This week there are 20 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Lilo & Stitch, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Ballerina
• Predator: Killer of Killers
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Dangerous Animals
• The Ritual
• The Life of Chuck
• Karate Kid: Legends
• Detective Kien: The Headless Horror
• The Ugly Stepsister
• Clown In a Cornfield

Ballerina

• The movie is directed by Len Wiseman, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Len Wiseman also directed Die Hard 4.0 in 2007 which grossed $377.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in No Time To Die (2021).
• The film also stars Keanu Reeves who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024).
• Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Knock Knock in 2015 and Exposed in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / China / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Russia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Predator: Killer of Killers

• The movie is directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dan Trachtenberg and Joshua Wassung also directed Predetor: Badlands in 2025.
• It stars Michael Biehn who also starred in The Lords of Discipline (1983).
• The film also stars Rick Gonzalez who's last movie was Victor (2015).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Hungary / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Moonrise Kingdom in 2012 which grossed $68.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Inherent Vice (2015).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Finland / Indonesia / Norway / Poland / Singapore / Taiwan / United States

Dangerous Animals

• The movie is directed by Sean Byrne, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Byrne also directed The Devil's Candy in 2015.
• It stars Hassie Harrison who also starred in Fat Camp (2017).
• The film also stars Jai Courtney who's last movie was Runt (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Colombia / Ireland / Italy / Peru / Spain / United States

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in Looking For Richard (1996).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bulgaria / Malaysia / New Zealand / Spain / United States

The Life of Chuck

• The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Mike Flanagan also directed Hush in 2016.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
• The film also stars Tom Hiddleston who's last movie was Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Karen Gillan and Tom Hiddleston have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Mike Flanagan directed Karen Gillan in and Oculus
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Netherlands / Russia / Singapore / United States

Karate Kid: Legends

• The movie is from director Jonathan Entwistle.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Foreigner (2017).
• The film also stars Ben Wang who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Greece / Singapore / Taiwan

Detective Kien: The Headless Horror

• The movie is from director Victor Vu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Quoc Huy who also starred in Detective Kien: The Headless Horror (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bulgaria / France / New Zealand

The Ugly Stepsister

• The movie is from director Emilie Blichfeldt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lea Myren who also starred in The Ugly Stepsister (2025).
• The film also stars Ane Dahl Torp who's last movie was Kong Curling (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Germany / Russia

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in I Like Movies (2022).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Portugal / 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

• How to Train Your Dragon - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Dangerous Animals - From Monday, 9th June
• Materialists - From Thursday, 12th June
• High Five - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Ritual - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Elio - From Thursday, 12th June
• I Don't Understand You - From Thursday, 12th June
• Tornado - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Life of Chuck - From Wednesday, 11th June
• Juliet and Romeo - From Wednesday, 11th June
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Luckiest Man In America - From Thursday, 12th June
• Moonlight Express - From Saturday, 14th June
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 12th June
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Friday, 13th June
• Warfare - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Wedding Banquet - From Thursday, 12th June
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 13th June
• Sinners - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Friday, 13th June
• Two to One - From Thursday, 12th June
• Shadow Force - From Friday, 13th June
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 12th June
• The Unholy Trinity - From Friday, 13th June
• Bird - From Thursday, 12th June

No surprises this weekend as Thunderbolts spends a second weekend at the top of the UK box office with a weekend gross of over £2 Million.

The movie has now taken a respectable £11.6 Million at the UK box office which means its now taken more than Captain America: The First Avenger from 2011.

In a quiet weekend for new movies the top new 'movie' this weekend is Ocean With David Attenborough which lands on the UK box office at number 4 with £574,551.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,101,655 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,062,722 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £621,814 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £54,905,385 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £227,269 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took £4,659,706 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

The new movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Thunderbolts*, tops the UK box office on its debut weekend with a debut gross just shy of £6 Million.

This debut gross is not a bad opening for an MCU movie in the UK and it beats Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and gets close to Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

LAst weeks top movie A Minecraft Movie falls to number 3 this weekend after a solid 4 weeks at the top having taken over £53 Million at the UK box office.

Sinners spends a third weekend at number 3 this weekend and has taken over £10 Million so far on its UK box office run.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,870,959 over the weekend, a 23% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,618,274 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,267,360 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £53,303,536 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £331,788 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,154,894 over 2 weeks of release

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th May 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $76,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $33,000,000 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $179,728,722 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,700,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $398,209,479 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,468,181 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $41,151,103 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took $47,538,513 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,800,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $14,358,890 after 2 weekends of release

The movie may have got very negative reviews by critics but A Minecraft Movie storms the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes an excellent $157 Million making the second highest debut gross for a movie based on a video game, The Super Mario Bros. Movie took over $200 Million on its debut.

A Working Man falls to number 2 this weekend after topping the chart last week and has taken $27.8 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 4th - 6th April 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $157,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $157,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,277,052 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,817,000 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,701,939 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,701,939 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,087,000 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $77,462,470 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,500,000 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $16,666,985 after 2 weekends of release