Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 11 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
Anaconda
The Housemaid
Goodbye June
Song Sung Blue
Sentimental Value
Marty Supreme
David
Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers
Arco

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
They also appeared together in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020.
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Anaconda

The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
Tom Gormican also directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 which grossed $23.9 Mil. globally.
It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Fun Mom Dinner (2017).
The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
Paul Rudd and Jack Black have starred in 3 other movies together.
They also appeared together in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004, Year One in 2009 and Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008.
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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The Housemaid

The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Big Time Adolescence (2019).
The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Goodbye June

The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
This movie is a directorial debut.
It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Divergent (2014).
The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
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Song Sung Blue

The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
Craig Brewer also directed Footloose in 2011 which grossed $60.8 Mil. globally.
It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Australia (2008).
The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Sentimental Value

The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
Joachim Trier also directed The Worst Person In the World in 2021.
It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Villmark 2 (2015).
The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in The Worst Person In the World, and Oslo, August 31st
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Marty Supreme

The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
Josh Safdie also directed Buttons in 2011.
It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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David

The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
This movie is a directorial debut.
It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in Weathering With You (2019).
The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers

The movie is directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, it is the directors 8th movie.
Masakazu Hashimoto also directed Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019.
It stars Yumiko Kobayashi who also starred in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden (2022).
The film also stars Miki Narahashi who's last movie was Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary (2024).
Yumiko Kobayashi and Miki Narahashi have starred in 6 other movies together.
They also appeared together in Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary in 2024, Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy in 2021, Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes in 2020, Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin Chan The Movie in 2023, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi in 2019 and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden in 2022.
Masakazu Hashimoto directed Yumiko Kobayashi in Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden, and Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi
Masakazu Hashimoto directed Miki Narahashi in Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Bakauma! B-kyu gurume sabaibaru!!, Crayon Shin-chan Movie 23: Ora No Hikkoshi Monogatari - Saboten Daisuugeki, Crayon Shin-Chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri, Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane - The Lost Hiroshi, and Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Arco

The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
This movie is a directorial debut.
It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Arco (2025).
This movie is released in movie theatres.
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Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

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The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 31st December
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Thursday, 1st January
Soulm8te - From Wednesday, 31st December
Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 31st December
Anaconda - From Wednesday, 31st December
Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 1st January
Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 1st January
Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 1st January
Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 1st January
Scarlet - From Thursday, 1st January
Eternity - From Friday, 2nd January
It Was Just An Accident - From Wednesday, 31st December
The Carpenters Son - From Thursday, 1st January
Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 1st January
Rental Family - From Friday, 2nd January
Good Fortune - From Thursday, 1st January
The Choral - From Thursday, 1st January
Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Friday, 2nd January
Dracula: A Love Tale - From Monday, 29th December
Sivka-burka - From Thursday, 1st January
Dog 51 - From Friday, 2nd January
Anniversary - From Monday, 29th December
Buratino - From Thursday, 1st January
The Exit 8 - From Friday, 2nd January
Keeper - From Wednesday, 31st December
Nuremberg - From Thursday, 1st January
We Bury the Dead - From Friday, 2nd January
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 1st January

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This weeks Global new movie preview 26th December 2025 - The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants, Anaconda, The Housemaid, Goodbye June, Song Sung Blue, Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, David, Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Light of the World

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