Last weekend A Minecraft Movie was at the top of the global box office, there are 23 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.

• The Amateur
• The King of Kings
• Dog Man
• Warfare
• In the Lost Lands
• Screamboat
• The Return
• André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues
• Mumu
• Holy Cow

The Amateur

• The movie is directed by James Hawes, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James Hawes also directed A Line In the Sand in 2004.
• It stars Rami Malek who also starred in Papillon (2017).
• The film also stars Laurence Fishburne who's last movie was Sneaks (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mark Hamill who also starred in Watchers Reborn (1998).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was Black Bag (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Ireland / Mexico / Portugal / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States

Dog Man

• The movie is directed by Peter Hastings, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Hastings also directed The Country Bears in 2002.
• It stars Pete Davidson who also starred in The King of Staten Island (2020).
• The film also stars Poppy Liu who's last movie was Space Cadet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Germany / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Tunisia

Warfare

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza also directed Ex Machina in 2015 which grossed $36.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph Quinn who also starred in National Theatre Live: Mosquitoes (2017).
• 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:
  Canada / India / Russia / United States

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 Monster Hunter in 2020 which grossed $42.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in The Three Musketeers (2011).
• 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, The Three Musketeers, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Dominican Republic

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Legendary (2010).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Argentina / Russia

The Return

• The movie is directed by Uberto Pasolini, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Uberto Pasolini also directed Nowhere Special in 2021.
• It stars Charlie Plummer who also starred in Lean On Pete (2018).
• The film also stars Juliette Binoche who's last movie was The Taste of Things (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues

• The movie is directed by Michel Fizzano and André Rieu, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Michel Fizzano and André Rieu also directed André Rieu's 2025 Christmas Concert Merry Christmas in 2025.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu: Live At Royal Albert Hall (2001).
• Michel Fizzano directed André Rieu in André Rieu's Christmas Concert: Gold and Silver, André Rieu: In Dublin 2023, André Rieu: Christmas With André, André Rieu: Christmas In London, André Rieu: Live In Bucharest, and André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Netherlands / United Kingdom

Mumu

• The movie is directed by Sha Mo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sha Mo also directed Love Will Tear Us Apart in 2021 which grossed $57 Mil. globally.
• It stars Liya Ai who also starred in Moments We Shared (2024).
• The film also stars Yao Huang who's last movie was Nice View (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malaysia / Singapore

Holy Cow

• The movie is from director Louise Courvoisier.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clement Faveau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Sinners - From Wednesday, 16th April
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 17th April
• Warfare - From Wednesday, 16th April
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 17th April
• Sneaks - From Thursday, 17th April
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 17th April
• My Love Will Make You Disappear - From Thursday, 17th April
• In the Lost Lands - From Wednesday, 16th April
• The 4 Rascals - From Friday, 18th April
• La Cocina - From Wednesday, 16th April
• Vermiglio - From Thursday, 17th April
• Mickey 17 - From Wednesday, 16th April
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 17th April
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Wednesday, 16th April
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Thursday, 17th April
• Black Bag - From Friday, 18th April
• Santosh - From Friday, 18th April
• Queer - From Thursday, 17th April
• Dog Man - From Wednesday, 16th April
• Novocaine - From Thursday, 17th April
• The Wedding Banquet - From Friday, 18th April
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 17th April
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 17th April
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Wednesday, 16th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Friday, 18th April
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 17th April
• Freaky Tales - From Friday, 18th April

Director John Krasinski brings us his sequel to 2018s A Quiet Place and despite the long wait for the movie it dominates this weeks global box office.

The movie stars Krasinski real life wife Emily Blunt and has been hit by positive reviews and good global box office figures for a pandemic Hollywood movie.

Also making a big impact is Disney's Cruella which makes its debut at 2 while The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It makes a new appearance at 10 with a release in a few countries.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - A Quiet Place Part II (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - A Quiet Place Part II (@1)
• Longest run - Stand By Me Doraemon 2 (17 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train ($491.4 Million)

Global box office top 5 analisys 28th - 20th May 2021.

A Quiet Place Part II

Taking over at the top of the global box office on its debut is the John Krasinski directed sequel movie which is released on 6 countries this weekend.

The movies takes a debut gross of $70.3 Million which is very good for a Hollywood movie during this pandemic era, and a sign that the box office is starting to return to normal.

Cruella

Disney release their long awaited Cruella De'vil origins movie to the world and despite it being released on Disney+ Premium as well it enters the global box office at number 2 from 30 countries.

The debut gross of the movie is 37.4 Million which is reasonable but could have been higher had it not been for A Quiet Place Part II at number 1.

Fast and Furious 9

The lastest Fast movie falls from the top to number 3 this week altohugh it is only playing in 8 countries with North America, Europe and Australia still to come.

This weekend the movie took $30.8 Million, an 81% drop from last weekend, which takes it to $229 Million global gross, it is now the fourth top global movie of 2021.

Stand By Me Doraemon 2

Jumping back into the top 5 is the Japanese animated movie which is at number 4 this weekend with $16.4 Million, a 99% increase from last weekend.

The movie has been on the box office for 17 weeks now and has taken $47.8 Million.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

The Chinese love story falls to number 5 this weekend with $5.1 Million, a 65% drop, giving the movie a total gross of $41.8 Million after 2 weeks.

The much delayed Fast & Furios 9 made its debut in China this weekend and not only topped the box office there but was the biggest film of the weekend globally.

Also making a very strong first weekend on the box office is Love Will Tear Us Apart which makes its debut at number 2 this week.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Fast & Furious 9 (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Fast & Furious 9 (@1)
• Longest run - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (9 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Cliff Walkers ($164.7 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd May 2021

Fast and Furious 9

As with most movies at the moment this is over a year late coming to cinemas, but as expected the latest episode in the Fast series makes a fantastic debut.

The movie takes a very impressive $162.3 Million over its debut weekend from just 8 countries.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Also making its debut on the global box office is Chinese director Mo Sha's latest movie which takes $14.8 Million over the weekend from just 1 country.

The movie got a mid week release and has taken $30.3 Million since its debut.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

As cinemas start to open the sequel movie to Peter Rabbit has gone into more and countries and hence has been around for 9 weeks.

This week the movie is at 3 with $8.4 Million from 11 countries, a 70% increase from last weekend, and it has taken a global total of $30.2 Million.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

The horror franchise movie has been on the global box office for 2 weeks now and falls to 4 with $7.2 Million from 22 countries, down 40% from last weekend.

To date the movie has taken $22.5 Million globally.

Wrath of Man

Falling to number 2 this week is Guy Ritchies latest movie which takes $6.3 Million this weekend from 30 countries, 60% down, for a $65.7 Million total from 5 weeks.