With Superman 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.

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Bambi: The Reckoning
• Happy Gilmore 2
• The Home
• Dangerous Animals
• Detective Kien: The Headless Horror
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster
• Sorry, Baby
• Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader
• Eddington

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

• The movie is directed by Matt Shakman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Shakman also directed Cut Bank in 2014.
• It stars Pedro Pascal who also starred in The Wild Robot (2024).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who's last movie was Eden (2024).
• Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027 and Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Bambi: The Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Dan Allen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Allen also directed Unhinged in 2017.
• It stars Roxanne McKee who also starred in The Admirer (2023).
• The film also stars Samira Mighty who's last movie was Beauty and the Beast (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Chile / Colombia / Egypt / Guyana / Honduras / Japan / Madagascar / Mexico / North Korea / Pakistan / Peru / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / South Korea / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States / Venezuela

Happy Gilmore 2

• The movie is directed by Kyle Newacheck, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kyle Newacheck also directed Game Over, Man! in 2018.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Happy Gilmore (1996).
• The film also stars Julie Bowen who's last movie was The Fallout (2021).
• Adam Sandler and Julie Bowen have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hubie Halloween in 2020 and Happy Gilmore in 1996.
• Kyle Newacheck directed Adam Sandler in and Murder Mystery
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Home

• The movie is directed by James DeMonaco, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James DeMonaco also directed The Purge: Election Year in 2016.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Riff Raff (2024).
• The film also stars John Glover who's last movie was Shazam! (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Croatia / Kyrgyzstan / Lithuania / Montenegro / Serbia / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Loved Ones in 2009.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Dangerous Animals (2025).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Mexico / Spain

Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

• The movie is from director Victor Vu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Quoc Huy who also starred in Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan / Taiwan

Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

• The movie is from director Daniel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mona Marshall who also starred in The Time Travelers Wife (2009).
• The film also stars April Stewart who's last movie was Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020).
• Mona Marshall and April Stewart have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in South Park: Imaginationland in 2008 and Wreck-It Ralph in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Spain

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in As of Yet (2021).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  France / Russia

Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader

• The movie is directed by Teruaki Sugihara, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Teruaki Sugihara also directed Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation in 2019 which grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hidekazu Chinen who also starred in Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Beau Is Afraid in 2023.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Parenthood (1990).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Australia

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

• The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 30th July
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Wednesday, 30th July
• Bring Her Back - From Wednesday, 4th June
• My Oxford Year - From Friday, 1st August
• Together - From Wednesday, 30th July
• I Know What You Did Last Summer - From Wednesday, 30th July
• Materialists - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 31st July
• She Rides Shotgun - From Thursday, 31st July
• Eddington - From Thursday, 31st July
• 40 Acres - From Friday, 1st August
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 25th October
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 31st July
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Home - From Thursday, 31st July
• Elio - From Friday, 1st August
• 731 Biochemical Revelations - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 31st July
• Motel Destino - From Friday, 1st August
• The Ritual - From Thursday, 31st July
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Friday, 1st August
• Harvest - From Thursday, 31st July
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 31st July
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Saturday, 2nd August
• The Friend - From Thursday, 31st July
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Friday, 1st August
• Guns Up - From Thursday, 31st July

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 25th July 2025, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Superman 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.

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• The Home
• Bambi: The Reckoning
• Happy Gilmore 2

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

• The movie is directed by Matt Shakman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Shakman also directed Cut Bank in 2014.
• It stars Pedro Pascal who also starred in The Wild Robot (2024).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who's last movie was Eden (2024).
• Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027 and Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Home

• The movie is directed by James DeMonaco, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James DeMonaco also directed The Purge in 2013 which grossed $64.5 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Riff Raff (2024).
• The film also stars John Glover who's last movie was Shazam! (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bambi: The Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Dan Allen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Allen also directed Unhinged in 2017.
• It stars Roxanne McKee who also starred in Paris, Wine & Romance (2019).
• The film also stars Samira Mighty who's last movie was Beauty and the Beast (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Happy Gilmore 2

• The movie is directed by Kyle Newacheck, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kyle Newacheck also directed Murder Mystery in 2019.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Eight Crazy Nights (2002).
• The film also stars Julie Bowen who's last movie was The Fallout (2021).
• Adam Sandler and Julie Bowen have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Happy Gilmore in 1996 and Hubie Halloween in 2020.
• Kyle Newacheck directed Adam Sandler in and Murder Mystery
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Memoir of a Snail - Friday, 25th October - streaming
• Together - Wednesday, 30th July
• The Naked Gun - Friday, 1st August
• My Oxford Year - Friday, 1st August - streaming
• She Rides Shotgun - Friday, 1st August - limited release
• The Bad Guys 2 - Friday, 1st August

With Mufasa: The Lion King 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.

• Companion
• Dog Man
• Feng Shen 2
• Into the Deep
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig
• Detective Chinatown 1900
• The Brutalist
• Babygirl
• Maria
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

Companion

• The movie is from director Drew Hancock.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in The Boogeyman (2023).
• 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 / Belgium / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in The Jesus Rolls (2020).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Azerbaijan / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Peru / Romania / Turkey / Ukraine / United States

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed The Butcher the Chef and the Swordsman in 2010.
• It stars Yosh Yu who also starred in Born to Fly (2023).
• The film also stars Huang Bo who's last movie was Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Macau / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Singapore / United States

Into the Deep

• The movie is directed by Christian Sesma, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Christian Sesma also directed Section Eight in 2022.
• It stars Callum McGowan who also starred in The Gallery (2022).
• The film also stars Scout Taylor-Compton who's last movie was They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Chile / Colombia / Norway / Spain / Thailand

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

• The movie is directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Mohammad Rasoulof also directed Goodbye in 2011.
• It stars Soheila Golestani who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Missagh Zareh who's last movie was A Man of Integrity (2017).
• Mohammad Rasoulof directed Missagh Zareh in and A Man of Integrity
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Mexico / Portugal / Romania / Singapore

Detective Chinatown 1900

• The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sicheng Chen and Mo Dai also directed Decoded in 2024 which grossed $23.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).
• The film also stars Haoran Liu who's last movie was Decoded (2024).
• Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Chinatown 3 in 2021, Rising Shaolin: The Protector in 2021, Detective Chinatown in 2015, My People, My Homeland in 2020, Decoded in 2024, Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018 and Buddies In India in 2017.
• Sicheng Chen directed Baoqiang Wang in Detective Chinatown 3, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Detective Chinatown, and Decoded
• Sicheng Chen directed Haoran Liu in Detective Chinatown, Detective Chinatown 2, My People, My Homeland, Decoded, Beijing Love Story, and Detective Chinatown 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Ireland / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The Thin Red Line (1999).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Bulgaria / Germany / Poland / Turkey

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 Lagerfeld Confidential (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:
  Australia / Germany / Hungary / Italy / New Zealand

Maria

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Pablo Larraín also directed Spencer in 2021.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Pushing Tin (1999).
• The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Denmark / Norway / Sweden

The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero

• The movie is from director Tsui Hark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Zhan Xiao who also starred in The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero (2025).
• The film also stars Dafei Zhuang who's last movie was Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  China / Germany / Hong Kong / Macau

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

Next week there are 44 new movies released gloabally

• Love Hurts - From Friday, 7th February
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 6th February
• A Complete Unknown - From Friday, 7th February
• Presence - From Thursday, 6th February
• Into the Deep - From Tuesday, 4th February
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 6th February
• Bring Them Down - From Friday, 7th February
• Maria - From Wednesday, 5th February
• September 5 - From Thursday, 6th February
• Better Man - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 6th February
• Queer - From Thursday, 6th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Thursday, 6th February
• Armor - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Fire Inside - From Friday, 7th February
• Dog Man - From Friday, 7th February
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Monday, 3rd February
• Paddington In Peru - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Companion - From Thursday, 6th February
• My Favourite Cake - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Ruzgara Birak - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 6th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 6th February
• 1st Kiss - From Friday, 7th February
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 6th February
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Hyperboreans - From Saturday, 8th February
• Emmanuelle - From Thursday, 6th February
• Kneecap - From Friday, 7th February
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 6th February
• Kinda Pregnant - From Wednesday, 5th February
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Thursday, 6th February
• All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 6th February
• Parthenope - From Friday, 7th February
• Absolution - From Thursday, 6th February
• The Bagman - From Friday, 7th February
• Wicked - From Friday, 22nd November
• I'm Still Here - From Friday, 7th February
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 6th February
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 6th February
• Conclave - From Friday, 7th February
• The Wild Robot - From Friday, 7th February
• Hitpig - From Sunday, 9th February
• Flow - From Thursday, 6th February

The top 3 movies at this weekends box office grossed an estimated $251 Million, the highest ever for a Thanksgiving weekend with Moana 2 heading up as it debuts at number 1.

The Disney sequel movie also has the biggest ever Thanksgiving weekend debut as it takes just shy of $140 Million over the 3 days weekend and $225 Million over the long 5 day weekend.

Wicked~2024 falls to number 2 after a weekend at the top but its not slowing down as the movie takes $81 Million over the 3 days weekend and $118 Million over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Gladiator II completes the top 3 with a long weekend of $44 Million and a 3 day take of $31 Million.

The 3 top movies appeal to all audiences from families to teens to adults giving the American box office a massive boost.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 1st December 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $139,787,385 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $139,787,385 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $82,080,274 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $81,173,815 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $263,195,665 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $31,030,194 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $111,495,439 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Gladiator which took $5,897,136 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,734,705 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,890,659 after 3 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,220,456 over the weekend, a 6% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $31,964,548 after 4 weekends of release

The Disney sequel movie Moana 2 has stormed the United Kingdom box office as it debuts at the top with a weekend gross of £12 Million.

This is about £10 Million more than the original Moana movie which took in 2016 when it made its debut a the same time of year.

Any other weekend Wicked~2024 would have stayed at the top of the box office with a second weekend gross of £8.3 Million, but the Disney sequel was just too strong.

Still the musical adaptation only falls to number 2 and the weeks ahead look to be strong and a battle between this and Moana 2 over the holiday period could be on the cards.

THe whole of the top 5 this weekend took over £1 Million each something which is still quite rare in the UK and hasn't happened since the weekend of August 16th 2024.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 1st December 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £8,371,251 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £28,530,258 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,533,801 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £23,596,835 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Gladiator which took £14,430,743 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,065,847 over its debut weekend