Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Mortal Kombat II which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 24th October 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 1st January 1970
• It stars among others Karl Urban (Black Water Transit) and Hiroyuki Sanada (All About Our House)
• It is directed by Simon McQuoid (Mortal Kombat)
• The movie also stars Lewis Tan, Tati Gabrielle and Josh Lawson
• Simon McQuoid directed Hiroyuki Sanada in Mortal Kombat

Synopsis for Mortal Kombat II

Cole Young and his allies prepare for a deadly tournament that will decide the fate of humanity.

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

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.

• Sinners
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Warfare
• Drop
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sneaks
• The King of Kings
• My Love Will Make You Disappear
• Black Bag
• In the Lost Lands

Sinners

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022 which grossed $858.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Creed (2016).
• The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld who's last movie was The Marvels (2023).
• Ryan Coogler directed Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, and Creed
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / 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 Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
• 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, Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Ecuador / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Uruguay / Venezuela

Warfare

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza also directed Men in 2022 which grossed $7.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph Quinn who also starred in Make Up (2020).
• 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:
  Australia / Brazil / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Mexico / Spain / United Kingdom

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed $61 Mil. globally.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Drop (2025).
• 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:
  Australia / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Italy

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed The Rocker in 2008 which grossed $8.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in The Secret Life of Pets (2016).
• The film also stars Bjorn Gustafsson who's last movie was The Crown Jewels (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / New Zealand / Sweden / United Kingdom

Sneaks

• The movie is from director Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Laurence Fishburne who also starred in Assault On Precinct 13 (2005).
• The film also stars Keith David who's last movie was Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / United States

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Nephew (1998).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Philippines / Taiwan

My Love Will Make You Disappear

• The movie is directed by Chad Vidanes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chad Vidanes also directed He's Into Her: The Movie Cut in 2021.
• It stars Kim Chiu who also starred in My Love Will Make You Disappear (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Ireland

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Bubble in 2005.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Black Bag (2025).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Turkey

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 Mortal Kombat in 1995.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in The Fourth Kind (2009).
• 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, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Monster Hunter, and The Three Musketeers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Spain / United Arab Emirates

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

Next week there are 34 new movies released gloabally

• Until Dawn - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Havoc - From Friday, 25th April
• The Accountant 2 - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Drop - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• In the Lost Lands - From Friday, 25th April
• Holy Cow - From Tuesday, 8th April
• On Swift Horses - From Friday, 25th April
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 24th April
• Four Letters of Love - From Friday, 25th April
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 25th April
• Santosh - From Friday, 25th April
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 25th April
• The End - From Friday, 25th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 24th April
• April - From Friday, 25th April
• Flow - From Friday, 25th April
• Dog Man - From Friday, 25th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 24th April
• In the Grey - From Friday, 25th April
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Friday, 25th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 24th April
• Heretic - From Friday, 25th April
• Neighborhood Watch - From Friday, 25th April
• Black Dog - From Thursday, 24th April
• Frewaka - From Friday, 25th April
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 25th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 24th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Friday, 25th April
• Queer - From Thursday, 24th April
• Ne Zha 2 - From Friday, 25th April
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 24th April

Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.

Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.

Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck
• Will Gluck also directed Friends With Benefits in 2011 which grossed £6.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars James Corden who last starred in Superintelligence (2020).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who last appeared in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019).
• James Corden and Elizabeth Debicki starred in Peter Rabbit (2018) together.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• The movie is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
• Darren Lynn Bousman also directed Identity Lost in 2001.
• It stars Chris Rock who last starred in The Witches (2020).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

The Unholy

• The movie is from director Evan Spiliotopoulos
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who last starred in Walkaway Joe (2020).
• The film also stars Cary Elwes who last appeared in Black Christmas (2019).

Nomadland

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Frances McDormand who last starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2020).
• The film also stars Gay DeForest who is making a feature film debut.

My New York Year

• The movie is directed by Philippe Falardeau
• Philippe Falardeau also directed The Bleeder in 2016.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who last starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who last appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories New and Selected (2017).

Army of the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Hiroyuki Sanada who last starred in Mortal Kombat (2021).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who last appeared in My Spy (2020).
• Hiroyuki Sanada and Dave Bautista starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019) together.

Sound of Metal

• The movie is from director Darius Marder
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who last starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020).
• The film also stars Olivia Cooke who last appeared in Naked Singularity (2021).

Those Who Wish Me Dead

• The movie is directed by Taylor Sheridan
• Taylor Sheridan also directed Wind River in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who last starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Le Mans '66 (2019).

Rare Beasts

• The movie is from director Billie Piper
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Billie Piper who last starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
• The film also stars Leo Bill who last appeared in In Fabric (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Wednesday, 26th May
• Cruella, Friday, 28th May
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Friday, 28th May
• First Cow, Friday, 28th May

While Mortal Kombat took top honors last weekend, Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train takes over at the top this weekend with the slimmest of margins.

The top new movie of the weekend is Separation which makes its debut at number 4.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Seperation (@4)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (23 weeks)
• Hight total gross - Godzilla Vs. Kong ($90 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 30th April - 2nd May 2021

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train

The Chinese hit movie might have missed out on a debut at the top but it climbs to pole position on its second weekend of release.

The movie takes $6.4 Million on its second weekend of release, a massive 70% drop from last weekend, which pushes the total US gross to $34.11 Million.

Mortal Kombat~2021

Falling into second place after its debut at the top is the video game adaptation which takes $6.2 Million over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend.

The movie is having a fight with Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train and after 2 weeks of release has taken a slither less with $34.1 Million.

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Top movie in the US of the year so far stays put at number 3 with $2.74 Million, a slim 36% drop from last weekend.

After 5 weeks the movie has now taken $90.3 Million and should reach $100 Million before the end of its cinema run.

Separation

Highest new movie of the weekend is the William Brent Bell directed horror movie which takes $1.83 million on its debut.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney's animated smash stays put at number 5 this weekend with $1.33 Million, a tiny 23% drop from last weekend, giving the movie a $41.58 Million total gross over 9 weeks of release.

As the UK gets closer to cinemas re-opening the only movies getting a release at the moment are on streaming.

This week we have the animated feature The Mitchells Vs. the Machines, previously called Connected, hitting the on-line service.

The movie has had great reviews and if you are a subscriber it could well be worth checking out.

The Mitchells Vs. the Machines

• The movie is from director Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Olivia Colman who last starred in Them That Follow (2019).
• The film also stars Abbi Jacobson who last appeared in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017).

Please note that last week we reported that the new Mortal Kombat movie was being released, but the movie got put back to May 6th.

There are no new movies out next week but come May 17th there are a whole host of new film hitting cinemas.