With Moana 2 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.

• That Christmas
• Wicked
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• Nightbitch
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh
• Anora
• The Six Triple Eight
• The Room Next Door
• Here
• Emilia Perez

That Christmas

• The movie is from director Simon Otto.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in LoveActually (2003).
• The film also stars Brian Cox who's last movie was Mending the Line (2022).
• They also appeared together in Longitude in 2000.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Wicked

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Justin Bieber: Never Say Never in 2011 which grossed $73 Mil. in the US and grossed $99 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Drift (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Don't Look Up (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wicked Part 2 in 2025.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked Part 2
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked Part 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / China / Estonia / France / Hungary / Latvia / Lithuania / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

• The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kenji Kamiyama also directed Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime in 2005.
• It stars Brian Cox who also starred in Whipped (2001).
• The film also stars Luke Pasqualino who's last movie was Medusa Deluxe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Chile / Colombia / Hungary / Iceland / Latvia / Mexico / Singapore / Ukraine

Nightbitch

• The movie is directed by Marielle Heller, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Marielle Heller also directed What the Constitution Means to Me in 2020.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in Underdog (2008).
• The film also stars Scoot McNairy who's last movie was Speak No Evil (2024).
• They also appeared together in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh

• The movie is directed by Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam also directed The Flight Before Christmas in 2008.
• It stars Matthew Whelan who also starred in The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh (2024).
• The film also stars Emma Jenkins who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Poland / Romania / Ukraine

Anora

• The movie is directed by Sean Baker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sean Baker also directed The Florida Project in 2017.
• It stars Mikey Madison who also starred in Monster (2018).
• The film also stars Paul Weissman who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Sweden / Taiwan

The Six Triple Eight

• The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in A Thousand Words (2012).
• The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed I'm So Excited in 2013.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in Non-Stop (2014).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Italy / Portugal / Singapore

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Welcome to Marwen in 2018.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Sleepless In Seattle (1993).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Pinocchio, Cast Away, Forrest Gump, and The Polar Express
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Israel / Spain

Emilia Perez

• The movie is directed by Jacques Audiard, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jacques Audiard also directed Dheepan in 2016.
• It stars Zoe Saldana who also starred in Premium (2006).
• The film also stars Karla Sofia Gascon who's last movie was Men and Other Inconveniences (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Spain / Turkey

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

Next week there are 30 new movies released gloabally

• Kraven the Hunter - From Thursday, 12th December
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Thursday, 12th December
• Elton John: Never Too Late - From Friday, 13th December
• Queer - From Thursday, 12th December
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 11th December
• Carry On - From Friday, 13th December
• Here - From Thursday, 12th December
• September 5 - From Friday, 13th December
• Heretic - From Friday, 13th December
• A Different Man - From Thursday, 12th December
• Conclave - From Wednesday, 11th December
• SuperKlaus - From Friday, 13th December
• Christmas Eve In Miller's Point - From Wednesday, 11th December
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 12th December
• Strange Darling - From Friday, 13th December
• Your Monster - From Thursday, 12th December
• Wicked - From Thursday, 12th December
• Boonie Bears: Time Twist - From Friday, 13th December
• When Fall Is Coming - From Friday, 13th December
• Black Dog - From Thursday, 12th December
• Piece By Piece - From Thursday, 12th December
• Anora - From Thursday, 12th December
• Absolution - From Thursday, 12th December
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Friday, 25th October
• Oh Canada - From Friday, 13th December
• The Last Dance - From Saturday, 14th December
• Dahomey - From Friday, 13th December
• Little Eggs: A Frozen Rescue - From Friday, 13th December
• The Bagman - From Monday, 9th December
• Lee - From Thursday, 12th December

The first movie starring Will Smith since his Oscar winning turn in King Richard, Emancipation, has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong violence, injury detail, racism, brief sexual threat

Starring Will Smith who is best known for starring in the Men in Black series and as The Fresh Prince of Bell Air on TV the movie also stars Ben Foster who starred in 3:10 to Yuma in 2007 and X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006.

The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua who is best known for directing The Equalizer and its sequel and The Magnificent Seven remake from 2016.

Movie Synopsis

Peter, a slave, flees a plantation in Louisiana after he was whipped within an inch of his life. He has to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a torturous journey north.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Emancipation
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong violence, injury detail, racism, brief sexual threat
• Release date: 9th December 2022
• Runtime: 132 minutes (2 hour 13 minutes)
• This movie is going direct to streaming on Apple TV+
• Directed by:
  • Antoine Fuqua
• Starring:
  • Will Smith
  • Ben Foster
  • David Denman

BBFC movie page