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The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

This weeks Global new movie preview 26th December 2025 - The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants, Anaconda, The Housemaid, Goodbye June, Song Sung Blue, Sentimental Value, Marty Supreme, David, Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers, Dracula: A Love Tale

Released globaly this week there are 11 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 global box office.

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 SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants
  • Anaconda
  • The Housemaid
  • Goodbye June
  • Song Sung Blue
  • Sentimental Value
  • Marty Supreme
  • David
  • Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers
  • Dracula: A Love Tale
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants

  • The movie is directed by Derek Drymon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Derek Drymon also directed Hotel Transylvania: Transformania in 2021 which grossed $8.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008).
  • The film also stars Mr. Lawrence who's last movie was Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024).
  • Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence have starred in 4 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015, Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie in 2024, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Oman / Peru / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Anaconda

  • The movie is directed by Tom Gormican, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Tom Gormican also directed The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 which grossed $23.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023).
  • The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
  • Paul Rudd and Jack Black have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Walk Hard the Dewey Cox Story in 2008, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004 and Year One in 2009.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Egypt / Estonia / Georgia / Germany / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Oman / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Housemaid

  • The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
  • Paul Feig also directed I Am David in 2003 which grossed $329.6 K globally.
  • It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Anyone But You (2023).
  • The film also stars Amanda Seyfried who's last movie was I Don't Understand You (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Australia / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Canada / Croatia / Denmark / France / Iceland / Malaysia / Puerto Rico / Slovenia / Switzerland / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Goodbye June

  • The movie is from director Kate Winslet.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Sense and Sensibility (1996).
  • The film also stars Andrea Riseborough who's last movie was Dragonfly (2025).
  • They also appeared together in Lee in 2024.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Canada / Germany / India / Italy / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Song Sung Blue

  • The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Craig Brewer also directed Dolemite Is My Name in 2019.
  • It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015).
  • The film also stars Kate Hudson who's last movie was A Little White Lie (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Austria / Canada / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Netherlands / Poland / Sweden / Turkey / United States

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 A Different Man (2024).
  • 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.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Ireland / Mexico / Turkey / United Kingdom
Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme

  • The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Josh Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
  • It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Lady Bird (2017).
  • The film also stars Gwyneth Paltrow who's last movie was She Said (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / India / Israel / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

David

  • The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in David (2025).
  • The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Ghana / Nigeria / Singapore / Taiwan
Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers

Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers

Dracula: A Love Tale

  • The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 19th movie.
  • Luc Besson also directed The Big Blue in 1988.
  • It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in The Florida Project (2017).
  • The film also stars Christoph Waltz who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
  • Luc Besson directed Caleb Landry Jones in and DogMan
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Hungary

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

Next week there are 28 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Soulm8te - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Anaconda - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 1st January
  • It Was Just An Accident - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • The Carpenters Son - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Shelby Oaks - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Eternity - From Friday, 2nd January
  • Good Fortune - From Thursday, 1st January
  • The Choral - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Rental Family - From Friday, 2nd January
  • Sivka-burka - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Silent Night, Deadly Night - From Friday, 2nd January
  • Dracula: A Love Tale - From Monday, 29th December
  • Buratino - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Dog 51 - From Friday, 2nd January
  • Anniversary - From Monday, 29th December
  • Keeper - From Wednesday, 31st December
  • Nuremberg - From Thursday, 1st January
  • The Exit 8 - From Friday, 2nd January
  • If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Thursday, 1st January
  • We Bury the Dead - From Friday, 2nd January
  • Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Sentimental Value - From Thursday, 1st January
  • Scarlet - From Thursday, 1st January

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