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

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Venom: The Last Dance which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Kelly Marcel
• It stars Tom Hardy (Capone) and Juno Temple (Unsane) among others.
• The movie also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clark Backo and
• The release date in the UK is 25th October 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 25th October 2024
• It is a sequel to Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage
• Tom Hardy and Juno Temple appeared together in The Dark Knight Rises

Synopsis for Venom: The Last Dance

We left Eddie and Venom lying low in the tropics after killing serial killer Cletus and leaving detective Mulligan infected with his own symbiote.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 18th October 2019, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Joker from the top of the UK box office chart next week.

Zombieland: Double Tap

First up at cinemas this week is Zombieland: Double Tap, an Action movie directed by Ruben Fleischer who also directed Zombieland in 2009 which grossed £3.4 Million.

It stars Jesse Eisenberg who last starred in The Hummingbird Project (2019).

The film also stars Woody Harrelson who last appeared in Venom (2018).

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil.

This new movie stars Angelina Jolie who's last film was Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

It also stars Elle Fanning who appeared in Mary Shelley (2018).

Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning starred in Maleficent (2014) together.

The film is brought to us by new director Joachim Ronning.

The Laundromat

Next up this week is The Laundromat which is directed by Steven Soderbergh who directed Unsane in 2018.

It stars Gary Oldman and Sharon Stone.

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Also this week there is The Peanut Butter Falcon from directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz,

The film features Shia LaBeouf and Dakota Johnson in starring roles.

Official Secrets

The long list of new releases continues with Official Secrets which is directed by Gavin Hood who directed A Reasonable Man in 1999.

It stars Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode.

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Finally there is A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon from directors Will Becher and Richard Phelan, the film stars Justin Fletcher and Joe Sugg.

Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 3 new releases. -

• Terminator: Dark Fate, Wednesday, 23rd October
• The Addams Family, Friday, 25th October
• The Last Black Man In San Francisco, Friday, 25th October