Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd May 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Minecraft Movie 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.

• Thunderbolts*
• An Unfinished Film
• Another Simple Favour
• Mother's Pride
• Parthenope
• Shadow Force
• The Dumpling Queen

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Paper Towns in 2015 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in A Different Man (2024).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

An Unfinished Film

• The movie is directed by Ye Lou, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ye Lou also directed Saturday Fiction in 2019.
• It stars Hao Qin who also starred in Namiya (2017).
• Ye Lou directed Hao Qin in Spring Fever, Blind Massage, and Mystery
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Ghostbusters in 2016 which grossed £10.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $229.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
• Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
• Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Mother's Pride

• The movie is directed by Nick Moorcroft, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Moorcroft also directed Fisherman's Friends: One and All in 2022 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Mark Addy who also starred in National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010).
• The film also stars Martin Clunes who's last movie was Nativity 3: Dude Where's My Donkey?! (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed Sabato, domenica e lunedì in 2004.
• It stars Dario Aita who also starred in Before the Night (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed Stretch in 2014 and grossed $4.8 K globally.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in The Details (2011).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Dumpling Queen

• The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Ma who also starred in Warm Hug (2020).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• 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

• The Surfer - Friday, 9th May
• Nonnas - Friday, 9th May - streaming
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Friday, 9th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 9th May

Last weekend Snow White was at the top of the global box office, there are 54 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.

• My Love Will Make You Disappear
• A Working Man
• Holland
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• The Woman In the Yard
• Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
• Novocaine
• Black Bag
• Parthenope
• Marked Men

My Love Will Make You Disappear

• The movie is directed by Chad Vidanes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chad Vidanes also directed He's Into Her: The Movie Cut in 2021.
• It stars Kim Chiu who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brunei / Canada / Finland / France / Guam / Hong Kong / Ireland / Italy / Kuwait / Macau / Malaysia / Malta / New Zealand / Oman / Philippines / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Singapore / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

A Working Man

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Ayer also directed The Tax Collector in 2020 which grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in London (2005).
• The film also stars Michael Peña who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• David Ayer directed Jason Statham in and The Beekeeper
• David Ayer directed Michael Peña in and Fury
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Portugal / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom / United States

Holland

• The movie is directed by Mimi Cave, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mimi Cave also directed Fresh in 2022.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Happy Feet (2006).
• The film also stars Gael Garcia Bernal who's last movie was Old (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bahrain / Iraq / Kuwait / Lebanon / New Zealand / Oman / Puerto Rico / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

The Woman In the Yard

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed Run All Night in 2015.
• It stars Danielle Deadwyler who also starred in Carry-On (2024).
• The film also stars Okwui Okpokwasili who's last movie was The Exorcist: Believer (2023).
• Jaume Collet-Serra directed Danielle Deadwyler in and Carry-On
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Ireland / Italy / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

• The movie is from director Marvin Lemus.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Harvey Guillén who also starred in Don't Look Deeper (2020).
• The film also stars Paulina Chavez who's last movie was The Casagrandes Movie (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Novocaine

• The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Significant Other in 2022.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Logan Lucky (2017).
• The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Opus (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / France / Romania / Turkey / United Kingdom

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Logan Lucky in 2017 which grossed $48.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / India / Mexico / Singapore

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed Loro 2 in 2018.
• It stars Dario Aita who also starred in La Cena Di Natale (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Mexico

Marked Men

• The movie is directed by Nick Cassavetes, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Nick Cassavetes also directed She's So Lovely in 1997.
• It stars Chase Stokes who also starred in Marked Men (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Mexico / Peru

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

Next week there are 47 new movies released gloabally

• A Minecraft Movie - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Screamboat - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Locked - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Queer - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Here - From Thursday, 3rd April
• The Rule of Jenny Pen - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Holy Cow - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Feng Shen 2 - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 3rd April
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 3rd April
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Monday, 31st March
• The Girl With the Needle - From Friday, 4th April
• I'm Still Here - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• The Luckiest Man In America - From Friday, 4th April
• One of Them Days - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Kataomoi Sekai - From Friday, 4th April
• We Girls - From Friday, 4th April
• I Dannati - From Thursday, 3rd April
• My Love Will Make You Disappear - From Saturday, 5th April
• Black Bag - From Thursday, 3rd April
• William Tell - From Friday, 4th April
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Friday, 4th April
• The Assessment - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Bu Shuo Hua De Ai - From Thursday, 3rd April
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Friday, 4th April
• Kneecap - From Thursday, 3rd April
• When Autumn Falls - From Friday, 4th April
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 3rd April
• The Shrouds - From Thursday, 3rd April
• 366 Nichi - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Freaky Tales - From Friday, 4th April
• Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Ne Zha 2 - From Friday, 14th March
• Hard Truths - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Eric Larue - From Friday, 4th April
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Woman Of... - From Thursday, 3rd April
• A Nice Indian Boy - From Friday, 4th April
• Sicilian Letters - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor - From Friday, 4th April
• Seven Veils - From Thursday, 3rd April
• Heaven and Hell - From Tuesday, 1st April
• Xia Yi Ge Tai Feng - From Friday, 4th April
• La Cocina - From Wednesday, 2nd April
• September 5 - From Friday, 4th April

Released globaly this week there are 34 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mickey 17 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.

• The Electric State
• Novocaine~2025
• Black Bag
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
• In the Lost Lands
• Ne Zha 2
• Opus
• Parthenope
• William Tell

The Electric State

• The movie is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Anthony Russo and Joe Russo also directed Pieces in 1997.
• It stars Woody Norman who also starred in Cobweb (2023).
• The film also stars Millie Bobby Brown who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Novocaine

• The movie is directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dan Berk and Robert Olsen also directed Significan't Other in 2022.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Running Wild (2015).
• The film also stars Amber Midthunder who's last movie was Dream Scenario (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Cambodia / Canada / Finland / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / United States

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Logan Lucky in 2017 which grossed $48.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Macbeth (2015).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Iceland / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Portugal / Romania / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Thelma the Unicorn (2024).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Guam / India / Northern Mariana Islands / Philippines / Puerto Rico / Singapore / United States

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

• The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime in 2005.
• It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (2020).
• The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Netherlands

In the Lost Lands

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed Resident Evil in 2002 which grossed $103 Mil. globally.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in Chaplin (1992).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• Paul W.S. Anderson directed Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Retribution, Monster Hunter, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Ireland / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph who also starred in Ne Zha (2019).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Joseph in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malaysia / Philippines / Thailand / Vietnam

Opus

• The movie is from director Mark Anthony Green.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ayo Edebiri who also starred in Theater Camp (2023).
• The film also stars John Malkovich who's last movie was Fool's Paradise (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Russia / United States

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed Youth in 2015.
• It stars Dario Aita who also starred in Caffe (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Poland

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Driven in 2018 which grossed $147.2K globally.
• It stars Connor Swindells who also starred in Vs (2018).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Norway / Sweden

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

• Snow White - From Wednesday, 19th March
• The Alto Knights - From Wednesday, 19th March
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 20th March
• Novocaine~2025 - From Thursday, 20th March
• Ne Zha 2 - From Wednesday, 19th March
• Locked - From Friday, 21st March
• Popeyes Revenge - From Friday, 21st March
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 20th March
• Flow - From Wednesday, 19th March
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 20th March
• September 5 - From Friday, 21st March
• Black Bag - From Wednesday, 19th March
• 200% Wolf - From Thursday, 20th March
• The Surfer - From Friday, 21st March
• Frewaka - From Friday, 21st March
• September Says - From Thursday, 20th March
• Conclave - From Thursday, 20th March
• Lee - From Friday, 21st March
• Vermiglio - From Wednesday, 19th March
• Presence - From Thursday, 20th March
• Queer - From Friday, 21st March
• Becoming Led Zeppelin - From Tuesday, 18th March
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Thursday, 20th March
• I'm Still Here - From Friday, 21st March
• Dark Nuns - From Monday, 17th March
• The Return - From Thursday, 20th March
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 20th March
• The Assessment - From Friday, 21st March
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 21st March
• Ash - From Friday, 21st March
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 21st March

With Dog Man currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US 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.

• Love Hurts
• Bring Them Down
• Dark Nuns
• Kinda Pregnant
• Parthenope
• I'm Still Here

Love Hurts

• The movie is from director Jonathan Eusebio.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ke Huy Quan who also starred in Second Time Around (2002).
• The film also stars Ariana DeBose who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bring Them Down

• The movie is from director Chris Andrews.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Christopher Abbott who also starred in All That I Am (2013).
• The film also stars Barry Keoghan who's last movie was Bird (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dark Nuns

• The movie is directed by Hyeok-jae Kwon, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hyeok-jae Kwon also directed Count in 2023.
• It stars Song Hye-kyo who also starred in The Crossing 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Jeon Yeo-been who's last movie was Harbin (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Kinda Pregnant

• The movie is from director Tyler Spindel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amy Schumer who also starred in Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (2024).
• The film also stars Will Forte who's last movie was Thelma the Unicorn (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Parthenope

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed The Consequences of Love in 2005.
• It stars Dario Aita who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

I'm Still Here

• The movie is directed by Walter Salles, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Walter Salles also directed To Each His Own Cinema in 2007 and grossed $403.8K globally.
• It stars Fernanda Torres who also starred in Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi (2019).
• The film also stars Fernanda Montenegro who's last movie was The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ghost of Lina Bo Bardi in 2019.
• Walter Salles directed Fernanda Montenegro in and Central Station
• 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

• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - Monday, 10th February - limited release
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - Thursday, 13th February - streaming
• Paddington In Peru - Friday, 14th February - limited release
• Captain America: Brave New World - Friday, 14th February
• Verona's Romeo & Juliet - Friday, 14th February