Last weekend TRON: Ares 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• Roofman
• The Smashing Machine
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Splitsville
• Good Boy!
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Light of the World

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in One Last Thing (2005).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Belize / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Estonia / France / Germany / Ghana / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / North Macedonia / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Australia / Canada / Curacao / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / New Zealand / Panama / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Singapore / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United Kingdom / United States

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Isn't It Romantic (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Czech Republic / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Israel / Italy / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in Side Effects (2013).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Ireland / Malta / New Zealand / Norway / Portugal / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Red Notice (2021).
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Latvia / Lithuania / Turkey

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / India / Ireland / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Peru / Uruguay

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed All My Loving in 2019.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Minority Report (2002).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite! (2020).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / Paraguay / Peru

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Regretting You - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Good Boy! - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Frankenstein - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Black Phone 2 - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Friday, 24th October
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Sketch - From Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 24th October
• Afterburn - From Tuesday, 21st October
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 24th October
• Noise - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Kraken - From Friday, 24th October
• Him - From Monday, 20th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Friday, 24th October
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Queens of the Dead - From Friday, 24th October
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures - From Friday, 24th October
• After the Hunt - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Alpha - From Friday, 24th October
• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - From Thursday, 23rd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - From Friday, 24th October
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Bloodline of Immortality - From Friday, 24th October
• The Kingdom - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Bugonia - From Friday, 24th October
• Dongji Rescue - From Wednesday, 22nd October

With Moana 2 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.

• Kraven the Hunter
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• Carry-On
• Elton John: Never Too Late
• Queer
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh
• Dahomey
• Oh Canada
• A Different Man
• Conclave

Kraven the Hunter

• The movie is directed by J.C. Chandor, it is the directors 5th movie.
• J.C. Chandor also directed Triple Frontier in 2019.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Chatroom (2010).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was The Exorcism (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

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 L.I.E. (2001).
• The film also stars Luke Pasqualino who's last movie was Medusa Deluxe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Canada / China / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / New Zealand / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovenia / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Carry-On

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed Jungle Cruise in 2021 which grossed $213.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Billionaire Boys Club (2018).
• The film also stars Jason Bateman who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Singapore / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Elton John: Never Too Late

• The movie is directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• R.J. Cutler and David Furnish also directed If I Stay in 2014.
• It stars Elton John who also starred in The Queen (2006).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Mexico / Singapore / Sweden / United States

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Quantum of Solace (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh

• The movie is directed by Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam also directed The Flight Before Christmas in 2008 which grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matthew Whelan who also starred in The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Hungary / Mexico / Netherlands / United States

Dahomey

• The movie is from director Mati Diop.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gildas Adannou who also starred in Dahomey (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Spain

Oh Canada

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed First Reformed in 2018 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Richard Gere who also starred in Intersection (1994).
• The film also stars Uma Thurman who's last movie was The Kill Room (2023).
• Richard Gere and Uma Thurman have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Final Analysis in 1992 and Movie 43 in 2013.
• Paul Schrader directed Richard Gere in and American Gigolo
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Frau2 Sucht Happyend in 2001.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Baby of Mâcon (1993).
• 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:
  Belgium / Denmark

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• Mufasa: The Lion King - From Thursday, 19th December
• The Six Triple Eight - From Friday, 20th December
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 19th December
• Conclave - From Friday, 20th December
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 19th December
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Friday, 20th December
• Parthenope - From Friday, 20th December
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Friday, 20th December
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - From Wednesday, 18th December
• All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 19th December
• Here - From Thursday, 19th December
• Absolution - From Thursday, 19th December
• Flow - From Thursday, 19th December
• Oh Canada - From Wednesday, 18th December
• The Return - From Thursday, 19th December
• A Sudden Case of Christmas - From Thursday, 19th December
• El Hawa Sultan - From Friday, 20th December
• Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam - From Saturday, 21st December
• The Order - From Friday, 20th December
• Werewolves - From Thursday, 19th December
• Dear Santa - From Wednesday, 18th December
• Memories of a Burning Body - From Thursday, 19th December
• Lee - From Thursday, 19th December
• Terrifier 3 - From Friday, 11th October
• Two of a Kind - From Friday, 20th December
• Blink - From Friday, 4th October
• Kraven the Hunter - From Wednesday, 18th December
• Strange Darling - From Thursday, 19th December
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Friday, 20th December
• Beating Hearts - From Friday, 20th December
• Juror #2 - From Friday, 1st November

Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

BBFC movie page