Weekly International Movie & TV Show News Roundup

Friday, 23 October 2026

Welcome to this week’s international movie and TV news roundup. Street Fighter led the box office last weekend, while Clayface and You Can See Everything are now going head to head for the top spot. There are also new cinema releases, fresh trailers, streaming premieres, casting updates and stories from India, South Korea and Japan.

Box office

Street Fighter won last weekend with a $31 million domestic debut and $51 million worldwide. You Can See Everything, A24’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, finished in second place. Its opening was the second-biggest ever for a documentary, behind Fahrenheit 9/11, released in 2004.

This weekend’s fight for number one is between Clayface and You Can See Everything. The R-rated DC body-horror film, directed by James Watkins, brought in more than $3.5 million in Thursday previews. It is projected to make $20–25 million, against a budget of around $40 million. Clayface is Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

The cast includes Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, alongside Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella and Eddie Marsan. You can read more about the weekend box-office contest in Deadline’s coverage of Clayface and You Can See Everything.

New in cinemas this weekend

Two very different films arrive in cinemas on 23 October.

Laika’s stop-motion fantasy Wildwood, directed by Travis Knight, has been widely acclaimed by critics. It’s a new cinema option for viewers looking for fantasy told through distinctive stop-motion animation. If you’re planning a cinema trip, you can browse screen-inspired designs in the Rock Universe Movies collection.

Also opening is Klara and the Sun, Taika Waititi’s adaptation starring Jenna Ortega. Reviews have been largely negative, with the film sitting at around 24% on Rotten Tomatoes. If you’re deciding what to see, these two releases are arriving with notably different critical responses.

Trailers

There’s a varied set of new previews this week, from major sci-fi to anime and horror.

• Dune: Part Three has a new teaser promoting ticket sales.
• Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has released its official trailer.
• The Blue Road has a teaser for the Netflix series. It follows two detectives tracking a serial killer across Korea and Japan, with Son Suk Ku and Nagayama Eita starring.
• Kalki 2898 AD 2 shared a first-look behind-the-scenes video featuring Prabhas as Bhairava. The video was released on Prabhas’s 47th birthday.
• Murciélago revealed its cast in a new anime teaser trailer.
• Buried Secrets, a horror title from Full Moon Features, has a teaser and a full trailer.
• Armored Trooper Votoms: Haiiro no Hexe revealed a new visual and teaser for its two-part anime film project.

From ticket-sale news to first looks at new anime projects, there’s something here for fans tracking a range of screen releases.

Streaming

Several new titles arrived on streaming this week. Nobody Wants This premiered its third season on Netflix on 22 October. The Invite, the A24 comedy-drama, started streaming on HBO Max on 23 October, while Where’s Wanda? returned for season two on Apple TV on 21 October. The live-action Moana is also new on streaming this week.

There are also renewal updates from several platforms. Carrie and Neagley have been renewed by Prime Video. FX renewed American Horror Story for season 14, while Apple TV renewed Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and Imperfect Women. Netflix renewed The Hunting Wives.

If you’re planning a watchlist for the days ahead, these premieres and renewals offer a mix of new seasons and returning series to keep an eye on. For series-inspired clothing, take a look through the Drama (TV) collection.

Casting

There are new names joining projects across streaming and film.

Tom Hollander, Aja Naomi King and Beau Young have joined Stillwater, a horror thriller series for Prime Video. Lucy Fry and Amanda Brugel have been cast as series regulars in MGM+ crime thriller Rules of Prey, joining Jensen Ackles.

Amanda Seyfried has joined the A24 comedy Martha & Muhammad, opposite Ramy Youssef and Sharon Stone. Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty are set to star in the Butcher & Blackbird film adaptation for Amazon MGM Studios.

Sam Heughan has joined Paramount+ thriller series Ascent, opposite Viola Davis. Sebastian Koch has joined Apple TV’s Disavowed as a series regular.

International

In India, Rajinikanth’s Jailer 2 broke the record for the biggest first week in Tamil cinema history. The film passed 500 crore rupees worldwide and beat overseas records set by several Vijay and Rajinikanth hits.

South Korea has two notable box-office stories. The anime Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island is nearing 2 million admissions, while local thriller The Assassin(s) has passed its break-even point.

In Japan, the anime Even If Mom Is No Longer in This World, My Life Diary returned to number one. Street Fighter opened at number eight.

That’s this week’s round-up from cinemas and streaming services around the world. For a look back at the previous edition, read last week’s movie and TV news roundup.

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