Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th April 2026, there are 7 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.

• Michael
• Mother Mary
• Fuze
• No Ordinary Heist
• I Swear
• Over Your Dead Body
• Desert Warrior

Michael

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed Southpaw in 2015 which grossed $52.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $92 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jaafar Jackson who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed Peter Pan & Wendy in 2023.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Interstellar (2014).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fuze

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed Spread in 2010.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).
• The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 Hancock (2008).
• The film also stars Éanna Hardwicke who's last movie was Saipan (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Swear

• The movie is directed by Kirk Jones, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kirk Jones also directed What to Expect When You're Expecting in 2012 which grossed $41.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Robert Aramayo who also starred in Stray Dolls (2019).
• The film also stars Peter Mullan who's last movie was Baghead (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Over Your Dead Body

• The movie is directed by Jorma Taccone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jorma Taccone also directed Macgruber in 2010.
• It stars Jason Segel who also starred in The Good Humor Man (2005).
• The film also stars Samara Weaving who's last movie was Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Desert Warrior

• The movie is directed by Rupert Wyatt, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rupert Wyatt also directed The Gambler in 2014.
• It stars Anthony Mackie who also starred in We Are Marshall (2006).
• The film also stars Aiysha Hart who's last movie was Dreamers (2025).
• 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 are 7 new movies released

• No Ordinary Heist - Friday, 24th April - streaming
• Departures - Wednesday, 29th April - limited release
• ONE OK ROCK Detox Japan Tour 2025 At Nissan Stadium In Cinemas - Thursday, 30th April
• Hokum - Friday, 1st May
• The Devil Wears Prada 2 - Friday, 1st May
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea - Friday, 1st May
• Deep Water - Friday, 1st May

The star studded movie Babylon about Hollywood in the 1920's has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, nudity, drug misuse

The movie stars Brad Pitt who also starred in last years Bullet Train and an Oscar winning role in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood, it also stars Margot Robbie who starred as Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad and will appear as Barbie later in 2023.

The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle who brought us First Man in 2018 and La La Land in 2017 which won an Oscar for Best Actress in 2018 for Emma Stone.

Movie Synopsis

Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Babylon
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
• Release date: 20th January 2023
• Runtime: 189 minutes (3 hour 09 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Damien Chazelle
• Starring:
  • Brad Pitt
  • Margot Robbie
  • Jean Smart

BBFC movie page

Babylon set in the 1920's Hollywood is given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, nudity, drug misuse

The movie stars a powerhouse of the current Hollywood A listers including Brad Pitt, this years Bullet Train and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Margot Robbie, The Suicide Squad and The Wolf of Wall Street as well as starring alongside Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle who is best known for directing the Oscar Winning La La Land and Whiplash, so no pressure on this movie!

Movie Synopsis

Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Babylon
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
• Release date: 20th January 2023
• Runtime: 189 minutes (3 hour 09 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Damien Chazelle
• Starring:
  • Brad Pitt
  • Margot Robbie
  • Olivia Wilde

BBFC movie page