This week there are 20 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Lilo & Stitch, 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.

• Ballerina
• Predator: Killer of Killers
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Dangerous Animals
• The Ritual
• The Life of Chuck
• Karate Kid: Legends
• Detective Kien: The Headless Horror
• The Ugly Stepsister
• Clown In a Cornfield

Ballerina

• The movie is directed by Len Wiseman, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Len Wiseman also directed Die Hard 4.0 in 2007 which grossed $377.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in No Time To Die (2021).
• The film also stars Keanu Reeves who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).
• Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Knock Knock in 2015 and Exposed in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / China / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Predator: Killer of Killers

• The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung also directed Predetor: Badlands in 2025.
• It stars Michael Biehn who also starred in The Lords of Discipline (1983).
• The film also stars Rick Gonzalez who's last movie was Victor (2015).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Moonrise Kingdom in 2012 which grossed $68.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Inherent Vice (2015).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / Poland / Singapore / Taiwan / United States

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Devil's Candy in 2015.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Fat Camp (2017).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Colombia / Ireland / Italy / Peru / Spain / United States

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in Looking For Richard (1996).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bulgaria / Malaysia / New Zealand / Spain / United States

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Hush in 2016.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
• The film also stars Tom Hiddleston who's last movie was Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Karen Gillan and Tom Hiddleston have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Mike Flanagan directed Karen Gillan in and Oculus
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Netherlands / Russia / Singapore / United States

Karate Kid: Legends

• The movie is from director Jonathan Entwistle.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Ben Wang who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Greece / Singapore / Taiwan

Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

• The movie is from director Victor Vu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Quoc Huy who also starred in Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bulgaria / France / New Zealand

The Ugly Stepsister

• The movie is from director Emilie Blichfeldt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lea Myren who also starred in The Ugly Stepsister (2025).
• The film also stars Ane Dahl Torp who's last movie was Kong Curling (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Russia

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in I Like Movies (2022).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Portugal / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• How to Train Your Dragon - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Dangerous Animals - From Monday, 9th June
• Materialists - From Thursday, 12th June
• High Five - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Ritual - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Elio - From Thursday, 12th June
• I Don't Understand You - From Thursday, 12th June
• Tornado - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Life of Chuck - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Juliet and Romeo - From Wednesday, 11th June
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Luckiest Man In America - From Thursday, 12th June
• Moonlight Express - From Saturday, 14th June
• Ma m�re, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 12th June
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 13th June
• Warfare - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Wedding Banquet - From Thursday, 12th June
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 13th June
• Sinners - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Friday, 13th June
• Two to One - From Thursday, 12th June
• Shadow Force - From Friday, 13th June
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Unholy Trinity - From Friday, 13th June
• Bird - From Thursday, 12th June

With Lilo & Stitch 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.

• Ballerina
• Clown In a Cornfield

Ballerina

• The movie is directed by Len Wiseman, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Len Wiseman also directed Die Hard 4.0 in 2007 which grossed £13.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $377.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in The Gray Man (2022).
• The film also stars Keanu Reeves who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).
• Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Exposed in 2016 and Knock Knock in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011 which grossed £1.1 K in the UK.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in Every Day (2018).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (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 5 new movies released

• Juliet and Romeo - Wednesday, 11th June
• Elio - Friday, 13th June
• Tornado - Friday, 13th June
• How to Train Your Dragon - Friday, 13th June
• Shadow Force - Friday, 13th June

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Ballerina which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Ana de Armas (Knock Knock) and Norman Reedus (Im Losing You)
• It is directed by Len Wiseman (Die Hard 4.0)
• The movie also stars Catalina Sandino Moreno, Anjelica Huston and Ian McShane
• The UK release date is 6th June 2025
• And the release date in North America is 6th June 2025

Synopsis for Ballerina

A Ruska Roman ballerina seeking retribution against a group of hitmen who murdered her family

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

Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings remains at the top of the US box office for a third straight weekend giving Disney the top 2 movies of the year.

Highest new entry os the weekend is the Clint Eastwood directed and starring Cry Macho which debuts at number 3 while also making a debut this week is Copshop at number 6 with $2.3 Million.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (3rd Weekend)
• Highest debut - Cry Macho (@3)
• Longest run - Black Widow (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Black Widow ($183.3 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown weekend 17th - 19th September 2021

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

A third weekend at the top of the US box office for the newest Marvel character which takes $21.7 Million this weekend, a very good 39% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a $176.8 Million total US box office gross after 3 weeks of release and is the second highest grossing movie of 2021 in North America.

Free Guy

Shawn Levy's runaway hit stays at number 2 this weekend with a gross of $5.2 Million, an incredible 11% drop, made even more impressive by the fact this is the movie 6th weekend of release, is this a sign people are going back to the movies?

This gives the film a total US gross of $108.5 Million after 6 weeks of release and is the 6th top grossing movie of 2021 in North America.

Cry Macho

Legendary director Clint Eastwood brings his latest movie to the big screen, and goes back to westerns in the process, his latest makes its debut on the chart at number 3 with $4.5 Million.

Eastwood has a die hard following but this latest picture has not had the praise and critical response of his past movies so once the 'fans' see the movie this could drop from the box office quickly.

Candyman

The horror movie sequel/remake remains at number 4 this weekend with $3.5 Million, a decent 28% drop on its fourth weekend of release, this gives the movie a total of $53.1 Million.

Malignant

James Wan's latest horror movie falls to number 5 on its second weekend of release with $2.6 Million over the weekend, a big 52% drop, giving the film a total US gross of $9.8 Million.

With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the box office over the last 30 years?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 movie: - Spectre which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Lady In The Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates

Longest run: - The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell

Longest run: - Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No.1 movie: - What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut: - Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - A Walk In The Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.