With Hamnet 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.

• Send Help
• We Bury the Dead
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Cold Storage
• The Chronology of Water
• 100 Nights of Hero

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed The Gift in 2000 which grossed £4.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $44.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Red Eye (2005).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 which grossed £822.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Hive (2014).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 and The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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 Mobile Homes (2017).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

100 Nights of Hero

• The movie is directed by Julia Jackman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Jackman also directed Bonus Track in 2023.
• It stars Emma Corrin who also starred in My Policeman (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine who's last movie was The Idea of You (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Crime 101 - Friday, 13th February
• Wuthering Heights - Friday, 13th February
• GOAT - Friday, 13th February
• Stitch Head - Friday, 13th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 13th February

Released globaly this week there are 24 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Alien: Romulus 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.

• The Deliverance
• AfrAId
• The Crow
• Longlegs
• Touch
• Pilot
• The Forge
• Strange Darling
• MaXXXine
• April 29, 1992

The Deliverance

• The movie is directed by Lee Daniels, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lee Daniels also directed The Paperboy in 2013.
• It stars Andra Day who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Glenn Close who's last movie was Heart of Stone (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

AfrAId

• The movie is directed by Chris Weitz, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Chris Weitz also directed Operation Finale in 2018.
• It stars David Dastmalchian who also starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania (2023).
• The film also stars Keith Carradine who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Ireland / Netherlands / Spain / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Snow White and the Huntsman in 2012 which grossed $155.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $400.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Boy Kills World (2024).
• The film also stars FKA twigs who's last movie was Honey Boy (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Denmark / Hong Kong / Italy / Romania / Sweden / Taiwan

Longlegs

• The movie is directed by Oz Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oz Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Significan't Other (2022).
• The film also stars Nicolas Cage who's last movie was Arcadian (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Hong Kong / Mexico / Sweden

Touch

• The movie is directed by Baltasar Kormákur, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Baltasar Kormákur also directed Everest in 2015 which grossed $87.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $203.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Egill Olafsson who also starred in Beowulf and Grendel (2005).
• The film also stars Koki who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Ireland / Italy / United Kingdom

Pilot

• The movie is from director Kim Han Gyul.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Jung-Suk who also starred in Pilot (2024).
• The film also stars Derek Chouinard who's last movie was The Roundup: Punishment (2024).
• They also appeared together in Hit and Run Squad in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Philippines / Vietnam

The Forge

• The movie is directed by Alex Kendrick, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alex Kendrick also directed War Room in 2015.
• It stars Karen Abercrombie who also starred in The Forge (2024).
• The film also stars Cameron Arnett who's last movie was Running the Bases (2022).
• Alex Kendrick directed Karen Abercrombie in War Room
• Alex Kendrick directed Cameron Arnett in Overcomer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Mexico

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in Blood Money (2017).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Thailand / Turkey

MaXXXine

• The movie is directed by Ti West, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Ti West also directed In a Valley of Violence in 2016.
• It stars Mia Goth who also starred in Suspiria (2018).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who's last movie was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Everest in 2015.
• Ti West directed Mia Goth in X
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Norway

April 29, 1992

• The movie is directed by Ariel Vromen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Ariel Vromen also directed The Angel in 2018.
• It stars Tyrese Gibson who also starred in April 29, 1992 (2024).
• The film also stars Ray Liotta who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• Ariel Vromen directed Ray Liotta in The Iceman
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Spain / United States

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - From Wednesday, 4th September
• Longlegs - From Friday, 6th September
• Spring Garden - From Thursday, 5th September
• Strange Darling - From Thursday, 5th September
• It Ends With Us - From Thursday, 5th September
• Look Back - From Thursday, 5th September
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Friday, 6th September
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Friday, 6th September
• Kinds of Kindness - From Friday, 6th September
• My Penguin Friend - From Friday, 6th September
• Alien: Romulus - From Friday, 6th September
• Firebrand - From Friday, 6th September
• The Thicket - From Friday, 6th September
• Pilot - From Thursday, 5th September
• Slingshot - From Thursday, 5th September
• Before Dawn - From Monday, 2nd September
• Daddio - From Thursday, 5th September
• Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue - From Thursday, 5th September
• Boneyard - From Thursday, 5th September
• Kensuke's Kingdom - From Thursday, 5th September
• A Legend - From Thursday, 5th September
• Kill - From Thursday, 5th September
• Janet Planet - From Thursday, 5th September
• Something In the Water - From Thursday, 5th September
• Jessica Frost - From Wednesday, 4th September

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th August 2024, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Deadpool & Wolverine from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• AfrAId
• The Deliverance
• April 29, 1992
• Tokyo Cowboy
• Slingshot
• City of Dreams
• Reagan
• You Gotta Believe

AfrAId

• The movie is directed by Chris Weitz, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Chris Weitz also directed A Better Life in 2011 which grossed $1.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Dastmalchian who also starred in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023).
• The film also stars Keith Carradine who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Deliverance

• The movie is directed by Lee Daniels, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lee Daniels also directed The Paperboy in 2013.
• It stars Andra Day who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Glenn Close who's last movie was Heart of Stone (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

April 29, 1992

• The movie is directed by Ariel Vromen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Ariel Vromen also directed The Angel in 2018.
• It stars Tyrese Gibson who also starred in Waist Deep (2006).
• The film also stars Ray Liotta who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• Ariel Vromen directed Ray Liotta in The Iceman
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tokyo Cowboy

• The movie is from director Marc Marriott.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Arata Iura who also starred in Dogwood Tree (2010).
• The film also stars Robin Weigert who's last movie was Smile (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Slingshot

• The movie is directed by Mikael Håfström, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Mikael Håfström also directed Drowning Ghost in 2004 and grossed $65.7K globally.
• It stars Casey Affleck who also starred in The Killer Inside Me (2010).
• The film also stars Laurence Fishburne who's last movie was John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

City of Dreams

• The movie is from director Mohit Ramchandani.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Patric who also starred in Black Nightshade (2022).
• The film also stars Paulina Gaitan who's last movie was Days of Grace (2013).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Reagan

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed The Legend of Galgameth in 1996.
• It stars Dennis Quaid who also starred in Breaking Away (1979).
• The film also stars C. Thomas Howell who's last movie was The Outsiders (1983).
• Sean McNamara directed Dennis Quaid in On a Wing and a Prayer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

You Gotta Believe

• The movie is directed by Ty Roberts, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ty Roberts also directed This Side of the Dirt in 2017.
• It stars Sarah Gadon who also starred in The Moth Diaries (2012).
• The film also stars Molly Parker who's last movie was Peter Pan & Wendy (2023).
• They also appeared together in The 9th Life of Louis Drax 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

• Jessica Frost - Wednesday, 4th September
• The Thicket - Friday, 6th September
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Friday, 6th September

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Kinds of Kindness which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
• It stars Emma Stone (Magic In the Moonlight) and Hunter Schafer (Kinds of Kindness) among others.
• The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau and Margaret Qualley
• The release date in the UK is 21st June 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 21st June 2024

Synopsis for Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Kinds of Kindness which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 21st June 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 21st June 2024
• It stars among others Emma Stone (Crazy, Stupid, Love.) and Hunter Schafer (Frankie Go Boom)
• It is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (My Best Friend)
• The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau and Margaret Qualley

Synopsis for Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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