Last weekend One Battle After Another was at the top of the global box office, there are 26 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.

• The Smashing Machine
• Him
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
• Afterburn
• The Long Walk
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Good Boy!
• Bone Lake
• Splitsville

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Uncut Gems in 2019 which grossed $43.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was IF (2024).
• They also appeared together in Jungle Cruise in 2021.
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Germany / Greece / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lebanon / Montenegro / New Zealand / Oman / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Slovenia / Spain / Switzerland / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in Senior Year (2022).
• The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Ecuador / Ireland / Italy / Kuwait / Mexico / Oman / Peru / South Africa / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / Venezuela

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

• The movie is directed by Kogonada, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kogonada also directed Columbus in 2017.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in After Yang (2022).
• The film also stars Margot Robbie who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
• Kogonada directed Colin Farrell in and After Yang
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Denmark / France / Germany / Iceland / Luxembourg / Slovakia / Sweden / Tunisia

Afterburn

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed The Killer's Game in 2024.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in In the Lost Lands (2025).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
• Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Avengers: Infinity War in 2018.
• J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Chile / Colombia / Kazakhstan / Peru / Romania / Russia

The Long Walk

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed Water For Elephants in 2011 which grossed $117.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Licorice Pizza (2021).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Mexico / Morocco / Netherlands / Sweden

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Colombia / Hong Kong / Israel / South Korea / Taiwan / Turkey

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Legend of the Ancient Sword in 2018.
• It stars Ema Horvath who also starred in The Gallows Act II (2019).
• The film also stars Olivia Kreutzova who's last movie was The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Ema Horvath in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Olivia Kreutzova in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Chile / Colombia / Israel / Mexico / Paraguay

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Estonia / Philippines / United States

Bone Lake

• The movie is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan also directed Fixation in 2022.
• It stars Alex Roe who also starred in Hot Summer Nights (2017).
• The film also stars Maddie Hasson who's last movie was Elevation (2024).
• Mercedes Bryce Morgan directed Maddie Hasson in and Fixation
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Curacao / Israel / Turkey / United States

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Cymbeline (2014).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Colombia / Estonia / Georgia / Poland

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• TRON: Ares - From Wednesday, 8th October
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Thursday, 9th October
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 8th October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 9th October
• The Smashing Machine - From Wednesday, 8th October
• The Woman In Cabin 10 - From Friday, 10th October
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Wednesday, 8th October
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 9th October
• Bone Lake - From Thursday, 9th October
• Sons of the Neon Night - From Thursday, 9th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 9th October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 9th October
• After the Hunt - From Friday, 10th October
• Sketch - From Thursday, 9th October
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 9th October
• Relay - From Thursday, 9th October
• Ballad of a Small Player - From Thursday, 9th October
• Caught Stealing - From Friday, 10th October
• Young Mothers - From Friday, 10th October
• Noise - From Thursday, 9th October
• Face Off 8: Embrace of Light - From Thursday, 9th October
• Sorry, Baby - From Friday, 10th October
• I Swear - From Friday, 10th October
• Alpha - From Sunday, 12th October
• The Exit 8 - From Wednesday, 8th October
• Animal Friends - From Friday, 10th October
• Vicious - From Friday, 10th October
• Dead of Winter - From Thursday, 9th October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 10th October

With Black Adam currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Slumberland

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Black Panther in 2018 which grossed £50.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.3 Bil. globally.
• It stars Letitia Wright who also starred in Urban Hymn (2016).
• The film also stars Lupita Nyong'o who was last seen in The 355 (2022).
• They also appeared together in Black Panther in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Slumberland

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed Water For Elephants in 2011 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $117.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Johnson Family Vacation (2004).
• The film also stars Mercedes Blanche who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Aisha - Thursday, 17th November - streaming
• The Menu - Friday, 18th November
• Armageddon Time - Friday, 18th November
• Aftersun - Friday, 18th November
• Disenchanted - Friday, 18th November - streaming
• Slumberland - Friday, 18th November - streaming

Last week Captain America kick started the summer box office in the UK, and this weekend the sun actually showed its face making people forget about the cinema for the weekend.

With the sun shining the box office saw a massive drop in taking and Captain America: Civil War war a 60%+ drop in taking to £4.06 million.

This brings the films total takings to £27.3 million on its second weekend of release, although this is still better than the previous 2 film at the same point in their release.

Highest new film of the week is Bad Neighbours 2 at number 3 which debuts with £1.69 million.

With the sun out this is way lower than the original 2014 film which scored an £8 million plus opening.

Also new this week are Florence Foster Jenkins at number 4, Robinson Crusoe at number 5 and 24 at number 10.

Historical charts

A year ago - Avengers Age of Ultron stayed at the top of the box office leaving [spooks] The Greater Good to land at number 2.

Five years ago - A fairly static chart saw Thor stay at the top with Water For Elephants the top new film at number 4.

Ten years ago - Mission:Impossible III kicked off the summer season with a number 1 debut while Ice Age: The Meltdown fell to number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Bridget Jones's Diary stayed put at the top with Captain Corelli's Mandolin landing new at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Toy Story was still reigning at the top of the UK box office, highest new film was right down at number 5 in the shape of Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead.

Twenty five years ago - Predator 2 made its debut at the top of the chart with The Doors falling down to number 2.