A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 17th December 2027
• It is due for release in North America on 17th December 2027
• It stars among others Andy Serkis (A Christmas Carol) and Elijah Wood (I Don"t Feel At Home In This World Anymore)
• It is directed by Andy Serkis (Breathe)
• The movie also stars Ian McKellen, and
• Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood appeared together in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Synopsis for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum

Following Aragorn’s perilous mission to find Gollum before Sauron's forces do, taking place in the 17-year gap between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring.

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

Animated sequel movie from the Nintendo stable is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie which hits the top of the global box office on its debut weekend with $372.4 Million knocking off 2 weeks champ Project Hail Mary.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th April 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 81 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $372,487,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie which took $377,463,865 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $72,753,869 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $420,781,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 87 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $28,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 17 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $18,200,000 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $332,224,515 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $11,852,523 over the weekend, a 63% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $174,673,990 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 20 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Dhurandhar which took $94,090,690 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Released globaly this week there are 28 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace 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.

• Reminders of Him
• The Testament of Ann Lee
• Shelter
• How to Make a Killing
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
• Arco
• Scarlet
• Cold Storage
• Hoppers
• Fukushima

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 Watcher (2022).
• The film also stars Bradley Whitford who's last movie was Rosaline (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Bulgaria / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Estonia / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Latvia / Malaysia / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Poland / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / Sweden / Switzerland / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Venezuela / Vietnam

The Testament of Ann Lee

• The movie is directed by Mona Fastvold, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Mona Fastvold also directed The Sleepwalker in 2014.
• It stars Amanda Seyfried who also starred in Gringo (2018).
• The film also stars Lewis Pullman who's last movie was Thunderbolts* (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Cyprus / Denmark / France / Germany / Greece / Italy / Mexico / Poland / Portugal / Spain

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed In the Shadows in 2001.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).
• The film also stars Harriet Walter who's last movie was And Mrs (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Dominican Republic / Mexico / Paraguay / Uruguay

How to Make a Killing

• The movie is directed by John Patton Ford, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Patton Ford also directed Emily the Criminal in 2022.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in April Apocalypse (2013).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Blue Moon (2025).
• They also appeared together in Huntington in .
• John Patton Ford directed Glen Powell in and Huntington
• John Patton Ford directed Margaret Qualley in and Huntington
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Finland / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Portugal / Sweden / United Kingdom

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

• The movie is directed by Gore Verbinski and Gore Verbinski, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Gore Verbinski and Gore Verbinski also directed Rango in 2011 which grossed $245.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in Blue Iguana (2018).
• The film also stars Juno Temple who's last movie was Roofman (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Austria / Chile / Czech Republic / Germany / Greece / Slovakia

Arco

• The movie is from director Ugo Bienvenu.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Margot Ringard Oldra who also starred in Along Came Love (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Estonia / Italy / South Korea

Scarlet

• The movie is directed by Mamoru Hosoda, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mamoru Hosoda also directed The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2006.
• It stars Mana Ashida who also starred in Cells At Work! (2024).
• The film also stars Masaki Okada who's last movie was Last Mile (2024).
• They also appeared together in Confessions in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Mexico / Singapore / United Kingdom

Cold Storage

• The movie is directed by Jonny Campbell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jonny Campbell also directed Alien Autopsy in 2006.
• It stars Rob Collins who also starred in Arthur the King (2024).
• The film also stars Sosie Bacon who's last movie was Smile (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Croatia / New Zealand / Turkey

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:
  Belarus / Hong Kong / Japan / Singapore

Fukushima

• The movie is from director James Jones.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Sweden / United States

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

Next week there are 42 new movies released gloabally

• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man - From Friday, 20th March
• Project Hail Mary - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Reminders of Him - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Hoppers - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Toxic - From Thursday, 19th March
• David - From Thursday, 19th March
• Scream 7 - From Thursday, 19th March
• La Grazia - From Thursday, 19th March
• Dhurandhar 2 - From Thursday, 19th March
• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come - From Friday, 20th March
• GOAT - From Thursday, 19th March
• Is This Thing On? - From Thursday, 19th March
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - From Thursday, 19th March
• Whistle - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Dreams - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Arco - From Friday, 20th March
• Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain - From Thursday, 12th March
• A Private Life - From Thursday, 19th March
• Dead Man's Wire - From Thursday, 19th March
• The Moment - From Thursday, 19th March
• Pillion - From Thursday, 19th March
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 19th March
• Shelter - From Thursday, 19th March
• How to Make a Killing - From Thursday, 19th March
• Protector - From Thursday, 19th March
• The Voice of Hind Rajab - From Thursday, 19th March
• The Strangers: Chapter 3 - From Thursday, 19th March
• Ella McCay - From Thursday, 19th March
• Pets On a Train - From Thursday, 19th March
• Dust Bunny - From Thursday, 19th March
• Turbulence - From Thursday, 19th March
• Marsupilami - From Thursday, 19th March
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 19th March
• Christy - From Friday, 20th March
• Marty Supreme - From Friday, 20th March
• Orwell: 2+2=5 - From Friday, 20th March
• Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline - From Friday, 20th March
• Palestine 36 - From Thursday, 19th March
• The Exit 8 - From Wednesday, 18th March
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Friday, 20th March
• Sound of Falling - From Wednesday, 18th March
• Couture - From Sunday, 22nd March

As January comes to a close with no major new releases coming to cinemas the heavily Oscar nominated Hamnet swaps places with The House Maid~2025 to climb to number 1.

The movie takes nearly £1.4 Million this weekend, its 4th weekend of release, and has a total gross of nearly £15 Million.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Shelter~2026 starring Jason Statham which makes its debut on the box office with a shade under £1 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st February 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,399,261 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £28,480,667 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £964,903 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £855,208 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £32,609,792 over 10 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took £23,461,047 at the box office after 10 weeks in cinemas.

The Avatar series continues to show strength as the third movie in the series Avatar: Fire and Ash spends its fifth weekend at the top of the North American box office.

The movie has now taken nearly $365 Million which although well behind the previous movie in the series is still a massive box office gross in the current cinema climate.

Top new movie is the weekend is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple which lands at number 2 this week with just over $12.5 Million.

This is disappointingly half that of the previous movie despite positive word of mouth and critics reviews.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th January 2026

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 5 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $14,489,184 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $364,699,524 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water which took $562,919,348 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $12,521,327 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to 28 Years Later which took $30,002,966 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,171,087 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $390,413,294 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Zootopia which took $316,404,151 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,543,288 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $107,169,352 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,477,927 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $79,653,221 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026