Released globaly this week there are 25 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• 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 Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

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 $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.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (2021).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

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 The San San Trilogy (2016).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Released globaly this week there are 13 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace How to Train Your Dragon from the top of the global box office.

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.

• F1
• M3GAN 2.0
• Elio
• One to One: John & Yoko
• The Ritual
• Sorry, Baby
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• 28 Years Later
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback
• Bride Hard

F1

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Only the Brave in 2017 which grossed $26.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in Fight Club (1999).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

M3GAN 2.0

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in A Christmas Mystery (2022).
• The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Elio

• The movie is directed by Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Madeline Sharafian and Domee Shi also directed 2021 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation in 2021.
• It stars Yonas Kibreab who also starred in Merry Little Batman (2023).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldaña who's last movie was Emilia Pérez (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Finland / Sweden

One to One: John & Yoko

• The movie is directed by Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards also directed The Eagle in 2011 which grossed $38 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Lennon who also starred in Hendrix (2000).
• The film also stars Yoko Ono who's last movie was Zappa (2020).
• John Lennon and Yoko Ono have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam in 1987, Hendrix in 2000, Zappa in 2020, Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade in 2025, George Harrison: Living In the Material World in 2011, Janis Little Girl Blue in 2016 and Lennon Naked in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in ...And Justice For All. (1979).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in Shithouse (2020).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / United States

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 Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023).
• 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 Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

28 Years Later

• The movie is directed by Danny Boyle, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Danny Boyle also directed A Life Less Ordinary in 1997 which grossed $6.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde ().
• The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who's last movie was Nosferatu (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Finland

Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback

• The movie is directed by Katsuya Shigehara, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Katsuya Shigehara also directed Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie in 2023.
• It stars Minami Takayama who also starred in Detective Conan: Haibara Aimonogatari Black Iron Mystery Train (2022).
• The film also stars Wakana Yamazaki who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• Minami Takayama and Wakana Yamazaki have starred in 23 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer in 2018, Detective Conan: Captured In Her Eyes in 2000, Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence in 2011, Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven in 2001, Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century in 1999, Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire in 2019, Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser in 2009, Detective Conan: Jolly Roger In the Deep Azure in 2007, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky in 2004, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine in 2023, Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street in 2002, Detective Conan: Crossroad In the Ancient Capital in 2003, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet in 2021, The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days In History in 2014, Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target in 1998, Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem in 2006, Case Closed: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small in 2016, Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005, Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper in 1997, Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram in 2024, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween in 2022, Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear in 2008 and Detective Conan: The Lost Ship In the Sky in 2010.
• Katsuya Shigehara directed Wakana Yamazaki in and Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Taiwan

Bride Hard

• The movie is directed by Simon West, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Simon West also directed Purple Mountain in 2008.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in How to Be Single (2016).
• 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 in 2012, Pitch Perfect 3 in 2017 and Pitch Perfect 2 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia

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

Next week there are 14 new movies released gloabally

• Jurassic World: Rebirth - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• Hot Milk - From Thursday, 3rd July
• Heads of State - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• Materialists - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 2nd July
• The Ritual - From Monday, 30th June
• United Kingdom of Kerala - From Friday, 4th July
• Detective Conan: One Eyed Flashback - From Friday, 4th July
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 4th July
• M3GAN 2.0 - From Tuesday, 1st July
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 4th July
• Fight Or Flight - From Friday, 4th July
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Monday, 30th June
• The Salt Path - From Thursday, 3rd July

Check out the new Super Bowl trailer and poster for upcoming movie Thunderbolts* which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier
• It stars Florence Pugh (We Live In Time) and Harrison Ford (Extraordinary Measures) among others.
• The movie also stars David Harbour, Wyatt Russell and John Walker
• The release date in the UK is 2nd May 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 2nd May 2025

Synopsis for Thunderbolts*

A world without Avengers doesn't mean there's not a group of superheroes. There is a group and they're called the Thunderbolts.

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

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

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin) and Hayley Mills (Tiger Bay)
• It is directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense)
• The movie also stars Marnie McPhail, Vanessa Smythe and Saleka Shyamalan
• The UK release date is 9th August 2024
• And the release date in North America is 9th August 2024

Synopsis for Trap

An ordinary dad teats his daughter to floor seats at a massive concert from superstar Lady Raven for a night of parent-child bonding.

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

With Back to Black currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Challengers
• I.S.S.
• Boy Kills World
• National Theatre Live: Nye
• Spy X Family Code: White
• Ordinary Angels
• The American Society of Magical Negroes

Challengers

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed £166.3K in the UK and grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zendaya who also starred in Frenemies (2012).
• The film also stars Mike Faist who's last movie was The Grief of Others (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

I.S.S.

• The movie is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gabriela Cowperthwaite also directed Blackfish in 2013 which grossed £26.6K in the UK.
• It stars Ariana DeBose who also starred in West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Chris Messina who's last movie was The Boogeyman (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Boy Kills World

• The movie is from director Moritz Mohr.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Simple Simon (2010).
• The film also stars Famke Janssen who's last movie was Locked In (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Nye

• The movie is directed by Rufus Norris, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Rufus Norris also directed The Threepenny Opera: NT Live 2016 in 2016 which grossed £335K in the UK.
• It stars Michael Sheen who also starred in Home Again (2017).
• The film also stars Sharon Small who's last movie was Good: NT Live 2023 (2023).
• Rufus Norris directed Sharon Small in The Threepenny Opera: NT Live 2016
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Spy X Family Code: White

• The movie is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kazuhiro Furuhashi also directed Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle in 1993.
• It stars Takuya Eguchi who also starred in Eiga Given (2020).
• The film also stars Atsumi Tanezaki who's last movie was Precure All Stars F (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ordinary Angels

• The movie is directed by Jon Gunn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jon Gunn also directed The Case For Christ in 2017 which grossed £6.7K in the UK.
• It stars Hilary Swank who also starred in The Homesman (2014).
• The film also stars Alan Ritchson who's last movie was Fast X (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The American Society of Magical Negroes

• The movie is from director Kobi Libii.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021).
• The film also stars Zachary Barton who's last movie was Kajillionaire (2020).
• 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

• The Fall Guy - Thursday, 2nd May
• Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story - Friday, 3rd May - streaming
• Love Lies Bleeding - Friday, 3rd May
• Tarot - Friday, 3rd May
• Sting - Friday, 3rd May