With Ne Zha 2 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.

• Kinda Pregnant
• Love Hurts
• The Brutalist
• Dark Nuns
• Presence
• A Complete Unknown
• Bring Them Down
• Into the Deep
• Maria
• September 5

Kinda Pregnant

• The movie is from director Tyler Spindel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amy Schumer who also starred in Misery Loves Comedy (2015).
• The film also stars Will Forte who's last movie was Thelma the Unicorn (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Love Hurts

• The movie is from director Jonathan Eusebio.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ke Huy Quan who also starred in Music By John Williams (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana DeBose who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The Pianist (2003).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Czech Republic / Greece / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Romania / Sweden

Dark Nuns

• The movie is directed by Hyeok-jae Kwon, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hyeok-jae Kwon also directed Count in 2023.
• It stars Song Hye-kyo who also starred in The Crossing 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Jeon Yeo-been who's last movie was Harbin (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Laos / Myanmar / New Zealand / Thailand / United States

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Erin Brockovich in 2000 which grossed $256.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Hungary / Italy / Portugal / Romania

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Le Mans '66 in 2019 which grossed $225.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Trooper (2013).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Finland / Hungary / Israel / Romania / Turkey

Bring Them Down

• The movie is from director Chris Andrews.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Christopher Abbott who also starred in Sanctuary (2022).
• The film also stars Barry Keoghan who's last movie was Bird (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom / United States

Into the Deep

• The movie is directed by Christian Sesma, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Christian Sesma also directed Section Eight in 2022.
• It stars Callum McGowan who also starred in Kat and the Band (2019).
• The film also stars Scout Taylor-Compton who's last movie was They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Egypt / France / Japan / South Korea / United Kingdom

Maria

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Pablo Larraín also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Life Or Something Like It (2002).
• The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / Poland / Spain

September 5

• The movie is from director Tim Fehlbaum.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Pet Shop Days (2023).
• The film also stars John Magaro who's last movie was Showing Up (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / South Korea / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 42 new movies released gloabally

• Captain America: Brave New World - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Monday, 10th February
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 13th February
• Emmanuelle - From Friday, 14th February
• September 5 - From Thursday, 13th February
• Presence - From Friday, 14th February
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 13th February
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Brutalist - From Wednesday, 12th February
• La Cocina - From Friday, 14th February
• Conclave - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Friday, 14th February
• The Well - From Thursday, 13th February
• Emilia Pérez - From Monday, 10th February
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Thursday, 13th February
• Deva - From Friday, 14th February
• Maria - From Thursday, 13th February
• Verona's Romeo & Juliet - From Friday, 14th February
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 13th February
• Feng Shen 2 - From Friday, 14th February
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 13th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 13th February
• Companion - From Friday, 14th February
• Trillion Game - From Friday, 14th February
• Flow - From Saturday, 15th February
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 14th February
• Marked Men - From Friday, 14th February
• Troll Factory - From Friday, 14th February
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 14th February
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 14th February
• Holy Cow - From Thursday, 13th February
• Daddio - From Friday, 14th February
• Dog Man - From Friday, 14th February
• I Dannati - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Firebrand - From Friday, 14th February
• Queer - From Thursday, 13th February
• Lee - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Ruzgara Birak - From Friday, 14th February
• The Promised Land - From Friday, 14th February
• Parthenope - From Friday, 14th February

This weekend, Friday 24th January 2025, there are 7 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mufasa: The Lion King, 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.

• Flight Risk
• Presence
• Brave the Dark
• The Colors Within
• Inheritance
• The Girl With the Needle
• Bau: Artist At War

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $180.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Self/Less (2015).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Solaris in 2003.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Brave the Dark

• The movie is directed by Damian Harris, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Damian Harris also directed Mercy in 2000.
• It stars Jared Harris who also starred in White Lies (1997).
• Damian Harris directed Jared Harris in and The Rachel Papers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Colors Within

• The movie is directed by Naoko Yamada, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Naoko Yamada also directed K-On!: The Movie in 2011.
• It stars Sayu Suzukawa who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Akari Takaishi who's last movie was My Happy Marriage (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inheritance

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Voyagers in 2021.
• It stars Phoebe Dynevor who also starred in Fair Play (2023).
• The film also stars Rhys Ifans who's last movie was Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed The Here After in 2016.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Bau: Artist At War

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 44th movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Treehouse Hostage in 1999.
• It stars Emile Hirsch who also starred in Just Jim (2015).
• The film also stars Inbar Lavi who's last movie was For the Love of Money (2012).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Panda Bear In Africa - Monday, 14th October - streaming
• Feng Shen 2 - Wednesday, 29th January - limited release
• Dog Man - Friday, 31st January
• Companion - Friday, 31st January
• Game of Power - Sunday, 2nd February

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £45.2 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.