This week there are 9 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Zootopia 2, 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On
• Eternity
• Colours of Time
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sorry, Baby
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Stitch Head

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Avatar in 2009 which grossed $2.9 Bil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Fink! (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009 and Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar: The Way of Water, and Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in Little Man Tate (1992).
• The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Canada / France / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United States

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Night Teeth (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Bulgaria / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / United States

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Grindhouse (2007).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in In Secret (2014).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Kazakhstan / Russia

Colours of Time

• The movie is directed by Cédric Klapisch, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Cédric Klapisch also directed Pot Luck in 2002.
• It stars Suzanne Lindon who also starred in Spring Blossom (2021).
• The film also stars Abraham Wapler who's last movie was OSS 117: From Africa With Love (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Singapore

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed Military Wives in 2020 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in Saipan (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Portugal

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 which grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rohan Campbell who also starred in The Right Kind of Wrong (2013).
• The film also stars Ruby Modine who's last movie was Memoria (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in The Wolfman (2010).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 21 new movies released gloabally

• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 25th December
• Goodbye June - From Wednesday, 24th December
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 25th December
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 25th December
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Wednesday, 24th December
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Thursday, 25th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 25th December
• Arco - From Thursday, 25th December
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 25th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th December
• KPop Demon Hunters - From Sunday, 28th December
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 25th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 26th December
• Eternity - From Friday, 26th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 25th December
• Rental Family - From Friday, 26th December
• The Choral - From Thursday, 25th December
• Good Boy! - From Friday, 26th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 7th November

Last weekend Zootopia 2 was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 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.

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Ella Mccay
• Eternity
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Scarlet
• The King of Kings
• Bugonia
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2
• Primitive War

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Brick in 2006.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Knives Out, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed The Domestics in 2018.
• It stars David Tomlinson who also starred in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980).
• The film also stars Rohan Campbell who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Mexico / New Zealand / Poland / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Ella Mccay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed Terms of Endearment in 1983.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Barbie (2023).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• James L. Brooks directed Woody Harrelson in and I'll Do Anything
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Estonia / Ireland / Portugal / United Kingdom / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Iceland / Netherlands / Singapore / Thailand

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in 100 Streets (2016).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Ecuador / Peru

Scarlet

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006.
• It stars Mana Ashida who also starred in Confessions (2010).
• The film also stars Masaki Okada who's last movie was Last Mile (2024).
• They also appeared together in Confessions in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Riverdance (2021).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Senegal / Spain / Vietnam

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Lobster in 2015 which grossed $17.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Movie 43 (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Uruguay

Five Nights At Freddy's 2

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2018.
• It stars Josh Hutcherson who also starred in RV (2006).
• The film also stars Piper Rubio who's last movie was Five Nights At Freddy's (2023).
• They also appeared together in Five Nights At Freddy's in 2023.
• Emma Tammi directed Josh Hutcherson in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• Emma Tammi directed Piper Rubio in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Montenegro / Serbia

Primitive War

• The movie is directed by Luke Sparke, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Luke Sparke also directed Occupation: Rainfall in 2021.
• It stars Ryan Kwanten who also starred in Kill Chain (2019).
• The film also stars Tricia Helfer who's last movie was Spin Me Round (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Poland

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

Next week there are 19 new movies released gloabally

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - From Wednesday, 17th December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Eternity - From Monday, 15th December
• The Housemaid - From Tuesday, 16th December
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 18th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 18th December
• Pillion - From Friday, 19th December
• Colours of Time - From Friday, 19th December
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 18th December
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 19th December
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Thursday, 18th December
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 18th December
• Stitch Head - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Ice Tower - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Penguin Lessons - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Coyotes - From Thursday, 18th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 19th December
• 3 Cold Dishes - From Tuesday, 16th December

Last weekend Wicked: For Good was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 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.

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• The Fifth Step
• Tinsel Town
• Eternity
• Zootopia 2
• The Thing With Feathers

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Brick in 2006.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Everything Or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and Knives Out
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Fifth Step

• The movie is from director Finn Den Hertog.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Joseph Ayre who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Martin Freeman who's last movie was Standing On the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Tinsel Town

• The movie is directed by Chris Foggin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris Foggin also directed Fisherman's Friends in 2019.
• It stars Kiefer Sutherland who also starred in Dead Heat (2002).
• The film also stars Rebel Wilson who's last movie was Juliet and Romeo (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Miles Teller who also starred in Footloose (2011).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Olsen who's last movie was The Assessment (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Zootopia 2

• The movie is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jared Bush and Byron Howard also directed Encanto in 2021 which grossed $96.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $254.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Bateman who also starred in The Invention of Lying (2009).
• The film also stars Yvette Nicole Brown who's last movie was Inside Out 2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in Tropic Thunder in 2008.
• Jared Bush directed Jason Bateman in and Zootopia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Thing With Feathers

• The movie is directed by Dylan Southern, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dylan Southern also directed Meet Me In the Bathroom in 2022.
• It stars Benedict Cumberbatch who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars David Thewlis who's last movie was The Amazing Maurice (2022).
• Benedict Cumberbatch and David Thewlis have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Fifth Estate in 2013 and War Horse in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 9 new movies released

• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - Friday, 5th December
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - Friday, 5th December
• Jay Kelly - Friday, 14th November - streaming
• 100 Nights of Hero - Friday, 5th December
• Merrily We Roll Along - Friday, 5th December
• Fackham Hall - Friday, 5th December
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - Friday, 5th December
• The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One - Saturday, 6th December
• André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas - Sunday, 7th December - limited release

The final trailer has been released for upcoming movie Halloween Ends which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Final Girl. Final Face-off. Final Trailer.#HalloweenEnds in theatres and streaming only on @Peacock October 14. https://t.co/ZzAtGgl2ts pic.twitter.com/8QmT0wFzNB

— #HalloweenEnds (@halloweenmovie) September 27, 2022

This will bring to an end the story of Laurie Strode and her nearly 45 year battle with Micheal Myers.

• The movie stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards
• It is a sequel to Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curese of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, Halloween Resurrection, Halloween and Halloween Kills
• It is directed by David Gordon Green
• And has a release date of 14th October 2022
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Kyle Richards appeared together in Halloween
• David Gordon Green directed Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween
• David Gordon Green directed Kyle Richards in Halloween Kills

Synopsis for Halloween Ends

Four years after her last encounter with masked killer Michael Myers, Laurie Strode is living with her granddaughter and trying to finish her memoir. Myers hasn't been seen since, and Laurie finally decides to liberate herself from rage and fear and embrace life. However, when a young man stands accused of murdering a boy that he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that forces Laurie to confront the evil she can't control.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Halloween Ends which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

• The movie is directed by David Gordon Green
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Andi Matichak among others.
• And has a release date of 14th October 2022.
• It is a sequel to Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween: The Curese of Michael Myers, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later, Halloween Resurrection, Halloween and Halloween Kills
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Andi Matichak appeared together in Halloween
• David Gordon Green directed Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween
• David Gordon Green directed Andi Matichak in Halloween

Synopsis for Halloween Ends

Four years after her last encounter with masked killer Michael Myers, Laurie Strode is living with her granddaughter and trying to finish her memoir. Myers hasn"t been seen since, and Laurie finally decides to liberate herself from rage and fear and embrace life. However, when a young man stands accused of murdering a boy that he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that forces Laurie to confront the evil she can"t control.

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