Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avengers: Endgame from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Digger
• The Beast
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
• Rolling Loud
• Verity

Digger

• The movie is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu also directed Babel in 2006 which grossed $34.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible (1996).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 29th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Cleaner in 2007 and grossed $5.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Search For One Eye Jimmy (1994).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who's last movie was Silent Night (2023).
• They also appeared together in Robocop in 2014.
• Renny Harlin directed Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream

• The movie is from director Shane O'Sullivan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Richard Nixon who also starred in Universal Soldier (1992).
• The film also stars Daniel Ellsberg who's last movie was Nixon (1996).
• They also appeared together in Nixon in 1996.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Rolling Loud

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Owen Wilson who also starred in Free Birds (2013).
• The film also stars Matt Rife who's last movie was Black Pumpkin (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Spoiler Alert in 2022 which grossed $1.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Beastly (2011).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was The End of Oak Street (2026).
• Michael Showalter directed Anne Hathaway in and The Idea of You
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - Friday, 9th October

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