Released globaly this week there are 16 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Alien: Romulus from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Kill~2023
• Longlegs
• Strange Darling
• Spring Garden
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man
• It Ends With Us
• Kinds of Kindness
• Starve Acre
• Firebrand

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

• The movie is directed by Tim Burton, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Tim Burton also directed Pee-wee's Big Adventure in 1985 which grossed $40.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Michael Keaton who also starred in Multiplicity (1996).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who's last movie was Miller's Girl (2024).
• Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in Batman, Beetlejuice, Dumbo, and Batman Returns
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Bangladesh / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Kill

• The movie is from director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lakshya who also starred in Kill (2024).
• The film also stars Raghav Juyal who's last movie was Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / India / Mexico

Longlegs

• The movie is directed by Oz Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oz Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in The 5th Wave (2016).
• The film also stars Nicolas Cage who's last movie was Arcadian (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Turkey / Vietnam

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in Freak Show (2018).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Latvia / Ukraine

Spring Garden

• The movie is from director Ku Born.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Yun-hie who also starred in Spring Garden (2024).
• The film also stars Kim Joo-ryung who's last movie was Memories of Murder (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brunei / Malaysia / Thailand

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

• The movie is directed by Brian Taylor, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Brian Taylor also directed Gamer in 2009.
• It stars Jack Kesy who also starred in The Throwaways (2015).
• The film also stars Jefferson White who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Turkey

It Ends With Us

• The movie is directed by Justin Baldoni, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Baldoni also directed Five Feet Apart in 2019 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in The Age of Adaline (2015).
• The film also stars Justin Baldoni who's last movie was Con Man (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Singapore

Kinds of Kindness

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Marmaduke (2010).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• They also appeared together in Bugonia in 2025.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Poor Things, and Bugonia
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Bugonia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Chile / Poland

Starve Acre

• The movie is directed by Daniel Kokotajlo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Daniel Kokotajlo also directed Apostasy in 2018.
• It stars Matt Smith who also starred in Patient Zero (2018).
• The film also stars Morfydd Clark who's last movie was Saint Maud (2019).
• They also appeared together in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Firebrand

• The movie is directed by Karim Ainouz, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Karim Ainouz also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Son of a Gun (2015).
• The film also stars Junia Rees who's last movie was Tell That to the Winter Sea (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

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

• Speak No Evil - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Uglies - From Friday, 13th September
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - From Wednesday, 11th September
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Thursday, 30th May
• The Critic - From Friday, 13th September
• Lee - From Friday, 13th September
• Exhuma - From Thursday, 12th September
• Spring Garden - From Thursday, 12th September
• My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 12th September
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Killers Game - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Buckingham Murders - From Friday, 13th September
• The Crow - From Thursday, 12th September
• Love Lies Bleeding - From Thursday, 12th September
• Strange Darling - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Commandants Shadow - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Convert - From Thursday, 12th September
• The New Boy - From Thursday, 12th September
• The Peasants - From Thursday, 12th September
• Tuesday - From Friday, 13th September
• Project Silence - From Thursday, 12th September
• My Old Ass - From Friday, 13th September
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 13th September
• Kinds of Kindness - From Friday, 13th September
• Kill~20231 - From Friday, 13th September
• Kill~2023 - From Wednesday, 11th September
• Janet Planet - From Monday, 9th September
• Hit Man - From Friday, 13th September
• Greedy People - From Thursday, 12th September
• Ezra - From Thursday, 12th September
• Buffalo Kids - From Thursday, 12th September
• A Legend - From Thursday, 12th September

Last weekend Mean Girls was at the top of the North American box office, there are 10 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Miller's Girl
• Teachers Pet
• Totem
• On the Line
• Beautiful Wedding
• Oegye+in 2bu
• Fighter
• The Underdoggs
• The Peasants
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Miller's Girl

• The movie is from director Jade Halley Bartlett.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Freeman who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who was last seen in Scream VI (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Teachers Pet

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw XI in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Fantastic Four in 2025.
• directed in Saw XI
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Totem

• The movie is directed by Lila Aviles, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lila Aviles also directed The Chambermaid in 2019.
• It stars Naima Senties who also starred in Totem (2023).
• The film also stars Montserrat Maranon who was last seen in Manual De Principiantes Para Ser Presidente (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

On the Line

• The movie is from director Oliver Pearn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Victoria Lucie who also starred in On the Line (2024).
• The film also stars Royce Pierreson who was last seen in Judy (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Beautiful Wedding

• The movie is directed by Roger Kumble, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Roger Kumble also directed Cruel Intentions in 2016.
• It stars Dylan Sprouse who also starred in Big Daddy (1999).
• The film also stars Virginia Gardner who was last seen in Beautiful Disaster (2023).
• They also appeared together in Beautiful Disaster in 2023.
• Roger Kumble directed Dylan Sprouse in Beautiful Disaster
• Roger Kumble directed Virginia Gardner in Beautiful Disaster
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Oegye+in 2bu

• The movie is directed by Dong-hoon Choi, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Dong-hoon Choi also directed The Big Swindle in 2004.
• It stars Ryu Jun-Yeol who also starred in Money (2019).
• The film also stars Kim Tae-ri who was last seen in Alienoid (2022).
• Ryu Jun-Yeol and Kim Tae-ri have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alienoid in 2022 and Little Forest in 2018.
• Dong-hoon Choi directed Ryu Jun-Yeol in Alienoid
• Dong-hoon Choi directed Kim Tae-ri in Alienoid
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Fighter

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Cyrano Von Bergerac in 2000.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Exorcist Deceiver in , Vacation Guide to the Solar System in , Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , Fantastic Four in 2025, Saw XI in 2024 and The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Underdoggs

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Exterminating Angel: Met Opera 2017 in 2017.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw XI in 2024, The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , Fantastic Four in 2025, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• directed in Saw XI
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in The Peasants (2023).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

• The movie is from director Anna Hints.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kadi Kivilo who also starred in Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 8 new movies released

• The Epidemic - Wednesday, 31st January
• Wise Guys - Friday, 2nd February
• The Promised Land - Friday, 2nd February
• Orion and the Dark - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• Argylle - Friday, 2nd February
• How to Have Sex - Friday, 2nd February
• The Tigers Apprentice - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• Fitting In - Saturday, 3rd February

The new re-image of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story, Wonka is the top movie in the UK on its debut with a £5.8 Million gross.

This is lower than the Tom Burton movie from 2005 which took nearly £8 Million and starred Johnny Depp in the lead role of Wonka.

Last weeks top movie, Napoleon~2023 fell to number 4 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top and has a total of £11 Million.

With the Christmas season upon on now there are some festive movies on the box office this weekend in the shape of Elf, Home Alone and LoveActually.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,119,644 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,804,888 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £961,055 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,791,638 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £25,496,552 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £417,609 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,110,885 over 4 weeks of release

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

This weekend, Friday 8th December 2023, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wonka
• The Peasants
• Please Dont Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Tarrac

Wonka

• The movie is directed by Paul King, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Paul King also directed Paddington 2 in 2017 which grossed £42.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $228 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who was last seen in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

• The movie is from director Paul Briganti.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Herlihy who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Higgins who was last seen in A Man Called Otto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• The movie is directed by Sam Fell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sam Fell also directed ParaNormaN in 2012 which grossed £6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Thandiwe Newton who also starred in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tarrac

• The movie is directed by Declan Recks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Declan Recks also directed The Truth Commissioner in 2016 which grossed £1.8K in the UK.
• It stars Kelly Gough who also starred in Out of Innocence (2019).
• The film also stars Lorcan Cranitch who was last seen in Lakelands (2023).
• Declan Recks directed Lorcan Cranitch in Dad
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 15th December
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 15th December
• What Happens Later - Friday, 15th December