Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 23 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• Better Man
• Parthenope
• Nosferatu
• Babygirl
• The Marching Band
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• We Live In Time
• The Room Next Door
• A Complete Unknown

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in This Is Where I Leave You (2014).
• The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
• Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022.
• Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
• Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Ukraine / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cyprus / Denmark / Estonia / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Romania / Russia / Sweden / United Kingdom

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed The Hand of God in 2021.
• It stars Celeste Dalla Porta who also starred in The Hand of God (2021).
• The film also stars Stefania Sandrelli who's last movie was There's No Place Like Home (2018).
• Paolo Sorrentino directed Celeste Dalla Porta in and The Hand of God
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Russia / Spain / Turkey

Nosferatu

• The movie is directed by Robert Eggers, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Robert Eggers also directed The Lighthouse in 2020 which grossed $3.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lily-Rose Depp who also starred in Wolf (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Hoult who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Croatia / France / Spain / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Trespass (2011).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / Portugal / United States

The Marching Band

• The movie is directed by Emmanuel Courcol, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Emmanuel Courcol also directed Ceasefire in 2016.
• It stars Benjamin Lavernhe who also starred in The Marching Band (2024).
• The film also stars Pierre Lottin who's last movie was When Fall Is Coming (2024).
• Emmanuel Courcol directed Pierre Lottin in and The Big Hit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Hungary / Taiwan

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

• The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kenji Kamiyama also directed 009 Re Cyborg in 2013.
• It stars Brian Cox who also starred in Terminal Bliss (1990).
• The film also stars Gaia Wise who's last movie was Last Chance Harvey (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Japan / Taiwan

We Live In Time

• The movie is directed by John Crowley, it is the directors 7th movie.
• John Crowley also directed The Goldfinch in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Garfield who also starred in The Other Boleyn Girl (2008).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• John Crowley directed Andrew Garfield in and Boy A
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Hungary / Montenegro

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Kika in 1993.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The Hours (2003).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Israel / Poland

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in .
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Bones and All (2022).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

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• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - From Friday, 3rd January
• Nosferatu - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 2nd January
• We Live In Time - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Paddington In Peru - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Queer - From Wednesday, 25th December
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 3rd January
• 2073 - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Finist. Pervyy bogatyr - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Oh Canada - From Friday, 3rd January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 2nd January
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Bird - From Wednesday, 1st January
• The Order - From Thursday, 2nd January
• Nickel Boys - From Friday, 3rd January
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Beating Hearts - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Kraven the Hunter - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Juror #2 - From Friday, 3rd January
• RM: Right People, Wrong Place - From Friday, 3rd January
• Attack On Tital The Movie: The Last Attack - From Friday, 3rd January
• Heretic - From Wednesday, 1st January
• All We Imagine As Light - From Wednesday, 1st January
• Flow - From Wednesday, 1st January

As the box office is in a holding patern before the release of this weeks potential mega hit Matilda the Musical remains at the top for a third weekend in a row.

The highest new entry this weeke dis at 7 with The Nutcracker: ROH London 2022 taking £133,397, also along with The Polar Express making a seasonal re-entry and Top Gun: Maverick getting back in to the chart there is a new entry for The Hours: Met Opera 2022 at number 15 with £54,274.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th December 2022

Remaining at the for a third straight weekend is the musical version of the Roal Dahl book Matilda which takes £2.1 over the weekend, a tiny 17% drop.

This gives the movie a total UK gross of £10.7 after 3 weeks of release.

In comparison to the 1996 movie this is way below, adjusted for inflation Matilda would have taken £6.2 Million on its 3rd weekend for a total of £34 Million.

Remaining at number 2 this weeks is the sequel movie from marvel which takes £803,799 on its 5th weekend, a 47% drop.

This gives the Black Panther sequel a total gross of £30.8 to date and it is now the 8th top grossing movie of 2022.

Compared to the first film this movie is far lower, Black Panther took £1.8 Million on its 5th weekend for a total of £42 Million.

Second weekend on the box office for the Home Alone meets Santa Claus movie which this weekend takes £567,350, a 31% drop.

The movies remains at 3 this weekend with total gross now at £1.9 Million on the UK box office.

Disney's latest animated tale stays at number 4 this weekend with £305,802, a 31% drop from last weekend.

This pushes the total gross of £1,7 Million, very low for a Disney film, comparing it to Encanto its less than half thats movie total at this point which was £4,2 Million.

Remaining at 5 this weekend is the fine dining tale of woe which takes £192,827 on its 4th weeeknd, a 42% drop.

The movies total gross is not up to £3 Million.