This week there are 17 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, for the number 1 spot?

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!

• The Naked Gun
• The Bad Guys 2
• Bring Her Back
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
• My Oxford Year
• Together
• Materialists
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• The Life of Chuck
• Eddington

The Naked Gun

• The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Akiva Schaffer also directed The Watch in 2012.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Husbands and Wives (1992).
• The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Cambodia / Canada / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Poland / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Bad Guys 2

• The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in 13 Moons (2002).
• The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
• Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
• Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United States

Bring Her Back

• The movie is directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou also directed Talk to Me in 2023 which grossed $88.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Billy Barratt who also starred in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Kensuke's Kingdom (2024).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Denmark / Estonia / France / Hungary / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Turkey

Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy

• The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Byung-woo Kim also directed Anamorphic in 2003.
• It stars Ahn Hyo Seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
• The film also stars Lee Min Ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brunei / Canada / Germany / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Macau / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United States / United States / Vietnam

My Oxford Year

• The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Iain Morris also directed The Festival in 2018.
• It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in Feel the Beat (2020).
• This movie is released on Streaming Platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Together

• The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dave Franco who also starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Little Hours in 2017 and The Disaster Artist in 2017.
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Greece / India / Mexico / Russia / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Materialists

• The movie is directed by Celine Song, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Celine Song also directed Past Lives in 2023 which grossed $7.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Date and Switch (2014).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Red One (2024).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Colombia / Finland / Mexico

I Know What You Did Last Summer

• The movie is directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jennifer Kaytin Robinson also directed Do Revenge in 2022.
• It stars Madelyn Cline who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
• The film also stars Chase Sui Wonders who's last movie was Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Philippines / Singapore / Thailand

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Geralds Game in 2017.
• It stars Tom Hiddleston who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Sovereign (2025).
• Mike Flanagan directed Jacob Tremblay in Doctor Sleep, and Before I Wake
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  New Zealand / Poland

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Beau Is Afraid in 2023.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Dark Blood (1993).
• The film also stars Deirdre Oconnell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland

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

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

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• Freakier Friday - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Weapons - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Vicious - From Wednesday, 6th August
• The Pickup - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Together - From Thursday, 7th August
• The Naked Gun - From Thursday, 7th August
• Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy - From Tuesday, 5th August
• Guns Up - From Thursday, 7th August
• Materialists - From Wednesday, 6th August
• Jurassic World: Rebirth - From Friday, 8th August
• North Star - From Friday, 8th August
• Better Man - From Friday, 8th August
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Thursday, 7th August
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Friday, 8th August
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Saturday, 9th August
• Noise - From Thursday, 7th August
• The Home - From Thursday, 7th August
• JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death: The Movie - From Saturday, 9th August
• Juliet and Romeo - From Thursday, 7th August
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle - From Friday, 8th August
• The Lychee Road - From Thursday, 7th August
• Eddington - From Friday, 8th August
• The Ritual - From Thursday, 7th August
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 8th August