Released globaly this week there are 16 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Devil Wears Prada 2 from the top of the global box office.

As well as movies released into 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.

• The Sheep Detectives
• Mortal Kombat II
• Hokum
• Deep Water
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea
• Fuze
• Couture
• Whistle
• Nuremberg
• Mother Mary

The Sheep Detectives

• The movie is directed by Kyle Balda, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Kyle Balda also directed Minions: The Rise of Gru in 2022 which grossed $940.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who's last movie was Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026).
• They also appeared together in Missing Link in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kuwait / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Mortal Kombat II

• The movie is directed by Simon McQuoid, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Simon McQuoid also directed Mortal Kombat in 2021 which grossed $96.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Karl Urban who also starred in Priest (2011).
• The film also stars Ludi Lin who's last movie was Mortal Kombat (2021).
• Simon McQuoid directed Ludi Lin in and Mortal Kombat
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Brazil / Cambodia / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine

Hokum

• The movie is directed by Damian McCarthy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Damian McCarthy also directed Caveat in 2020.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in Off the Lip (2004).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Chile / Czech Republic / Greece / Hungary / Kuwait / Lebanon / Oman / Qatar / Russia / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Die Hard 2: Die Harder in 1990 which grossed $240 Mil. globally.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in My All American (2015).
• The film also stars Molly Belle Wright who's last movie was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Croatia / Greece / Japan / Montenegro / Netherlands / Slovenia / South Korea

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

• The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond in 2022 which grossed $4.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Miho Okasaki who also starred in That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022).
• The film also stars Mao Ichimichi who's last movie was Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Pentagram (2024).
• They also appeared together in That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond in 2022.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Miho Okasaki in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Mao Ichimichi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Greece / Indonesia / Poland / Romania / Vietnam

Fuze

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Hallam Foe in 2007.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Tenet (2020).
• The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Colombia / France / Turkey / Venezuela

Couture

• The movie is directed by Alice Winocour, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Winocour also directed Proxima in 2020 which grossed $83.8 K globally.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Shark Tale (2004).
• The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Arco (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Spain / Taiwan

Whistle

• The movie is directed by Corin Hardy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Corin Hardy also directed The Hallow in 2015.
• It stars Dafne Keen who also starred in Logan (2017).
• The film also stars Sophie Nelisse who's last movie was The Kid Detective (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Switzerland

Nuremberg

• The movie is directed by James Vanderbilt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• James Vanderbilt also directed Truth in 2016 which grossed $5.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Heaven's Burning (1997).
• The film also stars Michael Shannon who's last movie was The End (2024).
• They also appeared together in Man of Steel in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed St Nick in 2009.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / Thailand

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Deep Water - From Monday, 11th May
• Mortal Kombat II - From Thursday, 14th May
• The Sheep Detectives - From Thursday, 14th May
• In the Grey - From Thursday, 14th May
• Hokum - From Thursday, 14th May
• Silent Friend - From Thursday, 14th May
• A Man and a Woman - From Saturday, 16th May
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Thursday, 14th May
• Mother Mary - From Thursday, 14th May
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 14th May
• Saipan - From Thursday, 14th May
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 14th May
• Diamanti - From Friday, 15th May
• The Stranger - From Thursday, 14th May
• The Smashing Machine - From Friday, 15th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - From Friday, 15th May
• Pillion - From Thursday, 14th May
• I Swear - From Thursday, 14th May
• Father Mother Sister Brother - From Friday, 15th May
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Friday, 15th May
• Deaf - From Thursday, 14th May
• The Christophers - From Friday, 15th May
• Couture - From Friday, 15th May
• Over Your Dead Body - From Thursday, 14th May
• How to Make a Killing - From Friday, 15th May
• You, Me & Tuscany - From Thursday, 14th May
• Poetic License - From Friday, 15th May
• Miroirs No 3 - From Friday, 15th May
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea - From Thursday, 14th May
• Normal - From Friday, 15th May
• Palestine 36 - From Thursday, 14th May
• Solo Mio - From Thursday, 14th May
• Kiss of the Spider Woman - From Friday, 15th May

Sam Raimi brings his unique blend of horror back to the big screen in Send Help which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore, threat, language.

The movie stars Rachel McAdams who has starred in many film of late and has also starred in About Time and The Notebook, the movie also stars Dylan O'Brien who has appeared in The Internship and High Road.

The movie is directed by Sam Raimi who has directed a whole host of horror movies including Body Bags and Drag Me to Hell.

Movie Synopsis

After a plane crash strands them on a desert island, a woman and her domineering boss are forced to work together against all odds to survive.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Send Help
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore, threat, language
• Release date: 5th February 2026
• Runtime: 113 minutes (1 hours 53 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Sam Raimi
• Starring:
  • Rachel McAdams
  • Dylan O'Brien
  • Edyll Ismail

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Chronology of Water which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

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Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Kristen Stewart
• It stars Imogen Poots (Green Room) and Thora Birch (Paradise) among others.
• The movie also stars Jim Belushi, Tom Sturridge and Charlie Carrick
• The release date in the UK is 6th February 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 1st January 1970

Synopsis for The Chronology of Water

A woman becomes a competitive swimmer after surviving an abusive childhood.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Another new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Pedro Pascal (Exposed) and Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman)
• It is directed by Matt Shakman (The Fantastic Four: First Steps)
• The movie also stars Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Ralph Ineson
• The UK release date is 25th July 2025
• And the release date in North America is 25th July 2025
• Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby appeared together in Avengers Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars

Synopsis for The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name. One of Marvel's most iconic families makes it back to the big screen, the Fantastic Four.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Last weekend Thunderbolts* was at the top of the global box office, there are 11 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.

• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• The Legend of Ochi
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• The Surfer
• Yadang: The Snitch
• Hallow Road
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
• Good One
• The Substance

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Leprechaun Origins in 2014.
• It stars Tony Todd who also starred in Final Destination 3 (2006).
• The film also stars Brec Bassinger who's last movie was 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Myanmar / Netherlands / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Hurry Up Tomorrow

• The movie is directed by Trey Edward Shults, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Trey Edward Shults also directed Krisha in 2015.
• It stars The Weeknd who also starred in Uncut Gems (2019).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Netherlands / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in The Legend of Ochi (2025).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Cambodia / Finland / Peru / Sweden / Uruguay

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023 which grossed $567.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vanessa Kirby who also starred in Pieces of a Woman (2020).
• The film also stars Tom Cruise who's last movie was Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• Vanessa Kirby and Tom Cruise have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Fallout in 2018 and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Vanessa Kirby in Mission:Impossible - Fallout, and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Fallout, and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / India / Singapore / South Korea / Taiwan

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Looking Glass (2018).
• The film also stars Finn Little who's last movie was Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Hungary

Yadang: The Snitch

• The movie is from director Hwang Byeng-Gug.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kang Ha-neul who also starred in The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022).
• The film also stars Yoo Hae-jin who's last movie was Exhuma (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mongolia / Vietnam

Hallow Road

• The movie is directed by Babak Anvari, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Babak Anvari also directed Wounds in 2019.
• It stars Rosamund Pike who also starred in Return to Sender (2015).
• The film also stars Matthew Rhys who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

• The movie is directed by Raoul Peck, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Raoul Peck also directed Sometimes In April in 2005.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Spain

Good One

• The movie is from director India Donaldson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily Collias who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Netherlands / United Kingdom

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017 which grossed $24.7 K globally.
• It stars Demi Moore who also starred in Parasite (1982).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan

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

Next week there are 11 new movies released gloabally

• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Wednesday, 21st May
• Lilo & Stitch - From Wednesday, 21st May
• Fountain of Youth - From Friday, 23rd May
• Fear Street Prom Queen - From Friday, 23rd May
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Thursday, 22nd May
• The Marching Band - From Thursday, 22nd May
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 22nd May
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 23rd May
• Stelios - From Friday, 23rd May
• Tornado - From Friday, 23rd May
• Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales - From Friday, 23rd May