The first image has been released for upcoming movie Masters of the Universe~2026 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Travis Knight
• It stars Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You) and Jared Leto (Haunted Mansion) among others.
• The movie also stars Camila Mendes, Alison Brie and Idris Elba
• The release date in the UK is 5th June 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 5th June 2026

Synopsis for Masters of the Universe

10-year-old Adam Grayskull crash-lands on Earth home planet of his mother Marlena Glenn, separating him from his ancestor's Power Sword of Grayskull. Two decades later, he takes his sword back and takes on the mantle of He-Man as he battles for his home planet, Eternia, against the evil forces of Skeletor.

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

Released globaly this week there are 22 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 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.

• Speak No Evil
• Uglies
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
• The Critic
• The Killer's Game
• Lee
• Kinds of Kindness
• Spring Garden

Speak No Evil

• The movie is directed by James Watkins, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Watkins also directed Bastille Day in 2016 which grossed $50.3K in the US and grossed $14.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars James McAvoy who also starred in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2013).
• The film also stars Mackenzie Davis who's last movie was Swimming Home (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Uglies

• The movie is directed by McG, it is the directors 14th movie.
• McG also directed Charlie's Angels in 2000 which grossed $125.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $264.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joey King who also starred in The Princess (2022).
• The film also stars Chase Stokes who's last movie was The Beach House (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

• The movie is directed by Tim Burton, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Tim Burton also directed Sleepy Hollow in 2000 which grossed $101.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Keaton who also starred in Knox Goes Away (2024).
• The film also stars Winona Ryder who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• They also appeared together in Beetlejuice in 1988.
• Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in Batman Returns, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Dumbo
• Tim Burton directed Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Frankenweenie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

• The movie is directed by Brian Taylor, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Brian Taylor also directed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in 2012 which grossed $51.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $132.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jack Kesy who also starred in The Killer (2023).
• The film also stars Jefferson White who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Latvia / Lithuania / Philippines

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

• The movie is from director Pat Boonnitipat.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Putthipong Assaratanakul who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Usha Seamkhum who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / Thailand / United States

The Critic

• The movie is directed by Anand Tucker, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anand Tucker also directed Hilary and Jackie in 1999.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
• The film also stars Ian McKellen who's last movie was Hamlet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

The Killer's Game

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Sofia Boutella who also starred in Argylle (2024).
• The film also stars Lucy Cork who's last movie was The Union (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / Ukraine / United States

Lee

• The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001).
• The film also stars Alexander Skarsgård who's last movie was Infinity Pool (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

Kinds of Kindness

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Poor Things in 2023.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• They also appeared together in Bugonia in 2025.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Poor Things, Bugonia, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Bugonia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Ukraine

Spring Garden

• The movie is from director Ku Born.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Yun-hie who also starred in Spring Garden (2024).
• The film also stars Kim Joo-ryung who's last movie was Memories of Murder (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / Taiwan

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• Wolfs - From Wednesday, 18th September
• The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
• The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Thursday, 19th September
• Never Let Go - From Thursday, 19th September
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 20th September
• Strange Darling - From Friday, 20th September
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 19th September
• Lee - From Thursday, 19th September
• Green Border - From Friday, 20th September
• Speak No Evil - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Hollywoodgate - From Friday, 20th September
• The Forge - From Thursday, 19th September
• Look Back - From Friday, 20th September
• AfrAId - From Thursday, 19th September
• Exhuma - From Friday, 20th September
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Thursday, 19th September
• The Commandants Shadow - From Friday, 20th September
• My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 19th September
• Kinds of Kindness - From Thursday, 19th September
• Transformers: One - From Friday, 20th September
• It Ends With Us - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Trap - From Friday, 20th September
• Rode College - From Friday, 7th June
• Longlegs - From Friday, 20th September
• The Front Room - From Friday, 20th September
• Slingshot - From Thursday, 19th September
• Project Silence - From Thursday, 19th September
• Starve Acre - From Thursday, 19th September

This weekend, Friday 29th March 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Black Flies
• Miracle In East Texas
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• In the Land of Saints and Sinners
• The Oath
• The Listener

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed Blair Witch in 2016.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Closed Circuit (2013).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Black Flies

• The movie is directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jean-Stephane Sauvaire also directed A Prayer Before Dawn in 2018.
• It stars Sean Penn who also starred in Hugo Pool (1997).
• The film also stars Tye Sheridan who's last movie was The Card Counter (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Tree of Life in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

• The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
• It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who's last movie was The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
• They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
• Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Chicken (2016).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

• The movie is directed by Robert Lorenz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Robert Lorenz also directed Trouble With the Curve in 2012 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Kerry Condon who also starred in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023).
• The film also stars Desmond Eastwood who's last movie was Barber (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Listener

• The movie is directed by Steve Buscemi, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steve Buscemi also directed Interview in 2007.
• It stars Derek Cecil who also starred in Recount (2008).
• The film also stars Margaret Cho who's last movie was Over the Moon (2020).
• 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 7 new movies released

• RSVP - Thursday, 4th April - streaming
• Housekeeping For Beginners - Friday, 5th April
• Monkey Man - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Beast - Friday, 5th April
• Wicked Little Letters - Friday, 5th April
• DogMan - Friday, 5th April

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé 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.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

The Denzel Washington starring The Equalizer 3 tops the UK box office on its debut weekend of release, replacing Barbie after a 6 week run at the top.

The sequel movie to The Equalizer comes in with a debut of £2.7 Million which is the best debut of the series.

Barbie falls to number 2 this weekend as its gross increases to £92.5 Million as the movie draws closer to the &Pound;100 Million mark which would make it only the third movie in UK box office history to do so.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd September 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,641,410 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £92,584,022 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 7th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £960,504 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £55,413,088 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £618,912 over the weekend, a 23% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £9,148,597 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023