Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 1st May 2026, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace from the top of the North American box office.

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend 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 this weeks new releases

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• No Ordinary Heist
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea
• Animal Farm
• Hokum
• Departures
• One Spoon of Chocolate
• Deep Water

The Devil Wears Prada 2

• The movie is directed by David Frankel, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Frankel also directed Collateral Beauty in 2016.
• It stars Meryl Streep who also starred in The Prom (2020).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was Mother Mary (2026).
• They also appeared together in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.
• David Frankel directed Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and Hope Springs
• David Frankel directed Anne Hathaway in and The Devil Wears Prada
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

No Ordinary Heist

• The movie is directed by Colin McIvor, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Colin McIvor also directed Zoo in 2018.
• It stars Eddie Marsan who also starred in Wrath of Man (2021).
• The film also stars Éanna Hardwicke who's last movie was Saipan (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 Macross Frontier: The False Songstress in 2009.
• It stars Koichi Domoto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Takuya Eguchi who's last movie was Spy X Family Code: White (2023).
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Takuya Eguchi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Animal Farm

• The movie is directed by Andy Serkis, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Andy Serkis also directed The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum in 2027.
• It stars Seth Rogen who also starred in Animal Farm (2025).
• The film also stars Gaten Matarazzo who's last movie was Stranger Things 5: The Finale (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hokum

• The movie is from director Damian McCarthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in Little Evil (2017).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Departures

• The movie is from director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lloyd Eyre-Morgan who also starred in Departures (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

One Spoon of Chocolate

• The movie is directed by RZA, it is the directors 4th movie.
• RZA also directed Love Beats Rhymes in 2017.
• It stars Shameik Moore who also starred in The Gutter (2024).
• The film also stars Blair Underwood who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• RZA directed Shameik Moore in and Cut Throat City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 3 in 2026.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in Suspect Zero (2004).
• The film also stars Ben Kingsley who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• They also appeared together in Suspect Zero in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Silent Friend - Friday, 8th May - limited release

Sequel movie Black Phone 2 hits top of the global box office on its debut weekend making it the most popular film from 72 countries.

The follow up to The Black Phone from 2022 beats the debut of that movie by nearly $10 Million with that movie starting to gain a cult following.

Last weeks top movie, TRON: Ares, falls to number 2 this weekend after a single week at the top and has taken just ove $100 Million globally.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th October 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 72 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $42,010,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $35,844,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $25,240,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $102,978,812 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to TRON Legacy which took $130,912,726 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $15,800,000 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $162,509,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 79 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $8,420,000 over the weekend, a 20% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $58,170,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 61 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $7,685,300 over the weekend, a 15% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $68,300,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 14 countries globally this weekend

The US box office number 1 remains the same this weekend as The Fantastic Four: First Steps spends a second weekend at the top with a gross of $28.6 Million.

The movie is now approaching the $200 Million mark as it tries to path the way for the next series of Marvel movies.

Top new movie of the weekend is The Bad Guys 2 which takes nearly $22 Million and beats The Naked Gun~2025 which lands at 3 with just over $16 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd August 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $38,695,752 over the weekend, a 67% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $197,123,387 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $21,995,715 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $21,995,715 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $16,805,560 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $16,805,560 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,706,062 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $316,062,454 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,819,859 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $10,819,859 after 1 weekends of release

The new movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts*, tops the UK box office on its debut weekend with a debut gross just shy of £6 Million.

This debut gross is not a bad opening for an MCU movie in the UK and it beats Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and gets close to Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

LAst weeks top movie A Minecraft Movie falls to number 3 this weekend after a solid 4 weeks at the top having taken over £53 Million at the UK box office.

Sinners spends a third weekend at number 3 this weekend and has taken over £10 Million so far on its UK box office run.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,870,959 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,618,274 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,267,360 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £53,303,536 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £331,788 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 2 weeks of release

After a string of direct to Disney+ movie Pixar come firing back with the top movie of the summer so far as Inside Out 2 makes its debut with £11 Million.

The movie is the 8th top debut ever in the month of June in the UK and is also already the 12th top movie of 2024.

It also beats the debut of the first movie Inside Out~2015 which took £7 Million in 2015

Last weeks top movie Bad Boys: Ride Or Die falls to 2 this weekend with a total gross of £7.1 Million after 2 weeks of release.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th June 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,857,673 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,139,324 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Bad Boys For Life which took £8,276,495 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £414,672 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £11,456,782 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £355,207 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,881,406 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024