With Avengers: Endgame currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Digger
• Verity
• Forgotten Island
• Heart of the Beast
• Queen At Sea
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
• Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie
• Spa Weekend
• The Weight
• Lucky Strike

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 $135.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible III (2006).
• The film also stars Riz Ahmed who's last movie was Hamlet (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Barbados / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Brunei / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Peru / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Uganda / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Verity

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed Stella Shorts 1998-2002 in 2002.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Chloe and Theo (2015).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Brunei / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Egypt / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Forgotten Island

• The movie is directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford also directed Puss In Boots: The Last Wish in 2022 which grossed $479.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars H.E.R. who also starred in Yes Day (2021).
• The film also stars Liza Soberano who's last movie was Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Switzerland / Turkey

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Suicide Squad in 2016 which grossed $745.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2009).
• The film also stars J.K. Simmons who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Mexican in 2001, Burn After Reading in 2008 and Megamind in 2010.
• David Ayer directed Brad Pitt in and Fury
• David Ayer directed J.K. Simmons in and Harsh Times
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  China / Laos / Malta / Turkey

Queen At Sea

• The movie is directed by Lance Hammer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lance Hammer also directed Ballast in 2008.
• It stars Juliette Binoche who also starred in Rendez-vous (1985).
• The film also stars Tom Courtenay who's last movie was The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Portugal / Turkey

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

• The movie is from director Steve Cox and Matthew Walker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justin Fletcher who also starred in Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015).
• The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience (2025).
• Justin Fletcher and John Sparkes have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Shaun the Sheep Movie in 2015 and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Singapore

Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie

• The movie is directed by Alex Gibney, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alex Gibney also directed Freakonomics in 2010.
• It stars Salman Rushdie who also starred in Orwell: 2+2=5 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Spa Weekend

• The movie is directed by Scott Moore and Jon Lucas, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Moore and Jon Lucas also directed 21 & Over in 2013.
• It stars Leslie Mann who also starred in The Cable Guy (1996).
• The film also stars Michelle Buteau who's last movie was Babes (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Turkey

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.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Lucky Strike

• The movie is directed by Rod Lurie, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Rod Lurie also directed The Senior in 2023 which grossed $3.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Scott Eastwood who also starred in Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Colin Hanks who's last movie was Nuremberg (2025).
• Rod Lurie directed Scott Eastwood in and The Outpost
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  India / Spain

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• The Social Reckoning - From Thursday, 8th October
• Other Mommy - From Thursday, 8th October
• Pressure - From Thursday, 8th October
• Digger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Primetime - From Thursday, 8th October
• Forgotten Island - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Hope - From Thursday, 8th October
• Verity - From Thursday, 8th October
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Uprising - From Friday, 9th October
• Runner - From Thursday, 8th October
• It Ends - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 9th October
• By Any Means - From Thursday, 8th October
• Primavera - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Beast - From Friday, 9th October
• Angel and the Badman - From Friday, 9th October
• Her Private Hell - From Friday, 9th October
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! - From Saturday, 10th October
• Sheep In the Box - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Stranger - From Thursday, 8th October
• Once Upon a Time In the Middle East - From Friday, 9th October
• Doraemon: Nobita and the New Castle of the Undersea Devil - From Friday, 9th October
• Mastermind - From Thursday, 8th October
• The President's Cake - From Friday, 9th October
• Make Zhonghe Great Again - From Tuesday, 6th October
• The Pout-Pout Fish - From Friday, 9th October
• Charlie the Wonderdog - From Thursday, 8th October
• Leviticus - From Wednesday, 7th October
• Rolling Loud - From Thursday, 8th October
• The Misanthrope: NT Live 2026 Theatre - From Thursday, 8th October
• Charlie Harper - From Thursday, 8th October

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th October 2025, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Phone 2 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.

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Queens of the Dead
• Regretting You
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Shelby Oaks
• Hedda
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Blue Moon

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Out of the Furnace in 2013 and grossed $15.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Queens of the Dead

• The movie is from director Tina Romero.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jaquel Spivey who also starred in Mean Girls (2024).
• The film also stars Katy O'Brian who's last movie was Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed Stuck In Love in 2013.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Kate (2021).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Renfield (2023).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $84.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Janelle Monae Dirty Computer (2018).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Blue Moon

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Where'd You Go, Bernadette in 2019 which grossed $9.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $11 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Taking Lives (2004).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Honey Don't! (2025).
• Richard Linklater directed Ethan Hawke in Fast Food Nation, Tape, Before Midnight, Before Sunset, Boyhood, Waking Life, The Newton Boys, and Before Sunrise
• 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

• Stitch Head - Wednesday, 29th October
• Anniversary - Wednesday, 29th October
• Bugonia - Friday, 31st October

A new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about the start with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence.

The movie stars the man who is in most things at the moment Pedro Pascal who has also been in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Wonder Woman~2011, the movie also stars Vanessa Kirby who has appeared in Mission:Impossible - Fallout and The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.

The movie is directed by Matt Shakman who is a TV director veteran and was responsible for much of the acclaimed series Wandavision, he has previously directed Cut Bank in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

A group of famous superheroes are the planet’s only hope when an intergalactic being threatens to consume the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-fantastic-four-first-steps
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence
• Release date: 24th July 2025
• Runtime: 114 minutes (1 hour 54 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Matt Shakman
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Joseph Quinn

BBFC movie page

It has been over 12 years since the Synderverse Man of Steel it cinemas with Henry Cavill as Superman and a lot has changed in the DC Cinematic Universe since then.

Superman~2025 from director and current DCEU boss James Gunn hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend with a solid nearly £7 Million weekend gross.

Compared to Man of Steel from 2013 this is lower with that movie taking £11 Million on its debut.

Comparing it to other Superman movies, its higher that the 2006 Bryan Singer movie Superman Returns which scraped in just over £4 Million and the classic 1978 Superman starring Christopher Reeves took just over a million on its debut which would be just over £4 Million adjusted for inflation - but cinema was very different back then.

Falling to number 2 this weekend after a single weekend at the top is Jurassic World: Rebirth which has taken over £19 Million after just 2 weekends in cinemas.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th July 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,236,504 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,383,470 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Jurassic World: Dominion which took £21,759,279 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,170,337 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,383,470 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £498,015 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,729,504 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Weeks Later which took £4,938,925 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.