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.

• Until Dawn
• The Accountant 2
• Havoc
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Julie Keeps Quiet
• Ne Zha 2
• Drop
• Neighborhood Watch
• Queer

Until Dawn

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours in 2020.
• It stars Ella Rubin who also starred in Anora (2024).
• The film also stars Odessa A’zion who's last movie was Fresh Kills (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Accountant 2

• The movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Gavin O'Connor also directed Warrior in 2011.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Phantoms (1998).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Accountant in 2016.
• Gavin O'Connor directed Ben Affleck in The Accountant, and The Way Back
• Gavin O'Connor directed Jon Bernthal in and The Accountant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom / United States

Havoc

• The movie is directed by Gareth Evans, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Gareth Evans also directed V/H/S/2 in 2013.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in LD 50: Lethal Dose (2003).
• The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who's last movie was Amsterdam (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / France / Ireland / Mexico / 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 Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
• 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, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Estonia / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Peru / Serbia / Vietnam

Julie Keeps Quiet

• The movie is from director Leonardo Van Dijl.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tessa Van den Broeck who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / United Kingdom

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yanting Lü who also starred in Ne Zha 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Yanting Lü in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / France / India / Sweden

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Burning Palms in 2010.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Your Monster (2024).
• 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:
  Belgium / France / Indonesia / South Korea

Neighborhood Watch

• The movie is directed by Duncan Skiles, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Duncan Skiles also directed The Scariest Show On Television in 2008.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's last movie was Fall (2022).
• They also appeared together in Rampage in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / United States

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Layer Cake (2004).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Hungary

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Thunderbolts* - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Dumpling Queen - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Another Simple Favour - From Thursday, 1st May
• Black Bag - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 1st May
• Sneaks - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 1st May
• Parthenope - From Friday, 2nd May
• Kaiju No 8 Mission Recon - From Tuesday, 29th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 1st May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 1st May
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Friday, 21st February
• Black Dog - From Friday, 2nd May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 2nd May
• Small Things Like These - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Esaaf - From Thursday, 1st May
• Rust - From Friday, 2nd May
• September Says - From Wednesday, 30th April
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 1st May
• Queer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Salvable - From Friday, 2nd May
• Runt - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Sister Midnight - From Friday, 2nd May
• The Shrouds - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Words of War - From Friday, 2nd May
• On Swift Horses - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 1st May
• Last Breath - From Friday, 28th February

Sequel superhero movie Shazam! Fury Of The Gods has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language.

The movie stars once again Zachary Levi as the superhero Shazam!, and this time along for the ride is Helen Mirren who has recently been in the Fast and Furious series and won an Oscar for The Queen and Lucy Liu who has been in many movies including Charlies Angels and Kill Bill Volume 1.

The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg who directed the previous Shazam! movie and also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours.

Movie Synopsis

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with their adult superhero alter egos. When a vengeful trio of ancient gods arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Shazam and his allies get thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language
• Release date: 17th March 2023
• Runtime: 130 minutes (2 hour 10 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • David F. Sandberg
• Starring:
  • Zachary Levi
  • Helen Mirren
  • Lucy Liu

BBFC movie page