With Superman 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.

• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Bambi: The Reckoning
• Happy Gilmore 2
• The Home
• Dangerous Animals
• Detective Kien: The Headless Horror
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster
• Sorry, Baby
• Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader
• Eddington

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

• The movie is directed by Matt Shakman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Shakman also directed Cut Bank in 2014.
• It stars Pedro Pascal who also starred in The Wild Robot (2024).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who's last movie was Eden (2024).
• Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027 and Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Bambi: The Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Dan Allen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Allen also directed Unhinged in 2017.
• It stars Roxanne McKee who also starred in The Admirer (2023).
• The film also stars Samira Mighty who's last movie was Beauty and the Beast (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Chile / Colombia / Egypt / Guyana / Honduras / Japan / Madagascar / Mexico / North Korea / Pakistan / Peru / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / South Korea / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States / Venezuela

Happy Gilmore 2

• The movie is directed by Kyle Newacheck, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kyle Newacheck also directed Game Over, Man! in 2018.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Happy Gilmore (1996).
• The film also stars Julie Bowen who's last movie was The Fallout (2021).
• Adam Sandler and Julie Bowen have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hubie Halloween in 2020 and Happy Gilmore in 1996.
• Kyle Newacheck directed Adam Sandler in and Murder Mystery
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Home

• The movie is directed by James DeMonaco, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James DeMonaco also directed The Purge: Election Year in 2016.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in Riff Raff (2024).
• The film also stars John Glover who's last movie was Shazam! (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Croatia / Kyrgyzstan / Lithuania / Montenegro / Serbia / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Loved Ones in 2009.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Dangerous Animals (2025).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Mexico / Spain

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:
  Japan / Taiwan

Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster

• The movie is from director Daniel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mona Marshall who also starred in The Time Travelers Wife (2009).
• The film also stars April Stewart who's last movie was Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020).
• Mona Marshall and April Stewart have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in South Park: Imaginationland in 2008 and Wreck-It Ralph in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Spain

Sorry, Baby

• The movie is from director Eva Victor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eva Victor who also starred in As of Yet (2021).
• The film also stars Naomi Ackie who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  France / Russia

Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader

• The movie is directed by Teruaki Sugihara, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Teruaki Sugihara also directed Kamen Rider Reiwa: The First Generation in 2019 which grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Hidekazu Chinen who also starred in Kamen Rider Gavv Candy House Invader (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan

Eddington

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Beau Is Afraid in 2023.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Parenthood (1990).
• The film also stars Deirdre O'Connell who's last movie was Lez Bomb (2018).
• Ari Aster directed Joaquin Phoenix in and Beau Is Afraid
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• The Naked Gun - From Wednesday, 30th July
• The Bad Guys 2 - From Wednesday, 30th July
• Bring Her Back - From Wednesday, 4th June
• My Oxford Year - From Friday, 1st August
• Together - From Wednesday, 30th July
• I Know What You Did Last Summer - From Wednesday, 30th July
• Materialists - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Life of Chuck - From Thursday, 31st July
• She Rides Shotgun - From Thursday, 31st July
• Eddington - From Thursday, 31st July
• 40 Acres - From Friday, 1st August
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 25th October
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 31st July
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Home - From Thursday, 31st July
• Elio - From Friday, 1st August
• 731 Biochemical Revelations - From Thursday, 31st July
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 31st July
• Motel Destino - From Friday, 1st August
• The Ritual - From Thursday, 31st July
• Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare - From Friday, 1st August
• Harvest - From Thursday, 31st July
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 31st July
• Boomerang Bro Gets Grounded: The First Movie - Kalahari Waterpark Disaster - From Saturday, 2nd August
• The Friend - From Thursday, 31st July
• Bambi: The Reckoning - From Friday, 1st August
• Guns Up - From Thursday, 31st July

Disneys live action remake Lilo & Stitch sticks to the top of the US box office this weekend keeping Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning at number 2 once again.

The Disney movie takes $63 Million this weekend which pushes its total US gross to a very nice $280 Million.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the return of The Karate Kid franchise as Daniel Son returns to train a new generation in Karate Kid Legends which is new at number 3 with $21 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st June 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $63,000,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $280,121,482 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $27,300,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $122,618,108 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 which took $118,607,980 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $21,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,800,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $111,714,062 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Final Destination 5 which took $37,914,984 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,081,501 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $7,081,501 after 1 weekends of release

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 4th April 2025, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Working Man 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.

• Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor
• A Minecraft Movie
• Freaky Tales
• Eric Larue
• Screamboat
• A Nice Indian Boy
• The Luckiest Man In America

Bonhoeffer: Holy Traitor

• The movie is directed by Spencer Folmar, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Spencer Folmar also directed Generational Sins in 2017.
• It stars Daniel Roebuck who also starred in Double Take (2001).
• The film also stars Jeremy John Wells who's last movie was Oppenheimer (2023).
• Spencer Folmar directed Daniel Roebuck in and Saint Nick of Bethlehem
• Spencer Folmar directed Jeremy John Wells in and Shooting Heroin
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Freaky Tales

• The movie is directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck also directed Young Rebels in 2005.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Here (2024).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Eric Larue

• The movie is from director Michael Shannon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Metropia (2009).
• The film also stars Judy Greer who's last movie was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Collateral Damage (2002).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Nice Indian Boy

• The movie is from director Roshan Sethi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Karan Soni who also starred in Corporate Animals (2019).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who's last movie was Knock At the Cabin (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Luckiest Man In America

• The movie is from director Samir Oliveros.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shamier Anderson who also starred in Stowaway (2021).
• The film also stars Haley Bennett who's last movie was Widow Clicquot (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Sacramento - Friday, 11th April
• The King of Kings - Friday, 11th April
• Warfare - Friday, 11th April
• The Amateur - Friday, 11th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - Friday, 11th April

Oscar winning director Bong Joon Ho brings his latest movie starring Robert Pattinson to the UK, and Mickey 17 is given a 15 age rating for strong language, violence, injury detail, sex, drug misuse

Robert Pattinson has previously starred in Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer and Little Ashes while the movies other star Toni Collette has previously been seen in The Princess and the Cobbler and How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.

Director Bong Joon Ho has previously directed the Oscar winning movie Parasite and Memories of Murder among other movies.

Movie Synopsis

A crew member, chosen for perilous tasks as he can renew when he dies, finds his life in disarray after a recent regeneration goes wrong.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mickey 17
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, violence, injury detail, sex, drug misuse
• Release date: 7th March 2025
• Runtime: 137 minutes (2 hours 17 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Bong Joon Ho
• Starring:
  • Robert Pattinson
  • Toni Collette
  • Steven Yeun

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie How to Train Your Dragon which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Julian Dennison (The Christmas Chronicles Part Two) and Gabriel Howell (The Fence)
• It is directed by Dean DeBlois (How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
• The movie also stars Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn and Gerard Butler
• The UK release date is 13th June 2025
• And the release date in North America is 13th June 2025

Synopsis for How to Train Your Dragon

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast, defies centuries of traditional dragon-fighting practice when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon.

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