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Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 21 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

Mercy

The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
Timur Bekmambetov also directed Six Degrees of Celebration in 2010.
It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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Return to Silent Hill

The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
Christophe Gans also directed Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2001.
It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in A Night In Old Mexico (2013).
The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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Hamnet

The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
Chloé Zhao also directed Songs My Brother's Taught Me in 2015 which grossed $146.9 K globally.
It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2013).
The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
This movie is released in movie theatres On Limited Release.
Released this week in:

Primate

The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
Johannes Roberts also directed Alice in 2002.
It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in I Believe In Unicorns (2014).
The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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Marty Supreme

The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
Josh Safdie also directed Heaven Knows What in 2016.
It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
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.
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Rental Family

The movie is directed by Hikari, it is the directors 2nd movie.
Hikari also directed 37 Seconds in 2019.
It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Gimme Shelter (2013).
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.
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Sentimental Value

The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
Joachim Trier also directed Oslo, August 31st in 2011.
It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in The Worst Person In the World (2021).
The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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Die My Love

The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018.
It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
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:

No Other Choice

The movie is directed by Park Chan Wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
Park Chan Wook also directed Saminjo in 1997.
It stars Lee Byung Hun who also starred in Masquerade (2012).
The film also stars Yeom Hye Ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Wrath of the Titans (2012).
The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
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Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 39 new movies released gloabally

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Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 28th January
Primate - From Thursday, 29th January
Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 29th January
The Wrecking Crew - From Wednesday, 28th January
Mercy - From Monday, 26th January
Return to Silent Hill - From Monday, 26th January
Shelter - From Friday, 30th January
Busted Water Pipes - From Thursday, 29th January
The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Wednesday, 28th January
Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 29th January
Nuremberg - From Wednesday, 28th January
Hamnet - From Friday, 30th January
Is This Thing On - From Friday, 30th January
Ella McCay - From Wednesday, 28th January
Back to the Past - From Friday, 30th January
Nouvelle Vague - From Friday, 30th January
It Was Just An Accident - From Monday, 26th January
Dust Bunny - From Friday, 30th January
Die My Love - From Thursday, 29th January
Arco - From Friday, 30th January
The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 28th January
Tallaani - From Friday, 30th January
The Ice Tower - From Friday, 30th January
Christy - From Monday, 26th January
Scarlet - From Friday, 30th January
Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 29th January
The Chronology of Water - From Wednesday, 28th January
The Choral - From Thursday, 29th January
Send Help - From Friday, 30th January
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Friday, 30th January
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway the Sorcery of Nymph Circe - From Friday, 30th January
The Shadows Edge - From Thursday, 29th January
Christy - From Wednesday, 28th January
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 30th January
Rabbit Trap - From Friday, 30th January
Eleanor the Great - From Tuesday, 27th January
Fight Against Evil 3 - From Friday, 30th January
Miss Moxy - From Wednesday, 28th January
No Other Choice - From Thursday, 29th January

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