This weekend, Friday 4th July 2025, there are 3 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, F1, 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.

• Jurassic World: Rebirth
• The Old Guard 2
• Heads of State

Jurassic World: Rebirth

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016 which grossed $533.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Scarlett Johansson who also starred in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008).
• The film also stars Rupert Friend who's last movie was The Phoenician Scheme (2025).
• Scarlett Johansson and Rupert Friend have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Phoenician Scheme in 2025 and Asteroid City in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Old Guard 2

• The movie is directed by Victoria Mahoney, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Victoria Mahoney also directed Yelling to the Sky in 2011.
• It stars Charlize Theron who also starred in The Cider House Rules (1999).
• The film also stars KiKi Layne who's last movie was Don't Worry Darling (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Old Guard in 2020.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Heads of State

• The movie is directed by Ilya Naishuller, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ilya Naishuller also directed Hardcore Henry in 2016.
• It stars Idris Elba who also starred in Obsessed (2009).
• The film also stars John Cena who's last movie was Ricky Stanicky (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Suicide Squad in 2021.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Madea's Destination Wedding - Friday, 11th July - streaming
• Superman - Friday, 11th July

The annual BAFTA awards for film took place in the Royal Opera House on Sunday night with many stars attending including Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Brad Pitt.

The ceremony is the UK's equivalent of the Oscars and has taken place 2 weeks before the American ceremony. Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were the two films expected to take the big awards before the ceremony began.

The winners were fairly predictable with Winslet winning for The Reader, Mickey Rouke winning for The Wrestler, Penelope Cruz winning supporting actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona and of course the late Heath Ledger winning for Supporting Actor.

As the evening unfolded is became clear, predictably, that Slumdog was going to be top dog for the evening, a British film in a British ceremony, what did you expect?

Benjamin Button got a couple of awards but it was Slumdogs evening wining best film and director for Danny Boyle.

The attention for those interested turns to the Oscars now where Slumdog won’t do so well but the money is on Slumdog to beat Benjamin Button for best film but not director.