Released globaly this week there are 26 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Gladiator II 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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

• Wicked~2024
• Spellbound
• The Piano Lesson
• Joy
• Blitz
• Gladiator II
• Heretic
• Elevation
• Oddity
• Armor

Wicked

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed The LXD: The Uprising Begins in 2010.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bangladesh / Brazil / Brazil / Canada / Curacao / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Norway / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

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 West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Miguel Bernardeau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

The Piano Lesson

• The movie is from director Malcolm Washington.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Negotiator (1998).
• The film also stars John David Washington who's last movie was The Creator (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Joy

• The movie is directed by Ben Taylor, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ben Taylor also directed Raised By Wolves in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014).
• The film also stars James Norton who's last movie was Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

Blitz

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Widows in 2018 which grossed $42.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $76 Mil. globally.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Muppets Most Wanted (2014).
• 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 on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Gladiator II

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Gladiator in 2000 which grossed $187.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $460.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in God's Creatures (2022).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was The Wild Robot (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / China / Ecuador / El Salvador / Ethiopia / Kenya / Mexico / Mongolia / Nigeria / United States / Vietnam

Heretic

• The movie is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Beck and Bryan Woods also directed The Bride Wore Blood in 2006.
• It stars Hugh Grant who also starred in Sense and Sensibility (1996).
• The film also stars Sophie Thatcher who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Mexico / Netherlands / Portugal / Sweden

Elevation

• The movie is directed by George Nolfi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• George Nolfi also directed The Adjustment Bureau in 2011 which grossed $62.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $127.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morena Baccarin who also starred in Serenity (2005).
• The film also stars Danny Boyd Jr. who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Portugal / Ukraine

Oddity

• The movie is from director Damian Mc Carthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carolyn Bracken who also starred in The Quiet Girl (2022).
• The film also stars Johnny French who's last movie was Dublin Crust (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Spain

Armor

• The movie is from director Justin Routt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sylvester Stallone who also starred in Assassins (1995).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United States

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

Next week there are 35 new movies released gloabally

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• Moana 2 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Wicked~2024 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Hello, Love, Again - From Thursday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Elevation - From Thursday, 28th November
• Conclave - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Terrifier 3 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bird - From Thursday, 28th November
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 29th November
• Ezra - From Friday, 29th November
• Lucky Baskhar - From Thursday, 31st October
• Weekend In Taipei - From Friday, 29th November
• La Cocina - From Friday, 29th November
• Slingshot - From Friday, 29th November
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 28th November
• Kneecap - From Friday, 29th November
• September 5 - From Friday, 29th November
• The Sisters - From Monday, 25th November
• Dear Santa - From Monday, 25th November
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Sunday, 1st December
• Queer - From Wednesday, 27th November
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 29th November
• High Forces - From Thursday, 28th November
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Last Dance - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 28th November
• Oddity - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Dead Don't Hurt - From Thursday, 28th November
• Your Monster - From Thursday, 28th November
• Here - From Friday, 29th November
• Nutcrackers - From Friday, 29th November
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 29th November
• Widow Clicquot - From Friday, 29th November
• That Christmas - From Friday, 29th November

With the second weekend of a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie its not a case of will it still be at the top but what percentage will it drop, and Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness duly stays number 1 with a rather large 71% drop!

The indie smash hit Everything Everywhere All At Once was the top new movie of the weekend coming in at number 3 while the event movie Little Mix Live: The Final Show (For Now...) was new at number 5 from a single day showing.

A whole host of new movie hit the lower end of the box office starting with Firestarter~2022, a remake of the 1984 movie new at 9 with £250,005, and also inside the top 10 is Sarkaru Vaari Paata which takes £177,903.

Outside the top 10 is Saunkan Saunkane at 14 with £103,278 and The Quiet Girl at number 15 with £85,466.

UK box office top 5 weekend breakdown 13th - 15th May 2022

Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness

The sequel movies second week has the MCU title dropping by a large 71% over last weeks total as it pulls in £5.6 Million.

This is still a fairly impressive 56% of the total Uk box office, in comparison to Spider-Man: No Way Home from late last year it does better as that movie dropped 85% and went on to gross nearly £100 Million.

The movie has a total UK gross so far of £30 Million, £20 Million below the last Spider-Man movie, but it should keep the top spot warm until the next high flying summer blockbuster in a couple of weeks.

The movie is currently the 3rd top movie of 2022 and should take over at number 2 from Sing 2 by next weekend.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Staying put at number 2 is the sequel movie from the TV show Downton Abbey which takes £971,705 on its third weekend of release, a modest 37% drop over last weekend.

This gives the period movie a total UK gross of £10 Million and its the 10th top movie of 2022.

Everything Everywhere All At Once

One of the biggest indie hits of recent time, Michelle Yeoh stars in Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's multiverse bending movie that is actually giving Doctor Strange a run for its money.

making its debut at number 3 this weekend with it takes £681,351 with the potential to get even better and good word of mouth spreads.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

The fast blue hedgehog falls to 4 this weekend with a weekend gross of £519,913, a small 18% drop, which gives the movie a total UK gross of £24 Million and the 5th top movie of 2022.

Little Mix Live: The Final Show (For Now...)

Play their final concert, for now, the female three piece group have their concert streamed into cinemas for those that with couldn't get their or couldn't get tickets.

The event movie takes £361,908 on its single Saturday performance.