With Resident Evil 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Heart of the Beast
• Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
• Primetime
• The Stunt Driver
• The Incomer
• Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?
• Charlie Harper
• Forgotten Island
• You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)
• The Vvaan

Heart of the Beast

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Harsh Times in 2005 which grossed $3.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Lost City (2022).
• The film also stars J.K. Simmons who's last movie was The Accountant 2 (2025).
• Brad Pitt and J.K. Simmons have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Burn After Reading in 2008, The Mexican in 2001 and Megamind in 2010.
• David Ayer directed Brad Pitt in and Fury
• David Ayer directed J.K. Simmons in and Harsh Times
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

• The movie is directed by Josef Kubota Wladyka, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Josef Kubota Wladyka also directed Catch the Fair One in 2021.
• It stars Rinko Kikuchi who also starred in Endless Night (2015).
• The film also stars Alberto Guerra who's last movie was The Tenants (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Primetime

• The movie is from director Lance Oppenheim.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert Pattinson who also starred in Mickey 17 (2025).
• The film also stars Merritt Wever who's last movie was Christy (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Stunt Driver

• The movie is directed by Michael Dowse, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Michael Dowse also directed Trap House in 2025.
• It stars Jay Baruchel who also starred in Million Dollar Baby (2004).
• The film also stars Ed Helms who's last movie was Family Switch (2023).
• They also appeared together in Night At the Museum 2 in 2009.
• Michael Dowse directed Jay Baruchel in and Goon
• Michael Dowse directed Ed Helms in and Coffee and Kareem
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Incomer

• The movie is from director Louis Paxton.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Domhnall Gleeson who also starred in Never Let Me Go (2010).
• The film also stars Gayle Rankin who's last movie was The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore?

• The movie is directed by Garth Jennings, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Garth Jennings also directed Sing 2 in 2021 which grossed $162.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $406 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jarvis Cocker who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• They also appeared together in Pulp: A Film About Life Death and Supermarkets in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Charlie Harper

• The movie is from director Tom Dean and Mac Eldridge.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Emilia Jones who also starred in What We Did On Our Holiday (2014).
• The film also stars Nick Robinson who's last movie was Snack Shack (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Forgotten Island

• The movie is directed by Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford also directed Puss In Boots: The Last Wish in 2022 which grossed $186.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $479.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars H.E.R. who also starred in Yes Day (2021).
• The film also stars Liza Soberano who's last movie was Lisa Frankenstein (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way)

• The movie is directed by Nick Davis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Davis also directed 1999 in 1998.
• It stars Martin Short who also starred in Captain Ron (1992).
• The film also stars Eugene Levy who's last movie was Finding Dory (2016).
• Martin Short and Eugene Levy have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood in 1989, Father of the Bride Part II in 1996, Father of the Bride in 1992 and The Canadian Conspiracy in 1986.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Vvaan

• The movie is from director Deepak Kumar Mishra and Arunabh Kumar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sidharth Malhotra who also starred in A Gentleman: Sundar Susheel Risky (2017).
• The film also stars Tamannaah Bhatia who's last movie was Oosaravelli (2011).
• 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

• Just Play Dead - Monday, 28th September - limited release
• The Watergate Caper: Richard Nixon and the Death of the American Dream - Tuesday, 29th September - streaming
• Wicker - Wednesday, 30th September
• Terrifier 4 - Thursday, 1st October
• Digger - Friday, 2nd October
• Verity - Friday, 2nd October
• Variety - Friday, 2nd October

Disney's latest live action movie The Little Mermaid~2023 gets a release in 52 countries and takes £163.8 Million to makes its debut at the top of the global box office.

Also new this weekend is The Machine~2023 at 6, About My Father at number 7, Kandahar at number 9, Rohan Kishibe Goes to the Louvre at 10 and finally The Roundup: No Way Out on preview release enters at number 12.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 52 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $163,800,000 over 1 week in cinemas
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $110,276,000 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $507,261,340 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 85 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took $229,025,000 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $45,050,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $731,025,817 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $702,973,850 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $19,378,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,276,706,975 over 8 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 82 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $6,861,300 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $146,611,000 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 7 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023

The new MCU movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, hits the top of the global box office on its opening weekend of release as it hits 53 countries.

Animated hit movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie falls from the top into the runner up spot on its 4th weekend of release with the movies total gross now up to $1.15 Billion.

Chinese movie Godspeed stays at 3 as does Evil Dead Rise while Born to Fly drops to number 5.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $282,100,000 on its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $99,873,547 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $68,882,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,155,298,705 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $15,445,100 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $98,737,200 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 3 countries globally this weekend

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $14,830,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $114,801,490 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $99,873,547 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,440,000 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $92,852,247 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Dune which can seen in full below.

The movies release date is 22nd October 2021 and it stars among others Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson and is directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Synopsis of the movie

In the far future of humanity, Duke Leto Atreides accepts stewardship of the dangerous desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune.

The only source of the most valuable substance in the universe, "the spice", provides superhuman levels of thought, and makes foldspace travel possible.

A new trailer for the movie was released a few weeks ago and can be seen below.

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

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn turns his attention to the DC Extended Universe to bring us The Suicide Squad which has been given a 15 age rating by the BBFC.

The movie stars among other Idris Elba, Viola Davis and returning as Harley Quinn for a third time in movies Margot Robbie.

The movie is directed by James Gunn who brings us his take on the comic book replacing David Ayer who brought us the 2016 adaptation.

Movie Synopsis

Sending in the most dangerous group of Supervillains Bloodsport, Peacemaker, King Shark, Harley Quinn to name a few, the government want them to infiltrate the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.

They have the best high-tech weapons to fight with as they trek through the dangerous jungle on a search-and-destroy mission, with only Col. Rick Flag on the ground to make them behave.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Suicide Squad
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore, language, brief drug misuse
• Release date: 30th July 2021
• Runtime: 132m (2 hour 12 minutes)
• Director: James Gunn
• Starring: Idris Elba, Viola Davis, Margot Robbie