After the success of the previous Mortal Kombat~2021 movies a sequel was going to follow, Mortal Kombat II has been given a 15 age rating for strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language.

The movie stars Karl Urban who has previously been in I Object and The Sea Beast, it also stars Ludi Lin who has been seen in Aquaman and Mortal Kombat~2021.

The movie is directed by Simon McQuoid who has previously directed the first Mortal Kombat~2021 movie in this series.

Movie Synopsis

Dejected movie star Johnny Cage is enlisted by a group of powerful heroes to fight for the Earthrealm in a series of battles.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mortal Kombat II
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language
• Release date: 8th May 2026
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hours 56 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Simon McQuoid
• Starring:
  • Karl Urban
  • Ludi Lin
  • Joe Taslim

BBFC movie page

With Wicked: For Good currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Zootopia 2
• Roofman
• Keeper
• Bugonia
• Eternity
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution
• Nuremberg
• Die My Love
• Now You See Me: Now You Don't
• The Fifth Step

Zootopia 2

• The movie is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jared Bush and Byron Howard also directed Encanto in 2021 which grossed $254.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Bateman who also starred in Smokin' Aces (2007).
• The film also stars Yvette Nicole Brown who's last movie was Inside Out 2 (2024).
• They also appeared together in Tropic Thunder in 2008.
• Jared Bush directed Jason Bateman in and Zootopia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed Cagefighter in 2011.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Finland / Germany / Peru / Switzerland

Keeper

• The movie is directed by Osgood Perkins, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Osgood Perkins also directed Longlegs in 2024 which grossed $98.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Blood Pressure (2012).
• The film also stars Rossif Sutherland who's last movie was The Middle Man (2021).
• Osgood Perkins directed Tatiana Maslany in and The Monkey
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / Thailand / United Arab Emirates

Bugonia

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Kinetta in 2005.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in The Croods (2013).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite, Kinds of Kindness, and Poor Things
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Guadeloupe / Montenegro / Paraguay / Serbia / Slovenia

Eternity

• The movie is directed by David Freyne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Freyne also directed Dating Amber in 2020.
• It stars Miles Teller who also starred in Only the Brave (2017).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Olsen who's last movie was The Assessment (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Poland / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United States

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution

• The movie is from director Shota Goshozono.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Junya Enoki who also starred in SSSS.Dynazenon (2023).
• The film also stars Subaru Kimura who's last movie was Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Hungary / Portugal / Romania / Sweden

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 True History of the Kelly Gang (2019).
• 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:
  Denmark / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed Ratcatcher in 1999.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in Batman Returns (1992).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Greece / Italy / Russia

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

• The movie is directed by Ruben Fleischer, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruben Fleischer also directed Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019 which grossed $122.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in To Rome With Love (2012).
• The film also stars Woody Harrelson who's last movie was Last Breath (2025).
• Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Now You See Me 2 in 2016, Zombieland: Double Tap in 2019, Now You See Me in 2013 and Zombieland in 2009.
• Ruben Fleischer directed Jesse Eisenberg in 30 Minutes Or Less, Zombieland: Double Tap, and Zombieland
• Ruben Fleischer directed Woody Harrelson in Zombieland, Venom, and Zombieland: Double Tap
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Romania / Sweden / Vietnam

The Fifth Step

• The movie is from director Finn Den Hertog.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Joseph Ayre who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Martin Freeman who's last movie was Standing On the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Shitrockers Story (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

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

• Five Nights At Freddy's 2 - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Jay Kelly - From Thursday, 20th November
• Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Eternity - From Thursday, 4th December
• André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas - From Saturday, 6th December
• Light of the World - From Thursday, 4th December
• Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair - From Friday, 5th December
• Fackham Hall - From Friday, 5th December
• The Running Man - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Magazine Dreams - From Friday, 5th December
• Tinsel Town - From Friday, 5th December
• Merrily We Roll Along - From Friday, 5th December
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 4th December
• Nuremberg - From Friday, 5th December
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Thursday, 4th December
• Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk - From Friday, 5th December
• Zootopia 2 - From Friday, 5th December
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 4th December
• Regretting You - From Friday, 5th December
• The Strangers: Chapter 2 - From Friday, 5th December
• The Partisan - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• The Magnificent Raiders of Dimension War One - From Saturday, 6th December
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Thursday, 4th December
• Wicked: For Good - From Thursday, 4th December
• Eleanor the Great - From Friday, 5th December
• The Shadows Edge - From Wednesday, 3rd December
• Dog 51 - From Friday, 5th December
• The Exit 8 - From Thursday, 4th December
• Dreams (Sex Love) - From Thursday, 4th December
• Shelby Oaks - From Monday, 1st December
• Keeper - From Thursday, 4th December
• 100 Nights of Hero - From Friday, 5th December
• Die My Love - From Friday, 5th December
• Love (Dreams Sex) - From Thursday, 4th December
• Bugonia - From Thursday, 4th December
• Roofman - From Friday, 5th December

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

Last weekend Thunderbolts* was at the top of the North American box office, there are 2 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.

• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• Hurry Up Tomorrow

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 Kim Possible in 2019.
• It stars Tony Todd who also starred in Excessive Force (1993).
• The film also stars Brec Bassinger who's last movie was 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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.

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Friday, 23rd May
• Lilo & Stitch - Friday, 23rd May
• Fountain of Youth - Friday, 23rd May - streaming
• Fear Street Prom Queen - Friday, 23rd May - streaming

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th May 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Thunderbolts* from the top of the UK 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.

• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• The Marching Band
• Hallow Road
• Good One

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 2 (2003).
• The film also stars Brec Bassinger who's last movie was 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hurry Up Tomorrow

• The movie is directed by Trey Edward Shults, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Trey Edward Shults also directed Waves in 2020 which grossed £62.9 K in the UK.
• 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.

The Marching Band

• The movie is directed by Emmanuel Courcol, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Emmanuel Courcol also directed Ceasefire in 2016.
• It stars Benjamin Lavernhe who also starred in SK1 (2014).
• The film also stars Pierre Lottin who's last movie was When Autumn Falls (2025).
• Emmanuel Courcol directed Pierre Lottin in and The Big Hit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hallow Road

• The movie is directed by Babak Anvari, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Babak Anvari also directed Under the Shadow in 2016 which grossed £74.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Rosamund Pike who also starred in What We Did On Our Holiday (2014).
• The film also stars Matthew Rhys who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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.

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

• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Friday, 23rd May
• Lilo & Stitch - Friday, 23rd May
• Tornado - Friday, 23rd May
• Fear Street Prom Queen - Friday, 23rd May
• Fountain of Youth - Saturday, 24th May