With Moana 2 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.

• Kraven the Hunter
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• Carry-On
• Elton John: Never Too Late
• Queer
• The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh
• Dahomey
• Oh Canada
• A Different Man
• Conclave

Kraven the Hunter

• The movie is directed by J.C. Chandor, it is the directors 5th movie.
• J.C. Chandor also directed Triple Frontier in 2019.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Chatroom (2010).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was The Exorcism (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

• The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kenji Kamiyama also directed 009 Re Cyborg in 2013.
• It stars Brian Cox who also starred in L.I.E. (2001).
• The film also stars Luke Pasqualino who's last movie was Medusa Deluxe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Canada / China / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / New Zealand / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Slovenia / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Carry-On

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed Jungle Cruise in 2021 which grossed $213.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Billionaire Boys Club (2018).
• The film also stars Jason Bateman who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Singapore / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Elton John: Never Too Late

• The movie is directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• R.J. Cutler and David Furnish also directed If I Stay in 2014.
• It stars Elton John who also starred in The Queen (2006).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Mexico / Singapore / Sweden / United States

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Quantum of Solace (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom

The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh

• The movie is directed by Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kari Juusonen and Jørgen Lerdam also directed The Flight Before Christmas in 2008 which grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matthew Whelan who also starred in The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Hungary / Mexico / Netherlands / United States

Dahomey

• The movie is from director Mati Diop.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gildas Adannou who also starred in Dahomey (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Spain

Oh Canada

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 27th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed First Reformed in 2018 which grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Richard Gere who also starred in Intersection (1994).
• The film also stars Uma Thurman who's last movie was The Kill Room (2023).
• Richard Gere and Uma Thurman have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Final Analysis in 1992 and Movie 43 in 2013.
• Paul Schrader directed Richard Gere in and American Gigolo
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

A Different Man

• The movie is from director Aaron Schimberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
• The film also stars Miles G. Jackson who's last movie was Problemista (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark

Conclave

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed Frau2 Sucht Happyend in 2001.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Baby of Mâcon (1993).
• The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Denmark

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

• Mufasa: The Lion King - From Thursday, 19th December
• The Six Triple Eight - From Friday, 20th December
• Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 19th December
• Conclave - From Friday, 20th December
• The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 19th December
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Friday, 20th December
• Parthenope - From Friday, 20th December
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Friday, 20th December
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - From Wednesday, 18th December
• All We Imagine As Light - From Thursday, 19th December
• Here - From Thursday, 19th December
• Absolution - From Thursday, 19th December
• Flow - From Thursday, 19th December
• Oh Canada - From Wednesday, 18th December
• The Return - From Thursday, 19th December
• A Sudden Case of Christmas - From Thursday, 19th December
• El Hawa Sultan - From Friday, 20th December
• Nilavuku Enmel Ennadi Kobam - From Saturday, 21st December
• The Order - From Friday, 20th December
• Werewolves - From Thursday, 19th December
• Dear Santa - From Wednesday, 18th December
• Memories of a Burning Body - From Thursday, 19th December
• Lee - From Thursday, 19th December
• Terrifier 3 - From Friday, 11th October
• Two of a Kind - From Friday, 20th December
• Blink - From Friday, 4th October
• Kraven the Hunter - From Wednesday, 18th December
• Strange Darling - From Thursday, 19th December
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Friday, 20th December
• Beating Hearts - From Friday, 20th December
• Juror #2 - From Friday, 1st November

Universal have released a new trailer for the much delayed Fast & Furious 9 with the movies release now headed for July 9th at the UK box office.

It’s good to be back. Watch the new #F9 trailer now. pic.twitter.com/Ewy0EZfhBv

— #F9 (@TheFastSaga) April 14, 2021

The movie was one of the first major releases to get delayed in 2020 at the start of the global pandemic, with the original delay being a whole year, then it recently got delayed another couple of months to July 9th.

The new trailer is the usual Fast and Furious fare with fast cars and Vin Diesel looking moody the whole time.

We also get to see Helen Mirren behind the wheel and she looks as cool as Diesel doing so.

The story has the Fam really coming home for Diesel who's real brother come for payback in the shape of John Cena.

Justin Lin returns as the movies director but the movie may struggle to go over the Billion dollar mark this time in the wake of the global pandemic.

And the end of the trailer does strongly suggest that the series will go into space this time as the series enters the final frontier!

The movie has a July 9th UK release and a June 25th North American release.

There have been many directors cuts of movies over the years, far too many to mention. One such movie is Star Trek: The Motion picture when it debuted on DVD, director Robert Wise was given the access and budget to improve the special effects and insert some extra scenes.

At the time of the DVD release of Star Trek V: The Undiscovered Country, director William Shatner, he who plays Kirk, wanted to give his Star Trek the same treatment, and maybe even give it a re-edit, he was refused permission.

Maybe it's because the 5th movie in the Star Trek series is considered a bit of a dud, maybe it's Shatner himself who knows, but Star Trek website TrekWeb.com is starting a petition to get this to happen.

If your interested, and I think all us Star Trek fans have a passing interest in knowing if director Shatner can make this a better movie, then head over to the site for Frontier-for-a-New-DVD-and-BluRay-Release.shtml target=”-blank”>more information.