With Alien: Romulus 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 Crow
• Stream
• Blink Twice
• Strange Darling
• Between the Temples
• Greedy People
• The Killer
• Land of Happiness

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Ghost In the Shell in 2017 which grossed $40.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $169.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Victoria (2013).
• The film also stars Danny Huston who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stream

• The movie is from director Michael Leavy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Danielle Harris who also starred in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was The Mean One (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Blink Twice

• The movie is from director Zoë Kravitz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in The Goldfinch (2019).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Between the Temples

• The movie is from director Nathan Silver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016).
• The film also stars Carol Kane who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Rare Beasts (2021).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Hard Target in 1993.
• It stars Nathalie Emmanuel who also starred in Fast X (2023).
• The film also stars Sam Worthington who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Titan in 2018.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Land of Happiness

• The movie is directed by Chang-min Choo, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Chang-min Choo also directed Late Blossom in 2011.
• It stars Jeon Bae-soo who also starred in Handphone (2009).
• The film also stars Woo Hyeon who's last movie was Fabricated City (2017).
• Chang-min Choo directed Jeon Bae-soo in Seven Years of Night
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• Dollhouse - Friday, 30th August
• Afraid - Friday, 30th August
• Slingshot - Friday, 30th August
• City of Dreams - Friday, 30th August
• The Fall Guy - Friday, 3rd May - streaming
• The Deliverance - Friday, 16th August - streaming
• 1992 - Friday, 30th August

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th August 2024

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 50 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $108,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to Alien: Covenant which took $0 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 $61,900,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,142,616,895 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Deadpool 2 which took $0 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $57,100,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $179,984,697 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $20,671,000 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $847,385,155 over 9 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 83 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took $858,641,093 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $16,504,400 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $131,678,000 over 9 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 8 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine which took $94,600,143 at the box office after 9 weeks in cinemas.

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Barbie which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig
• It stars Margot Robbie (I.C.U. ) and Ryan Gosling (First Man) among others.
• The movie also stars Simu Liu, America Ferrera and Will Ferrell
• The release date in the UK is 21st July 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 21st July 2023
• Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling appeared together in The Big Short
• This trailer is actually really good and the movie could have a bigger appeal than Oppenheimer a true life drama from Christopher Nolan.

Synopsis for Barbie

After being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, Barbie sets off for the human world to find true happiness.

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

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Barbie which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Hot on the heels of a whole series of new character posters for the upcoming Barbie movie is the first proper trailer.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig
• It stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 21st July 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 21st July 2023
• Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling appeared together in The Big Short

Synopsis for Barbie

After being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, Barbie sets off for the human world to find true happiness.

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

A whole host of new posters have been released for upcoming movie Barbie one which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

The character based posters can be seen at the excellent website IMPAwards

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig
• It stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 21st July 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 21st July 2023
• Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling appeared together in The Big Short
• You can see all the new character based posters at IMPAwards.

Synopsis for Barbie

After being expelled from Barbieland for being a less than perfect-looking doll, Barbie sets off for the human world to find true happiness.

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

Meet our Barbies and Kens ✨#BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/KO2pwszXNJ

— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023

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— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023

Meet more Barbies and Kens, and Allan… #BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/ordXE57CVP

— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023

And, meet the Humans. #BarbieTheMovie pic.twitter.com/jQ2clzqGKY

— Barbie Movie (@barbiethemovie) April 4, 2023