Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th October 2025, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace TRON: Ares 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Urchin
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Good Fortune
• Frankenstein
• After the Hunt

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $232.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Sinister 2 (2015).
• 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 The Black Phone, and Sinister
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Urchin

• The movie is from director Harris Dickinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Diane Axford who also starred in Urchin (2025).
• The film also stars Angela Bain who's last movie was Mary, Queen of Scots (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Jack in 2014.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in The War Zone (1999).
• 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 MPAA age rating is

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in SPF-18 (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy II: The Golden Army in 2008 which grossed $76 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in The Nativity Story (2006).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA 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 Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Friday, 24th October
• Regretting You - Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - Friday, 24th October
• Queens of the Dead - Friday, 24th October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - Friday, 24th October

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Joachim Rønning
• It stars Greta Lee (Money Monster) and Jared Leto (House of Gucci) among others.
• The movie also stars Evan Peters, Cameron Monaghan and Jodie Turner-Smith
• The release date in the UK is 10th October 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 10th October 2025
• It is a sequel to TRON and TRON Legacy

Synopsis for TRON: Ares

A highly sophisticated Program, Ares, is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission.

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

This weekend, Friday 20th June 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, How to Train Your Dragon, 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.

• Elio
• Bride Hard
• 28 Years Later
• High Five

Elio

• The movie is directed by Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Adrian Molina and Madeline Sharafian also directed Coco in 2018 which grossed $210.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $807.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yonas Kibreab who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Emilia Pérez (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bride Hard

• The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Simon West also directed Stolen in 2012.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in Senior Year (2022).
• The film also stars Anna Camp who's last movie was Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022).
• Rebel Wilson and Anna Camp have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017, Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015 and Pitch Perfect in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

28 Years Later

• The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Danny Boyle also directed The Beach in 2000 which grossed $39.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack O'Connell who also starred in Money Monster (2016).
• The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who's last movie was Nosferatu (2024).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

High Five

• The movie is directed by Kang Hyoung-chul, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kang Hyoung-chul also directed Scandal Makers in 2008.
• It stars Park Jin-young who also starred in Innocence (2020).
• The film also stars Oh Jung-se who's last movie was Swing Kids (2018).
• Kang Hyoung-chul directed Oh Jung-se in Tazza: The Hidden Card, and Swing Kids
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• Novocaine - Friday, 14th March
• Sneaks - Friday, 18th April
• M3GAN 2.0 - Friday, 27th June
• F1 - Friday, 27th June
• Sorry Baby - Friday, 27th June - limited release
• Hot Milk - Friday, 27th June

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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 8th August 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 8th August 2025
• It stars among others Jamie Lee Curtis (Money On the Side) and Lindsay Lohan (Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen)
• It is directed by Nisha Ganatra (Late Night)
• The movie also stars Mark Harmon, Rosalind Chao and Chad Michael Murray
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan appeared together in Freaky Friday

Synopsis for Freakier Friday

Tess and Anna discover that lightning may indeed strike twice as they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge.

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

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th January 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $77,336,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $476,400,931 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $962,675,534 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $72,400,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $336,308,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $231,812,388 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $40,012,000 over the weekend, a 40% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $100,390,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $38,397,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $960,452,483 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $381,334,815 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $20,982,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $681,256,000 over 7 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 82 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025