Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th January 2026, there are 4 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 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.

• Hamnet
• Soulm8te
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Giant

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022 which grossed £10.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Fast Food (1999).
• 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 Angel Has Fallen, Greenland, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed The Rise in 2013 which grossed £1.5 K in the UK.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• Rental Family - Friday, 16th 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 Christian Bale (Pocahontas) and Annette Bening (Poolman)
• It is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Bride)
• The movie also stars Jessie Buckley, Penélope Cruz and Julianne Hough
• The UK release date is 6th March 2026
• And the release date in North America is 6th March 2026

Synopsis for The Bride

In 1930s Chicago, a scientist brings a murdered woman back to life to be a companion for Frankenstein's monster.

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

In a surprise move Weapons~2026 directed by Zach Cregger and starring Josh Brolin makes its debut at the top of the North American box office.

The movie takes a very good $42 Million on its debut after good reviews and audience scores.

After a couple of weeks at the top The Fantastic Four: First Steps drops to the number 3 spot and has a total gross of nearly $230.5 Million, the movie is not being the bog hit that Disney/Marvel were hoping for!

Coming in at number 2 this weekend is the 'strange it got a cinema release' Freakier Friday which enter the box office at 2 with just shy of $30 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th August 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $42,500,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $42,500,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $29,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $29,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $15,500,000 over the weekend, a 60% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $230,412,709 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,400,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $43,409,480 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,375,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $33,009,738 after 2 weekends of release

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 4th April 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Working Man from the top of the North American 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.

• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
• A Minecraft Movie
• Freaky Tales
• Eric Larue
• Screamboat
• A Nice Indian Boy
• The Luckiest Man In America

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

• The movie is directed by Spencer Folmar, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Spencer Folmar also directed Generational Sins in 2017.
• It stars Daniel Roebuck who also starred in Double Take (2001).
• The film also stars Jeremy John Wells who's last movie was Oppenheimer (2023).
• Spencer Folmar directed Daniel Roebuck in and Saint Nick of Bethlehem
• Spencer Folmar directed Jeremy John Wells in and Shooting Heroin
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Freaky Tales

• The movie is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck also directed Young Rebels in 2005.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Here (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eric Larue

• The movie is from director Michael Shannon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Metropia (2009).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Collateral Damage (2002).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Nice Indian Boy

• The movie is from director Roshan Sethi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Karan Soni who also starred in Corporate Animals (2019).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who's last movie was Knock At the Cabin (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Luckiest Man In America

• The movie is from director Samir Oliveros.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shamier Anderson who also starred in Stowaway (2021).
• The film also stars Haley Bennett who's last movie was Widow Clicquot (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Sacramento - Friday, 11th April
• The King of Kings - Friday, 11th April
• Warfare - Friday, 11th April
• The Amateur - Friday, 11th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - Friday, 11th April

With Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

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.

• Mickey 17
• Marching Powder
• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
• One of Them Days
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Mickey 17

• The movie is directed by Bong Joon Ho, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Bong Joon Ho also directed Tokyo in 2008.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in Little Ashes (2008).
• The film also stars Steven Yeun who's last movie was Love Me (2024).
• Bong Joon Ho directed Steven Yeun in and Okja
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marching Powder

• The movie is directed by Nick Love, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Love also directed The Football Factory in 2004 which grossed £623.1K in the UK and grossed $1.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Danny Dyer who also starred in Mean Machine (2001).
• The film also stars Stephanie Leonidas who's last movie was Tomorrow (2019).
• Nick Love directed Danny Dyer in Goodbye Charlie Bright, The Football Factory, The Business, and Outlaw
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

• The movie is from director Spencer Folmar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Daniel Roebuck who also starred in Halloween II (2009).
• The film also stars Jeremy John Wells who's last movie was Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

One of Them Days

• The movie is from director Lawrence Lamont.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keke Palmer who also starred in Grease Live! (2016).
• The film also stars SZA who's last movie was Lizzo: Live In Concert (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

• The movie is from director Todd Komarnicki.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jonas Dassler who also starred in We Are Fine (2015).
• 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

• In the Lost Lands - Friday, 14th March
• Black Bag - Friday, 14th March