Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 34 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.

• Flight Risk
• The Brutalist
• Paddington In Peru
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown
• Presence
• Wolf Man
• Better Man
• Den of Thieves 2
• Flow

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart in 1995 which grossed $213.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Sense of An Ending (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / France / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The VIllage (2004).
• 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:
  Australia / Canada / Hungary / Ireland / New Zealand / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairy Tale (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Finland / Hungary / Indonesia / Netherlands / Portugal / Taiwan

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Sweden

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed The Wolverine in 2013 which grossed $417 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Don't Look Up (2021).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Iceland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Taiwan / Ukraine

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Full Frontal in 2002 which grossed $3.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Tinker Bell (2008).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Philippines / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in Not Fade Away (2012).
• The film also stars Leigh Whannell who's last movie was Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Leigh Whannell directed Leigh Whannell in and Insidious Chapter 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Estonia / Mexico / Romania / Taiwan / Turkey

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:
  Finland / France / Norway / Poland

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in The Cherry Orchard (1999).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Finland / Norway

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Poland / Turkey

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• Companion - From Thursday, 30th January
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 30th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 30th January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 30th January
• September 5 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 30th January
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 31st January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Wednesday, 29th January
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 31st January
• Flow - From Thursday, 30th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 30th January
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 31st January
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Tuesday, 28th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 31st January
• The Quiet Son - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Operation Hadal - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 30th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 30th January
• Game of Power - From Sunday, 2nd February
• Sing Sing - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 30th January
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 31st January
• White Bird - From Friday, 31st January
• Presence - From Thursday, 30th January
• Boonie Bears: Future Reborn - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The End - From Friday, 31st January
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 31st January
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Damned - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 31st January
• Inheritance - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Return - From Thursday, 30th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 31st January
• Operation Leviathan - From Wednesday, 29th January

This week making its debut at the top of the UK box office is the critically acclaimed Wolverine movie Logan starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart.

The solo Wolverine movies have not had the best of times at either the box office or with critics, but Logan bucks that trend and gets the 78 highest debut weekend in the UK with £9.44 million.

Compared to both X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Wolverine this is far higher with those films taking £6 million and £4 million respectively, it will do better than both those films.

The Lego Batman Movie falls to number 2 after 3 weeks at the top with a £1.5 million weekend which brings the films total gross to £24.9 million and is currently the second highest grossing movie of 2017.

Also new this week are Viceroys House which is at 3 with £0.9 million and Fist Fight at 10 with £0.4 million.

La La Land is both the longest running film on the UK box office with 8 weeks so far and the highest grossing with £29.8 million, it is also the top grossing film of 2017 so far.

Historical charts

A year ago - London Has Fallen took over at the top of the UK box office on its debut while Deadpool fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.

Five years ago - Staying at the top was The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for a second weekend while the top new film was This Means War at number 3.

Ten years ago - Three weeks at the top for Hot Fuzz meant the top new film was at number 2 in the form of Ghost Rider.

Fifteen years ago - Vanilla Sky held its own at the top, just about, with the top new film making its debut at number 3, Shallow Hal.

Twenty years ago - Mars Attacks made its debut at the top of the UK box office while Ransom fell to number 2 after 3 weeks on top.

Twenty five years ago - Bruce Willis took over at the top of the box office with The Last Boy Scout on its debut while The Prince of Tides fell to number 2 after a week on top.

This third and reported last of the Wolverine stand alone movies makes its US box office debut at the top this weekend with a fantastic $85 million.

The Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart starring film has got excellent reviews across the board for its daring move away from the traditional super hero movie and has benefited in the process.

For an R rated movie it is the fourth highest opening in the US ever and most likely will go on to be the highest grossing stand alone Wolverine movie.

Falling down to 2 this week, but still holing its own is last week top film Get Out which takes $26.1 on its second weekend of release.

The little known horror film has now taken $76 million after 10 days of release in the US.

Also new this week is The Shack which is at 3 with $16 million and Before I Fall which is at 5 with $5 million.

Longest running film on the US box office is La La Land which has now been around for 13 weeks and the highest total grossing is Hidden Figures with $158 million.

Mention must go to Moonlight which after the Oscar fiasco with La La Land this week goes national and increases its gross by 260%, this week it is at 12 with $2.5 million.

On the Uk box office this week we have the latest X-Men film taking over at the top on its debut week of release ending Captain America's 3 week run.

£7.3 million was enough to see X-Men Apocalypse reach the top of the chart, this is fairly average for an X-Men movie although it is lower than the previous entry X-Men Days of Future Past.

Interesingly the Wolverine movies have fared the same for debut grosses meaning that the average gross of a X-Men universe movie is in the £6 million region.

Last weeks top film Captain America: Civil War falls from the top quite hard to number 4 with a weekend take of £1.3 million bringing its total to £34 million.

Highest total Grossing movie on the box office this week is The Jungle Book at number 3 with £41 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - Pitch Perfect 2 was still at the top of the list while the highest new film was at number 3, Tomorrowland.

Five years ago - Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth in the series, made its debut at the top while the previous weeks top film, Thor, fell to number 3.

Ten years ago - Tom Hanks starred in the adaptation of The Da Vinci Code which made its debut at number 1 knocking Mission:Impossible III to number 2.

Fifteen years ago - The Mummy Returns was the new film at the top knocking Bridget Jones's Diary down to the number 2 spot.

Twenty years ago - Toy Story made its way back to the top of the charts while Money Train was the highest new film of the week.

Twenty five years ago - Misery stayed at the top of the box office for a second week while L.A. Story starring Steve Martin was the highest new film.

At the UK box office over the weekend there was no doubt which film was going to be the biggest, and in the process a new franchise is born in the superhero stable.

The Marvel/Disney stable bring another franchise to the big screen in the shape of Guardians of the Galaxy, and unlike their Avengers counterparts these are a bunch of misfits.

Guardians took a very respectable £6.3 million to make number 1, comparing Guardians to Avenger (called Avengers Assemble in the UK) that film released in 2012 had a £15.7 million opening, nearly double that of Guardians.

Although Avengers was not a sequel as such it did have a number of high grossing companion films before it including Iron Man and Thor.

Last weeks top film, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, falls a single place to 2 this week after 3 weeks of release, its total gross is £23.4 million.

Also worth a mention this week; Secret Cinema are showing a months worth of Back to the Future screening in surroundings based on the films Hill Valley, this took the nearly 30 year old film back to number 7 this week.

Also new is - The Nut Job at 6

This time last year The Smurfs 2 hit the top of the box office on it's debut knocking The Wolverine to number 4.

Five years ago Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was still at the top keeping the highest new entry at 2, G-Force.

Ten years ago King Arthur took the top spot on it's debut which left Spider-Man 2 to tumble to second place.

Fifteen years ago Mike Myers stared in Austin Powers The Spy Who Shagged Me which knocked Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace into second place.

Twenty years ago in the month of August Jim Carey was on a wave after Ace Ventura and The Mask was sitting as the top film of the month.

Twenty Five years ago Lethal Weapon 2 was the biggest film of August.