Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd October 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avengers: Endgame 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.

• Digger
• The Beast
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream
• Rolling Loud
• Verity

Digger

• The movie is directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alejandro G. Iñárritu also directed Babel in 2006 which grossed $34.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible (1996).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 29th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Cleaner in 2007 and grossed $5.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Search For One Eye Jimmy (1994).
• The film also stars Joel Kinnaman who's last movie was Silent Night (2023).
• They also appeared together in Robocop in 2014.
• Renny Harlin directed Samuel L. Jackson in The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, and Cleaner
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream

• The movie is from director Shane O'Sullivan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Richard Nixon who also starred in Universal Soldier (1992).
• The film also stars Daniel Ellsberg who's last movie was Nixon (1996).
• They also appeared together in Nixon in 1996.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Rolling Loud

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Owen Wilson who also starred in Free Birds (2013).
• The film also stars Matt Rife who's last movie was Black Pumpkin (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Spoiler Alert in 2022 which grossed $1.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Beastly (2011).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was The End of Oak Street (2026).
• Michael Showalter directed Anne Hathaway in and The Idea of You
• 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 4 new movies released

• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - Friday, 9th October

This weekend, Friday 2nd October 2026, 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, Avengers: Endgame, for the number 1 spot?

This week’s guide covers the latest theatrical contenders along with top new streaming releases.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Digger~2026
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• The Lost Children of Tuam
• The Weight

Digger

• The movie is from director Rob Turner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Hann-Byrd who also starred in Uninvited (1999).
• The film also stars Joshua Jackson who's last movie was Karate Kid: Legends (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Client 9 in 2010 which grossed £2.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lost Children of Tuam

• The movie is directed by Frank Berry, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Frank Berry also directed Michael Inside in 2018 which grossed £43.3 K in the UK.
• It stars Monica Dolan who also starred in The Gift (1998).
• The film also stars Andrew Bennett who's last movie was Once Upon a Time In a Cinema (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Weight

• The movie is from director Padraic McKinley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• 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

• Other Mommy - Friday, 9th October
• The Uprising - Friday, 9th October
• The Social Reckoning - Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - Saturday, 10th October

Last weekend Spider-Man: Brand New Day was at the top of the global box office, there are 35 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.

• Fall 2: Deadpoint
• Mayday
• Coyote Vs. Acme
• By Any Means
• Leviticus
• All Wishes Come True!
• Hope
• The Death of Robin Hood
• Dear You
• Ice Cream Man

Fall 2: Deadpoint

• The movie is directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig also directed Predestination in 2014 which grossed $4.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Harriet Slater who also starred in Tarot (2024).
• The film also stars Arsema Thomas who's last movie was Redeeming Love (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Bahrain / Belarus / Brunei / Bulgaria / Canada / China / Estonia / Georgia / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Montenegro / Oman / Poland / Saudi Arabia / Taiwan / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United States

Mayday

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley also directed Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in 2023 which grossed $208.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Safe House (2012).
• The film also stars Kenneth Branagh who's last movie was The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / India / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Coyote Vs. Acme

• The movie is directed by Dave Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dave Green also directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows in 2016 which grossed $245.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Forte who also starred in A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011).
• The film also stars Lana Condor who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Estonia / Italy / Latvia / Mongolia / North Macedonia / Singapore / Slovenia / Ukraine

By Any Means

• The movie is directed by Elegance Bratton, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Elegance Bratton also directed The Inspection in 2022.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in The Truth About Charlie (2003).
• The film also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who's last movie was Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Denmark / Greece / Netherlands / Portugal / United States

Leviticus

• The movie is from director Adrian Chiarella.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Joe Bird who also starred in Talk to Me (2023).
• The film also stars Stacy Clausen who's last movie was True Spirit (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Estonia / Ireland / Netherlands / United Kingdom

All Wishes Come True!

• The movie is from director Mu Zhengyang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chen Hao who also starred in The Storm (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Indonesia / Luxembourg / Thailand

Hope

• The movie is from director Na Hong-jin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hwang Jung-min who also starred in The Battleship Island (2017).
• The film also stars Zo In-sung who's last movie was The King (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Taiwan / Vietnam

The Death of Robin Hood

• The movie is directed by Michael Sarnoski, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Sarnoski also directed A Quiet Place: Day One in 2024 which grossed $261.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Swordfish (2001).
• The film also stars Jodie Comer who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in Free Guy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Netherlands / United Kingdom

Dear You

• The movie is from director Lan Hongchun.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Sitong who also starred in Dear You (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / France / United States

Ice Cream Man

• The movie is directed by Eli Roth, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Eli Roth also directed The House With a Clock In Its Walls in 2018 which grossed $131.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ari Millen who also starred in Ice Cream Man (2026).
• The film also stars Charlie Zeltzer who's last movie was Thomas & Friends: Race For the Sodor Cup (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Mexico / Turkey

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

Next week there are 32 new movies released gloabally

• Practical Magic 2 - From Thursday, 10th September
• Hope - From Wednesday, 9th September
• Runner - From Thursday, 10th September
• Pressure - From Wednesday, 9th September
• Fall 2: Deadpoint - From Thursday, 10th September
• Coyote Vs. Acme - From Thursday, 10th September
• The Good Boy - From Monday, 7th September
• Mutiny - From Thursday, 10th September
• Charlie the Wonderdog - From Thursday, 10th September
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 10th September
• Spa Weekend - From Thursday, 10th September
• Finding Emily - From Thursday, 10th September
• Primavera - From Thursday, 10th September
• The Odyssey - From Friday, 11th September
• Idiots - From Thursday, 10th September
• Clayface - From Friday, 11th September
• Ice Cream Man - From Thursday, 10th September
• The Drama - From Wednesday, 9th September
• Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma - From Thursday, 10th September
• By Any Means - From Friday, 11th September
• Her Private Hell - From Thursday, 10th September
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - From Thursday, 10th September
• Bitter Christmas - From Friday, 11th September
• Hen - From Friday, 11th September
• Paradise Lost - From Sunday, 13th September
• All Wishes Come True! - From Friday, 11th September
• Palestine 36 - From Friday, 11th September
• Sense and Sensibility - From Thursday, 10th September
• The Rivals of Amziah King - From Thursday, 10th September
• The Pout-Pout Fish - From Thursday, 10th September
• Deep Water - From Thursday, 10th September
• It Ends - From Thursday, 10th September

Last weekend Spider-Man: Brand New Day was at the top of the UK box office, 5 major new cinema releases arrive this weekend aiming to take over at the top.

Whether you are heading to the theater or watching from your couch, here is your complete guide to this weekend's newest theatrical and streaming releases.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Death of Robin Hood
• Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
• Leviticus
• Late Fame
• Mayday

The Death of Robin Hood

• The movie is directed by Michael Sarnoski, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Sarnoski also directed Pig in 2021 which grossed £48 K in the UK.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Swordfish (2001).
• The film also stars Jodie Comer who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in Free Guy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

• The movie is directed by David Wain, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Wain also directed They Came Together in 2014 which grossed £22 K in the UK and grossed $37.3 K globally.
• It stars Zoey Deutch who also starred in Buffaloed (2019).
• The film also stars Jon Hamm who's last movie was Hoppers (2026).
• David Wain directed Jon Hamm in and The Ten
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Leviticus

• The movie is from director Adrian Chiarella.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Joe Bird who also starred in Wolfram (2025).
• The film also stars Stacy Clausen who's last movie was True Spirit (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• This movie is currently unrated!

Late Fame

• The movie is directed by Kent Jones, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kent Jones also directed Hitchcock/Truffaut in 2016 which grossed £23.6 K in the UK.
• It stars Willem Dafoe who also starred in Pasolini (2014).
• The film also stars Greta Lee who's last movie was Toy Story 5 (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mayday

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley also directed Game Night in 2018 which grossed £4.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $117.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Fireflies In the Garden (2009).
• The film also stars Kenneth Branagh who's last movie was The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• This movie is currently unrated!

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

• Pressure - Wednesday, 9th September
• Hope - Wednesday, 9th September
• Runner - Friday, 11th September

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US 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.

• Coyote Vs. Acme
• The Dog Stars
• André Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht!
• Buddy
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution
• Finding Emily
• Idiots
• Toxic
• Colony

Coyote Vs. Acme

• The movie is directed by Dave Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dave Green also directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows in 2016 which grossed $82.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $245.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Forte who also starred in Have a Good Trip: Adventures In Psychedelics (2020).
• The film also stars Lana Condor who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Dog Stars

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 34th movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Gladiator II in 2024 which grossed $172.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $461.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jacob Elordi who also starred in He Went That Way (2023).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was How to Make a Killing (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

André Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht!

• The movie is directed by Michel Fizzano and André Rieu, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michel Fizzano and André Rieu also directed André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 (2023).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who's last movie was André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues (2025).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 27 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, André Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, André Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas in 2025, André Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013, André Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, André Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, André Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, André Rieu's White Christmas in 2023, André Rieu: Christmas With André in 2021, André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away in 2025, André Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues in 2025, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love in 2024, André Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009, André Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, André Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance?? in 2019, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver in 2024 and André Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017.
• Michel Fizzano directed André Rieu in André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, and André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away
• Michel Fizzano directed Donij van Doorn in André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love, André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues, André Rieu's 2025 Maastricht Concert Waltz the Night Away, André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas, and André Rieu: Live In Bucharest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Buddy

• The movie is from director Casper Kelly.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Delaney Quinn who also starred in The Beanie Bubble (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance in 2023.
• It stars Terry Stone who also starred in Shank (2010).
• The film also stars Roland Manookian who's last movie was No Reasons (2021).
• Terry Stone and Roland Manookian have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Rise of the Footsoldier in 2007, Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella in 2019, Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story in 2017, Rise of the Footsoldier Part II in 2015 and Once Upon a Time In London in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed Terry in 2011.
• It stars Craig Fairbrass who also starred in Scum (1979).
• The film also stars Tamer Hassan who's last movie was Sons of Liberty (2013).
• Craig Fairbrass and Tamer Hassan have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Hooligan Factory in 2014 and Breakdown in 2016.
• Nick Nevern directed Craig Fairbrass in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, The Hooligan Factory, and Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance
• Nick Nevern directed Tamer Hassan in and The Hooligan Factory
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Finding Emily

• The movie is from director Alicia MacDonald.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Spike Fearn who also starred in The Amazing Mr. Blunden (2021).
• The film also stars Angourie Rice who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Idiots

• The movie is directed by Macon Blair, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Macon Blair also directed The Toxic Avenger in 2025.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in Bubble and Squeak (2025).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Toxic

• The movie is directed by Geethu Mohandas, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Geethu Mohandas also directed Liars Dice in 2013.
• It stars Yash who also starred in K.G.F: Chapter 1 (2018).
• The film also stars Kiara Advani who's last movie was War 2 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Colony

• The movie is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Yeon Sang-ho also directed Revelations in 2025.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in The Berlin File (2013).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Escape From Mogadishu (2021).
• Yeon Sang-ho directed Koo Kyo-hwan in Peninsula, and Paradise Lost
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• Mayday - Friday, 4th September - streaming
• Dear You - Friday, 4th September
• Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass - Friday, 2nd January