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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Dwayne Johnson (Get Smart) and Frankie Adams (Next Goal Wins)
• It is directed by Thomas Kail (Hamilton)
• The movie also stars Catherine Lagaaia, Rena Owen and John Tui
• The UK release date is 10th July 2026
• And the release date in North America is 10th July 2026

Synopsis for Moana

A young Polynesian princess who sails the ocean to find the demigod Maui and restore the heart of Te Fiti, which is causing a blight on her island

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This weekend, Friday 1st August 2025, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.

• The Naked Gun~2025
• 40 Acres
• Together
• My Oxford Year

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed Hot Rod in 2007 which grossed £44.2 K in the UK and grossed $14.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

40 Acres

• The movie is from director R.T. Thorne.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Danielle Deadwyler who also starred in I Saw the TV Glow (2024).
• The film also stars Kataem O'Connor who's last movie was 1UP (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in Bad Meat (2011).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Disaster Artist in 2017, The Lego Movie in 2014 and The Little Hours in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Inbetweeners 2 in 2014 which grossed £33.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $63.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• Freakier Friday - Friday, 8th August
• Weapons - Friday, 8th August

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad was ahead of its time for comedy in the '80's and thirty years after the last movie, Naked Gun 33 1/3 The Final Insult, comes a reboot/sequel in the shape of The Naked Gun~2025 which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong sex references.

The movie stars action movie star Liam Neeson who has appeared in movie such as After.Life and Krull as well as Pamela Anderson who is getting a second lease of life in Hollywood and has starred in movies such as Borat: Cultural Learnings of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan and Blonde and Blonder.

The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer who has previously helmed The Watch and Hot Rod.

Movie Synopsis

Following in his father's footsteps, a detective works to solve a murder case and save his police department from closure.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-naked-gun~2025
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex references
• Release date: 1st August 2025
• Runtime: 85 minutes (1 hour 25 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Akiva Schaffer
• Starring:
  • Liam Neeson
  • Pamela Anderson
  • Paul Walter Hauser

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 30th May 2025, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Lilo & Stitch, 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.

• Karate Kid: Legends
• Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale
• The Salt Path
• The Ballad of Wallis Island

Karate Kid: Legends

• The movie is from director Jonathan Entwistle.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Ben Wang who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

• The movie is directed by Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran also directed Peppa's Cinema Party in 2024 which grossed £1.7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Harriette Cox who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale

• The movie is directed by Alex Pillai, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alex Pillai also directed The Best Man in 2006 and grossed $839.1 K globally.
• It stars Ncuti Gatwa who also starred in National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025).
• The film also stars Varada Sethu who's last movie was I Came By (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Salt Path

• The movie is directed by Marianne Elliott, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Marianne Elliott also directed All's Well That Ends Well: NT Live in 2009.
• It stars Gillian Anderson who also starred in Viceroys House (2017).
• The film also stars Jason Isaacs who's last movie was Words of War (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Ballad of Wallis Island

• The movie is directed by James Griffiths, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Griffiths also directed Charity Case in 2016.
• It stars Tom Basden who also starred in Island of Dreams (2019).
• The film also stars Tim Key who's last movie was Mickey 17 (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 2 new movies released

• Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 6th June
• Ballerina - Friday, 6th June

Check out the final trailer for upcoming movie Jurassic World: Rebirth which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Scarlett Johansson (The Spirit) and Rupert Friend (5 Days of War)
• It is a sequel to Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Jurassic World: Dominion
• It is directed by Gareth Edwards (Jurassic World: Rebirth)
• The movie also stars Jonathan Bailey, Mahershala Ali and Ed Skrein
• The UK release date is 2nd July 2025
• And the release date in North America is 2nd July 2025
• Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Friend appeared together in Asteroid City and The Phoenician Scheme

Synopsis for Jurassic World: Rebirth

The planet’s ecology has proven largely inhospitable to dinosaurs. Those remaining exist in isolated equatorial environments with climates resembling the one in which they once thrived. The three most colossal creatures within that tropical biosphere hold the key to a drug that will bring miraculous life-saving benefits to humankind.

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