This weekend, Friday 23rd January 2026, there are 3 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Return to Silent Hill
• H Is For Hawk
• Mercy

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Necronomicon in 1993.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in The Railway Man (2014).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

H Is For Hawk

• The movie is directed by Philippa Lowthorpe, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Philippa Lowthorpe also directed Beau Brummell: This Charming Man in 2006.
• It stars Claire Foy who also starred in Unsane (2018).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who's last movie was Joker: Folie à Deux (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Yolki 1914 in 2014.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Passengers (2016).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Wrecking Crew - Wednesday, 28th January - streaming
• Busted Water Pipes - Friday, 30th January - limited release
• Back to the Past - Friday, 30th January
• Shelter - Friday, 30th January - streaming
• Send Help - Friday, 30th January

No strong releases this week gives Disneys mega hit Frozen the chance to go back to the top of the Blu-ray/DVD chart.

Frozen has been around now for 5 weeks and this is the third time it has been the top selling video of the week, Disney's highest grossing movie of all time is fast becoming their biggest selling video of all time.

Best selling new film of the week is The Railway Man starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. The film was released into UK cinemas on 10th January this year. A small hit it reached a height of number 6 on it't debut and hung around for 4 weeks making £4.6 million pounds during it's run.

Also new this week are, - Gallowwalkers starring Wesley Snipes -