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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 20th December 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Moana 2 from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 3
• The Room Next Door
• The Six Triple Eight
• Mufasa: The Lion King
• The Count of Monte-Cristo

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

• The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $146.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).
• The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
• Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022 and Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020.
• Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
• Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Room Next Door

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Matador in 1986.
• It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in Chloe (2010).
• The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
• Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Gloria Bell in 2019 and The Big Lebowski in 1998.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Six Triple Eight

• The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Django Unchained (2012).
• The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Mufasa: The Lion King

• The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Barry Jenkins also directed Moonlight in 2017.
• It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Brother (2023).
• The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Count of Monte-Cristo

• The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
• It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Un Homme Ideal (2015).
• The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2024).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Bird - Friday, 8th November - streaming
• Nosferatu - Wednesday, 25th December
• Babygirl - Wednesday, 25th December
• A Complete Unknown - Wednesday, 25th December
• 2073 - Friday, 27th December

Disney returns to the live action The Lion King~2019 with a sequel Mufasa: The Lion King which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat, violence.

The movie stars the voice of Aaron Pierre who has previously been seen in Old and Foe, it also stars the voice of Kelvin Harrison Jr. who has been seen in Waves and The High Note.

The movie is directed by Barry jenkins who has previously directed Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk.

Movie Synopsis

A lion cub and his adoptive brother team up with some unlikely companions to escape danger and seek a better world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mufasa: The Lion King
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat, violence
• Release date: 20th December 2024
• Runtime: 118 minutes (1 hours 58 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Barry Jenkins
• Starring:
  • Aaron Pierre
  • Kelvin Harrison Jr.
  • Seth Rogen

BBFC movie page

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Kinds of Kindness which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
• It stars Emma Stone (Magic In the Moonlight) and Hunter Schafer (Kinds of Kindness) among others.
• The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau and Margaret Qualley
• The release date in the UK is 21st June 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 21st June 2024

Synopsis for Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 9th June 2023, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
• Extraction 2
• Blue Jean
• 97 Minutes
• Little Dodo

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

• The movie is directed by Steven Caple Jr., it is the directors 4th movie.
• Steven Caple Jr. also directed The Land in 2016.
• It stars Michelle Yeoh who also starred in The Stunt Woman (1996).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Fast X (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Extraction 2

• The movie is directed by Sam Hargrave, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sam Hargrave also directed Extraction in 2020.
• It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in 12 Strong (2018).
• The film also stars Olga Kurylenko who was last seen in The Princess (2022).
• Sam Hargrave directed Chris Hemsworth in Extraction
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blue Jean

• The movie is from director Georgia Oakley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rosy McEwen who also starred in Vesper (2022).
• The film also stars Kerrie Hayes who was last seen in Kicks (2010).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

97 Minutes

• The movie is directed by Timo Vuorensola, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Timo Vuorensola also directed Jeepers Creepers: Reborn in 2022.
• It stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers who also starred in I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003).
• The film also stars Alec Baldwin who was last seen in TAR (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Little Dodo

• The movie is directed by Rob Minkoff, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Rob Minkoff also directed Flypaper in 2011.
• It stars Liza Koshy who also starred in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• The film also stars Stella Hudgens who was last seen in Single With Parents (2008).
• 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 8 new movies released

• Asteroid City - Tuesday, 13th June
• Jagged Mind - Thursday, 15th June
• Moonlight Soul - Friday, 16th June
• Stan Lee - Friday, 16th June
• The Flash - Friday, 16th June
• The Blackening - Friday, 16th June
• Elemental - Friday, 16th June
• Extraction 2 - Friday, 9th June - streaming