Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• A Private Life
• Dead Man's Wire
• The Rip
• Night Patrol

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $84.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Private Life

• The movie is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rebecca Zlotowski also directed The Summoning in 2016.
• It stars Jodie Foster who also starred in One Little Indian (1973).
• The film also stars Daniel Auteuil who's last movie was The New Toy (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dead Man's Wire

• The movie is directed by Gus Van Sant, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Gus Van Sant also directed Drugstore Cowboy in 1989.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Villains (2019).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who's last movie was Elvis (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Narc in 2002.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, Field of Dreams in 1989, Good Will Hunting in 1998, Chasing Amy in 1997, The Last Duel in 2021, Glory Daze in 1996, Dogma in 1999 and The Third Wheel in 2002.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Night Patrol

• The movie is directed by Ryan Prows, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Prows also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Dermot Mulroney who also starred in The Grey (2012).
• The film also stars Justin Long who's last movie was Weapons (2025).
• Dermot Mulroney and Justin Long have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hair High in 2004 and Trauma in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January

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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jessie Buckley (Romeo and Juliet: NT Live) and Christian Bale (Captain Corelli"s Mandolin)
• It is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Bride)
• The movie also stars Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Peter Sarsgaard
• The UK release date is 6th March 2026
• And the release date in North America is 6th March 2026

Synopsis for The Bride

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

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

Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (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.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in The San San Trilogy (2016).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Avatar: Fire and Ash spends a third weekend at the top of the global box office this weekend taking another $170 Million and pushing its total gross over the $1 Billion mark.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Back to the Past which lands at 5 with $30 Million from 6 countries.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $169,600,000 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 52 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,083,124,602 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $1,378,461,914 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $81,700,000 over the weekend, a 7% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,588,247,129 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is globally the 15th top grossing movie of all time.
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $1,378,461,914 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $42,265,000 over the weekend, a 31% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $133,024,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $31,000,000 over the weekend, a 7% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $112,334,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $29,324,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2026

The James Cameron directed Avatar: Fire and Ash continues to dominate the UK box office as it spends its third weekend at the top of the box office chart.

The movie has now taken over £31 Million in the UK as it adds another £4.5 Million on its third weekend of release.

It is well behind the previous movie which at this point had taken £45 Million on its UK cinema run.

Highest movie of the weekend lands outside the top 5 this week as Song Sung Blue makes its debut at number 6 this weekend with just shy of £1 Million on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,857,746 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,367,165 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,764,274 over the weekend, a 50% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,002,922 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,177,468 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,996,385 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026