This weekend, Friday 17th October 2025, there are 9 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, TRON: Ares, 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.

• Roofman
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Black Phone 2
• Frankenstein
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Palestine 36

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Place Beyond the Pines in 2013 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $47.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in Tune In Tomorrow (1990).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams in 2020.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Ben Is Back (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• The movie is directed by Mary Bronstein, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mary Bronstein also directed Yeast in 2008.
• It stars Rose Byrne who also starred in Like a Boss (2020).
• The film also stars Delaney Quinn who's last movie was The Roses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Sinister in 2012 which grossed £6.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Snow Falling On Cedars (2000).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed £8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Sucker Punch (2011).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Gomez - Kopf Oder Zahl in 1998.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Dumbo (2019).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Palestine 36

• The movie is directed by Annemarie Jacir, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Annemarie Jacir also directed When I Saw You in 2013 which grossed £4.4 K in the UK and grossed $44.2 K globally.
• It stars Jeremy Irons who also starred in The Man Who Knew Infinity (2016).
• The film also stars Robert Aramayo who's last movie was Lilies Not For Me (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

• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - Thursday, 23rd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Sketch - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Wedding Banquet which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Bowen Yang (The Tigers Apprentice) and Lily Gladstone (The Thin Line)
• It is directed by Andrew Ahn (30 30 Vision 3 Decades of Strand Releasing)
• The movie also stars Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen and Youn Yuh-jung
• There is currently no UK release date set
• The release date in North America is 18th April 2025

Synopsis for The Wedding Banquet

Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment. However, things soon get complicated when his grandmother surprises them with plans for an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

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

Last weekend Mickey 17 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• Novocaine~2025
• Opus
• Control Freak
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• The Electric State
• Black Bag

Novocaine~2025

• The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Villains in 2019.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Plus One (2020).
• The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Dream Scenario (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Opus

• The movie is from director Mark Anthony Green.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ayo Edebiri who also starred in Cicada (2020).
• The film also stars John Malkovich who's last movie was Fool's Paradise (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Control Freak

• The movie is from director Shal Ngo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kelly Marie Tran who also starred in The Wedding Banquet (2025).
• The film also stars Miles Robbins who's last movie was Y2K (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Electric State

• The movie is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Anthony Russo and Joe Russo also directed Pieces in 1997.
• It stars Woody Norman who also starred in Cobweb (2023).
• The film also stars Millie Bobby Brown who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Logan Lucky in 2017 which grossed $27.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $48.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Wedding Belles (2007).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• 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

• Locked - Friday, 21st March
• Sing Sing - Friday, 12th July - streaming
• Ash - Friday, 21st March - limited release
• The Assessment - Friday, 21st March - limited release
• Snow White - Friday, 21st March
• The Alto Knights - Friday, 21st March

Horror movie Smile~2022 is turining into a franchise and gets a sequel this year in the imaginatively titled Smile 2 which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie stars Naomi Scott who has previously been seen in Charlies Angels and the live action Aladdin~2019, it also stars Kyle Gallner who has been seen in Losers Take All and The Finest Hours.

The movie is once again directed by Parker Finn who directed the first Smile~2022 which was a feature film debut.

Movie Synopsis

A pop singer with a troubled past experiences a series of frightening events as she prepares for her comeback tour in this US.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Smile 2
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
• Release date: 18th October 2024
• Runtime: 127 minutes (2 hours 7 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Parker Finn
• Starring:
  • Naomi Scott
  • Kyle Gallner
  • Rosemarie DeWitt

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Smile 2 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Parker Finn
• It stars Naomi Scott (Aladdin) and Rosemarie DeWitt (The Watch) among others.
• The movie also stars Kyle Gallner, Lukas Gage and Dylan Gelula
• The release date in the UK is 18th October 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 18th October 2024

Synopsis for Smile 2

About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.

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