With 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.

• Scary Movie
• Masters of the Universe
• Backrooms
• Power Ballad
• Obsession
• Peddi
• Colony
• Toxic
• I Swear
• Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

Scary Movie

• The movie is directed by Michael Tiddes, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Tiddes also directed Fifty Shades of Black in 2016.
• It stars Marlon Wayans who also starred in On the Rocks (2020).
• The film also stars Shawn Wayans who's last movie was I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988).
• Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scary Movie in 2000, White Chicks in 2004, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka in 1988, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In the Hood in 1996, Scary Movie 2 in 2001, Dance Flick in 2009 and Little Man in 2006.
• Michael Tiddes directed Marlon Wayans in Fifty Shades of Black, A Haunted House, and A Haunted House 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kosovo / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Mongolia / Montenegro / Nicaragua / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela

Masters of the Universe

• The movie is directed by Travis Knight, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Travis Knight also directed Kubo and the Two Strings in 2016 which grossed $76.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicholas Galitzine who also starred in High Strung (2016).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who's last movie was Greenland 2: Migration (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in The First Monday In May (2016).
• The film also stars Renate Reinsve who's last movie was Sentimental Value (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Norway / Russia / Spain

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Sing Street in 2016 which grossed $13.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in All Is Bright (2013).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Hungary / Malaysia / New Zealand / United States

Obsession

• The movie is directed by Curry Barker, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Curry Barker also directed Anything But Ghosts in .
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in Ballast (2008).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Guyana / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago

Peddi

• The movie is directed by Buchi Babu Sana, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Buchi Babu Sana also directed Uppena in 2021.
• It stars Ram Charan who also starred in Khaidi No.150 (2017).
• The film also stars Janhvi Kapoor who's last movie was Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Colony

• The movie is from director Yeon Sang-ho.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in Colony (2026).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Once We Were Us (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Indonesia / New Zealand / Thailand

Toxic

• The movie is directed by Geethu Mohandas, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Geethu Mohandas also directed Liars Dice in 2013.
• It stars Yash who also starred in K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022).
• The film also stars Nayanthara who's last movie was Patriot (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malaysia / Norway / United States

I Swear

• The movie is directed by Kirk Jones, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kirk Jones also directed My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in 2016.
• It stars Robert Aramayo who also starred in Galveston (2018).
• The film also stars Peter Mullan who's last movie was Baghead (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Germany / Slovakia

Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai

• The movie is directed by David Dhawan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• David Dhawan also directed Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya in 2005.
• It stars Varun Dhawan who also starred in Stree 2 (2024).
• The film also stars Mrunal Thakur who's last movie was Dacoit a Love Story (2026).
• David Dhawan directed Varun Dhawan in Main Tera Hero, Judwaa 2, Chashme Baddoor, and Coolie No.1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Ireland / United States

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

Next week there are 24 new movies released gloabally

• Disclosure Day - From Wednesday, 10th June
• Scary Movie - From Wednesday, 10th June
• Power Ballad - From Thursday, 11th June
• Normal - From Friday, 12th June
• Colony - From Thursday, 11th June
• In the Grey - From Thursday, 11th June
• Tuner - From Thursday, 11th June
• Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain - From Thursday, 11th June
• Littlemouth - From Wednesday, 10th June
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 11th June
• The Christophers - From Wednesday, 10th June
• Dreams - From Friday, 12th June
• A New Dawn - From Friday, 12th June
• Deep Water - From Tuesday, 9th June
• Primavera - From Thursday, 25th December
• Solo Mio - From Friday, 12th June
• You, Me & Tuscany - From Thursday, 11th June
• Michael - From Friday, 12th June
• Being Towards Death - From Thursday, 11th June
• Miroirs No 3 - From Thursday, 11th June
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 12th June
• Backrooms - From Wednesday, 10th June
• Blue Heron - From Thursday, 11th June
• Fuze - From Friday, 12th June

Last weekend TRON: Ares 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.

• Black Phone 2
• Good Fortune
• After the Hunt
• Roofman
• The Smashing Machine
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
• Splitsville
• Good Boy!
• Ballad of a Small Player
• Light of the World

Black Phone 2

• The movie is directed by Scott Derrickson, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Scott Derrickson also directed Doctor Strange in 2016 which grossed $677.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in One Last Thing (2005).
• The film also stars Mason Thames who's last movie was How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Black Phone in 2022.
• Scott Derrickson directed Ethan Hawke in Sinister, and The Black Phone
• Scott Derrickson directed Mason Thames in and The Black Phone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Belgium / Belize / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Estonia / France / Germany / Ghana / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / North Macedonia / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Senegal / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela

Good Fortune

• The movie is from director Aziz Ansari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Australia / Canada / Curacao / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Hungary / India / Ireland / Israel / Kazakhstan / New Zealand / Panama / Puerto Rico / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Singapore / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United Kingdom / United States

After the Hunt

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed The Protagonists in 1999.
• It stars Julia Roberts who also starred in Isn't It Romantic (2019).
• The film also stars Andrew Garfield who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Czech Republic / Denmark / Germany / Hungary / Israel / Italy / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

Roofman

• The movie is directed by Derek Cianfrance, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Derek Cianfrance also directed The Light Between Ocean's in 2016 which grossed $26 Mil. globally.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in Side Effects (2013).
• The film also stars Peter Dinklage who's last movie was The Toxic Avenger (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Ireland / Malta / New Zealand / Norway / Portugal / Ukraine / United Kingdom

The Smashing Machine

• The movie is directed by Benny Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Benny Safdie also directed Daddy Longlegs in 2009.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Red Notice (2021).
• Benny Safdie directed Dwayne Johnson in and Lizard Music
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Latvia / Lithuania / Turkey

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Ryan Crego, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ryan Crego also directed Arlo the Alligator Boy in 2021.
• It stars Laila Lockhart Kraner who also starred in The Secret of Sinchanee (2021).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was Despicable Me 4 (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / India / Ireland / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Splitsville

• The movie is directed by Michael Angelo Covino, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Angelo Covino also directed The Climb in 2019 which grossed $543.6 K globally.
• It stars Dakota Johnson who also starred in Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was Blink Twice (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Costa Rica / Nicaragua / Peru / Uruguay

Good Boy!

• The movie is from director Ben Leonberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Indy who also starred in 9 Bullets (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kazakhstan / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Ballad of a Small Player

• The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Edward Berger also directed All My Loving in 2019.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Minority Report (2002).
• The film also stars Fala Chen who's last movie was Peg O' My Heart (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Light of the World

• The movie is directed by Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer also directed Saleem in 2023.
• It stars Ian Hanlin who also starred in Cats & Dogs: Paws Unite! (2020).
• The film also stars Benjamin Jacobson who's last movie was Babylon (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Mexico / Paraguay / Peru

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

Next week there are 36 new movies released gloabally

• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Regretting You - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Good Boy! - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Frankenstein - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Good Fortune - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Black Phone 2 - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - From Friday, 24th October
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Sketch - From Friday, 24th October
• Blue Moon - From Friday, 24th October
• Afterburn - From Tuesday, 21st October
• The Exit 8 - From Friday, 24th October
• Noise - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Kraken - From Friday, 24th October
• Him - From Monday, 20th October
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Friday, 24th October
• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Queens of the Dead - From Friday, 24th October
• Caught Stealing - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Dora: Magic Mermaid Adventures - From Friday, 24th October
• After the Hunt - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• Crayon Shin Chan: The Movie Super Hot the Spicy Kasukabe Dancers - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Alpha - From Friday, 24th October
• National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warrens Profession - From Thursday, 23rd October
• The Smashing Machine - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl - From Friday, 24th October
• Sisu: Road to Revenge - From Wednesday, 22nd October
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Bloodline of Immortality - From Friday, 24th October
• The Kingdom - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Roofman - From Thursday, 23rd October
• Bugonia - From Friday, 24th October
• Dongji Rescue - From Wednesday, 22nd October

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

It was a two way fight for the top of the UK box office this weekend with the Amy Winehouse bio-pic winning with a debut gross of £2.7 Million.

The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and is her top grossing debut movie in the UK outside of Fifty Shades of Grey which took £13.5 Million on its debut.

Coming in at number 2 is the new movie from Alex Garland, Civil War come in with a debut gross of £1.8 Million.

Last weeks top movie, Kung-Fu Panda 4 slides to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top and has taken a great £17.2 Million in total.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th April 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,823,179 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,754,440 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £17,291,699 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £8,961,602 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £787,096 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,066,300 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took £10,130,382 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Sony continues to expand its Spider-Man universe with Madame Web which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, language, brief bloody images.

The movie stars Dakota Johnson who has previously starred in Fifty Shades Darker and Crazy In Alabama, it also stars Sydney Sweeney who has appeared in Eden and Americana.

The movie is directed by S.J. Clarkson who is directing her second movie with Madame Web having previously directed Toast in 2010.

Movie Synopsis

A paramedic finds her fate is entwined with three teenage girls when she develops clairvoyant powers in this superhero film set in the Spider-Man universe. There are no issues here to surprise fans of the live action films.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Madame Web
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, language, brief bloody images
• Release date: 14th February 2024
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hours 46 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • S.J. Clarkson
• Starring:
  • Dakota Johnson
  • Sydney Sweeney
  • Isabela Merced

BBFC movie page