Released globaly this week there are 26 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Gladiator II from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Wicked~2024
• Spellbound
• The Piano Lesson
• Joy
• Blitz
• Gladiator II
• Heretic
• Elevation
• Oddity
• Armor

Wicked

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed The LXD: The Uprising Begins in 2010.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Don't Look Up (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wicked Part 2 in 2025.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked Part 2
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked Part 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bangladesh / Brazil / Brazil / Canada / Curacao / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Norway / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Spellbound

• The movie is directed by Vicky Jenson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Vicky Jenson also directed Shrek in 2001 which grossed $267.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $487.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Miguel Bernardeau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

The Piano Lesson

• The movie is from director Malcolm Washington.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Negotiator (1998).
• The film also stars John David Washington who's last movie was The Creator (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Joy

• The movie is directed by Ben Taylor, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ben Taylor also directed Raised By Wolves in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014).
• The film also stars James Norton who's last movie was Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

Blitz

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Widows in 2018 which grossed $42.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $76 Mil. globally.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Muppets Most Wanted (2014).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• They also appeared together in See How They Run in 2022.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Gladiator II

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Gladiator in 2000 which grossed $187.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $460.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in God's Creatures (2022).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was The Wild Robot (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / China / Ecuador / El Salvador / Ethiopia / Kenya / Mexico / Mongolia / Nigeria / United States / Vietnam

Heretic

• The movie is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Beck and Bryan Woods also directed The Bride Wore Blood in 2006.
• It stars Hugh Grant who also starred in Sense and Sensibility (1996).
• The film also stars Sophie Thatcher who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Mexico / Netherlands / Portugal / Sweden

Elevation

• The movie is directed by George Nolfi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• George Nolfi also directed The Adjustment Bureau in 2011 which grossed $62.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $127.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morena Baccarin who also starred in Serenity (2005).
• The film also stars Danny Boyd Jr. who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Portugal / Ukraine

Oddity

• The movie is from director Damian Mc Carthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carolyn Bracken who also starred in The Quiet Girl (2022).
• The film also stars Johnny French who's last movie was Dublin Crust (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Spain

Armor

• The movie is from director Justin Routt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sylvester Stallone who also starred in Assassins (1995).
• The film also stars Josh Wiggins who's last movie was Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United States

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

Next week there are 35 new movies released gloabally

• Moana 2 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Wicked~2024 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Hello, Love, Again - From Thursday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Elevation - From Thursday, 28th November
• Conclave - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Terrifier 3 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bird - From Thursday, 28th November
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 29th November
• Ezra - From Friday, 29th November
• Lucky Baskhar - From Thursday, 31st October
• Weekend In Taipei - From Friday, 29th November
• La Cocina - From Friday, 29th November
• Slingshot - From Friday, 29th November
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 28th November
• Kneecap - From Friday, 29th November
• September 5 - From Friday, 29th November
• The Sisters - From Monday, 25th November
• Dear Santa - From Monday, 25th November
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Sunday, 1st December
• Queer - From Wednesday, 27th November
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 29th November
• High Forces - From Thursday, 28th November
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Last Dance - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 28th November
• Oddity - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Dead Don't Hurt - From Thursday, 28th November
• Your Monster - From Thursday, 28th November
• Here - From Friday, 29th November
• Nutcrackers - From Friday, 29th November
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 29th November
• Widow Clicquot - From Friday, 29th November
• That Christmas - From Friday, 29th November

Last weekend Barbie was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• Strays
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Mariduena who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed The Short Game in 2013.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by Andre Ovredal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andre Ovredal also directed Troll Hunter in 2010 which grossed £200.6K in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Kong: Skull Island (2017).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Blackening - Friday, 25th August
• Theater Camp - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August

With Barbie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Last Voyage of the Demeter
• Medusa Deluxe
• The Pod Generation
• Dragonkeeper
• Jules
• Go West
• Heart of Stone

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 4th movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed $68.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Romeo and Juliet (2014).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Medusa Deluxe

• The movie is from director Thomas Hardiman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clare Perkins who also starred in Secrets & Lies (1996).
• The film also stars Kayla Meikle who was last seen in Ear For Eye (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Pod Generation

• The movie is directed by Sophie Barthes, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sophie Barthes also directed Cold Souls in 2009.
• It stars Emilia Clarke who also starred in Spike Island (2013).
• The film also stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who was last seen in Rob Peace (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dragonkeeper

• The movie is from director Salvador Simo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Page Eight (2011).
• The film also stars Brendan Coyle who was last seen in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Jules

• The movie is directed by Marc Turtletaub, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Marc Turtletaub also directed Puzzle in 2018.
• It stars Ben Kingsley who also starred in L'amore Necessario (1991).
• The film also stars Harriet Sansom Harris who was last seen in Magazine Dreams (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Go West

• The movie is from director Stephen Meek and Jeremy Warner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sean Astin who also starred in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
• The film also stars Natalie Madsen who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Woman In Black: Angel of Death in 2015.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Knight and Day (2010).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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

• Mavka: The Forest Song - Tuesday, 15th August - streaming
• The Monkey King - Friday, 18th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August
• The Queen Mary - Friday, 18th August
• Landscape With Invisible Hand - Friday, 18th August
• Back On the Strip - Friday, 18th August

This weekend, Friday 11th August 2023, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Haunted Mansion
• Gran Turismo
• L'immensità
• The Last Voyage of Demeter
• Heart of Stone
• Marry My Dead Body

Haunted Mansion

• The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014 which grossed £10.1K in the UK.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Photograph (2020).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gran Turismo

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Elysium in 2013 which grossed £8.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Tilda (2011).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

L'immensità

• The movie is directed by Emanuele Crialese, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emanuele Crialese also directed Golden Door in 2006 which grossed £156.8K in the UK.
• It stars Penélope Cruz who also starred in The Girl of Your Dreams (1998).
• The film also stars Vincenzo Amato who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• Emanuele Crialese directed Vincenzo Amato in Golden Door
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Criminal (2016).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marry My Dead Body

• The movie is directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Wei-Hao Cheng also directed Who Killed Cock Robin? in 2017.
• It stars Greg Han Hsu who also starred in Behind the Blue Eyes (2023).
• The film also stars Po-Hung Lin who was last seen in Day Off (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback - Wednesday, 16th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August

Another new number 1 this weekend with the release of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves at the box office which takes a very resonable £3.5 Million.

Also new this weekend is animated movie Mummies which is given a well times release over the UK school holidays while Dasara is new at 11 with £108,625 and Life of Pi: NT Live 2023 is new at 12 with £89,514.

Finally there is the new Florence Pugh movie God's Creatures which is new at 14 with £69,284 and Falstaff: Met Opera 2023 at 15 with £68,655.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd April 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Starring Chris Pine in a new iteration of the Dungeons and Dragons story the movie makes its debut at the top of the UK box office with an opening gross of £3.5 Million.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £3,544,354 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023

Falling into the runner up spot after its debut at the top is the fourth chapter in the John Wick series which drops 51% this weekend.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,593,806 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,113,750 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took £6,246,151 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

The well times release of this new animated tale during the Easter Holidays gives it a new entry at number 3 with a gross of over half a million pound.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £648,459 over its debut weekend

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

The disappointing release of the DC Universe latest movie gives it a hefty 57% drop on its 3rd weekend as its gross jump to just £4.8 Million.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £469,120 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,851,844 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Shazam! which took £11,787,522 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Creed III

Still going strong is the third movie in the Creed series which has taken £13.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £426,742 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,522,826 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took £9,090,207 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.