With Avengers: Endgame 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.

• Digger
• Verity
• Forgotten Island
• Heart of the Beast
• Queen At Sea
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• Spa Weekend
• The Weight
• Lucky Strike

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 $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible III (2006).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Barbados / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Brunei / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Peru / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Uganda / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Stella Shorts 1998-2002 in 2002.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Chloe and Theo (2015).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Brunei / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Egypt / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Forgotten Island

• The movie is directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford also directed Puss In Boots: The Last Wish in 2022 which grossed $479.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars H.E.R. who also starred in Yes Day (2021).
• The film also stars Liza Soberano who's last movie was Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Switzerland / Turkey

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Suicide Squad in 2016 which grossed $745.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009).
• The film also stars J.K. Simmons who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Mexican in 2001, Burn After Reading in 2008 and Megamind in 2010.
• David Ayer directed Brad Pitt in and Fury
• David Ayer directed J.K. Simmons in and Harsh Times
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  China / Laos / Malta / Turkey

Queen At Sea

• The movie is directed by Lance Hammer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lance Hammer also directed Ballast in 2008.
• It stars Juliette Binoche who also starred in Rendez-vous (1985).
• The film also stars Tom Courtenay who's last movie was The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Portugal / Turkey

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

• The movie is from director Steve Cox and Matthew Walker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justin Fletcher who also starred in Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015).
• The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (2025).
• Justin Fletcher and John Sparkes have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Shaun the Sheep Movie in 2015 and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Singapore

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Freakonomics in 2010.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Spa Weekend

• The movie is directed by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Moore and Jon Lucas also directed 21 & Over in 2013.
• It stars Leslie Mann who also starred in The Cable Guy (1996).
• The film also stars Michelle Buteau who's last movie was Babes (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Turkey

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Lucky Strike

• The movie is directed by Rod Lurie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Rod Lurie also directed The Senior in 2023 which grossed $3.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Scott Eastwood who also starred in Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Colin Hanks who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• Rod Lurie directed Scott Eastwood in and The Outpost
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  India / Spain

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

• The Social Reckoning - From Thursday, 8th October
• Other Mommy - From Thursday, 8th October
• Pressure - From Thursday, 8th October
• Digger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Primetime - From Thursday, 8th October
• Forgotten Island - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Hope - From Thursday, 8th October
• Verity - From Thursday, 8th October
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Uprising - From Friday, 9th October
• Runner - From Thursday, 8th October
• It Ends - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 9th October
• By Any Means - From Thursday, 8th October
• Primavera - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Beast - From Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - From Friday, 9th October
• Her Private Hell - From Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - From Saturday, 10th October
• Sheep In the Box - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Stranger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - From Friday, 9th October
• Doraemon: Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil - From Friday, 9th October
• Mastermind - From Thursday, 8th October
• The President's Cake - From Friday, 9th October
• Make Zhonghe Great Again - From Tuesday, 6th October
• The Pout-Pout Fish - From Friday, 9th October
• Charlie the Wonderdog - From Thursday, 8th October
• Leviticus - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Rolling Loud - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Misanthrope: NT Live 2026 Theatre - From Thursday, 8th October
• Charlie Harper - From Thursday, 8th October

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

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has dropped from the top spot after six weeks, making way for the Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman romantic comedy Practical Magic 2.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th September 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,656,988 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,058,089 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £839,515 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £98,117,216 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: No Way Home which took £90,037,243 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day extended its spectacular UK box office dominance to a third consecutive week, pushing its total haul past £78.5 million, while The End of Oak Street debuted as the weekend's highest-ranking new release at number three.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th August 2026

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,761,881 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £69,086,595 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £2,112,782 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £695,003 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,218,818 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to A PAW Patrol: Christmas which took £554,208 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

This week there are 21 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, 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.

• The End of Oak Street
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie
• Kung-Fu Soccer
• Sunny Dancer
• All Wishes Come True!
• Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma
• The Invite
• One Night Only
• Nimrods
• You, Me & Tuscany

The End of Oak Street

• The movie is directed by David Robert Mitchell, it is the directors 5th movie.
• David Robert Mitchell also directed Under the Silver Lake in 2019 which grossed $2.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in The Cat Returns (2002).
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who's last movie was The Land of Sometimes (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Germany / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lebanon / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Mexico / Montenegro / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

• The movie is directed by Cal Brunker, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Cal Brunker also directed The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature in 2017 which grossed $197.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carter Young who also starred in Inu-oh (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bahrain / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Indonesia / Israel / Kuwait / Lithuania / Mexico / Nicaragua / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / South Africa / South Korea / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Kung-Fu Soccer

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chow, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Stephen Chow also directed Forbidden City Cop in 1996.
• It stars Zhang Xiaofei who also starred in Malice (2025).
• The film also stars Dilraba Dilmurat who's last movie was 21 Karat (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brunei / Canada / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Ireland / Macau / Malaysia / Netherlands / United States

Sunny Dancer

• The movie is directed by George Jaques, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• George Jaques also directed Black Dog in 2023.
• It stars Bella Ramsey who also starred in Holmes and Watson (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Germany / Ireland / Montenegro / Netherlands / Serbia / United Kingdom

All Wishes Come True!

• The movie is from director Mu Zhengyang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chen Hao who also starred in Agent F O X (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Ireland / Netherlands / New Zealand / Papua New Guinea / United Kingdom / United States

Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed I Saw the TV Glow in 2024 which grossed $1.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gillian Anderson who also starred in A Cock and Bull Story (2006).
• The film also stars Patrick Fischler who's last movie was American Fiction (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / Mexico / Sweden

The Invite

• The movie is directed by Olivia Wilde, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Olivia Wilde also directed Don't Worry Darling in 2022 which grossed $82.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Seth Rogen who also starred in Donnie Darko (2002).
• The film also stars Olivia Wilde who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• Olivia Wilde directed Olivia Wilde in and Don't Worry Darling
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Norway / Switzerland

One Night Only

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Will Gluck also directed How May We Hate You? in 2018.
• It stars Monica Barbaro who also starred in Crime 101 (2026).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who's last movie was Rosebush Pruning (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hungary / India / Poland / Singapore

Nimrods

• The movie is directed by Lee Kirk, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lee Kirk also directed Ordinary World in 2016.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Black Phone 2 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / Singapore / Sweden / United States

You, Me & Tuscany

• The movie is directed by Kat Coiro, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kat Coiro also directed Marry Me in 2022 which grossed $43.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Halle Bailey who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Lorenzo de Moor who's last movie was Another Simple Favour (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Morocco / Tunisia

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

Next week there are 32 new movies released gloabally

• Insidious: Out of the Further - From Wednesday, 19th August
• Mutiny - From Wednesday, 19th August
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - From Thursday, 20th August
• Spa Weekend - From Thursday, 20th August
• The Death of Robin Hood - From Wednesday, 19th August
• Kung-Fu Soccer - From Wednesday, 19th August
• Tony - From Thursday, 20th August
• Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma - From Monday, 17th August
• The Rivals of Amziah King - From Wednesday, 19th August
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Thursday, 20th August
• One Night Only - From Monday, 17th August
• Stop! That! Train! - From Friday, 21st August
• The Invite - From Friday, 21st August
• Coyote Vs. Acme - From Thursday, 20th August
• Make Zhonghe Great Again - From Thursday, 20th August
• Chiikawa The Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island - From Thursday, 20th August
• The Drama - From Friday, 21st August
• You, Me & Tuscany - From Thursday, 20th August
• Nimrods - From Wednesday, 19th August
• In the Grey - From Friday, 21st August
• Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass - From Thursday, 20th August
• Diamond Made Man - From Monday, 17th August
• Motor City - From Thursday, 20th August
• Sunny Dancer - From Thursday, 20th August
• The Stranger - From Friday, 21st August
• Dear You - From Friday, 21st August
• Moana - From Wednesday, 19th August
• Miss Moxy - From Thursday, 20th August
• David - From Friday, 21st August
• Minions & Monsters - From Thursday, 20th August
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution - From Monday, 17th August
• The End of Oak Street - From Friday, 21st August