With Black Phone 2 currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Regretting You
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Black Phone 2
• Stitch Head
• Dracula: A Love Tale
• Frankenstein
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Shelby Oaks

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed The New Mutants in 2020 which grossed $47.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Germany / Ghana / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Switzerland / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Black Mass in 2015 which grossed $99.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Fingernails (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Serbia / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Bahrain / Canada / Curacao / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Faroe Islands / France / Kuwait / Lebanon / Luxembourg / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Puerto Rico / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / United States

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie (2025).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Azerbaijan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Georgia / Hungary / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Malta / Montenegro / Serbia / Slovenia / Sweden

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Hellraiser: Inferno in 2000.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in White Fang (1991).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Andorra / Austria / Belarus / Germany / Mali / Russia / Spain

Stitch Head

• The movie is directed by Steve Hudson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Steve Hudson also directed True North in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Watch the Skies (2025).
• The film also stars Joel Fry who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Brazil / Colombia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Paraguay / Venezuela

Dracula: A Love Tale

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed Leon in 1994 which grossed $22.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Harvest (2024).
• The film also stars Christoph Waltz who's last movie was The Portable Door (2023).
• Luc Besson directed Caleb Landry Jones in and DogMan
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Egypt / Kuwait / Oman / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy in 2004.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Annihilation (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Germany / South Korea / Spain / Sweden

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Father Can't Cope (2000).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Where the Crawdad's Sing (2022).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Greece / Israel / New Zealand / United States

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Bugonia - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Thursday, 30th October
• Regretting You - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Ballad of a Small Player - From Tuesday, 28th October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 30th October
• Shelby Oaks - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Him - From Thursday, 30th October
• Hedda - From Wednesday, 29th October
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 30th October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 30th October
• Stitch Head - From Wednesday, 29th October
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Good Boy! - From Thursday, 30th October
• Black Phone 2 - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Anniversary - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Alpha - From Friday, 31st October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 30th October
• Bat Out of Hell: The Musical - From Thursday, 30th October
• Relay - From Friday, 31st October
• The Smashing Machine - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Sketch - From Wednesday, 29th October
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 30th October
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 30th October
• Splitsville - From Thursday, 30th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 30th October
• Keeper - From Thursday, 30th October
• Caught Stealing - From Friday, 31st October
• Kantara: A Legend - Chapter 1 - From Thursday, 2nd October
• Young Mothers - From Friday, 31st October
• The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 30th October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 30th October
• Together - From Friday, 31st October
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 30th October
• Deaf - From Thursday, 30th October
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Thursday, 30th October

Last weekend TRON: Ares was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Black Phone 2
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• Roofman
• The Smashing Machine
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Splitsville
• Good Boy!
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Light of the World

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in One Last Thing (2005).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Belize / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Estonia / France / Germany / Ghana / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / North Macedonia / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Australia / Canada / Curacao / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / New Zealand / Panama / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Singapore / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United Kingdom / United States

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Isn't It Romantic (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Czech Republic / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Israel / Italy / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in Side Effects (2013).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Ireland / Malta / New Zealand / Norway / Portugal / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Red Notice (2021).
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Latvia / Lithuania / Turkey

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / India / Ireland / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Peru / Uruguay

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed All My Loving in 2019.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Minority Report (2002).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite! (2020).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / Paraguay / Peru

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Regretting You - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Good Boy! - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Frankenstein - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Black Phone 2 - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Friday, 24th October
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Sketch - From Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 24th October
• Afterburn - From Tuesday, 21st October
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 24th October
• Noise - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Kraken - From Friday, 24th October
• Him - From Monday, 20th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Friday, 24th October
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Queens of the Dead - From Friday, 24th October
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures - From Friday, 24th October
• After the Hunt - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Alpha - From Friday, 24th October
• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - From Thursday, 23rd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - From Friday, 24th October
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Bloodline of Immortality - From Friday, 24th October
• The Kingdom - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Bugonia - From Friday, 24th October
• Dongji Rescue - From Wednesday, 22nd October

Last weekend The Garfield Movie 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?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Bad Boys: Ride Or Die
• Late Bloomers
• The Watched
• Hit Man
• Am I OK?

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die

• The movie is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah also directed Black in 2016.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Emancipation (2022).
• The film also stars Martin Lawrence who's last movie was Bad Boys For Life (2020).
• Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Bad Boys II in 2003, Bad Boys in 1995 and Bad Boys For Life in 2020.
• Adil El Arbi directed Will Smith in Bad Boys For Life
• Adil El Arbi directed Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys For Life
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Late Bloomers

• The movie is from director Lisa Steen.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Party's Just Beginning (2019).
• The film also stars Malgorzata Zajaczkowska who's last movie was Zacma (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Watched

• The movie is from director Ishana Shyamalan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in War of the Worlds (2005).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was T I M (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hit Man

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 25th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Waking Life in 2001.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in The Wendell Baker Story (2005).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was The Absence of Eden (2024).
• Richard Linklater directed Glen Powell in Everybody Wants Some!!
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Am I OK?

• The movie is from director Stephanie Allynne and Tig Notaro.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in The High Note (2020).
• The film also stars Sonoya Mizuno who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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

• Bad Boys 4 - Friday, 14th June
• Firebrand - Friday, 14th June
• Tiger Stripes - Friday, 14th June
• Inside Out 2 - Friday, 14th June
• Treasure - Friday, 14th June

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 7th June 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace IF from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Bad Boys: Ride Or Die
• The Dead Don't Hurt
• Deep Sea
• The Watched
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die

• The movie is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah also directed Image in 2014.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Hitch (2005).
• The film also stars Martin Lawrence who's last movie was Bad Boys For Life (2020).
• Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Bad Boys II in 2003, Bad Boys in 1995 and Bad Boys For Life in 2020.
• Adil El Arbi directed Will Smith in Bad Boys For Life
• Adil El Arbi directed Martin Lawrence in Bad Boys For Life
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Dead Don't Hurt

• The movie is directed by Viggo Mortensen, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Viggo Mortensen also directed Falling in 2020 which grossed £8.8K in the UK.
• It stars Vicky Krieps who also starred in More Than Ever (2022).
• The film also stars Viggo Mortensen who's last movie was Eureka (2024).
• Viggo Mortensen directed Viggo Mortensen in Falling
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Deep Sea

• The movie is from director Xiaopeng Tian and Fabiola Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tingwen Wang who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Su Xin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Watched

• The movie is from director Ishana Shyamalan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dakota Fanning who also starred in Dreamer: Inspirede By a True Story (2005).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was T I M (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey in 2023 which grossed £24.6K in the UK.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Patrick (2018).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire - Friday, 17th May
• Sasquatch Sunset - Friday, 14th June
• Freud's Last Session - Friday, 14th June
• Inside Out 2 - Friday, 14th June

Based on the stage show musical of the same name, Matilda The Musical is given a PG rating in the UK for mild threat, comic violence

The movie stars Andrea Riseborough as Mrs. Wormwood who was previously seen in Amsterdam~2022 and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, it also stars veteran British actor Emma Thompson who is known for the likes of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Nanny McPhee

The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus who is known for directing Pride in 2014 as well as many event movie stage productions.

Movie Synopsis

Matilda, an extraordinary girl armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand against her oppressive parents and head teacher to change her story with miraculous results.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Matilda The Musical
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat, comic violence
• Release date: 25th November 2022
• Runtime: 117 minutes (1 hour 57 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Matthew Warchus
• Starring:
  • Andrea Riseborough
  • Emma Thompson
  • Lashana Lynch

BBFC movie page