The highly anticipated silver screen return arrives with The Hunger Games Sunrise On The Reaping which serves as the direct cinematic sequel following the events of The Hunger Games The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes. Under the production helm of director Francis Lawrence and spotlighting a premier performance from Joseph Zada, this entry offers a major release window for movie fans.

The movie stars Joseph Zada who has been seen previously in high-profile projects. It also stars Ralph Fiennes, who has previously been seen in The English Patient and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Directing duties go to Francis Lawrence, who has previously brought us The Hunger Games Catching Fire and The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1.

Movie Synopsis

Sunrise on the Reaping takes place several decades before the events of The Hunger Games It centers on a younger version of Haymitch Abernathy during his own time as a District 12 tribute fighting in the Capitol arena.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Hunger Games Sunrise On The Reaping
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, injury detail, threat, upsetting scenes
• Classification Date: 20th November 2026
• Runtime: 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Francis Lawrence
• Starring:
  • Joseph Zada
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Jesse Plemons
  • Mckenna Grace

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The highly anticipated silver screen return of Godzilla arrives with Godzilla Minus Zero which serves as the direct cinematic sequel following the events of Godzilla Minus One and has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong injury detail.

The movie stars Ryunosuke Kamiki who has been seen previously in Your Name~2016 and Fortunas Eye. It also stars Minami Hamabe, who has previously been seen in Godzilla Minus One and Detective Conan The Scarlet Bullet.

Directing duties go to Takashi Yamazaki, who has previously brought us Godzilla Minus One and Always Sunset On Third Street.

Movie Synopsis

War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to achieve recovery and finally reclaim its daily life. Just as humanity managed to cling to a hard-won peace, a new threat strikes, crushing hope in an instant.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Godzilla Minus Zero
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong injury detail
• Classification Date: 6th November 2026
• Runtime: 135 minutes (2 hours 15 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Takashi Yamazaki
• Starring:
  • Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Minami Hamabe
  • Yuki Yamada
  • Kuranosuke Sasaki

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Avengers: Endgame Encore conquered the global box office this weekend, capturing the number one spot worldwide with a massive $86 million haul.

The superhero re-release pulled in $60 million from overseas markets alongside its $26 million domestic take, raising its historic lifetime total to $2.885 billion.

The sudden Marvel wave knocked Zach Cregger's Resident Evil~2026 reboot down to the number two spot globally after its week at the top.

The horror film brought in $50.3 million worldwide for its second frame, driving its cumulative global box office total to a lucrative $196.4 million.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th September 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $86,000,000 over 1 week in cinemas
• The movie is globally the 2nd top grossing movie of all time.
• The movie is a sequel to Avengers: Infinity War which didn't spend 13 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $50,300,000 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $196,476,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 66 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $50,100,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $20,649,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 35 countries globally this weekend

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $20,081,764 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 5 countries globally this weekend

Last weekend Resident Evil was at the top of the global box office, there are 27 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Heart of the Beast
• Forgotten Island
• Fall 2: Deadpoint
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
• Sense and Sensibility
• Her Private Hell
• Hope
• Primetime
• The Vvaan
• Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Fury in 2014 which grossed $211.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling (2018).
• 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:
  Albania / Andorra / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Barbados / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Brunei / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

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 The Colour Purple (2023).
• 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:
  Argentina / Brazil / Brunei / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Hong Kong / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Panama / Philippines / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United States / Vietnam

Fall 2: Deadpoint

• The movie is directed by Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig also directed Daybreakers in 2009 which grossed $51.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Harriet Slater who also starred in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023).
• The film also stars Arsema Thomas who's last movie was Redeeming Love (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Czech Republic / Malta / Mexico / Portugal / Russia / Spain

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 The Cbeebies Christmas Show: Thumbelina (2018).
• 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 A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon in 2019 and Shaun the Sheep Movie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Fiji / Hungary / Malaysia / New Zealand / Portugal / Ukraine

Sense and Sensibility

• The movie is directed by Georgia Oakley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Georgia Oakley also directed Blue Jean in 2023.
• It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones who also starred in Twisters (2024).
• The film also stars Esme Creed-Miles who's last movie was The Chronology of Water (2025).
• They also appeared together in Pond Life in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Greece / Ireland / Luxembourg / Norway / United Kingdom

Her Private Hell

• The movie is directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Nicolas Winding Refn also directed Only God Forgives in 2013.
• It stars Sophie Thatcher who also starred in The Tomorrow Man (2019).
• The film also stars Charles Melton who's last movie was Warfare (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / France / Hungary / Mexico / United Kingdom

Hope

• The movie is from director Na Hong-jin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hwang Jung-min who also starred in Dancing Queen (2012).
• The film also stars Zo In-sung who's last movie was The King (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

Primetime

• The movie is from director Lance Oppenheim.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in The King (2019).
• The film also stars Merritt Wever who's last movie was Christy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / Taiwan / United States

The Vvaan

• The movie is from director Deepak Kumar Mishra and Arunabh Kumar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sidharth Malhotra who also starred in Ittefaq (2017).
• The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia who's last movie was Oosaravelli (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Norway / United States

Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?

• The movie is directed by Garth Jennings, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Garth Jennings also directed The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in 2005 which grossed $104.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jarvis Cocker who also starred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
• They also appeared together in Pulp: A Film About Life Death and Supermarkets in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / United States

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

Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

• Digger - From Thursday, 1st October
• Verity - From Thursday, 1st October
• Forgotten Island - From Wednesday, 30th September
• Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom - From Thursday, 1st October
• Heart of the Beast - From Wednesday, 30th September
• Queen At Sea - From Thursday, 1st October
• Spa Weekend - From Thursday, 1st October
• De Gaulle: Résistance - From Thursday, 1st October
• Sense and Sensibility - From Wednesday, 30th September
• The Weight - From Friday, 2nd October
• Lucky Strike - From Friday, 2nd October
• Sunny Dancer - From Friday, 2nd October
• Wicker - From Wednesday, 30th September
• Just Play Dead - From Monday, 28th September
• Her Private Hell - From Wednesday, 30th September
• Variety - From Friday, 2nd October
• Coyote Vs. Acme - From Thursday, 1st October
• Charlie Harper - From Thursday, 1st October
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream - From Tuesday, 29th September
• Primetime - From Thursday, 1st October
• The Stranger - From Wednesday, 30th September
• Filipiñana - From Thursday, 1st October
• Pinocchio: Unstrung - From Thursday, 1st October
• Terrifier 4 - From Thursday, 1st October
• Fall 2: Deadpoint - From Thursday, 1st October
• Onslaught - From Thursday, 1st October
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 1st October
• Disclosure Day - From Thursday, 1st October

With Resident Evil currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

• Heart of the Beast
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
• Primetime
• The Stunt Driver
• The Incomer
• Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?
• Charlie Harper
• Forgotten Island
• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)
• The Vvaan

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Harsh Times in 2005 which grossed $3.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Lost City (2022).
• 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 Burn After Reading in 2008, The Mexican in 2001 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

• The movie is directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Josef Kubota Wladyka also directed Catch the Fair One in 2021.
• It stars Rinko Kikuchi who also starred in Endless Night (2015).
• The film also stars Alberto Guerra who's last movie was The Tenants (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Primetime

• The movie is from director Lance Oppenheim.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in Mickey 17 (2025).
• The film also stars Merritt Wever who's last movie was Christy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Stunt Driver

• The movie is directed by Michael Dowse, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Michael Dowse also directed Trap House in 2025.
• It stars Jay Baruchel who also starred in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
• The film also stars Ed Helms who's last movie was Family Switch (2023).
• They also appeared together in Night At the Museum 2 in 2009.
• Michael Dowse directed Jay Baruchel in and Goon
• Michael Dowse directed Ed Helms in and Coffee and Kareem
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Incomer

• The movie is from director Louis Paxton.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Domhnall Gleeson who also starred in Never Let Me Go (2010).
• The film also stars Gayle Rankin who's last movie was The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?

• The movie is directed by Garth Jennings, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Garth Jennings also directed Sing 2 in 2021 which grossed $162.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $406 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jarvis Cocker who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• They also appeared together in Pulp: A Film About Life Death and Supermarkets in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Charlie Harper

• The movie is from director Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Emilia Jones who also starred in What We Did On Our Holiday (2014).
• The film also stars Nick Robinson who's last movie was Snack Shack (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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 $186.1 Mil. in the US and 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)

• The movie is directed by Nick Davis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Davis also directed 1999 in 1998.
• It stars Martin Short who also starred in Captain Ron (1992).
• The film also stars Eugene Levy who's last movie was Finding Dory (2016).
• Martin Short and Eugene Levy have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood in 1989, Father of the Bride Part II in 1996, Father of the Bride in 1992 and The Canadian Conspiracy in 1986.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Vvaan

• The movie is from director Deepak Kumar Mishra and Arunabh Kumar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sidharth Malhotra who also starred in A Gentleman: Sundar Susheel Risky (2017).
• The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia who's last movie was Oosaravelli (2011).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Just Play Dead - Monday, 28th September - limited release
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream - Tuesday, 29th September - streaming
• Wicker - Wednesday, 30th September
• Terrifier 4 - Thursday, 1st October
• Digger - Friday, 2nd October
• Verity - Friday, 2nd October
• Variety - Friday, 2nd October