The much hyped, but excellent, Project Hail Mary tops this weeks North American box office with a debut gross of over $80.5 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd March 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $80,506,007 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $17,801,867 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $120,188,736 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $14,015,861 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Dhurandhar which took $1,980,000 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $9,075,271 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Ready Or Not which took $10,578,148 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,001,325 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $33,175,180 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Sheep Detectives which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Emma Thompson (Howards End) and Hugh Jackman (Australia)
• It is directed by Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3)
• The movie also stars Bryan Cranston, Hong Chau and Nicholas Galitzine
• The UK release date is 8th May 2026
• And the release date in North America is 13th November 2026
• Emma Thompson and Hugh Jackman appeared together in Missing Link

Synopsis for The Sheep Detectives

George Hardy is a shepherd who loves to read murder mysteries to his sheep, never suspecting that they can understand him. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep decide to solve the crime themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn't as simple as it appears in books.

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Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling made its debut at the top of the UK box office with £7.4 Million, not quiet beating the £7.7 Million from Wuthering Heights~2025.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd March 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,064,354 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,231,382 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £9,510,888 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £615,447 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Ready Or Not which took £947,958 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Moana which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail
• It stars Dwayne Johnson (Free Guy) and Frankie Adams (Next Goal Wins) among others.
• The movie also stars Catherine Lagaaia, Rena Owen and John Tui
• The release date in the UK is 10th July 2026
• While the North American release date is set for 10th July 2026

Synopsis for Moana

A young Polynesian princess who sails the ocean to find the demigod Maui and restore the heart of Te Fiti, which is causing a blight on her island

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Last weekend was at the top of the global box office, there are 32 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.

• Project Hail Mary
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man
• Reminders of Him
• Dhurandhar 2
• Hoppers
• Scream 7
• La Grazia
• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
• David
• Turbulence

Project Hail Mary

• The movie is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Phil Lord and Christopher Miller also directed The Lego Movie in 2014 which grossed $468.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Gosling who also starred in The Fall Guy (2024).
• The film also stars Ken Leung who's last movie was Last Days (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Mexico / Mongolia / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jasna Anderson who also starred in Death On the Nile (2022).
• The film also stars Sammy Jonas Heaney who's last movie was Mastiii 4 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Egypt / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kenya / Mexico / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States

Reminders of Him

• The movie is directed by Vanessa Caswill, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Vanessa Caswill also directed Love At First Sight in 2023.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Villains (2019).
• The film also stars Tyriq Withers who's last movie was Him (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Brazil / Costa Rica / Curacao / Egypt / France / Guatemala / Honduras / Kuwait / Lebanon / Morocco / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates

Dhurandhar 2

• The movie is directed by Aditya Dhar, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aditya Dhar also directed Dhurandhar in 2025 which grossed $120.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ranveer Singh who also starred in Jayeshbhai Jordaar (2022).
• The film also stars Sara Arjun who's last movie was Euphoria (2026).
• They also appeared together in Dhurandhar in 2025.
• Aditya Dhar directed Ranveer Singh in and Dhurandhar
• Aditya Dhar directed Sara Arjun in and Dhurandhar
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / Canada / France / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Malaysia / Myanmar / United Kingdom / United States

Hoppers

• The movie is directed by Daniel Chong, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Daniel Chong also directed We Bare Bears: The Movie in 2020 which grossed $387 Mil. globally.
• It stars Piper Curda who also starred in The Wretched (2019).
• The film also stars Bobby Moynihan who's last movie was Inside Out 2 (2024).
• Daniel Chong directed Bobby Moynihan in and We Bare Bears: The Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / China / Egypt / Kuwait / Lebanon / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Taiwan / United Arab Emirates

Scream 7

• The movie is directed by Kevin Williamson, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Williamson also directed Teaching Mrs. Tingle in 1999.
• It stars Neve Campbell who also starred in Closing the Ring (2007).
• The film also stars Courteney Cox who's last movie was Scream VI (2023).
• Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scream in 1996, Scream 3 in 2000, Scream 4 in 2011, Scream in 2022 and Scream 2 in 1998.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Egypt / Kuwait / Lebanon / Oman / Saudi Arabia / United Arab Emirates

La Grazia

• The movie is directed by Paolo Sorrentino, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Paolo Sorrentino also directed Le Voci Di Dentro in 2014.
• It stars Toni Servillo who also starred in Sabato, domenica e lunedì (2004).
• The film also stars Anna Ferzetti who's last movie was Diamanti (2024).
• Paolo Sorrentino directed Toni Servillo in Sabato, domenica e lunedì, Il Divo, The Consequences of Love, The Great Beauty, La Grande Bellezza, Loro 2, Le Voci Di Dentro, The Hand of God, Loro, Loro, and One Man Up
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Ireland / Mexico / Netherlands

Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

• The movie is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett also directed Scream VI in 2023 which grossed $169 Mil. globally.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Last Moment of Clarity (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• They also appeared together in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2018.
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Samara Weaving in Ready Or Not, and Scream VI
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Kathryn Newton in and Abigail
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Netherlands / Sweden / Turkey / United States

David

• The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in Maboroshi (2023).
• The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / France / Slovenia

Turbulence

• The movie is directed by Claudio Fäh, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Claudio Fäh also directed Coronado in 2003.
• It stars Hera Hilmar who also starred in Turbulence (2025).
• The film also stars Jeremy Irvine who's last movie was Return to Silent Hill (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Mexico

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

• They Will Kill You - From Thursday, 26th March
• David - From Thursday, 26th March
• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come - From Wednesday, 25th March
• How to Make a Killing - From Wednesday, 25th March
• Pillion - From Thursday, 26th March
• Project Hail Mary - From Thursday, 26th March
• Shelter - From Thursday, 26th March
• Hoppers - From Thursday, 26th March
• Protector - From Wednesday, 25th March
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Thursday, 26th March
• Reminders of Him - From Thursday, 26th March
• Arco - From Thursday, 26th March
• Alpha - From Friday, 27th March
• GOAT - From Thursday, 26th March
• Splitsville - From Friday, 27th March
• Kokuhô - From Thursday, 26th March
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline - From Sunday, 4th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Friday, 27th March
• Sentimental Value - From Friday, 27th March
• Blue Moon - From Thursday, 26th March
• Pets On a Train - From Saturday, 28th March
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 26th March
• It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley - From Friday, 27th March
• Cold Storage - From Saturday, 28th March
• All That's Left of You - From Friday, 27th March
• Is This Thing On? - From Wednesday, 25th March
• Orwell: 2+2=5 - From Friday, 27th March
• The History of Sound - From Thursday, 26th March
• The Voice of Hind Rajab - From Friday, 27th March
• Pegasus 3 - From Thursday, 26th March
• Dreams - From Friday, 27th March
• La Grazia - From Thursday, 26th March
• Dracula: A Love Tale - From Friday, 27th March
• Whistle - From Friday, 27th March
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Thursday, 26th March
• Kontinental '25 - From Friday, 27th March
• Exhibition On Screen: Turner and Constable - From Friday, 27th March
• Scream 7 - From Thursday, 26th March