Last weekend Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu was at the top of the global box office, there are 22 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

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.

• Backrooms
• Finding Emily
• Passenger
• Fuze
• Tuner
• In the Grey
• Obsession
• Pressure
• Colony
• Power Ballad

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in The Old Guard 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Luxembourg / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Serbia / Slovenia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Finding Emily

• The movie is from director Alicia MacDonald.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Spike Fearn who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Angourie Rice who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Malta / Netherlands / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Puerto Rico / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / Uruguay / Venezuela

Passenger

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 7th movie.
• André Øvredal also directed The Last Voyage of the Demeter in 2023 which grossed $12.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lou Llobell who also starred in Voyagers (2021).
• The film also stars Jacob Scipio who's last movie was Maintenance Required (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Malaysia / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / Vietnam

Fuze

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed You Instead in 2011.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Albert Nobbs (2012).
• The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Mexico / Paraguay / Romania / Slovenia / Uruguay / Venezuela

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Blink in 2024.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Nuremberg (2025).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Colombia / Estonia / France / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / United Kingdom / United States

In the Grey

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in 2015 which grossed $107 Mil. globally.
• It stars Eiza González who also starred in Fountain of Youth (2025).
• The film also stars Jake Gyllenhaal who's last movie was The Bride! (2026).
• Eiza Gonzalez and Jake Gyllenhaal have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ambulance in 2022 and Spirit Untamed in 2021.
• Guy Ritchie directed Eiza González in Fountain of Youth, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• Guy Ritchie directed Jake Gyllenhaal in and The Covenant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Cambodia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Moldova / Poland / Portugal

Obsession

• The movie is directed by Curry Barker, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Curry Barker also directed Anything But Ghosts in .
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in High Rise (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Iceland / India / Slovakia

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019 which grossed $6.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Little White Lie (2008).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Hong Kong / Singapore / United States

Colony

• The movie is from director Yeon Sang-ho.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in Blood the Last Vampire (2009).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Once We Were Us (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hong Kong / Philippines / Singapore

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Sing Street in 2016 which grossed $13.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in How Do You Know (2010).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• Masters of the Universe - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Scary Movie - From Thursday, 4th June
• Backrooms - From Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - From Thursday, 4th June
• Obsession - From Thursday, 4th June
• I Swear - From Thursday, 4th June
• Colony - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Tuner - From Thursday, 4th June
• Couture - From Friday, 5th June
• Madfabulous - From Friday, 5th June
• Toxic - From Thursday, 4th June
• Pressure - From Saturday, 6th June
• Dj Ahmet - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Friday, 5th June
• Miss Moxy - From Friday, 5th June
• Sirāt - From Friday, 5th June
• The Christophers - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 5th June
• Miroirs No 3 - From Friday, 5th June
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Good Boy - From Thursday, 4th June
• Blue Heron - From Thursday, 4th June
• Wasteman - From Friday, 5th June
• Rebuilding - From Friday, 5th June
• Savage House - From Friday, 5th June

With Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

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.

• Backrooms
• Pressure
• Tuner
• The Breadwinner

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in The Stag (2014).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Ghosts of Our Forest in 2017.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Breadwinner

• The movie is directed by Eric Appel, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Eric Appel also directed This Show Will Get You High in 2010.
• It stars Nate Bargatze who also starred in The Breadwinner (2026).
• The film also stars Mandy Moore who's last movie was Midway (2019).
• 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

• Toxic - Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - Friday, 5th June
• Masters of the Universe - Friday, 5th June

This weekend, Friday 5th April 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, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• Housekeeping For Beginners
• Wicked Little Letters
• Coup De Chance
• Femme
• The First Omen
• The Beast
• DogMan

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Housekeeping For Beginners

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Kings of the Court in 1997.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Death Stranding in , Saw XI in 2024, Stand By Me Doraemon 3 in , Moana 2 in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars Rogue Squadron in , The Shrinking of Treehorn in 2024, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.
• directed in Avengers: Secret Wars
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wicked Little Letters

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan also directed The One and Only Ivan in 2020.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Locke (2014).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who's last movie was Fingernails (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup De Chance

• The movie is directed by Woody Allen, it is the directors 52nd movie.
• Woody Allen also directed Whatever Works in 2010.
• It stars Lou de Laage who also starred in Jappeloup (2013).
• The film also stars Niels Schneider who's last movie was Icarus (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Black Book in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Femme

• The movie is from director Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars George MacKay who also starred in Peter Pan (2003).
• The film also stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett who's last movie was Candyman (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Bertrand Bonello, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Bertrand Bonello also directed House of Tolerance in 2012.
• It stars Léa Seydoux who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars George MacKay who's last movie was Femme (2023).
• Bertrand Bonello directed Léa Seydoux in Saint Laurent
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

DogMan

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc in 2000 which grossed $14.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $67.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Heaven Knows What (2016).
• The film also stars Jojo T. Gibbs who's last movie was Past Lives (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• The Long Game - Friday, 12th April
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - Friday, 12th April
• The Absence of Eden - Friday, 12th April
• Coup De Chance - Friday, 5th April - streaming
• Sting - Friday, 12th April

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 5th April 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kung-Fu Panda 4 from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• The First Omen
• The Trouble With Jessica
• Io Capitano
• Seize Them!

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Trouble With Jessica

• The movie is from director Matt Winn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shirley Henderson who also starred in The Nutcracker In 3D (2010).
• The film also stars Rufus Sewell who's last movie was Old (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Io Capitano

• The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Matteo Garrone also directed Reality in 2013 which grossed £16.8K in the UK.
• It stars Seydou Sarr who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Moustapha Fall who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Seize Them!

• The movie is directed by Curtis Vowell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Curtis Vowell also directed Fantail in 2013.
• It stars Aimee Lou Wood who also starred in Uncle Vanya (2020).
• The film also stars Nicola Coughlan who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• Back to Black - Friday, 12th April
• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• The Teachers' Lounge - Friday, 12th April
• Perfect Days - Friday, 23rd February - streaming
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• Bleeding Love - Friday, 12th April

Dev Patel turns his hand to directing in Monkey Man which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence

The movies stars Patel himself who has previously been seen in Hotel Mumbai and Only Yesterday, it also stars Sharlto Copley who has been seen in movies like Elysium and The A-Team.

THe movie is a directorial debut for Dev Patel having previously directed a couple of shorts, Roborovski in 2021 and Home Shopper in 2018.

Movie Synopsis

A man seeks vengeance against the men who attacked his village and murdered his mother in this intense action thriller.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Monkey Man
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence
• Release date: 5th April 2024
• Runtime: 121 minutes (2 hours 01 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Dev Patel
• Starring:
  • Dev Patel
  • Sharlto Copley
  • Sobhita Dhulipala

BBFC movie page