After the massive success of The Super Mario Bros Movie a sequel was always on the cards and on April 1st 2026 we get The Super Mario Galaxy Movie which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat. Chris Pratt returns to voice the title character Mario, Chris Pratt has also been seen in Passengers and Christopher Robin, it also start Jack Black who has been in Ice Age and last years Anaconda~2025.

The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic who both directed the first The Super Mario Bros Movie.

Movie Synopsis

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild violence, threat
• Release date: 1st April 2026
• Runtime: 98 minutes (1 hours 38 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Aaron Horvath
  • Michael Jelenic
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Jack Black
  • Anya Taylor-Joy

BBFC movie page

This week there are 23 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, , 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.

• Hoppers
• The Bride
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Pillion
• Kokuhô
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
• How to Make a Killing
• The Wizard of the Kremlin
• Couture
• The Chronology of Water

Hoppers

• The movie is directed by Daniel Chong, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Daniel Chong also directed We Bare Bears: The Movie in 2020 which grossed $387 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jon Hamm who also starred in Stolen (2010).
• The film also stars Meryl Streep who's last movie was Escape From Extinction: Rewilding (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

The Bride

• The movie is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Maggie Gyllenhaal also directed The Lost Daughter in 2021 which grossed $703.3 K globally.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Women Talking (2022).
• The film also stars Christian Bale who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• Maggie Gyllenhaal directed Jessie Buckley in and The Lost Daughter
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Vietnam

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• The movie is directed by Mary Bronstein, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mary Bronstein also directed Yeast in 2008.
• It stars Rose Byrne who also starred in Instant Family (2019).
• The film also stars Delaney Quinn who's last movie was The Roses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Thailand

Pillion

• The movie is from director Harry Lighton.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Beyond the Pole (2009).
• The film also stars Harry Melling who's last movie was Harvest (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Portugal / Spain

Kokuhô

• The movie is directed by Sang-il Lee, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sang-il Lee also directed Villain in 2010 which grossed $18.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Keitatsu Koshiyama who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Soya Kurokawa who's last movie was Monster (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / Norway

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

• The movie is directed by Gore Verbinski and Gore Verbinski, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Gore Verbinski and Gore Verbinski also directed Mousehunt in 1998.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in Choke (2008).
• The film also stars Juno Temple who's last movie was Roofman (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Indonesia / Slovakia

How to Make a Killing

• The movie is directed by John Patton Ford, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Patton Ford also directed Emily the Criminal in 2022.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Blue Moon (2025).
• They also appeared together in Huntington in .
• John Patton Ford directed Glen Powell in and Huntington
• John Patton Ford directed Margaret Qualley in and Huntington
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Netherlands / Russia

The Wizard of the Kremlin

• The movie is directed by Olivier Assayas, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Olivier Assayas also directed Clouds of Sils Maria in 2015.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Burnt (2015).
• The film also stars Jude Law who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Alicia Vikander and Jude Law have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Anna Karenina in 2012 and Firebrand in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom / United States

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 Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Dog 51 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ukraine

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Need For Speed (2014).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Norway

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Reminders of Him - From Wednesday, 11th March
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Shelter - From Thursday, 12th March
• How to Make a Killing - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Cold Storage - From Thursday, 12th March
• Arco - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - From Friday, 13th February
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Hoppers - From Thursday, 12th March
• No Other Choice - From Friday, 13th March
• Whistle - From Thursday, 12th March
• Resurrection - From Friday, 13th March
• Nouvelle Vague - From Thursday, 12th March
• Is This Thing On? - From Thursday, 12th March
• La Grazia - From Friday, 13th March
• Die My Love - From Friday, 13th March
• Return to Silent Hill - From Thursday, 12th March
• Marsupilami - From Thursday, 12th March
• Saipan - From Friday, 13th March
• Fukushima - From Friday, 20th February
• Slanted - From Friday, 13th March
• We Bury the Dead - From Thursday, 12th March
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Friday, 13th March
• Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain - From Friday, 13th March
• Giant - From Thursday, 12th March
• Dreams - From Thursday, 12th March
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 13th March
• The History of Sound - From Thursday, 12th March
• Pillion - From Thursday, 12th March
• Crime 101 - From Friday, 13th March
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 12th March
• The Moment - From Thursday, 12th March
• Night King - From Friday, 13th March
• Wuthering Heights - From Friday, 13th March
• GOAT - From Saturday, 14th March
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 12th March

With Hamnet currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

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.

• Send Help
• We Bury the Dead
• The Strangers: Chapter 3
• Cold Storage
• The Chronology of Water
• 100 Nights of Hero

Send Help

• The movie is directed by Sam Raimi, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Sam Raimi also directed The Gift in 2000 which grossed £4.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $44.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel McAdams who also starred in Red Eye (2005).
• The film also stars Dylan O'Brien who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• Sam Raimi directed Rachel McAdams in and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

We Bury the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zak Hilditch, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Zak Hilditch also directed These Final Hours in 2013.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Brenton Thwaites who's last movie was Ghosts of War (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Strangers: Chapter 3

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 which grossed £822.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Madelaine Petsch who also starred in The Hive (2014).
• The film also stars Richard Brake who's last movie was Sisu: Road to Revenge (2025).
• Madelaine Petsch and Richard Brake have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Strangers: Chapter 2 in 2025 and The Strangers: Chapter 1 in 2024.
• Renny Harlin directed Madelaine Petsch in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• Renny Harlin directed Richard Brake in The Strangers: Chapter 1, and The Strangers: Chapter 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joe Keery who also starred in Free Guy (2021).
• The film also stars Georgina Campbell who's last movie was The Watched (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Mobile Homes (2017).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

100 Nights of Hero

• The movie is directed by Julia Jackman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Julia Jackman also directed Bonus Track in 2023.
• It stars Emma Corrin who also starred in My Policeman (2022).
• The film also stars Nicholas Galitzine who's last movie was The Idea of You (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Crime 101 - Friday, 13th February
• Wuthering Heights - Friday, 13th February
• GOAT - Friday, 13th February
• Stitch Head - Friday, 13th February
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 13th February

Released globaly this week there are 25 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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• Rental Family
• No Other Choice
• Song Sung Blue
• The Housemaid
• The Chronology of Water
• Sentimental Value
• Giant
• It Was Just An Accident

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Felon in 2008.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in London Has Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Greenland, Angel Has Fallen, and Kandahar
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kosovo / Kuwait / Lithuania / Malaysia / Montenegro / Netherlands / Oman / Panama / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Montenegro / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Ukraine / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

Rental Family

• The movie is from director Hikari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Germany / Mexico / Netherlands / Paraguay / Peru / South Africa / Thailand / Uruguay

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Oldboy in 2003.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in KPop Demon Hunters (2025).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Denmark / Faroe Islands / Hungary / Kuwait / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates

Song Sung Blue

• The movie is directed by Craig Brewer, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Craig Brewer also directed Coming 2 America in 2021.
• It stars Hugh Jackman who also starred in X-Men: First Class (2011).
• 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:
  Argentina / Iceland / Israel / Italy / Malta / Portugal / Romania / Ukraine / Uruguay

The Housemaid

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Downfalls High (2021).
• 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:
  Belarus / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Philippines / Russia / Turkey

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in The San San Trilogy (2016).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Netherlands / Spain / United States

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Louder Than Bombs in 2016.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in Sentimental Value (2025).
• 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:
  Czech Republic / New Zealand / Slovakia / Slovenia

Giant

• The movie is directed by Rowan Athale, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rowan Athale also directed Strange But True in 2019.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in Cinderella (2021).
• The film also stars Amir El-Masry who's last movie was Club Zero (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Israel / Spain / United Kingdom

It Was Just An Accident

• The movie is directed by Jafar Panahi, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jafar Panahi also directed 3 Faces in 2019.
• It stars Vahid Mobasseri who also starred in It Was Just An Accident (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Germany

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Rental Family - From Thursday, 15th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 15th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 15th January
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 15th January
• The Housemaid - From Thursday, 15th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Fredonia: The Movie - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 15th January
• A Private Life - From Wednesday, 14th January
• The Rip - From Friday, 16th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 15th January
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 15th January
• Back to the Past - From Thursday, 15th January
• David - From Thursday, 15th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Thursday, 15th January
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 16th January
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 15th January
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - From Friday, 16th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 15th January
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You - From Friday, 16th January
• The Courageous - From Wednesday, 14th January
• Weapons - From Friday, 16th January
• Not Without Hope - From Monday, 12th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Thursday, 15th January
• Kontinental 25 - From Saturday, 17th January

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• Greenland 2: Migration
• Primate
• The Chronology of Water
• Soulm8te

Greenland 2: Migration

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Shot Caller in 2017.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in One More Kiss (1999).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Greenland in 2020.
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Gerard Butler in Kandahar, Greenland, and Angel Has Fallen
• Ric Roman Waugh directed Morena Baccarin in and Greenland
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed The Other Side of the Door in 2016 which grossed $3 Mil. in the US and grossed $14.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in Believe (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Christopher and His Kind (2011).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Soulm8te

• The movie is directed by Kate Dolan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kate Dolan also directed You Are Not My Mother in 2022.
• It stars Valerie Hanna who also starred in A Grim Becoming (2014).
• The film also stars Claudia Doumit who's last movie was Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Rip - Friday, 16th January
• A Private Life - Friday, 16th January
• Dead Man's Wire - Friday, 16th January
• Night Patrol - Friday, 16th January
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Friday, 16th January
• Weapons - Friday, 16th January