This weekend, Friday 8th August 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America 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.

• Freakier Friday
• Weapons
• The Pickup
• North Star

Freakier Friday

• The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nisha Ganatra also directed Late Night in 2019.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
• The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Weapons

• The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Cregger also directed Miss March in 2009.
• It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
• The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
• They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Pickup

• The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Tim Story also directed Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain in 2011 which grossed $7.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Coming 2 America (2021).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

North Star

• The movie is from director Kristin Scott Thomas.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Scarlett Johansson who also starred in Isle of Dogs (2018).
• The film also stars Sienna Miller who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• 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

• Nobody 2 - Friday, 15th August
• Americana - Friday, 15th August

With The Fantastic Four: First Steps 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.

• Freakier Friday
• The Pickup
• Weapons

Freakier Friday

• The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nisha Ganatra also directed Cake in 2005.
• It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in House Arrest (1996).
• The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Pickup

• The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Tim Story also directed Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain in 2011 and grossed $7.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Trading Places (1983).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Weapons

• The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Cregger also directed Barbarian in 2022 which grossed £1.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in The Dog Stars (2026).
• The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
• They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
• 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

• Nobody 2 - Friday, 15th August
• Materialists - Friday, 15th August

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 9th August 2024, there are 7 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.

• Borderlands
• Pilot
• War Game
• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
• Cuckoo
• It Ends With Us
• Girl You Know Its True

Borderlands

• The movie is directed by Eli Roth, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Eli Roth also directed Thanksgiving in 2023.
• It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in Carol (2015).
• The film also stars Kevin Hart who's last movie was Lift (2024).
• Eli Roth directed Cate Blanchett in The House With a Clock In Its Walls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Pilot

• The movie is from director Kim Han Gyul.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Derek Chouinard who also starred in Ashfall (2019).
• The film also stars Lee Joo-myung who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

War Game

• The movie is directed by Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Tony Gerber and Jesse Moss also directed Full Battle Rattle in 2008.
• It stars Steve Bullock who also starred in War Game (2024).
• The film also stars Wesley Clark who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

• The movie is directed by Soi Cheang, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Soi Cheang also directed The Death Curse in 2003.
• It stars Louis Koo who also starred in Kung-Fu Monster (2018).
• The film also stars Sammo Kam-Bo Hung who's last movie was Man On the Edge (2022).
• Louis Koo and Sammo Kam-Bo Hung have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Call of Heroes in 2016 and Zu Warriors in 2001.
• Soi Cheang directed Louis Koo in Kill Zone 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Cuckoo

• The movie is directed by Tilman Singer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tilman Singer also directed Luz in 2019.
• It stars Hunter Schafer who also starred in Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess (2021).
• The film also stars Jan Bluthardt who's last movie was Luz (2019).
• Tilman Singer directed Jan Bluthardt in Luz
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

It Ends With Us

• The movie is directed by Justin Baldoni, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Baldoni also directed Five Feet Apart in 2019 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in All I See Is You (2017).
• The film also stars Justin Baldoni who's last movie was Con Man (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Girl You Know Its True

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 170th movie.
• also directed 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2023.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Jackpot! - Thursday, 15th August - streaming
• Skincare - Friday, 16th August
• The Union - Friday, 16th August - streaming
• Alien: Romulus - Friday, 16th August
• The Deliverance - Friday, 16th August - limited release
• Didi - Friday, 26th July

Last weekend Deadpool & Wolverine was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Borderlands
• It Ends With Us
• Trap
• Babes

Borderlands

• The movie is directed by Eli Roth, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Eli Roth also directed Hostel Part II in 2007 which grossed £1.7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014).
• The film also stars Kevin Hart who's last movie was Lift (2024).
• Eli Roth directed Cate Blanchett in The House With a Clock In Its Walls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

It Ends With Us

• The movie is directed by Justin Baldoni, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Baldoni also directed Clouds in 2020.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in Green Lantern (2011).
• The film also stars Justin Baldoni who's last movie was Con Man (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Trap

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 16th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Signs in 2002 which grossed £16.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $408.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Pearl Harbor (2001).
• The film also stars Ariel Donoghue who's last movie was Blueback (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Babes

• The movie is from director Pamela Adlon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ilana Glazer who also starred in Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall (2020).
• The film also stars Michelle Buteau who's last movie was Marry Me (2022).
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Union - Friday, 16th August - streaming
• Alien: Romulus - Friday, 16th August

Based on the video game of the same name, Borderlands has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, language, sex references

The movie stars Cate Blanchett who has previously appeared in movies The Man Who Cried and Heaven, it also features Kevin Hart who has appeared in School Dance and >Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

The movie is directed by Eli Roth who has previously brought us movie like Cabin Fever and Hostel Part II.

Movie Synopsis

A bounty hunter searches for a young heiress on a dangerous planet in this high-octane sci-fi adventure, based on the video game.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Borderlands
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, language, sex references
• Release date: 9th August 2024
• Runtime: 101 minutes (1 hours 41 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Eli Roth
• Starring:
  • Cate Blanchett
  • Kevin Hart
  • Jack Black

BBFC movie page