Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th October 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace TRON: Ares from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Black Phone 2
• Urchin
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Good Fortune
• Frankenstein
• After the Hunt

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 $232.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Sinister 2 (2015).
• 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 The Black Phone, and Sinister
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Urchin

• The movie is from director Harris Dickinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Diane Axford who also starred in Urchin (2025).
• The film also stars Angela Bain who's last movie was Mary, Queen of Scots (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Jack in 2014.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in The War Zone (1999).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008 which grossed $76 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in The Nativity Story (2006).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• 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

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October
• Queens of the Dead - Friday, 24th October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Friday, 24th October

The Roses, a make of The War of the Roses, starring Olivia Coleman and Benedict Cumberbatch makes its debut a the top of the Uk box office this weekend with a £2.1 Million gross.

The current period of late summer into autumn is proving a very quiet period for the box office, last weekend was the lowest total gross for the top 15 in many a month and this weekend is only slightly higer.

Coming in at number 2 is the 50th Anniversary re-release of Steven Spielbergs classic blockbuster Jaws which takes £1.1 Million over the weekend.

Weapons~2026 falls to number 3 this weekend but is still pulling in the audiences with a slender 27% drop and has taken over £10 Million after 4 weeks.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st August 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,104,471 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £838,351 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,387,914 over 4 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £744,302 over the weekend, a 1% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,433,263 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Freaky Friday which took £5,367,190 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Last weekend Weapons was at the top of the UK box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• The Life of Chuck
• Dongji Rescue
• Americana
• Sorry, Baby
• Eenie Meanie
• Eddington

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Doctor Sleep in 2019 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $72.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hiddleston who also starred in High Rise (2016).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• Mike Flanagan directed Jacob Tremblay in Doctor Sleep, and Before I Wake
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dongji Rescue

• The movie is directed by Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Hu Guan and Fei Zhenxiang also directed Design of Death in 2012.
• It stars Yilong Zhu who also starred in The Volunteers: To the War 2 (2024).
• The film also stars Lei Wu who's last movie was Papa (2023).
• Hu Guan directed Yilong Zhu in and My People, My Country
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Americana

• The movie is from director Tony Tost.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Dead Ant (2018).
• The film also stars Paul Walter Hauser who's last movie was The Naked Gun (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Dating and New York (2021).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eenie Meanie

• The movie is from director Shawn Simmons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in 200% Wolf (2024).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who's last movie was The Bikeriders (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Midsommar in 2019 which grossed £2.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Walk the Line (2006).
• The film also stars Deirdre O'Connell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• The Thursday Murder Club - Thursday, 28th August - streaming
• Caught Stealing - Friday, 29th August
• The Toxic Avenger - Friday, 29th August
• André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away - Saturday, 30th August

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.

• 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

• 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

This week there are 17 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Moana 2, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Mufasa: The Lion King
• The Six Triple Eight
• Conclave
• Death Whisperer 2
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• The Room Next Door
• Dear Santa
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• All We Imagine As Light
• The Count of Monte-Cristo

Mufasa: The Lion King

• The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Barry Jenkins also directed If Beale Street Could Talk in 2018.
• It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Foe (2023).
• The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Curacao / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Mexico / Mexico / Moldova / Mongolia / Netherlands / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The Six Triple Eight

• The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Miracle At St Anna (2008).
• The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States / Vietnam

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Moms Gotta Go in 2012.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Reader (2009).
• 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:
  Finland / Hong Kong / Italy / Spain / Sweden

Death Whisperer 2

• The movie is directed by Taweewat Wantha, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Taweewat Wantha also directed Death Whisperer in 2023.
• It stars Nadech Kugimiya who also starred in Death Whisperer (2023).
• The film also stars Nutthatcha Padovan who's last movie was Death Whisperer (2023).
• They also appeared together in Death Whisperer in 2023.
• Taweewat Wantha directed Nadech Kugimiya in and Death Whisperer
• Taweewat Wantha directed Nutthatcha Padovan in and Death Whisperer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Philippines / Russia / Uzbekistan

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 Coffee Town (2013).
• 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 2 in 2022 and Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020.
• 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:
  Canada / Ireland / Norway / United States

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Volver in 2006.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The End of the Affair (2000).
• 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:
  Mexico / Netherlands / United States

Dear Santa

• The movie is directed by Bobby Farrelly, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Bobby Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in The Big Year (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Timothy Smith who's last movie was Happy Accident (2019).
• Bobby Farrelly directed Jack Black in and Shallow Hal
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

• The movie is from director Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ben Whitehead who also starred in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
• The film also stars Peter Kay who's last movie was Britains Got the Pop Factor (2008).
• They also appeared together in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

All We Imagine As Light

• The movie is directed by Payal Kapadia, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Payal Kapadia also directed A Night of Knowing Nothing in 2021.
• It stars Kani Kusruti who also starred in Mura (2024).
• The film also stars Divya Prabha who's last movie was Kammara Sambavam (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal

The Count of Monte-Cristo

• The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
• It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Someone, Somewhere (2019).
• The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / United States

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

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Thursday, 26th December
• Better Man - From Thursday, 26th December
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 26th December
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Tuesday, 24th December
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 26th December
• Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 25th December
• 2073 - From Friday, 27th December
• Here - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Flow - From Thursday, 26th December
• Elevation - From Wednesday, 25th December
• A Complete Unknown - From Wednesday, 25th December
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 26th December
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 26th December
• Heretic - From Thursday, 26th December
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 26th December
• Anyone But You - From Saturday, 28th December
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 26th December
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Anora - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 26th December
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 27th December
• Queer - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Absolution - From Tuesday, 24th December
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 26th December
• The Order - From Friday, 27th December
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 26th December
• Bird - From Friday, 8th November
• Oh Canada - From Wednesday, 25th December