Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th April 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 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.

• Lee Cronin's The Mummy
• Wasteman
• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• Mother Mary
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed Evil Dead Rise in 2023 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack Reynor who also starred in The Man With the Iron Heart (2017).
• The film also stars Laia Costa who's last movie was The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wasteman

• The movie is from director Cal McMau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Blyth who also starred in Pelican Blood (2010).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

• The movie is from director Frankie Shaw.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Widows (2018).
• The film also stars Teresa Palmer who's last movie was The Fall Guy (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed The Green Knight in 2021 which grossed $17.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Dark Waters (2020).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Repeaters in 2010.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in The Bye Bye Man (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

• Mother Mary - Friday, 17th April - limited release
• Fuze - Friday, 24th April - limited release
• No Ordinary Heist - Friday, 24th April
• Michael - Friday, 24th April

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th April 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 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.

• Lee Cronin's The Mummy
• Wasteman
• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• Mother Mary
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed Evil Dead Rise in 2023 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack Reynor who also starred in The Man With the Iron Heart (2017).
• The film also stars Laia Costa who's last movie was The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wasteman

• The movie is from director Cal McMau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Blyth who also starred in Pelican Blood (2010).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

• The movie is from director Frankie Shaw.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Widows (2018).
• The film also stars Teresa Palmer who's last movie was The Fall Guy (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed The Green Knight in 2021 which grossed $17.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Dark Waters (2020).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Repeaters in 2010.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in The Bye Bye Man (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

• Mother Mary - Friday, 17th April - limited release
• Fuze - Friday, 24th April - limited release
• No Ordinary Heist - Friday, 24th April
• Michael - Friday, 24th April

Last weekend A Minecraft Movie was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

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.

• Sinners
• The Wedding Banquet
• Sneaks
• The Ballad of Wallis Island

Sinners

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Creed in 2016 which grossed $109.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• 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, Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Black Panther
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Wedding Banquet

• The movie is directed by Andrew Ahn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Ahn also directed 30/30 Vision 3: Decades of Strand Releasing in 2019.
• It stars Bowen Yang who also starred in Cicada (2020).
• The film also stars Lily Gladstone who's last movie was Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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 The Matrix (1999).
• The film also stars Keith David who's last movie was Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

• The movie is directed by James Griffiths, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Griffiths also directed Cuban Fury in 2014.
• It stars Tim Key who also starred in Love Wedding Repeat (2020).
• The film also stars Tom Basden who's last movie was Venice At Dawn (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 10 new movies released

• Until Dawn - Friday, 25th April
• Babygirl - Wednesday, 25th December - streaming
• On Swift Horses - Friday, 25th April
• The Accountant 2 - Friday, 25th April
• Four Letters of Love - Friday, 25th April
• Neighborhood Watch - Friday, 25th April
• April - Friday, 25th April - limited release
• The Legend of Ochi - Friday, 25th April
• Havoc - Friday, 25th April - streaming
• The Shrouds - Friday, 25th April

Making it an amazing 3 weeks at the top the Bob Dillion bio-pic A Complete Unknown remains at number 1 with a weekend gross of £1.2 Million.

The movie has become a big hit in the UK for star Timothée Chalamet and has now taken a total of £8.3 Million in the UK.

The actor is repeating the success he had last year at the same time as Wonka remained at number 1 for 6 weeks.

Highest new movie of the week is the horror movie Companion which claims the number 3 spot on its debut where is takes £739,553 over the weekend including previews.

Wicked~2024 has now spent 11 weeks on the box office and has a UK gross of over £60 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd February 2025

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,124,692 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £29,385,700 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took £71,715,236 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £739,553 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £608,607 over the weekend, a 19% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,764,081 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Woman In the Yard which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Danielle Deadwyler (I Saw the TV Glow) and Russell Hornsby (Big Fat Liar)
• It is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (Unknown)
• The movie also stars Okwui Okpokwasili, Estella Kahiha and Peyton Jackson
• The UK release date is 28th March 2025
• And the release date in North America is 28th March 2025

Synopsis for The Woman In the Yard

A mysterious woman who repeatedly appears in a family's front yard, often delivering chilling warnings or unsettling messages, leaving the residents to question her identity and motives.

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