Released globaly this week there are 17 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: Fire and Ash from the top of the global box office.

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.

• The Housemaid
• Song Sung Blue
• Marty Supreme
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
• Anaconda
• We Bury the Dead
• Dust Bunny
• Buratino
• The Choral
• Rental Family

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed The Heat in 2013 which grossed $229.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Eden (2024).
• The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Brazil / Cambodia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Finland / Guatemala / Honduras / India / Indonesia / Israel / Latvia / Mexico / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Reminiscence (2021).
• The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bolivia / Chile / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Morocco / New Zealand / Paraguay / Senegal / Singapore / Slovakia / Tunisia / United Kingdom

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Good Time in 2017.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Hostiles (2018).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Ireland / Mexico / Montenegro / Slovenia / South Africa / Turkey

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

• The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Kenny who also starred in Battle of the Sexes (2017).
• The film also stars Clancy Brown who's last movie was Regretting You (2025).
• Tom Kenny and Clancy Brown have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015, Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade in 2003 and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Chile / China / Paraguay / Poland / Serbia / South Korea

Anaconda

• The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom Gormican also directed That Awkward Moment in 2014 which grossed $45.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in Enemy of the State (1998).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Friendship (2025).
• Jack Black and Paul Rudd have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008, Year One in 2009 and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / France / Greece / Guadeloupe / Morocco / Senegal / Tunisia

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 The Marsh King's Daughter (2023).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Greece / Israel / United States

Dust Bunny

• The movie is from director Bryan Fuller.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who also starred in Torremolinos 73 (2003).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who's last movie was Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Hungary

Buratino

• The movie is directed by Igor Voloshin, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Igor Voloshin also directed The Cellar in 2018.
• It stars Mark Eydelshteyn who also starred in Guest From the Future (2024).
• The film also stars Alexander Petrov who's last movie was The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024).
• They also appeared together in Guest From the Future in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia

The Choral

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Hytner, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Nicholas Hytner also directed The Habit of Art: NT Live in 2010.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Duchess (2008).
• The film also stars Roger Allam who's last movie was Tetris (2023).
• They also appeared together in National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage in 2013.
• Nicholas Hytner directed Ralph Fiennes in Straight Line Crazy: NT Live 2022, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
• Nicholas Hytner directed Roger Allam in The Lady In the Van, and National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Dickie Roberts Former Child Star (2003).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Turkey

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• Rental Family - From Thursday, 8th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 8th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 8th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 8th January
• Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 8th January
• Soulm8te - From Friday, 9th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 8th January
• Marty Supreme - From Wednesday, 7th January
• Anaconda - From Thursday, 8th January
• Mutiny - From Friday, 9th January
• Christy - From Thursday, 8th January
• Hamnet - From Friday, 9th January
• Good Fortune - From Wednesday, 7th January
• The Tale of Silyan - From Friday, 9th January
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Tuesday, 6th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 8th January
• Sorry, Baby - From Friday, 9th January
• Pets On a Train - From Thursday, 8th January
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Thursday, 8th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Friday, 9th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 8th January
• Dog 51 - From Thursday, 8th January
• The Thing With Feathers - From Friday, 9th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Thursday, 8th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 8th January
• Deaf - From Friday, 9th January

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 26th December 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 19th December 2025
• It stars among others Clancy Brown (At Any Price) and Tom Kenny (War of the Worlds)
• It is directed by Derek Drymon (The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants)
• The movie also stars Bill Fagerbakke, Brian Doyle-Murray and Rodger Bumpass
• Clancy Brown and Tom Kenny appeared together in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run

Synopsis for The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

Follow SpongeBob, as he travels to the deepest depths of the ocean to face off against the Flying Dutchman.

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd August 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Deadpool & Wolverine from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Sing Sing
• Coup!
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• Trap

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ferdinand in 2017 which grossed $84.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $296.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in The Mauritanian (2021).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Lincoln (2012).
• The film also stars Clarence Maclin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup!

• The movie is from director Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Garden State (2004).
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Road House (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Survivor in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Return in 2012.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Trap

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 16th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Knock At the Cabin in 2023 which grossed $35.4 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Here On Earth (2000).
• The film also stars Hayley Mills who's last movie was Last Train to Christmas (2021).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - Friday, 9th August
• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• Cuckoo - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Girl You Know Its True - Friday, 9th August

Last weekend Deadpool & Wolverine was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Didi
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ice Age in 2002 which grossed £14.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $383.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in An American Carol (2008).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kensuke's Kingdom

• The movie is from director Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in Hippie Hippie Shake (2010).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Wonka (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Hateship Loveship in 2013 and grossed $83K globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• 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 are 3 new movies released

• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Trap - Friday, 9th August

As cinemas in the UK close their doors for a second time in 2020 due to a government enforced lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic this weeks new releases are slim and share a same date release with a home digital release. There are 3 new releases looking to take your, last week saw Two By Two: Overboard! spend a second week at the top of the UK box office.

Words On Bathroom Walls

• The movie is directed by Thor Freudenthal
• Thor Freudenthal also directed The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez in 2016.
• It stars AnnaSophia Robb who last starred in Freak Show (2018).
• The film also stars Walton Goggins who last appeared in Them That Follow (2019).

Luxor

• This new release stars Andrea Riseborough who's last film was The Grudge (2020)
• It also stars Michael Landes who appeared in Angel Has Fallen (2019).
• The film is brought to us by 2 time director Zeina Durra.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run

• The movie is directed by Tim Hill who directed Garfield 2 in 2006.
• It stars Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke who were last seen together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water which grossed £7,989,048.

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• A Place Among The Dead, Monday, 9th November
• Love Spreads, Friday, 13th November
• The Last Shift, Friday, 13th November
• Hillbilly Elegy, Friday, 13th November