This weeks North American new movie preview 2nd January 2026

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Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd January 2026, there are 1 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 North American box office.

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.

Here are this weeks new releases

We Bury the Dead

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 Only Yesterday (1991).
The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

Soulm8te - Friday, 9th January
The Chronology of Water - Friday, 9th January
Mutiny - Friday, 9th January
Primate - Friday, 9th January

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