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

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 3rd July 2026
• It is due for release in North America on 3rd July 2026
• It stars Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me 3)
• It is directed by Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me 2)

Synopsis for Minions and Monsters

Laundry day turns into a cosplay session when a new Minion gets a seat at the table of some big role-playing gamers - although the Minion starts out as an easy target for the monsters in the gamers' games and a punchline to his peers, his perseverance unlocks some really good gaming skills just in time to save the day.

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Check out the first teaser trailer for upcoming movie Toy Story 5 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Andrew Stanton
• It stars Tom Hanks (Punchline) and Tim Allen (Chimpanzee) among others.
• The movie also stars Joan Cusack, Tony Hale and Ernie Hudson
• The release date in the UK is 19th June 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 19th June 2026
• Tom Hanks and Tim Allen appeared together in Cars, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4

Synopsis for Toy Story 5

Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest of the gang's jobs get exponentially harder when they go head-to-head with a new threat to playtime.

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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

Last weekend Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle 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.

• One Battle After Another
• The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Dead of Winter

One Battle After Another

• The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Punch-Drunk Love in 2002.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Les Cent Et Une Nuits De Simon Cinema (1995).
• The film also stars Benicio Del Toro who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Paul Thomas Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and Inherent Vice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Covenant in 2006.
• It stars Rachel Shenton who also starred in The Colour Room (2021).
• The film also stars Gabriel Basso who's last movie was Juror #2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Rachel Shenton in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Renny Harlin directed Gabriel Basso in and The Strangers: Chapter 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA 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 MPAA age rating is

Dead of Winter

• The movie is directed by Brian Kirk, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Brian Kirk also directed Middletown in 2006.
• It stars Emma Thompson who also starred in Alone In Berlin (2017).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• They also appeared together in Men, Women & Children in 2014.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Roofman - Friday, 3rd October
• The Smashing Machine - Friday, 3rd October
• Good Boy! - Friday, 3rd October

With Venom: The Last Dance 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.

• Anora
• Terrifier 3
• Juror #2
• The Substance
• Absolution
• The Room Next Door
• We Live In Time
• Here
• Conclave
• Venom: The Last Dance

Anora

• The movie is directed by Sean Baker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sean Baker also directed Red Rocket in 2021.
• It stars Mikey Madison who also starred in Nostalgia (2018).
• The film also stars Paul Weissman who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Chile / Finland / France / Germany / Ireland / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Turkey / United Kingdom

Terrifier 3

• The movie is directed by Damien Leone, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Damien Leone also directed Terrifier in 2016.
• It stars Lauren LaVera who also starred in Terrifier 2 (2022).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 2 (2022).
• They also appeared together in Terrifier 2 in 2022.
• Damien Leone directed Lauren LaVera in and Terrifier 2
• Damien Leone directed David Howard Thornton in Terrifier, and Terrifier 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Ecuador / Finland / Germany / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Romania / Spain

Juror #2

• The movie is directed by Clint Eastwood, it is the directors 40th movie.
• Clint Eastwood also directed Sudden Impact in 1984 which grossed $67.6 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Nicholas Hoult who also starred in The Garfield Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Toni Collette who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in About a Boy in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / France / Ireland / Netherlands / Spain / United Kingdom / United States / United States

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017.
• It stars Demi Moore who also starred in Wild Oats (2016).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Italy / Portugal / Turkey / Vietnam

Absolution

• The movie is directed by Hans Petter Moland, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hans Petter Moland also directed In Order of Disappearance in 2014.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Les Misérables (1998).
• The film also stars Ron Perlman who's last movie was The Instigators (2024).
• Hans Petter Moland directed Liam Neeson in and Cold Pursuit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Netherlands / Poland / Romania / Thailand / United States

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed I'm So Excited in 2013.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Denmark / Finland / Iceland / Turkey

We Live In Time

• The movie is directed by John Crowley, it is the directors 8th movie.
• John Crowley also directed Brooklyn in 2015 which grossed $38.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $62.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Garfield who also starred in Mainstream (2020).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• John Crowley directed Andrew Garfield in and Boy A
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Mexico / Russia / Sweden / Ukraine

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Forrest Gump in 1994 which grossed $330.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $677.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Cast Away, Forrest Gump, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Israel / Mongolia / United States

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Gomez - Kopf Oder Zahl in 1998.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Romania / Spain

Venom: The Last Dance

• The movie is from director Kelly Marcel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in Sucker Punch (2008).
• The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who's last movie was Rob Peace (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Monaco / Reunion

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

Next week there are 45 new movies released gloabally

• Red One - From Thursday, 7th November
• Conclave - From Thursday, 7th November
• Anora - From Thursday, 7th November
• Blitz - From Wednesday, 6th November
• The Piano Lesson - From Friday, 8th November
• Piece By Piece - From Friday, 8th November
• The Bagman - From Monday, 4th November
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 7th November
• Venom: The Last Dance - From Wednesday, 6th November
• Terrifier 3 - From Friday, 8th November
• Heretic - From Friday, 8th November
• September 5 - From Thursday, 7th November
• Cesium Fallout - From Thursday, 7th November
• The Substance - From Wednesday, 6th November
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 7th November
• Look Back - From Thursday, 7th November
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 7th November
• We Live In Time - From Thursday, 7th November
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 8th November
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 8th November
• In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon - From Thursday, 7th November
• Noahs Ark - From Thursday, 7th November
• Trap - From Friday, 2nd August
• Hitpig - From Thursday, 7th November
• Never Let Go - From Thursday, 7th November
• Small Things Like These - From Friday, 8th November
• Christmas Eve In Miller's Point - From Friday, 8th November
• The Wild Robot - From Friday, 8th November
• My Hero Academia: You're Next - From Wednesday, 6th November
• Here - From Wednesday, 6th November
• Megalopolis - From Friday, 8th November
• Gracie and Pedro: Pets to the Rescue - From Friday, 8th November
• Widow Clicquot - From Thursday, 7th November
• Rebellious - From Friday, 8th November
• Black Box Diaries - From Thursday, 7th November
• The Outrun - From Thursday, 7th November
• White Bird - From Thursday, 7th November
• Radical - From Thursday, 7th November
• The Commandants Shadow - From Wednesday, 6th November
• Dragonkeeper - From Thursday, 7th November
• Weekend In Taipei - From Friday, 8th November
• Late Night With the Devil - From Thursday, 7th November
• Absolution - From Thursday, 7th November
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - From Friday, 8th November
• La Cocina - From Thursday, 7th November