Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 1st May 2026, there are 8 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.

• The Devil Wears Prada 2
• No Ordinary Heist
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea
• Animal Farm
• Hokum
• Departures
• One Spoon of Chocolate
• Deep Water

The Devil Wears Prada 2

• The movie is directed by David Frankel, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Frankel also directed Collateral Beauty in 2016.
• It stars Meryl Streep who also starred in The Prom (2020).
• The film also stars Anne Hathaway who's last movie was Mother Mary (2026).
• They also appeared together in The Devil Wears Prada in 2006.
• David Frankel directed Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada, and Hope Springs
• David Frankel directed Anne Hathaway in and The Devil Wears Prada
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

No Ordinary Heist

• The movie is directed by Colin McIvor, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Colin McIvor also directed Zoo in 2018.
• It stars Eddie Marsan who also starred in Wrath of Man (2021).
• The film also stars Éanna Hardwicke who's last movie was Saipan (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

• The movie is directed by Yasuhito Kikuchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Yasuhito Kikuchi also directed Macross Frontier: The False Songstress in 2009.
• It stars Koichi Domoto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Takuya Eguchi who's last movie was Spy X Family Code: White (2023).
• Yasuhito Kikuchi directed Takuya Eguchi in and That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Animal Farm

• The movie is directed by Andy Serkis, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Andy Serkis also directed The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum in 2027.
• It stars Seth Rogen who also starred in Animal Farm (2025).
• The film also stars Gaten Matarazzo who's last movie was Stranger Things 5: The Finale (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hokum

• The movie is from director Damian McCarthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Scott who also starred in Little Evil (2017).
• The film also stars Peter Coonan who's last movie was Kathleen Is Here (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Departures

• The movie is from director Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lloyd Eyre-Morgan who also starred in Departures (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

One Spoon of Chocolate

• The movie is directed by RZA, it is the directors 4th movie.
• RZA also directed Love Beats Rhymes in 2017.
• It stars Shameik Moore who also starred in The Gutter (2024).
• The film also stars Blair Underwood who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• RZA directed Shameik Moore in and Cut Throat City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Deep Water

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 28th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed The Strangers: Chapter 3 in 2026.
• It stars Aaron Eckhart who also starred in Suspect Zero (2004).
• The film also stars Ben Kingsley who's last movie was The Thursday Murder Club (2025).
• They also appeared together in Suspect Zero in 2004.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• Silent Friend - Friday, 8th May - limited release

This weekend, Friday 22nd November 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Red One, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Wicked~2024
• Joy
• Gladiator II
• Spellbound
• Blitz
• Flow
• Armor
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

Wicked

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra in 2011.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in Widows (2018).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Don't Look Up (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wicked Part 2 in 2025.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked Part 2
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked Part 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Joy

• The movie is directed by Ben Taylor, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ben Taylor also directed Chevy in 2015.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019).
• The film also stars James Norton who's last movie was Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Gladiator II

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed The King of Ads Part 2 in 1993.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in Foe (2023).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was The Wild Robot (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Spellbound

• The movie is directed by Vicky Jenson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Vicky Jenson also directed Shrek in 2001 which grossed $267.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $487.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023).
• The film also stars Miguel Bernardeau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Blitz

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Shame in 2012.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in The Way Back (2010).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• They also appeared together in See How They Run in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Flow

• The movie is directed by Gints Zilbalodis, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gints Zilbalodis also directed Away in 2019.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Armor

• The movie is from director Justin Routt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sylvester Stallone who also starred in The Zookeeper (2011).
• The film also stars Josh Wiggins who's last movie was Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.

• The movie is from director Todd Komarnicki.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jonas Dassler who also starred in Never Look Away (2019).
• The film also stars Phileas Heyblom who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Dear Santa - Monday, 25th November - streaming
• Queer - Wednesday, 27th November - limited release
• Moana 2 - Wednesday, 27th November
• September 5 - Friday, 29th November
• Nutcrackers - Friday, 29th November - streaming

Last weekend Migration was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Iron Claw
• Peppa's Cinema Party
• Occupied City
• Origin
• Table For Six 2

The Iron Claw

• The movie is directed by Sean Durkin, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Durkin also directed The Nest in 2020 which grossed £467.5K in the UK and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Grady Wilson who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Valentine Newcomer who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Peppa's Cinema Party

• The movie is from director Andrea Tran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Morwenna Banks who also starred in Tales of the Riverbank (2008).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Red Right Hand (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Occupied City

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Shame in 2012 which grossed £2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Melanie Hyams who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Origin

• The movie is directed by Ava DuVernay, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ava DuVernay also directed I WI'll Follow in 2011.
• It stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor who also starred in Racing For Time (2008).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who was last seen in Sharp Stick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Table For Six 2

• The movie is directed by Sunny Chan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sunny Chan also directed Men On the Dragon in 2018.
• It stars Stephy Tang who also starred in Table For Six (2022).
• The film also stars Louis Cheung who was last seen in The Narrow Road (2022).
• They also appeared together in Table For Six in 2022.
• Sunny Chan directed Stephy Tang in Table For Six
• Sunny Chan directed Louis Cheung in Table For Six
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Her Seye Ragmen - Monday, 12th February
• Bob Marley: One Love - Wednesday, 14th February
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - Wednesday, 14th February
• Madame Web - Friday, 16th February
• The Promised Land - Friday, 16th February

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd June 2023, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Little Mermaid from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• The Boogeyman
• Simulant
• The Roundup: No Way Out
• Reality
• Shin Kamen Rider

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• The movie is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers also directed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse in 2024.
• It stars Shameik Moore who also starred in The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013).
• The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld who was last seen in Charlie's Angels (2019).
• They also appeared together in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018.
• Joaquim Dos Santos directed Shameik Moore in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boogeyman

• The movie is directed by Rob Savage, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rob Savage also directed Host in 2020.
• It stars Chris Messina who also starred in East Fifth Bliss (2011).
• The film also stars Sophie Thatcher who was last seen in Prospect (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Simulant

• The movie is directed by April Mullen, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• April Mullen also directed Wander in 2020.
• It stars Robbie Amell who also starred in Nine Lives (2016).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast X (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Roundup: No Way Out

• The movie is directed by Sang-yong Lee, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sang-yong Lee also directed The Roundup in 2022.
• It stars Lee Jun-hyuk who also starred in The Roundup: No Way Out (2023).
• The film also stars Ma Dong-seok who was last seen in The Roundup (2022).
• Sang-yong Lee directed Ma Dong-seok in The Roundup
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Reality

• The movie is from director Tina Satter.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Night Teeth (2021).
• The film also stars Josh Hamilton who was last seen in Landscape With Invisible Hand (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Shin Kamen Rider

• The movie is directed by Hideaki Anno, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Hideaki Anno also directed Cutie Honey in 2004.
• It stars Sôsuke Ikematsu who also starred in Almost a Miracle (2019).
• The film also stars Minami Hamabe who was last seen in Hello World (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• Icon the Robert Englund Story - Tuesday, 6th June
• Flamin Hot - Friday, 9th June
• Little Dodo - Friday, 9th June
• Strays - Friday, 9th June
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Friday, 9th June
• Extraction 2 - Friday, 9th June
• Blue Jean - Friday, 9th June

Last weekend The Little Mermaid was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• Reality
• The Machine
• The Boogeyman

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

• The movie is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joaquim Dos Santos and Kemp Powers also directed Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse in 2024.
• It stars Shameik Moore who also starred in Cut Throat City (2020).
• The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld who was last seen in Charlie's Angels (2019).
• They also appeared together in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in 2018.
• Joaquim Dos Santos directed Shameik Moore in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Reality

• The movie is from director Tina Satter.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Ward (2010).
• The film also stars Josh Hamilton who was last seen in Landscape With Invisible Hand (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Machine

• The movie is directed by Peter Atencio, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Peter Atencio also directed Night of the Dog in 2005.
• It stars Bert Kreischer who also starred in The Machine (2023).
• The film also stars Mark Hamill who was last seen in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Boogeyman

• The movie is directed by Rob Savage, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rob Savage also directed Dashcam in 2022 which grossed £9.1K in the UK.
• It stars Chris Messina who also starred in The Secrets We Keep (2020).
• The film also stars Sophie Thatcher who was last seen in Prospect (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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

• Elemental - Tuesday, 6th June
• Strays - Friday, 9th June - streaming
• Transformers: Rise of the Beasts - Friday, 9th June