Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 32 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.

• Wolf Man
• Back In Action
• Paddington In Peru
• Unstoppable
• Babygirl
• Here
• The Prosecutor
• Den of Thieves 2
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed The Invisible Man in 2020 which grossed $144.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Royal Hotel (2023).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed Di Di Hollywood in 2010.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in White House Down (2013).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Love Again (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Iceland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Romania / Singapore / Sweden / Ukraine

Unstoppable

• The movie is from director William Goldenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jharrel Jerome who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Anthony Robles who's last movie was Liza, Liza Skies Are Grey (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / 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 The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Montenegro / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part III in 1990 which grossed $249.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in A Hologram For the King (2016).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Pinocchio, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Forrest Gump
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Prosecutor

• The movie is directed by Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen also directed Breakout Brother's in 2020 which grossed $85K globally.
• It stars Donnie Yen who also starred in Hero (2002).
• The film also stars Francis Ng who's last movie was Customs Frontline (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / New Zealand

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Germany / Mexico

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal / South Korea

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Logan in 2017 which grossed $616.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune: Messiah ().
• 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:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

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

• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 23rd January
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 24th January
• Presence - From Friday, 24th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Wolf Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Flow - From Friday, 24th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 24th January
• Piece By Piece - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Babygirl - From Friday, 24th January
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Anora - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd January
• September 5 - From Friday, 24th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Indian 3 - From Friday, 24th January
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The End - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Parthenope - From Friday, 24th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Maria - From Friday, 24th January
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Late Night With the Devil - From Monday, 20th January
• Werewolves - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Inheritance - From Friday, 24th January
• Queer - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 23rd January

Released globaly this week there are 29 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mufasa: The Lion King 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.

• Den of Thieves 2
• Babygirl
• Companion
• Emilia Perez
• A Real Pain
• Conclave
• The Girl With the Needle
• The Damned
• Better Man
• William Tell

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Greenland (2020).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Estonia / France / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Israel / Malaysia / Portugal / Romania / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / 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 Wills and Burke (1985).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Ireland / Norway / Poland / United Kingdom

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in Heretic (2024).
• The film also stars Harvey Guillén who's last movie was The Garfield Movie (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / Italy / Vietnam

Emilia Perez

• The movie is directed by Jacques Audiard, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jacques Audiard also directed The Beat That My Heart Skipped in 2005.
• It stars Zoe Saldana who also starred in Unity (2015).
• The film also stars Karla Sofia Gascon who's last movie was Men and Other Inconveniences (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Italy / Sweden

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Igby Goes Down (2002).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Netherlands / Spain / United Kingdom

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed A Good Summer in 2011.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Return (2024).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Mexico

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed Sweat in 2020.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland

The Damned

• The movie is from director Thordur Palsson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Odessa Young who also starred in The Order (2024).
• The film also stars Joe Cole who's last movie was One of These Days (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

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 The Magic Roundabout (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:
  Portugal / Singapore

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Driven in 2018 which grossed $147.2K globally.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Healer (2017).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• 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 39 new movies released gloabally

• Wolf Man - From Thursday, 16th January
• Back In Action - From Friday, 17th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 16th January
• Here - From Thursday, 16th January
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 15th January
• Unstoppable - From Thursday, 16th January
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 16th January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 16th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Friday, 17th January
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 16th January
• Emmanuelle - From Friday, 17th January
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Wednesday, 15th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 16th January
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 16th January
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 17th January
• In the Grey - From Friday, 17th January
• Oh Canada - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Girl With the Needle - From Friday, 17th January
• When Fall Is Coming - From Friday, 17th January
• Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 15th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 16th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Apprentice - From Friday, 17th January
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 16th January
• Emilia Perez - From Thursday, 16th January
• Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue - From Friday, 17th January
• Anora - From Thursday, 16th January
• Lee - From Thursday, 16th January
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Friday, 17th January
• Companion - From Wednesday, 15th January
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 16th January
• September 5 - From Friday, 13th December
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Friday, 17th January
• Juror #2 - From Thursday, 16th January
• The Prosecutor - From Friday, 17th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 16th January
• Inheritance - From Friday, 17th January
• One of Them Days - From Friday, 17th January
• The Last Showgirl - From Friday, 17th January

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd December 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $122,200,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $122,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $54,700,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $62,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $62,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 12 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $25,500,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $45,900,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $790,168,328 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $270,013,103 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $26,123,000 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $571,310,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 82 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $17,869,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $17,869,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 5 countries globally this weekend