With A Minecraft Movie 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.

• Sinners
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Warfare
• Drop
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sneaks
• The King of Kings
• My Love Will Make You Disappear
• Black Bag
• In the Lost Lands

Sinners

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022 which grossed $858.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Creed (2016).
• The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld who's last movie was The Marvels (2023).
• Ryan Coogler directed Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, and Creed
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Ecuador / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Uruguay / Venezuela

Warfare

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza also directed Men in 2022 which grossed $7.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph Quinn who also starred in Make Up (2020).
• The film also stars Noah Centineo who's last movie was Dream Scenario (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Mexico / Spain / United Kingdom

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed $61 Mil. globally.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Drop (2025).
• The film also stars Brandon Sklenar who's last movie was It Ends With Us (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Italy

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed The Rocker in 2008 which grossed $8.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in The Secret Life of Pets (2016).
• The film also stars Bjorn Gustafsson who's last movie was The Crown Jewels (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / New Zealand / Sweden / United Kingdom

Sneaks

• The movie is from director Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Laurence Fishburne who also starred in Assault On Precinct 13 (2005).
• The film also stars Keith David who's last movie was Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / United States

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Nephew (1998).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Philippines / Taiwan

My Love Will Make You Disappear

• The movie is directed by Chad Vidanes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chad Vidanes also directed He's Into Her: The Movie Cut in 2021.
• It stars Kim Chiu who also starred in My Love Will Make You Disappear (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Ireland

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Bubble in 2005.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Black Bag (2025).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Turkey

In the Lost Lands

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed Mortal Kombat in 1995.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in The Fourth Kind (2009).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• Paul W.S. Anderson directed Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Monster Hunter, and The Three Musketeers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Spain / United Arab Emirates

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

Next week there are 34 new movies released gloabally

• Until Dawn - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Havoc - From Friday, 25th April
• The Accountant 2 - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Drop - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• In the Lost Lands - From Friday, 25th April
• Holy Cow - From Tuesday, 8th April
• On Swift Horses - From Friday, 25th April
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 24th April
• Four Letters of Love - From Friday, 25th April
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 25th April
• Santosh - From Friday, 25th April
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 25th April
• The End - From Friday, 25th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 24th April
• April - From Friday, 25th April
• Flow - From Friday, 25th April
• Dog Man - From Friday, 25th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 24th April
• In the Grey - From Friday, 25th April
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Friday, 25th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 24th April
• Heretic - From Friday, 25th April
• Neighborhood Watch - From Friday, 25th April
• Black Dog - From Thursday, 24th April
• Frewaka - From Friday, 25th April
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 25th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 24th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Friday, 25th April
• Queer - From Thursday, 24th April
• Ne Zha 2 - From Friday, 25th April
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 24th April

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.

Freaky

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed £1.3 Million in the UK.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who last starred in Arkansas (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who last appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Voyagers

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Interview With the Assassin in 2002.
• It stars Tye Sheridan who last starred in The Night Clerk (2020).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who last appeared in Crisis (2021).

French Exit

• The movie is directed by Azazel Jacobs, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Azazel Jacobs also directed Mommas Man in 2008 which grossed £2.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Michelle Pfeiffer who last starred in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
• The film also stars Lucas Hedges who last appeared in Waves (2020).

The Tomorrow War

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in 2022.
• It stars Chris Pratt who last starred in Onward (2020).
• The film also stars Yvonne Strahovski who last appeared in Angel of Mine (2019).

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Thomas Vinterberg also directed The Commune in 2016 which grossed £25.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who last starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Thomas Bo Larsen who last appeared in The Wave (2016).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen have starred in 6 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Torremolinos 73 (2003).

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Black Widow, Wednesday, 7th July

Directed by Tate Taylor and starring Octavia Spencer and Allison Janney Ma is released in the UK on 31st May 2019.

This psychological horror has a star turn for Spencer who play a woman who invites students into her home to party but has sinister ulterior motive.

The film has a good horror pedigree coming from Jason Blum the producer of Get Out, Us and Happy Death Day.

The BBFC have given the film a 15 certificate for strong violence, sexual abuse, threat, sex, drug use, very strong language and it has an official run time of 99 minutes (1 hour 39 minutes).

MA (15) strong violence, sexual abuse, threat, sex, drug use, very strong language https://t.co/u6MBh2lNhM

— BBFC (@BBFC) May 3, 2019

Alita: Battle Angel has a massive opening in China to take the crown on the global box office leaving Dragon to climb to 2 on its US opening weekend, while Fighting With My Family debuts at 9.

Alita: Battle Angel

The Battle Manga inspired live action movie from director Robert Rodriguez moves up to number 1 after it opened with $62 million.

This gives the film a weekend global gross of $104.4 million from 83 countries which boosts its total gross to $263 million.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The Dragon threequel movie takes moves up to 2 with $90 million this weekend as it opens in the US, where the film is number 1, taking $90 million globally from 54 countries.

This pushes the films total global gross to $274.9 million.

The Wandering Earth

After a couple of weeks at the top the Chinese smash hit movie falls to number 3 with $36 million from 3 countries pushing its total to $684 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The brick movie falls to number 4 this week with $20.3 million from 74 countries pushing its total global gross to $136.6 million.

Happy Death Day 2U

Moving up to number 5 this week is the horror sequel which takes $11 million from 49 countries which increases its total global gross to $42 million.

Fighting With My Family

Making its global debut at number 9 the Dwayne Johnson starring movie directed by Stephen Merchant takes $8.4 million from 6 countries.

It was a closely fought battle for the box office crown this weekend but by the slimmest of margins The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part remains at the top.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The gap between first and second place this week was less than £4,000 but the brick movie still manages to hold on to the top spot for a second weekend with a gross of £2.47 million.

This brings the movies total UK gross to £7.4 million on its second weekend of release.

Instant Family

The feel good comedy starring Mark Wahlberg enters the UK box office at number 2 this week despite giving The Logo 2 Movie a good run for its money.

It took a debut weekend gross of £2.46 million.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The threequel animated dragon movie is at number 3 this week with £1.6 million which gives its UK gross a boost to £11.5 million after 3 weeks.

Alita: Battle Angel

The Manga battle movie brought to us by James Cameron falls to number 4 this week with £1.4 million which brings its total UK gross to £5.1 million after 10 days of release.

Green Book

Finishing off the top five this week is the Oscar nominated drama from director Peter Farrelly takes £740.086 to boost its total gross to £5.1 million.

Happy Death Day 2U

Also new this week at 6 is this sequel horror movie to Happy Death Day which takes £735,000 on its debut.

The Kid Who Would Be King

Falling well short of expectation is this new fantasy adventure movie from director Joe Cornish, who also directed the acclaimed movie Attack The Block, which enters the UK box office down at number 7 with a debut gross of £666,000.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Still pulling in the punters 17 weeks after its release the Queen bio-pic has now grossed an amazing £53.3 million.