This weekend, Friday 19th December 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Zootopia 2, 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.

• Avatar: Fire and Ash
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• The Housemaid
• Is This Thing On

Avatar: Fire and Ash

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Cameron also directed Aliens in 1986 which grossed $85.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $131.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Simulant (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Elio (2025).
• Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avatar: The Way of Water in 2022 and Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar, and Avatar: The Way of Water
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run (2020).
• 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 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Jackpot! in 2024.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Voyeurs (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Is This Thing On

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed Maestro in 2023.
• It stars Will Arnett who also starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
• The film also stars Laura Dern who's last movie was Jay Kelly (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 6 new movies released

• Die My Love - Friday, 7th November - streaming
• The Testament of Ann Lee - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Marty Supreme - Thursday, 25th December - limited release
• Anaconda - Thursday, 25th December
• Song Sung Blue - Thursday, 25th December
• The Choral - Thursday, 25th December - limited release

A new poster and trailer has been released for upcoming movie Avatar: Fire and Ash which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

• The movie is directed by James Cameron
• It stars Sam Worthington (Kidnapping Freddy Heineken) and Sigourney Weaver (Working Girl) among others.
• The movie also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement and Zoe Saldana
• The release date in the UK is 19th December 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 19th December 2025
• It is a sequel to Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
• Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver appeared together in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

Synopsis for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri's family encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe.

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A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Avatar: Fire and Ash which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Sam Worthington (The Debt) and Sigourney Weaver (Avatar)
• It is a sequel to Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
• It is directed by James Cameron (Titanic)
• The movie also stars Michelle Yeoh, Jemaine Clement and Zoe Saldana
• The UK release date is 19th December 2025
• And the release date in North America is 19th December 2025
• Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver appeared together in Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water
• James Cameron directed Sigourney Weaver in Aliens

Synopsis for Avatar: Fire and Ash

The conflict on Pandora escalates as Jake and Neytiri's family encounter a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Lilo and Stitch~2025 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
• It stars Chris Sanders (Love and Death) and Maia Kealoha (Lilo and Stitch~2025) among others.
• The movie also stars Billy Magnussen, Zach Galifianakis and Tia Carrere
• The release date in the UK is 23rd May 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 23rd May 2025

Synopsis for Lilo and Stitch

The bond formed between a lonely human girl named Lilo and a dog-like alien named Stitch, who is engineered to be a force of destruction. Pursuing aliens, social workers and the idea of the bond of family figure into the proceedings.

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 13th June 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 13th June 2025
• It stars among others America Ferrera ($5.15/Hr) and Brad Garrett (Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby)
• It is directed by Adrian Molina (Coco)
• The movie also stars Jameela Jamil, Yonas Kibreab and

Synopsis for Elio

Elio, an underdog with an active imagination, finds himself inadvertently beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide. Mistakenly identified as Earth's ambassador to the rest of the universe, he starts to form new bonds with eccentric aliens while discovering who he's truly meant to be.

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