This week there are 28 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Wicked: For Good
• Sisu: Road to Revenge
• The Running Man
• Keeper
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't
• Train Dreams
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Jay Kelly
• Altered
• Alpha

Wicked: For Good

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Now You See Me 2 in 2016 which grossed $334.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Drift (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Wicked (2024).
• They also appeared together in Wicked in 2024.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Sisu: Road to Revenge

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Zéro deux in 2007.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Big Game (2015).
• The film also stars Stephen Lang who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Big Game, Sisu, and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Running Man

• The movie is directed by Edgar Wright, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edgar Wright also directed Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World in 2010 which grossed $48.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / France / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Latvia / Malta / Morocco / Paraguay / Peru / Senegal / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey

Keeper

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Longlegs in 2024 which grossed $98.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Defendor (2009).
• The film also stars Rossif Sutherland who's last movie was The Middle Man (2021).
• Osgood Perkins directed Tatiana Maslany in and The Monkey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / Latvia / Morocco / Portugal / Senegal / Slovakia / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / Vietnam

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

• The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruben Fleischer also directed Uncharted in 2022 which grossed $401.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Solitary Man (2009).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Last Breath (2025).
• Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Now You See Me 2 in 2016, Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019, Zombieland in 2009 and Now You See Me in 2013.
• Ruben Fleischer directed Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland, 30 Minutes Or Less, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• Ruben Fleischer directed Woody Harrelson in Zombieland, Venom, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Chile / Croatia / Egypt / Greece / Kuwait / Lithuania / Montenegro / Norway / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / United Arab Emirates

Train Dreams

• The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Square (2008).
• The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
• Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Brazil / France / Germany / Italy / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / United States

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Father Can't Cope (2000).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was 100 Nights of Hero (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / France / Germany / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan

Jay Kelly

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed Margot At the Wedding in 2008.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Grown Ups (2010).
• 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 in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Ireland / Norway / South Korea / Sweden

Altered

• The movie is directed by Timo Vuorensola, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Timo Vuorensola also directed Iron Sky in 2012 which grossed $10.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Aggy K. Adams who also starred in Altered (2025).
• The film also stars Daniyar Alshinov who's last movie was Daughter In Law Is Also Human (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Germany / Switzerland / United States

Alpha

• The movie is directed by Julia Ducournau, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Ducournau also directed Titane in 2021.
• It stars Tahar Rahim who also starred in The Past (2014).
• The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Romania / Spain

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Zootopia 2 - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - From Tuesday, 25th November
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 27th November
• Roofman - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Eternity - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't - From Thursday, 27th November
• Him - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Keeper - From Thursday, 27th November
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery - From Wednesday, 26th November
• Christy - From Thursday, 27th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 27th November
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Thursday, 27th November
• Pillion - From Friday, 28th November
• Kontinental 25 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 27th November
• Anniversary - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Thing With Feathers - From Friday, 28th November
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 27th November
• Tinsel Town - From Friday, 28th November
• Alpha - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Fifth Step - From Thursday, 27th November
• A PAW Patrol: Christmas - From Thursday, 30th October
• The Return - From Thursday, 27th November
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Friday, 28th November
• Wicked: For Good - From Tuesday, 25th November
• The Carpenters Son - From Friday, 28th November
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 27th November
• The Running Man - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 27th November
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 28th November
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 27th November
• Dead of Winter - From Friday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Saturday, 29th November
• Dog 51 - From Thursday, 27th November
• Christmas Karma - From Thursday, 27th November

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Is This Thing On which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

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Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Will Arnett (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows) and Laura Dern (Novocaine)
• It is directed by Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born)
• The movie also stars Bradley Cooper, Andra Day and Ciarán Hinds
• The UK release date is 30th January 2026
• And the release date in North America is 19th December 2025

Synopsis for Is This Thing On

Facing middle age and an impending divorce, Alex finds new purpose in the New York comedy scene, while his wife, Tess, confronts the sacrifices she made for their family.

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

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Michael which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua
• It stars Jaafar Jackson (Michael) and Miles Teller (Whiplash) among others.
• The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Kat Graham and Nia Long
• The release date in the UK is 24th April 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 24th April 2026

Synopsis for Michael

An in-depth portrayal of Michael Jackson, a complicated man, who became the King of Pop. The biopic will bring to life Jackson's most iconic performances as it gives an informed insight into the entertainer's artistic process and personal life.

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

Horror movie Black Phone 2 tops the North American box office over the Halloween weekend as the movie returns to the top for a second weekend at number 1.

The movie takes $8.3 Million to retake the number 1 spot and has taken over $61 Million after 3 weeks of release, just a shade below the original The Black Phone.

Making a re-entry this week is KPop Demon Hunters after a couple of weeks off the chart and Back to the Future getting a re-release for its 40th Anniversary and the top new movies of the weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd November 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $8,323,210 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,776,920 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $62,434,025 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,818,889 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,253,048 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,213,717 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $30,983,164 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $24,300,000 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,028,215 over the weekend, a 86% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,043,165 after 2 weekends of release

This week there are 27 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Bugonia
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Good Boy!
• Regretting You
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Him
• Anniversary
• Shelby Oaks
• Hedda

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who also starred in The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2022).
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Australia / Austria / Belarus / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed The Killing of a Sacred Deer in 2017.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
• 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:
  Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Slovakia / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / Uruguay

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Antlers in 2021 which grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in The Iron Claw (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Finland / Guatemala / Malta / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Trinidad & Tobago

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:
  Austria / Bahrain / Brazil / Ecuador / Germany / Israel / Kuwait / Oman / Peru / Poland / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / United Arab Emirates

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed The New Mutants in 2020 which grossed $47.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / France / Greece / Hungary / Montenegro / Romania / Serbia / Singapore / South Africa / Sweden / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed A Good Summer in 2011.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Ask the Dust (2006).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / Germany / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey

Him

• The movie is directed by Justin Tipping and 9334, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Tipping and 9334 also directed Kicks in 2016.
• It stars Marlon Wayans who also starred in The Ladykillers (2004).
• The film also stars Tyriq Withers who's last movie was I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Aruba / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Guatemala / Honduras / Panama / Paraguay / Uruguay

Anniversary

• The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jan Komasa also directed Corpus Christi in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Diane Lane who also starred in Grace and Glorie (1998).
• The film also stars Kyle Chandler who's last movie was Back In Action (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Greece / Slovenia / United States / Vietnam

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Renfield (2023).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Poland / Russia / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Dear White People (2014).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Germany / India / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

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

• Predetor: Badlands - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Frankenstein - From Friday, 7th November
• The Running Man - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Thursday, 6th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 6th November
• Train Dreams - From Thursday, 6th November
• Roofman - From Thursday, 6th November
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 6th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 6th November
• Light of the World - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Anniversary - From Thursday, 6th November
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 6th November
• Love War - From Friday, 7th November
• The Choral - From Friday, 7th November
• Anemone - From Thursday, 6th November
• Young Mothers - From Friday, 7th November
• Sarah's Oil - From Friday, 7th November
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 7th November
• Karen Kingsbury's the Christmas Ring - From Thursday, 6th November
• Stitch Head - From Friday, 7th November
• Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 6th November
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 7th November
• Christy - From Friday, 7th November
• Regretting You - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Love (Dreams Sex) - From Friday, 7th November
• Kokuhô - From Wednesday, 5th November
• Christy - From Friday, 7th November