Last weekend A Minecraft Movie was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 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.

• Thunderbolts*
• Another Simple Favour
• The Dumpling Queen
• Shadow Force
• The Surfer
• The Legend of Ochi
• Esaaf
• Black Bag
• Screamboat
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Chance the Rapper: Magnificent Coloring World in 2021.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in The 355 (2022).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Spy in 2015 which grossed $235.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in Accepted (2006).
• The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
• Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
• Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Dumpling Queen

• The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Ma who also starred in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Luxembourg / Macau / Netherlands / New Zealand / Papua New Guinea / United Kingdom / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed The Grey in 2012.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Night Catches Us (2010).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Greece / Ireland / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Army of One (2016).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / Poland / Russia / United States

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:
  Germany / Israel / Latvia / Russia

Esaaf

• The movie is directed by Colin Teague, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Colin Teague also directed Shirley in 2011.
• It stars Hassan Assiri who also starred in Esaaf (2025).
• The film also stars Ibrahim Al Hajjaj who's last movie was Sattar (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman / United Arab Emirates

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Kafka in 1991.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Slow West (2015).
• 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:
  Italy / Netherlands / Thailand / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed The Most Dangerous Game in 2017.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Yoga Hosers (2016).
• 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:
  Brazil / Montenegro / Netherlands

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 The Banana Splits Movie (2019).
• 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 Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Latvia / Lithuania / Thailand

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Nonnas - From Friday, 9th May
• The Martial Artist - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 8th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 8th May
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Surfer - From Friday, 9th May
• Locked - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Wedding Banquet - From Friday, 9th May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Friday, 9th May
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 8th May
• Henry Johnson - From Friday, 9th May
• Bird - From Thursday, 8th May
• Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 8th May
• Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 8th May
• Juliet and Romeo - From Friday, 9th May
• Fight Or Flight - From Friday, 9th May
• My Love Will Make You Disappear - From Friday, 9th May
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Bayou - From Friday, 9th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 9th May
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 8th May
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 8th May
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 8th May
• Queer - From Friday, 9th May
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sharp Corner - From Friday, 9th May
• To a Land Unknown - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sneaks - From Friday, 9th May
• The Shrouds - From Thursday, 8th May
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 9th May

With Black Adam currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Living
• Return to Dust
• Hunt
• Causeway
• One Piece Film: Red
• Watcher
• Call Jane

Living

• The movie is directed by Oliver Hermanus, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oliver Hermanus also directed Moffie in 2020 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Thirteen At Dinner (1985).
• The film also stars Aimee Lou Wood who was last seen in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Return to Dust

• The movie is directed by Ruijun Li, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruijun Li also directed The Summer Solstice in 2007.
• It stars Renlin Wu who also starred in Fly With the Crane (2012).
• The film also stars Hai-Qing who was last seen in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hunt

• The movie is from director Lee Jung-jae.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Jung-jae who also starred in The Face Reader (2013).
• The film also stars Jung Woo-sung who was last seen in Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Causeway

• The movie is from director Lila Neugebauer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in House At the End of the Street (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

One Piece Film: Red

• The movie is directed by Gorô Taniguchi, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Gorô Taniguchi also directed Code Geass: Lelouch of the I - Initiation in 2017.
• It stars AmaLee who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Daniel Baugh who was last seen in One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and An Inherited Will (2015).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Watcher

• The movie is directed by Chloe Okuno, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chloe Okuno also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Labor Day (2014).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who was last seen in Greyhound (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Call Jane

• The movie is directed by Phyllis Nagy, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Phyllis Nagy also directed Mrs. Harris in 2006.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Meet Dave (2008).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Master Gardener (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Broker - Thursday, 10th November
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Friday, 11th November
• Spirited - Friday, 11th November

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 19th November 2021, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Eternals from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Ghostbusters: Afterlife
• The Battle At Lake Changjin
• King Richard

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

• The movie is directed by Jason Reitman, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jason Reitman also directed Tully in 2018 which grossed £494.4K in the UK and grossed $15.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Finn Wolfhard who also starred in How It Ends (2021).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who last appeared in Malignant (2021).
• Uk box office prediction: number 1

The Battle At Lake Changjin

• The movie is directed by Kaige Chen and Dante Lam, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Kaige Chen and Dante Lam also directed My People, My Country in 2019 which grossed £135.3K in the UK and grossed $450.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jing Wu who also starred in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The film also stars Jackson Yee who last appeared in Hero (2021).

King Richard

• The movie is directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Reinaldo Marcus Green also directed Good Joe Bell in 2020.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Bad Boys For Life (2020).
• The film also stars Aunjanue Ellis who last appeared in If Beale Street Could Talk (2019).
• Uk box office prediction: number 3

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Encanto, Wednesday, 24th November
• House of Gucci, Friday, 26th November
• Pirates, Friday, 26th November
• A Boy Called Christmas, Friday, 26th November

The new Bond movie No Time To Die has climbed to number 1 on its second weekend of release replacing last weeks top movie The Battle at Lake Changjin.

With the Bond movie spreading to even movie countries this weekend and no big new releases there were no new movies on the top 10 global box office.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - No Time To Die (1st week)
• Highest debut - There were no new movies this weekend
• Longest run - The Paw Patrol Movie (9 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($401 Million)

Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown 8th - 10th October 2021.

No Time To Die

The 25th Bond movie goes wider this week with a release in countries like America where it made its debut at the top, and hit the top of the global box office with a weekend gross of $145.5 Million from 67 countries, an 18% increase from last weekend.

The movie has turned into one of the biggest Bond movie of all time and to far has taken $313.2 Million, and its the 8th top movie of 2021 globally.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

The Chinese hit movie falls from the top to number 2 this weekend with a gross 53% lower than last weekend at $108.3 Million, the movie is still only released in China.

This pushes the movie total gross to $632 Million and its the 4th top movie of 2021 globally.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

The Venom sequel remains at number 3 this weekend with $56.8 Million from 14 countries, a 45% drop, giving the movie a total global gross of $185.5 Million after 2 weeks.

My Country, My Parents

Remaining at number 4 this weekend is the second hit Chinese of the weekend with $19 Million from 3 countries, a massive 78% drop, this gives the movie a total global gross of $181.8 Million after 2 weeks.

The Addams Family 2

The sequel animated movie stays at number 5 this weekend with $14.5 Million from 13 countries, a 19% drop, giving the movie a total of $35.7 after 2 weeks.

This weekend might go down in history as the weekend where cinema across the globe came back to life after the pandemic as globally there were 5 massive new releases which out performed expectations and created an all new box office top 5.

At the top is the Chinese movie The Battle At Lake Changjin which was only released in China and yet out grossed all in its path, then there was the new Bond movie No Time To Die which is the second top movie of the weekend.

The North American champion Venom: Let There Be Carnage makes its debut at three, while the Chinese movie My Country, My Parents is at 4 and finally The Addams Family 2 is new at 5.

Last weeks top movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings falls to number 6 this weekend.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - The Battle At Lake Changjin (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut = The Battle At Lake Changjin (@1)
• Longest run - The Paw Patrol Movie (8 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($386.9 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd October 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Released only in China the highly anticipated war movie starring Jing Wu and directed by Kaige Chen, Dante Lam and Hark Tsui takes 40% of this weeks global top 10 with a debut gross of $232.9 Million.

This is one of the biggest debut weekends in China and is a real sign that the Chinese public are going back to the movies, it out preforms No Time To Die by over $100 Million.

Very impressively the movie is already the 8th top movie globally of 2021.

No Time To Die

The long delayed 25th James Bond movie finally makes its debut and lands at number 2 on the global box office with a very impressive $119.1 Million from 54 locations.

The movie is still to open in many bog markets including North America and China, so this is just the start of its long box office run helping to bring people back to cinemas.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Getting a release in just 2 territories this week the superhero villain movie from the Spider-Man universe lands on the global box office at 3 with $103 Million.

$90 Million of this was in North America where is landed at number 1, the movie is still to be released in most of the world but the sequel movie has made an impressive start.

My Country, My Parents

Another movie which has only been released in China this weekend the threequel has been over shadowed by the number 1 movie The Battle At Lake Changjin but still gets an impressive debut at number 4 with $90.6 Million.

The Addams Family 2

Completing an all new top 5 the sequel animated movie, like most of this weeks top 5, is only released in 1 country and land at 5 with $18 Million.