Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 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.

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• A Private Life
• Dead Man's Wire
• The Rip
• Night Patrol

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• 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 Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Private Life

• The movie is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rebecca Zlotowski also directed The Summoning in 2016.
• It stars Jodie Foster who also starred in One Little Indian (1973).
• The film also stars Daniel Auteuil who's last movie was The New Toy (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dead Man's Wire

• The movie is directed by Gus Van Sant, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Gus Van Sant also directed Drugstore Cowboy in 1989.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Villains (2019).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who's last movie was Elvis (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Rip

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Narc in 2002.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
• The film also stars Ben Affleck who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have starred in 12 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Air in 2023, School Ties in 1992, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Jersey Girl in 2004, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, Field of Dreams in 1989, Good Will Hunting in 1998, Chasing Amy in 1997, The Last Duel in 2021, Glory Daze in 1996, Dogma in 1999 and The Third Wheel in 2002.
• Joe Carnahan directed Ben Affleck in and Smokin' Aces
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Night Patrol

• The movie is directed by Ryan Prows, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Prows also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Dermot Mulroney who also starred in The Grey (2012).
• The film also stars Justin Long who's last movie was Weapons (2025).
• Dermot Mulroney and Justin Long have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hair High in 2004 and Trauma in 2016.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Return to Silent Hill - Friday, 23rd January
• Mercy - Friday, 23rd January
• H Is For Hawk - Friday, 23rd January

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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jessie Buckley (Romeo and Juliet: NT Live) and Christian Bale (Captain Corelli"s Mandolin)
• It is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Bride)
• The movie also stars Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Peter Sarsgaard
• The UK release date is 6th March 2026
• And the release date in North America is 6th March 2026

Synopsis for The Bride

A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Scream 7 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Neve Campbell (An Amish Murder) and Courteney Cox (Battling For Baby)
• It is directed by Kevin Williamson (Scream 7)
• The movie also stars Mckenna Grace, Isabel May and Celeste O"Connor
• The UK release date is 27th February 2026
• And the release date in North America is 27th February 2026
• Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox appeared together in Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4 and Scream

Synopsis for Scream 7

A new Ghostface emerges in the quiet town where Sidney Prescott built a new life, targeting her daughter, forcing Sidney to confront her past and protect her family, with legacy characters like Gale Weathers also returning as the bloodshed escalates.

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

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• The Chronology of Water
• Soulm8te

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Shot Caller in 2017.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in One More Kiss (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Kandahar, Greenland, and Angel Has Fallen
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $3 Mil. in the US and grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Christopher and His Kind (2011).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• 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

• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• A Private Life - Friday, 16th January
• Dead Man's Wire - Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - Friday, 16th January
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Friday, 16th January
• Weapons - Friday, 16th January

The might of Avatar: Fire and Ash from director James Cameron is keeping all other movies at bay as it spends a third weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has takes another $40 Million over the weekend as its total gross now surpasses the $300 Million mark, the movie is still not doing as well as Avatar The Way of Water which was closing in on half a Billion at this point.

Highest new movie of the weekend is We Bury the Dead starring Daisy Risley from Star Wars fame which enters at number 11 this week.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,029,348 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $306,024,602 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $425,527,069 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,034,969 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $363,647,129 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $296,004,904 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,865,000 over the weekend, a 3% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,724,000 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,554,127 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $56,000,736 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,000,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $45,860,645 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026