Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 34 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.

• Flight Risk
• The Brutalist
• Paddington In Peru
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown
• Presence
• Wolf Man
• Better Man
• Den of Thieves 2
• Flow

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Braveheart in 1995 which grossed $213.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Sense of An Ending (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Estonia / France / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The VIllage (2004).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Hungary / Ireland / New Zealand / Portugal / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / United Kingdom / Venezuela

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life As a Fairy Tale (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Finland / Hungary / Indonesia / Netherlands / Portugal / Taiwan

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Sweden

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed The Wolverine in 2013 which grossed $417 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Don't Look Up (2021).
• 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:
  Australia / Iceland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Taiwan / Ukraine

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Full Frontal in 2002 which grossed $3.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Tinker Bell (2008).
• 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:
  Ireland / Israel / Philippines / Russia / United Kingdom / United States

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in Not Fade Away (2012).
• The film also stars Leigh Whannell who's last movie was Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• Leigh Whannell directed Leigh Whannell in and Insidious Chapter 3
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Estonia / Mexico / Romania / Taiwan / Turkey

Better Man

• The movie is directed by Michael Gracey, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Gracey also directed The Greatest Showman in 2017 which grossed $435.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robbie Williams who also starred in De Lovely (2004).
• The film also stars Jonno Davies who's last movie was Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / France / Norway / Poland

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in The Cherry Orchard (1999).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Finland / Norway

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Poland / Turkey

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• Companion - From Thursday, 30th January
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 30th January
• Maria - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 30th January
• Babygirl - From Thursday, 30th January
• September 5 - From Thursday, 30th January
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 30th January
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 31st January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Wednesday, 29th January
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 31st January
• Flow - From Thursday, 30th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 30th January
• Saturday Night - From Friday, 31st January
• The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Panda Bear In Africa - From Tuesday, 28th January
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Colors Within - From Friday, 31st January
• The Quiet Son - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Operation Hadal - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Absolution - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 30th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 30th January
• Game of Power - From Sunday, 2nd February
• Sing Sing - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Dahomey - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 29th January
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 30th January
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 31st January
• White Bird - From Friday, 31st January
• Presence - From Thursday, 30th January
• Boonie Bears: Future Reborn - From Wednesday, 29th January
• The End - From Friday, 31st January
• Emilia Pérez - From Friday, 31st January
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Damned - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 31st January
• Inheritance - From Thursday, 30th January
• The Return - From Thursday, 30th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 31st January
• Operation Leviathan - From Wednesday, 29th January

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th January 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $31,830,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $588,028,338 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $1,334,603,826 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $23,800,000 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $419,997,862 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 65 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $323,525,510 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It grosses $15,382,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $15,382,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 54 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $13,968,000 over the weekend, a 21% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,009,898,932 over 8 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $458,429,572 at the box office after 8 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,952,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $155,635,560 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 66 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025

Disney's smash hit Mufasa: The Lion King goes back to the top of the North American box office on its 5th weekend of release.

The movie takes $12 Million over the weekend which takes its total North American gross to over $206 Million.

The highest new entry of the weekend is One of Them Days which only just misses on the top spot after taking $11.8 Million on its debut.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th January 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $12,055,589 over the weekend, a 15% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $206,353,927 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $496,540,672 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $11,807,731 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $10,897,495 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,604,887 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $216,502,749 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $169,721,214 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,596,485 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $26,171,513 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Den of Thieves which took $28,775,253 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

Superstar Timothée Chalamet takes his latest film to the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend as bio-pic A Complete Unknown is the new number 1 movie.

Directed by James Mangold the movie takes £2.6 Million on its debut at the top.

Last weeks top movie, the blockbuster Disney movie Mufasa: The Lion King drop down just one place to number 2 with a weekend gross of £1.6 Million.

The movie has now taken £26.2 Million in the UK over a 5 weekend release window.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th January 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,626,697 over the weekend, a 26% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £26,210,183 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took £65,977,991 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,080,662 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £22,287,279 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took £20,231,802 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £862,842 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,810,954 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King was at the top of the global box office, there are 32 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.

• Wolf Man
• Back In Action
• Paddington In Peru
• Unstoppable
• Babygirl
• Here
• The Prosecutor
• Den of Thieves 2
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed The Invisible Man in 2020 which grossed $144.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Royal Hotel (2023).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed Di Di Hollywood in 2010.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in White House Down (2013).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Love Again (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Iceland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Romania / Singapore / Sweden / Ukraine

Unstoppable

• The movie is from director William Goldenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jharrel Jerome who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Anthony Robles who's last movie was Liza, Liza Skies Are Grey (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Montenegro / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part III in 1990 which grossed $249.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in A Hologram For the King (2016).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Pinocchio, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Forrest Gump
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Prosecutor

• The movie is directed by Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen also directed Breakout Brother's in 2020 which grossed $85K globally.
• It stars Donnie Yen who also starred in Hero (2002).
• The film also stars Francis Ng who's last movie was Customs Frontline (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / New Zealand

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Germany / Mexico

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal / South Korea

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Logan in 2017 which grossed $616.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune: Messiah ().
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 32 new movies released gloabally

• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Brutalist - From Thursday, 23rd January
• A Real Pain - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 24th January
• Presence - From Friday, 24th January
• A Complete Unknown - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Better Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Wolf Man - From Friday, 24th January
• Den of Thieves 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Flow - From Friday, 24th January
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 24th January
• Piece By Piece - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Babygirl - From Friday, 24th January
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Anora - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd January
• September 5 - From Friday, 24th January
• Conclave - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Indian 3 - From Friday, 24th January
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The End - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Parthenope - From Friday, 24th January
• The Bagman - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Maria - From Friday, 24th January
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Late Night With the Devil - From Monday, 20th January
• Werewolves - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 23rd January
• Inheritance - From Friday, 24th January
• Queer - From Thursday, 23rd January
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 23rd January