Last weekend Zootopia 2 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.

• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Ella Mccay
• Eternity
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Scarlet
• The King of Kings
• Bugonia
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2
• Primitive War

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Brick in 2006.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Knives Out, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed The Domestics in 2018.
• It stars David Tomlinson who also starred in The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980).
• The film also stars Rohan Campbell who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Greece / Ireland / Mexico / New Zealand / Poland / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Ella Mccay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed Terms of Endearment in 1983.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Barbie (2023).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• James L. Brooks directed Woody Harrelson in and I'll Do Anything
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Estonia / Ireland / Portugal / United Kingdom / United States

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed The Cured in 2018.
• It stars Elizabeth Olsen who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Miles Teller who's last movie was The Gorge (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Iceland / Netherlands / Singapore / Thailand

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in 100 Streets (2016).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Ecuador / Peru

Scarlet

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006.
• It stars Mana Ashida who also starred in Confessions (2010).
• The film also stars Masaki Okada who's last movie was Last Mile (2024).
• They also appeared together in Confessions in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Riverdance (2021).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Senegal / Spain / Vietnam

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Lobster in 2015 which grossed $17.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Movie 43 (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, Poor Things, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Uruguay

Five Nights At Freddy's 2

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2018.
• It stars Josh Hutcherson who also starred in RV (2006).
• The film also stars Piper Rubio who's last movie was Five Nights At Freddy's (2023).
• They also appeared together in Five Nights At Freddy's in 2023.
• Emma Tammi directed Josh Hutcherson in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• Emma Tammi directed Piper Rubio in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Montenegro / Serbia

Primitive War

• The movie is directed by Luke Sparke, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Luke Sparke also directed Occupation: Rainfall in 2021.
• It stars Ryan Kwanten who also starred in Kill Chain (2019).
• The film also stars Tricia Helfer who's last movie was Spin Me Round (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Poland

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

Next week there are 19 new movies released gloabally

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - From Wednesday, 17th December
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Eternity - From Monday, 15th December
• The Housemaid - From Tuesday, 16th December
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 18th December
• Alpha - From Thursday, 18th December
• Pillion - From Friday, 19th December
• Colours of Time - From Friday, 19th December
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 18th December
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 19th December
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Thursday, 18th December
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 18th December
• Stitch Head - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Ice Tower - From Thursday, 18th December
• The Penguin Lessons - From Wednesday, 17th December
• Coyotes - From Thursday, 18th December
• Keeper - From Friday, 19th December
• 3 Cold Dishes - From Tuesday, 16th December

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 5th December 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Wicked: For Good from the top of the UK 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.

• Five Nights At Freddy's 2
• André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas
• It Was Just An Accident
• Magazine Dreams
• Jay Kelly
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
• Tinsel Town

Five Nights At Freddy's 2

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2018.
• It stars Josh Hutcherson who also starred in Detention (2011).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Lail who's last movie was Five Nights At Freddy's (2023).
• They also appeared together in Five Nights At Freddy's in 2023.
• Emma Tammi directed Josh Hutcherson in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• Emma Tammi directed Elizabeth Lail in and Five Nights At Freddy's
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas

• The movie is directed by Michel Fizzano, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Michel Fizzano also directed André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver in 2024 which grossed £931 K in the UK.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu: Christmas With André (2021).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who's last movie was André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues (2025).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 26 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in André Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away in 2025, André Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017, André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, André Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013, André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, André Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009, André Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, André Rieu's White Christmas in 2023, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, André Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues in 2025, André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance?? in 2019, André Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love in 2024, André Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, André Rieu: Christmas With André in 2021, André Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver in 2024 and André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009.
• Michel Fizzano directed André Rieu in André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away, and André Rieu: Live In Bucharest
• Michel Fizzano directed Donij van Doorn in André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away, and André Rieu: Live In Bucharest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed Closed Curtain in 2015 which grossed £2.2 K in the UK and grossed $33.7 K globally.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Magazine Dreams

• The movie is directed by Elijah Bynum, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Elijah Bynum also directed Hot Summer Nights in 2017.
• It stars Jonathan Majors who also starred in Jungleland (2019).
• The film also stars Harrison Page who's last movie was Bad Ass (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jay Kelly

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed The Squid and the Whale in 2005 which grossed £506.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Noah Baumbach directed Adam Sandler in and The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

• The movie is directed by Quentin Tarantino, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Quentin Tarantino also directed Pulp Fiction in 1994 which grossed £13.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $222.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Uma Thurman who also starred in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996).
• The film also stars Lucy Liu who's last movie was Presence (2025).
• Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Kill Bill Volume 2 in 2004 and Kill Bill Volume 1 in 2003.
• Quentin Tarantino directed Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Volume 1, and Kill Bill Volume 2
• Quentin Tarantino directed Lucy Liu in Kill Bill Volume 1, and Kill Bill Volume 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tinsel Town

• The movie is directed by Chris Foggin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris Foggin also directed Fisherman's Friends in 2019 which grossed £7.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Kiefer Sutherland who also starred in Twelve (2010).
• The film also stars Rebel Wilson who's last movie was Juliet and Romeo (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Silent Night, Deadly Night - Friday, 12th December
• Eleanor the Great - Friday, 12th December
• Fackham Hall - Friday, 12th December
• Eternity - Friday, 12th December
• Scarlet - Friday, 12th December
• Ella Mccay - Friday, 12th December
• Goodbye June - Friday, 12th December

An animates prequel to the Transformers movies has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat, language.

The movie features the voice talents of Chris Hemsworth who has previously been seen in Thor: Love and Thunder and Men In Black: International, it also features Brian Tyree Henry who has starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Woman In the Window.

The movie is directed by Josh Cooley who has previously directed the animated movies We Bare Bears: The Movie and Up.

Movie Synopsis

A young, idealistic Transformer embarks on a quest to find his ancestors, but discovers a dark secret in the process.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Transformers One
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild violence, threat, language
• Release date: 11th October 2024
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hours 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Josh Cooley
• Starring:
  • Chris Hemsworth
  • Brian Tyree Henry
  • Scarlett Johansson

BBFC movie page

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

The last movie from director Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and the Heron, has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, bloody images, brief self-harm

The English language version of the movie features the voice of Christian Bale who has previously starred in The Portrait of a Lady and Henry V, it also features the voice of Dave Bautista who has starred in Stuber and Thor: Love and Thunder.

The movie is directed by celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki who has previously directed classic such as Spirited Away and The Wind Rises.

Movie Synopsis

A 12-year-old boy coming to terms with his mother's death meets a talking heron who leads him on adventure to another world in this meditative Japanese animation; themes of family tragedy and grief are handled sensitively.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Boy and the Heron
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, bloody images, brief self-harm
• Release date: 26th December 2023
• Runtime: 124 minutes (2 hours 04 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Hayao Miyazaki
• Starring:
  • Christian Bale
  • Dave Bautista
  • Gemma Chan

BBFC movie page