who also starred in Pete Smalls Is Dead (2010).
• The film also stars Juliette Lewis who's last movie was Opus (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed How to Train Your Dragon in 2010 which grossed $217.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $479.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in A Quiet Place: Day One (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• 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 11 new movies released

• Saturday Night - Tuesday, 1st October
• The Concierge At Hokkyoku Department Store - Tuesday, 1st October
• The Legend of Johnny Jones - Thursday, 3rd October
• Salem's Lot - Thursday, 3rd October - streaming
• White Bird - Friday, 4th October
• A Different Man - Friday, 20th September
• Look Back - Friday, 4th October - limited release
• Joker: Folie a Deux - Friday, 4th October
• Monster Summer - Friday, 4th October
• The Outrun - Friday, 4th October
• V/H/S/Beyond - Friday, 4th October - streaming

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Wolf Man which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 1st January 1970
• It is due for release in North America on 17th January 2025
• It stars among others Sam Jaeger (The Truth About Emanuel) and Julia Garner (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
• It is directed by Leigh Whannell (Wolf Man)
• The movie also stars Christopher Abbott, and

Synopsis for Wolf Man

A man must protect himself and his family when they are being stalked, terrorized, and haunted by a deadly werewolf at night during a full moon.

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

Check out the new teaser trailer for upcoming movie Terrifier 3 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 11th October 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 25th October 2024
• It stars among others Lauren LaVera (Wetlands) and David Howard Thornton (Terrifier 2)
• It is directed by Damien Leone (Terrifier 2)
• The movie also stars , and
• It is a sequel to Terrifier (2018) and Terrifier 2 (2022)
• Lauren LaVera and David Howard Thornton appeared together in Terrifier 2
• Damien Leone directed David Howard Thornton in Terrifier

Synopsis for Terrifier 3

Terrifier 3 will be another boundary-pushing addition to the horror genre, continuing the no holds barred, uncompromising exploits fans of the franchise have come to expect and celebrate. If you thought Art the Clown's reign of terror in part 2 was extreme, you haven't seen anything yet.

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