Released globaly this week there are 20 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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• The Rip
• Rental Family
• Marty Supreme
• No Other Choice
• Hamnet
• The Housemaid
• Greenland 2: Migration
• Song Sung Blue
• Die My Love

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $73.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Red Dragon (2002).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Panama / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Smokin' Aces in 2007 which grossed $57.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Adjustment Bureau (2011).
• 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 Chasing Amy in 1997, Glory Daze in 1996, School Ties in 1992, Air in 2023, Jersey Girl in 2004, Dogma in 1999, Field of Dreams in 1989, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Good Will Hunting in 1998, The Third Wheel in 2002, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 and The Last Duel in 2021.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Netherlands / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dudley Do-Right (1999).
• 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:
  Albania / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Denmark / Ireland / Israel / Kosovo / Latvia / Montenegro / Poland / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Call Me By Your Name. (2017).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bulgaria / Costa Rica / Greece / Guatemala / Mexico / Paraguay / Russia / Ukraine / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Bitter Sweet Seoul in 2014.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in RED 2 (2013).
• 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:
  Argentina / Australia / Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Mexico

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Blue Road the Edna Obrien Story (2025).
• 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 on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Estonia / Germany / Lithuania / Switzerland

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (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.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Czech Republic / Georgia / Germany / Norway / Sweden

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 Dracula 2000 (2001).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Poland / Senegal / Thailand

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Hustle and Flow in 2005.
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Colombia / Croatia / South Korea

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed Ratcatcher in 1999.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Hungary / Portugal

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

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

• Return to Silent Hill - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Primate - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Mercy - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Hamnet - From Wednesday, 21st January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Rental Family - From Wednesday, 21st January
• H Is For Hawk - From Friday, 23rd January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Die My Love - From Friday, 23rd January
• Pets On a Train - From Friday, 23rd January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Thursday, 22nd January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 22nd January
• The Housemaid - From Friday, 23rd January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Song Sung Blue - From Friday, 23rd January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 22nd January
• Saipan - From Friday, 23rd January
• Nuremberg - From Monday, 19th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Friday, 23rd January
• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - From Friday, 23rd January
• Once We Were Us - From Thursday, 22nd January
• David - From Friday, 23rd January
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 22nd January

James Cameron takes his third movie in the Avatar series to the top of the UK box office, although with the lowest debut gross of the series so far when adjusted for inflation.

The movie take just less than £10 Million over the weekend which is still good for the third in a series of movies but both the first two moves are global Billion dollar movies.

Last weeks top movie, Zootopia 2 falls to number 2 this weekend making for a Disney 1 2 double header.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st December 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,879,319 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £18,640,722 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £20,701,132 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,072,379 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £42,775,032 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Wicked which took £48,233,182 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £373,346 over the weekend, a 63% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,202,380 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Five Nights At Freddy's which took £9,870,466 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Jon Favreau
• It stars Pedro Pascal (The Sixth Gun) and Sigourney Weaver (The TV Set) among others.
• The movie also stars Jeremy Allen White, Jonny Coyne and
• The release date in the UK is 22nd May 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 22nd May 2026

Synopsis for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

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

Marvels The Fantastic Four: First Steps held off a potential threat from new comer The Naked Gun~2025 to stay at the top of the UK and Northern Ireland box office for a second weekend.

Despite a 62% drop from last weekend the superhero movie took an exceptable second weekend gross of just over £3 Million giving the movie a total gross of £15.3 Million.

The movie has now taken more that Thor and should overtake Eternals and maybe this years Thunderbolts by next weekend.

The reinvented The Naked Gun~2025 starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson makes its debut at number 2 this weekend with a nice £1.8 Million.

This is very much in the ballpark of the original The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad which took £457,000 on its debut and adjusted for inflation would be nearly £2 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd August 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,815,858 over its debut weekend

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,325,006 over the weekend, a 19% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,897,985 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,261,967 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £24,252,507 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

A new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about the start with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence.

The movie stars the man who is in most things at the moment Pedro Pascal who has also been in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Wonder Woman~2011, the movie also stars Vanessa Kirby who has appeared in Mission:Impossible - Fallout and The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.

The movie is directed by Matt Shakman who is a TV director veteran and was responsible for much of the acclaimed series Wandavision, he has previously directed Cut Bank in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

A group of famous superheroes are the planet’s only hope when an intergalactic being threatens to consume the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-fantastic-four-first-steps
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence
• Release date: 24th July 2025
• Runtime: 114 minutes (1 hour 54 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Matt Shakman
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Joseph Quinn

BBFC movie page