With Hamnet currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK 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.

• Send Help
• We Bury the Dead
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Cold Storage
• The Chronology of Water
• 100 Nights of Hero

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed The Gift in 2000 which grossed £4.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $44.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Red Eye (2005).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 which grossed £822.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Hive (2014).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 and The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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 Mobile Homes (2017).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

100 Nights of Hero

• The movie is directed by Julia Jackman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Jackman also directed Bonus Track in 2023.
• It stars Emma Corrin who also starred in My Policeman (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine who's last movie was The Idea of You (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

• Crime 101 - Friday, 13th February
• Wuthering Heights - Friday, 13th February
• GOAT - Friday, 13th February
• Stitch Head - Friday, 13th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 13th February

The might of Avatar: Fire and Ash from director James Cameron is keeping all other movies at bay as it spends a third weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has takes another $40 Million over the weekend as its total gross now surpasses the $300 Million mark, the movie is still not doing as well as Avatar The Way of Water which was closing in on half a Billion at this point.

Highest new movie of the weekend is We Bury the Dead starring Daisy Risley from Star Wars fame which enters at number 11 this week.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,029,348 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $306,024,602 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $425,527,069 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,034,969 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $363,647,129 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $296,004,904 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,865,000 over the weekend, a 3% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,724,000 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,554,127 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $56,000,736 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,000,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $45,860,645 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Last weekend Zootopia 2 was at the top of the UK box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK 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.

• Silent Night, Deadly Night
• Ella Mccay
• Fackham Hall
• Goodbye June
• Eleanor the Great
• Scarlet
• Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Silent Night, Deadly Night

• The movie is directed by Mike P. Nelson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike P. Nelson also directed Wrong Turn in 2021 and grossed $4.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Tomlinson who also starred in Three Men In a Boat (1956).
• The film also stars Rohan Campbell who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ella Mccay

• The movie is directed by James L. Brooks, it is the directors 7th movie.
• James L. Brooks also directed How Do You Know in 2010 which grossed £734.8 K in the UK and grossed $48.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Emma Mackey who also starred in Emily (2022).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025).
• James L. Brooks directed Woody Harrelson in and I'll Do Anything
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Fackham Hall

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Damian Lewis who also starred in Confessions of a Diary Secretary (2007).
• The film also stars Tom Felton who's last movie was Altered (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Goodbye June

• The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
• The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
• They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Eleanor the Great

• The movie is from director Scarlett Johansson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars June Squibb who also starred in Welcome to Mooseport (2004).
• The film also stars Erin Kellyman who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Scarlet

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed Wolf Children in 2012 which grossed £35 K in the UK.
• It stars Mana Ashida who also starred in Eiga Entotsu Machi No Poupelle (2020).
• The film also stars Masaki Okada who's last movie was Last Mile (2024).
• They also appeared together in Confessions in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 2017 which grossed £82.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.3 Bil. globally.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Dream House (2011).
• The film also stars Josh O'Connor who's last movie was The Mastermind (2025).
• Rian Johnson directed Daniel Craig in Knives Out, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• Avatar: Fire and Ash - Friday, 19th December

With Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc 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.

• Predator: Badlands
• Grand Prix of Europe
• Frankenstein
• Bugonia
• Die My Love
• Train Dreams
• Anniversary
• Nuremberg
• Roofman
• Sarah's Oil

Predator: Badlands

• The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Trachtenberg also directed Predator: Killer of Killers in 2025.
• It stars Elle Fanning who also starred in I Am Sam (2001).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belarus / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / 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 / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mexico / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Grand Prix of Europe

• The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Clash of the Titans (2010).
• The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Greece / Mexico / Peru / Senegal / Tunisia / United States

Frankenstein

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Nightmare Alley in 2021 which grossed $39.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was On Swift Horses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hungary / India / Norway / Singapore / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Dogtooth in 2009 which grossed $494.8 K globally.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in The Help (2011).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, The Favourite, and Poor Things
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / France / Hungary / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed We Need to Talk About Kevin in 2011.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Burning Plain (2008).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / Indonesia / Mexico / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Train Dreams

• The movie is directed by Clint Bentley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Clint Bentley also directed Jockey in 2022.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Warrior (2011).
• The film also stars Clifton Collins Jr. who's last movie was Eddington (2025).
• Clint Bentley directed Clifton Collins Jr. in and Jockey
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / Germany / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Anniversary

• The movie is directed by Jan Komasa, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jan Komasa also directed Corpus Christi in 2019 which grossed $9.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Diane Lane who also starred in Must Love Dogs (2005).
• The film also stars Kyle Chandler who's last movie was Back In Action (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Estonia / Germany / Puerto Rico

Nuremberg

• The movie is directed by James Vanderbilt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• James Vanderbilt also directed Truth in 2016 which grossed $5.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Rami Malek who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Israel / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle (2025).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Colombia / Dominican Republic

Sarah's Oil

• The movie is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Cyrus Nowrasteh also directed The Stoning of Soraya M. in 2008 which grossed $1.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in Thor: The Dark World (2013).
• The film also stars Naya Desir-Johnson who's last movie was A Thousand and One (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

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

• The Running Man - From Thursday, 13th November
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't - From Tuesday, 11th November
• Keeper - From Thursday, 13th November
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 13th November
• Him - From Wednesday, 12th November
• Bugonia - From Thursday, 13th November
• Nuremberg - From Friday, 14th November
• Jay Kelly - From Thursday, 13th November
• The Carpenters Son - From Thursday, 13th November
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 13th November
• Sorry, Baby - From Thursday, 13th November
• Light of the World - From Friday, 14th November
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 14th November
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Wednesday, 12th November
• Kokuhô - From Thursday, 13th November
• Anemone - From Thursday, 13th November
• The Long Walk - From Friday, 14th November
• Heretic - From Saturday, 15th November
• Eddington - From Thursday, 13th November
• Diplodocus - From Friday, 14th November
• Trap House - From Friday, 14th November
• Roofman - From Thursday, 13th November
• Christmas Karma - From Friday, 14th November
• 200% Wolf - From Thursday, 13th November
• Good Boy! - From Wednesday, 12th November
• Grand Prix of Europe - From Friday, 14th November
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 13th November
• Late Shift - From Friday, 14th November
• Honey Don't! - From Wednesday, 12th November
• Sketch - From Thursday, 13th November
• Urchin - From Friday, 14th November
• Eleanor the Great - From Saturday, 15th November
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 13th November

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Jon Favreau
• It stars Pedro Pascal (The Sixth Gun) and Sigourney Weaver (The TV Set) among others.
• The movie also stars Jeremy Allen White, Jonny Coyne and
• The release date in the UK is 22nd May 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 22nd May 2026

Synopsis for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.

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