Released globaly this week there are 22 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Speak No Evil
• Uglies
• Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
• The Critic
• The Killer's Game
• Lee
• Kinds of Kindness
• Spring Garden

Speak No Evil

• The movie is directed by James Watkins, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Watkins also directed Bastille Day in 2016 which grossed $50.3K in the US and grossed $14.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars James McAvoy who also starred in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2013).
• The film also stars Mackenzie Davis who's last movie was Swimming Home (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Uglies

• The movie is directed by McG, it is the directors 14th movie.
• McG also directed Charlie's Angels in 2000 which grossed $125.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $264.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joey King who also starred in The Princess (2022).
• The film also stars Chase Stokes who's last movie was The Beach House (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

• The movie is directed by Tim Burton, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Tim Burton also directed Sleepy Hollow in 2000 which grossed $101.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Keaton who also starred in Knox Goes Away (2024).
• The film also stars Winona Ryder who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• They also appeared together in Beetlejuice in 1988.
• Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in Batman Returns, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Dumbo
• Tim Burton directed Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Frankenweenie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

• The movie is directed by Brian Taylor, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Brian Taylor also directed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in 2012 which grossed $51.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $132.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jack Kesy who also starred in The Killer (2023).
• The film also stars Jefferson White who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Latvia / Lithuania / Philippines

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

• The movie is from director Pat Boonnitipat.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Putthipong Assaratanakul who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Usha Seamkhum who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / Thailand / United States

The Critic

• The movie is directed by Anand Tucker, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anand Tucker also directed Hilary and Jackie in 1999.
• It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
• The film also stars Ian McKellen who's last movie was Hamlet (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

The Killer's Game

• The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
• It stars Sofia Boutella who also starred in Argylle (2024).
• The film also stars Lucy Cork who's last movie was The Union (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / Ukraine / United States

Lee

• The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001).
• The film also stars Alexander Skarsgård who's last movie was Infinity Pool (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

Kinds of Kindness

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Poor Things in 2023.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• They also appeared together in Bugonia in 2025.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Poor Things, Bugonia, and The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Bugonia
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Ukraine

Spring Garden

• The movie is from director Ku Born.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Yun-hie who also starred in Spring Garden (2024).
• The film also stars Kim Joo-ryung who's last movie was Memories of Murder (2003).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Singapore / Taiwan

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

• Wolfs - From Wednesday, 18th September
• The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
• The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Thursday, 19th September
• Never Let Go - From Thursday, 19th September
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 20th September
• Strange Darling - From Friday, 20th September
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 19th September
• Lee - From Thursday, 19th September
• Green Border - From Friday, 20th September
• Speak No Evil - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Hollywoodgate - From Friday, 20th September
• The Forge - From Thursday, 19th September
• Look Back - From Friday, 20th September
• AfrAId - From Thursday, 19th September
• Exhuma - From Friday, 20th September
• Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Thursday, 19th September
• The Commandants Shadow - From Friday, 20th September
• My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 19th September
• Kinds of Kindness - From Thursday, 19th September
• Transformers: One - From Friday, 20th September
• It Ends With Us - From Wednesday, 18th September
• Trap - From Friday, 20th September
• Rode College - From Friday, 7th June
• Longlegs - From Friday, 20th September
• The Front Room - From Friday, 20th September
• Slingshot - From Thursday, 19th September
• Project Silence - From Thursday, 19th September
• Starve Acre - From Thursday, 19th September

A new weekend a potential new number one movie and the summer blockbuster films continue to be released.

There are 6 new releases this weekend, Friday, 17th May 2024, looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• IF~2024
• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Greedy People
• Back to Black

IF

• The movie is directed by John Krasinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• John Krasinski also directed Brief Interviews With Hideous Men in 2009.
• It stars Cailey Fleming who also starred in Desolation (2017).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who's last movie was Ghosted (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

• The movie is from director Elene Naveriani.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eka Chavleishvili who also starred in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023).
• The film also stars Temiko Chichinadze who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Strangers: Chapter 1

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 25th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Bodies At Rest in 2019.
• It stars Gabriel Basso who also starred in Alabama Moon (2009).
• The film also stars Rachel Shenton who's last movie was The Colour Room (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Baby Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back to Black

• The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed Fifty Shades of Grey in 2015 which grossed $166.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $571 Mil. globally.
• It stars Marisa Abela who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was Ferrari (2023).
• 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 6 new movies released

• We Harvest - Friday, 24th May
• Furiosa - Friday, 24th May
• Kidnapped - Friday, 24th May
• Hit Man - Friday, 24th May - limited release
• The Garfield Movie - Friday, 24th May
• Atlas - Friday, 24th May - streaming