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Words of War

Words of War
2025
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

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United Kingdom • United States

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Release dates

US release date US release: 2nd May 2025
United States release date United States release: 2nd May 2025
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 27th June 2025

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UK box office

  • Debut box office: 27th Jun '25
  • Debut position: 42
  • Highest position: 42
  • Debut gross: £418
  • Total chart weeks: 1

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Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 10th October 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl from the top of the UK box office.

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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • TRON: Ares
  • Alpha
  • Night of the Zoopocalypse
  • I Swear
  • Good Boy!

TRON: Ares

  • The movie is directed by Joachim Rønning, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Joachim Rønning also directed Doomsday in 2017.
  • It stars Jared Leto who also starred in Basil (1998).
  • The film also stars Greta Lee who's last movie was The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Alpha

  • The movie is directed by Julia Ducournau, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Julia Ducournau also directed Titane in 2021 which grossed £196.2 K in the UK.
  • It stars Tahar Rahim who also starred in Our Children (2012).
  • The film also stars Golshifteh Farahani who's last movie was William Tell (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Night of the Zoopocalypse

  • The movie is from director Ricardo Curtis.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars David Harbour who also starred in State of Play (2009).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Swear

  • The movie is directed by Kirk Jones, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Kirk Jones also directed What to Expect When You're Expecting in 2012 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Robert Aramayo who also starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
  • The film also stars Maxine Peake who's last movie was Words of War (2025).
  • They also appeared together in Dance First in 2023.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Good Boy!

  • The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Indy who also starred in Escape From Polygamy (2013).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • 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 8 new movies released

  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - Monday, 13th October
  • Black Phone 2 - Friday, 17th October
  • Ballad of a Small Player - Friday, 17th October
  • Good Fortune - Friday, 17th October
  • After the Hunt - Friday, 17th October
  • Roofman - Friday, 17th October
  • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - Friday, 17th October
  • Frankenstein - Friday, 17th October

This weekend, Friday 27th June 2025, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, 28 Years Later, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • F1
  • Chicken Town
  • Words of War
  • M3GAN 2.0

F1

  • The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Joseph Kosinski also directed Oblivion in 2013 which grossed £10.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.2 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in No Way Out (1987).
  • The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
  • They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Chicken Town

  • The movie is directed by Richard Bracewell, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Richard Bracewell also directed The Gigolos in 2006.
  • It stars Laurence Rickard who also starred in Bill (2015).
  • The film also stars Graham Fellows who's last movie was Different For Girls (1996).
  • Richard Bracewell directed Laurence Rickard in and Bill
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Words of War

  • The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • James Strong also directed Drew in 2016.
  • It stars Maxine Peake who also starred in Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017).
  • The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

M3GAN 2.0

  • The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
  • It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in Ready Player One (2018).
  • The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
  • Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

  • Jurassic World: Rebirth - Wednesday, 2nd July
  • Heads of State - Wednesday, 2nd July - streaming
  • Hot Milk - Friday, 4th July
  • The Shrouds - Friday, 4th July

This weekend, Friday 30th May 2025, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Lilo & Stitch, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Karate Kid: Legends
  • Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
  • Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale
  • The Salt Path
  • The Ballad of Wallis Island

Karate Kid: Legends

  • The movie is from director Jonathan Entwistle.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
  • The film also stars Ben Wang who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

  • The movie is directed by Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran also directed Peppa's Cinema Party in 2024 which grossed £1.7 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Harriette Cox who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale

  • The movie is directed by Alex Pillai, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Alex Pillai also directed The Best Man in 2006 and grossed $839.1 K globally.
  • It stars Ncuti Gatwa who also starred in National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025).
  • The film also stars Varada Sethu who's last movie was I Came By (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Salt Path

  • The movie is directed by Marianne Elliott, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Marianne Elliott also directed All's Well That Ends Well: NT Live in 2009.
  • It stars Gillian Anderson who also starred in Viceroys House (2017).
  • The film also stars Jason Isaacs who's last movie was Words of War (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Ballad of Wallis Island

  • The movie is directed by James Griffiths, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • James Griffiths also directed Charity Case in 2016.
  • It stars Tom Basden who also starred in Island of Dreams (2019).
  • The film also stars Tim Key who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

  • Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 6th June
  • Ballerina - Friday, 6th June

This weekend, Friday 2nd May 2025, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Sinners, 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.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Thunderbolts*
  • The Surfer
  • Rust
  • Words of War
  • Salvable
  • Black Bag
  • Another Simple Favour
  • Electra
  • The Dumpling Queen

Thunderbolts*

  • The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Jake Schreier also directed Paper Towns in 2015.
  • It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Rachel Getting Married (2008).
  • The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Surfer

  • The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
  • It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Next (2007).
  • The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rust

  • The movie is directed by Joel Souza, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Joel Souza also directed Ghost Squad in 2015.
  • It stars Travis Fimmel who also starred in Kandahar (2023).
  • The film also stars Alec Baldwin who's last movie was TÁR (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Words of War

  • The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • James Strong also directed United in 2011.
  • It stars Jason Isaacs who also starred in A Cure For Wellness (2017).
  • The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Salvable

  • The movie is from director Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Barry Ward who also starred in Maze (2017).
  • The film also stars Shia LaBeouf who's last movie was Henry Johnson (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Black Bag

  • The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
  • Steven Soderbergh also directed Haywire in 2012 which grossed $18.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.5 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Prometheus (2012).
  • The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
  • Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Another Simple Favour

  • The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
  • Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $16.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Blake Lively who also starred in IF (2024).
  • The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
  • They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
  • Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
  • Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Electra

  • The movie is from director Hala Matar.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Maria Bakalova who also starred in Fairyland (2023).
  • The film also stars Abigail Cowen who's last movie was The Ritual (2025).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Dumpling Queen

  • The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Li Ma who also starred in Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015).
  • The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

  • Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 9th May
  • Shadow Force - Friday, 9th May
  • Juliet and Romeo - Friday, 9th May
  • Nonnas - Friday, 9th May - streaming
  • Henry Johnson - Friday, 9th May - streaming
  • Fight Or Flight - Friday, 9th May

With A Minecraft Movie 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Until Dawn
  • The Accountant 2
  • Havoc
  • The Legend of Ochi
  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
  • Julie Keeps Quiet
  • Ne Zha 2
  • Drop
  • Neighborhood Watch
  • Queer

Until Dawn

  • The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • David F. Sandberg also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours in 2020.
  • It stars Ella Rubin who also starred in Anora (2024).
  • The film also stars Odessa A’zion who's last movie was Fresh Kills (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Accountant 2

  • The movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Gavin O'Connor also directed Warrior in 2011.
  • It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Phantoms (1998).
  • The film also stars Jon Bernthal who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
  • They also appeared together in The Accountant in 2016.
  • Gavin O'Connor directed Ben Affleck in The Accountant, and The Way Back
  • Gavin O'Connor directed Jon Bernthal in and The Accountant
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom / United States

Havoc

  • The movie is directed by Gareth Evans, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Gareth Evans also directed V/H/S/2 in 2013.
  • It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in LD 50: Lethal Dose (2003).
  • The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who's last movie was Amsterdam (2022).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Legend of Ochi

  • The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in A Christmas Number One (2021).
  • The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Brazil / Canada / France / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

  • The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
  • The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
  • Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Brazil / Estonia / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Peru / Serbia / Vietnam

Julie Keeps Quiet

  • The movie is from director Leonardo Van Dijl.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Tessa Van den Broeck who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / United Kingdom

Ne Zha 2

  • The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Yanting Lü who also starred in Ne Zha 2 (2025).
  • The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
  • They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
  • Yu Yang directed Yanting Lü in and Ne Zha
  • Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Denmark / France / India / Sweden

Drop

  • The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Christopher Landon also directed Burning Palms in 2010.
  • It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Your Monster (2024).
  • The film also stars Brandon Sklenar who's last movie was It Ends With Us (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Belgium / France / Indonesia / South Korea

Neighborhood Watch

  • The movie is directed by Duncan Skiles, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Duncan Skiles also directed The Scariest Show On Television in 2008.
  • It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
  • The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's last movie was Fall (2022).
  • They also appeared together in Rampage in 2018.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / Mexico / United States

Queer

  • The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Layer Cake (2004).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Finland / Hungary

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Thunderbolts* - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • The Dumpling Queen - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • The Surfer - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Another Simple Favour - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Black Bag - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Screamboat - From Thursday, 1st May
  • The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 1st May
  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Sneaks - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Locked - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Parthenope - From Friday, 2nd May
  • Kaiju No 8 Mission Recon - From Tuesday, 29th April
  • Warfare - From Thursday, 1st May
  • The King of Kings - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 1st May
  • The Unbreakable Boy - From Friday, 21st February
  • Black Dog - From Friday, 2nd May
  • Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 1st May
  • The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 2nd May
  • Small Things Like These - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Esaaf - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Rust - From Friday, 2nd May
  • September Says - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Queer - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Salvable - From Friday, 2nd May
  • Runt - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Sister Midnight - From Friday, 2nd May
  • The Shrouds - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Words of War - From Friday, 2nd May
  • On Swift Horses - From Wednesday, 30th April
  • Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 1st May
  • Last Breath - From Friday, 28th February