A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Black Phone 2 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by
• It stars Ethan Hawke (Juliet, Naked) and Mason Thames (How to Train Your Dragon) among others.
• The movie also stars Madeleine McGraw, Jeremy Davies and Miguel Mora
• The release date in the UK is 17th October 2025
• While the North American release date is set for 17th October 2025
• Ethan Hawke and Mason Thames appeared together in The Black Phone

Synopsis for Black Phone 2

Finney, who now experiences a haunting presence from the afterlife, specifically The Grabber, who seeks vengeance on Finney and his sister Gwen.

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

Last weekend Final Destination: Bloodlines was at the top of the global box office, there are 6 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.

• Lilo and Stitch~2025
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo
• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Shrouds
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters

Lilo and Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023 which grossed $567.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Fallout, Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in Scoob Holiday Haunt (2024).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Wrath of Man in 2021 which grossed $104 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in The Holiday (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Padman (2018).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / United States

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed 88 Minutes in 2008.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in Buddy Games (2019).
• The film also stars Mykelti Williamson who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• Jon Avnet directed Mykelti Williamson in and Have a Little Faith
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Freaks in 2018.
• It stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana who also starred in Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
• The film also stars Teo Briones who's last movie was Agent Recon (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Laos / Thailand

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More in 2024.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Joyride (1997).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

The Shrouds

• The movie is directed by David Cronenberg, it is the directors 25th movie.
• David Cronenberg also directed They Came From Within in 1975.
• It stars Vincent Cassel who also starred in Its Only the End of the World (2017).
• The film also stars Diane Kruger who's last movie was Marlowe (2023).
• They also appeared together in Lascars in 2009.
• David Cronenberg directed Vincent Cassel in Eastern Promises, and A Dangerous Method
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Turkey

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Insadong Scandal (2009).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 28th May
• The Phoenician Scheme - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - From Saturday, 31st May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Thursday, 29th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Friday, 30th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Salt Path - From Friday, 30th May
• Marked Men - From Friday, 30th May
• Tornado - From Friday, 30th May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 14th March
• On Swift Horses - From Thursday, 29th May
• Hard Truths - From Thursday, 29th May
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 29th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 30th May
• Oh, Canada - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 30th May
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 29th May
• Kraken - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ritual - From Friday, 30th May
• School of Magical Animals 3 - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 29th May
• Riff Raff - From Friday, 30th May
• Peg O' My Heart - From Thursday, 29th May
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 30th May
• Shi Jian Zhi Zi - From Friday, 30th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 29th May

This weekend, Friday 23rd May 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, Final Destination: Bloodlines, 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.

• Lilo and Stitch~2025
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Friendship
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo

Lilo & Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in The One and Only Ivan (2020).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Sherlock Holmes in 2009 which grossed $209 Mil. in the US and grossed $518.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in Leatherheads (2008).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed The Way of the Gun in 2000.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in The Last Samurai (2004).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Fallout, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Jack Reacher
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Friendship

• The movie is from director Andrew DeYoung.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Robinson who also starred in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (2022).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• They also appeared together in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Kabali (2016).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed State of Mind in 2017.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in You're Killing Me (1999).
• The film also stars Mykelti Williamson who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• Jon Avnet directed Mykelti Williamson in and Have a Little Faith
• 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 6 new movies released

• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 14th March
• Tornado - Friday, 30th May - limited release
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - Friday, 30th May
• Bring Her Back - Friday, 30th May
• Karate Kid: Legends - Friday, 30th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - Saturday, 31st May - streaming

With A Minecraft Movie 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.

• Until Dawn
• The Accountant 2
• Havoc
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Julie Keeps Quiet
• Ne Zha 2
• Drop
• Neighborhood Watch
• Queer

Until Dawn

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours in 2020.
• It stars Ella Rubin who also starred in Anora (2024).
• The film also stars Odessa A’zion who's last movie was Fresh Kills (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Accountant 2

• The movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Gavin O'Connor also directed Warrior in 2011.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Phantoms (1998).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Accountant in 2016.
• Gavin O'Connor directed Ben Affleck in The Accountant, and The Way Back
• Gavin O'Connor directed Jon Bernthal in and The Accountant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom / United States

Havoc

• The movie is directed by Gareth Evans, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Gareth Evans also directed V/H/S/2 in 2013.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in LD 50: Lethal Dose (2003).
• The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who's last movie was Amsterdam (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / France / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom / 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 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
• 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 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Estonia / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Peru / Serbia / Vietnam

Julie Keeps Quiet

• The movie is from director Leonardo Van Dijl.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tessa Van den Broeck who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / United Kingdom

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yanting Lü who also starred in Ne Zha 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Yanting Lü in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / France / India / Sweden

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Burning Palms in 2010.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Your Monster (2024).
• The film also stars Brandon Sklenar who's last movie was It Ends With Us (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Indonesia / South Korea

Neighborhood Watch

• The movie is directed by Duncan Skiles, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Duncan Skiles also directed The Scariest Show On Television in 2008.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's last movie was Fall (2022).
• They also appeared together in Rampage in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / United States

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Layer Cake (2004).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Hungary

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Thunderbolts* - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Dumpling Queen - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Another Simple Favour - From Thursday, 1st May
• Black Bag - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 1st May
• Sneaks - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 1st May
• Parthenope - From Friday, 2nd May
• Kaiju No 8 Mission Recon - From Tuesday, 29th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 1st May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 1st May
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Friday, 21st February
• Black Dog - From Friday, 2nd May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 2nd May
• Small Things Like These - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Esaaf - From Thursday, 1st May
• Rust - From Friday, 2nd May
• September Says - From Wednesday, 30th April
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 1st May
• Queer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Salvable - From Friday, 2nd May
• Runt - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Sister Midnight - From Friday, 2nd May
• The Shrouds - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Words of War - From Friday, 2nd May
• On Swift Horses - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 1st May
• Last Breath - From Friday, 28th February

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th October 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $175,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 65 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $175,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage which took $103,900,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $24,054,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $232,326,270 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 80 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $22,000,000 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $83,714,005 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 68 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Smile which took $89,894,662 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $9,676,200 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $9,676,200 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $7,092,000 over the weekend, a 25% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $16,367,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend