This weekend, Friday 30th January 2026, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mercy, 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.

• Send Help
• Busted Water Pipes
• Back to the Past
• Shelter
• The Wrecking Crew

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed Army of Darkness in 1993.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in To the Wonder (2013).
• 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.

Busted Water Pipes

• The movie is from director Difei Zhou.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eddie Peng who also starred in The Last Women Standing (2015).
• The film also stars Lun Ai who's last movie was Advancing of ZQ (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Back to the Past

• The movie is from director Jack Lai and Ng Yuen-Fai.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Louis Koo who also starred in Once Upon a Time In Hong Kong (2021).
• The film also stars Raymond Lam who's last movie was Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024).
• Louis Koo and Raymond Lam have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In in 2024 and P Storm in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Fast X Part 2 (2026).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who's last movie was The Marbles (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Wrecking Crew

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Trap House (2025).
• The film also stars Jason Momoa who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Ella McCay - Friday, 12th December - streaming
• Whistle - Friday, 6th February
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - Friday, 6th February
• Dracula: A Love Tale - Friday, 6th February
• Scarlet - Friday, 6th February
• Pillion - Friday, 6th February

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