This week there are 23 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, , for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Hoppers
• The Bride
• If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
• Pillion
• Kokuhô
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
• How to Make a Killing
• The Wizard of the Kremlin
• Couture
• The Chronology of Water

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 Jon Hamm who also starred in Stolen (2010).
• The film also stars Meryl Streep who's last movie was Escape From Extinction: Rewilding (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nigeria / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

The Bride

• The movie is directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Maggie Gyllenhaal also directed The Lost Daughter in 2021 which grossed $703.3 K globally.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Women Talking (2022).
• The film also stars Christian Bale who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• Maggie Gyllenhaal directed Jessie Buckley in and The Lost Daughter
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Guyana / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Malaysia / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Vietnam

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

• The movie is directed by Mary Bronstein, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Mary Bronstein also directed Yeast in 2008.
• It stars Rose Byrne who also starred in Instant Family (2019).
• The film also stars Delaney Quinn who's last movie was The Roses (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Italy / Mexico / Norway / Thailand

Pillion

• The movie is from director Harry Lighton.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Beyond the Pole (2009).
• The film also stars Harry Melling who's last movie was Harvest (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Portugal / Spain

Kokuhô

• The movie is directed by Sang-il Lee, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sang-il Lee also directed Villain in 2010 which grossed $18.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Keitatsu Koshiyama who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Soya Kurokawa who's last movie was Monster (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / Norway

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 Mousehunt in 1998.
• It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in Choke (2008).
• The film also stars Juno Temple who's last movie was Roofman (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Indonesia / Slovakia

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 Everybody Wants Some!! (2016).
• 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:
  Australia / Netherlands / Russia

The Wizard of the Kremlin

• The movie is directed by Olivier Assayas, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Olivier Assayas also directed Clouds of Sils Maria in 2015.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Burnt (2015).
• The film also stars Jude Law who's last movie was The Order (2024).
• Alicia Vikander and Jude Law have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Anna Karenina in 2012 and Firebrand in 2024.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom / United States

Couture

• The movie is directed by Alice Winocour, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Winocour also directed Proxima in 2020 which grossed $83.8 K globally.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Louis Garrel who's last movie was Dog 51 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ukraine

The Chronology of Water

• The movie is from director Kristen Stewart.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Imogen Poots who also starred in Need For Speed (2014).
• The film also stars Thora Birch who's last movie was The Last Black Man In San Francisco (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Norway

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

• Reminders of Him - From Wednesday, 11th March
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Shelter - From Thursday, 12th March
• How to Make a Killing - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Cold Storage - From Thursday, 12th March
• Arco - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die - From Friday, 13th February
• Scarlet - From Wednesday, 11th March
• Hoppers - From Thursday, 12th March
• No Other Choice - From Friday, 13th March
• Whistle - From Thursday, 12th March
• Resurrection - From Friday, 13th March
• Nouvelle Vague - From Thursday, 12th March
• Is This Thing On? - From Thursday, 12th March
• La Grazia - From Friday, 13th March
• Die My Love - From Friday, 13th March
• Return to Silent Hill - From Thursday, 12th March
• Marsupilami - From Thursday, 12th March
• Saipan - From Friday, 13th March
• Fukushima - From Friday, 20th February
• Slanted - From Friday, 13th March
• We Bury the Dead - From Thursday, 12th March
• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie - From Friday, 13th March
• Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain - From Friday, 13th March
• Giant - From Thursday, 12th March
• Dreams - From Thursday, 12th March
• Dead Man's Wire - From Friday, 13th March
• The History of Sound - From Thursday, 12th March
• Pillion - From Thursday, 12th March
• Crime 101 - From Friday, 13th March
• Nuremberg - From Thursday, 12th March
• The Moment - From Thursday, 12th March
• Night King - From Friday, 13th March
• Wuthering Heights - From Friday, 13th March
• GOAT - From Saturday, 14th March
• Hamnet - From Thursday, 12th March

Scream 7 follows in the footsteps of the previous movies in the long running Scream~1997 franchise and tops the North American box office this weekend on its debut.

The movie takes over at the top with and incredible debut of over $63.5 Million, the highest of the series to date.

Falling from the top this weekend is the animated movie GOAT~2026 which climbed to the top last weekend and falls just the single place to number 2 this week and has taken nearly $75 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 1st 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 $63,615,172 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Scream VI which took $44,447,270 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,002,317 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $73,986,831 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,700,135 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $72,093,628 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $4,300,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,505,586 over the weekend, a 8% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $7,825,920 after 2 weekends of release

The seventh in the now long running horror series Scream~1997 tops the UK box office on its debut weekend as Scream 7 becomes one of the best debuting movies of the genre.

The movie takes a magnificent £3.8 Million on its debut at the top of the United Kingdom box office, it is ahead of the previous movie in the series but in a similar ball park.

Wuthering Heights~2025 spent 2 weeks at the top and slips to second this weekend with a gross of £2.2 Million and £20.2 Million in total.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 1st March 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,200,000 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,800,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,100,000 over the weekend, a 52% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,900,000 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £410,851 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,700,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

Last weekend Wuthering Heights 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?

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.

• Scream 7
• The Testament of Ann Lee
• Pennum Porattum
• Pegasus 3
• EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

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 When Will I Be Loved? (2004).
• 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 4 in 2011, Scream 3 in 2000, Scream in 1996, Scream 2 in 1998 and Scream in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Testament of Ann Lee

• The movie is directed by Mona Fastvold, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Mona Fastvold also directed The World to Come in 2021 which grossed £12.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Amanda Seyfried who also starred in Alpha Dog (2007).
• The film also stars Lewis Pullman who's last movie was Thunderbolts* (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Pennum Porattum

• The movie is from director Rajesh Madhavan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Subash Chandran who also starred in Pennum Porattum (2026).
• The film also stars Rajesh Madhavan who's last movie was Dheeran (2025).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Pegasus 3

• The movie is directed by Han Han, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Han Han also directed Duckweed in 2017.
• It stars Teng Shen who also starred in Crazy Alien (2019).
• The film also stars Steven Dasz who's last movie was IP Man 4: The Finale (2019).
• Han Han directed Teng Shen in Pegasus, Only Fools Rush In, and Pegasus 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

• The movie is directed by Baz Luhrmann, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Baz Luhrmann also directed Elvis in 2022 which grossed £27.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286 Mil. globally.
• It stars Elvis Presley who also starred in Follow That Dream (1962).
• The film also stars Sammy Davis Jr. who's last movie was The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• Hoppers - Friday, 6th March
• Mother's Pride - Friday, 6th March
• The Bride - Friday, 6th March

As happens every year over the Lunar New Year, the Chinese box office goes mad and all the big new movies get released and boost the global box office.

This year the sequel movie Pegasus 3 lands at the top with a weekend gross of over $152 Million, and over $300 Million since its release.

China alone made up the top 3 releases on the global box office this weekend accounted for nearly $250 Million of this weeks total takings.

Wuthering Heights~2025 fell from the top to number 4 this weekend and has taken just over $150 million after 2 weeks of release.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd February 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 1 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $152,169,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Pegasus 2 which took $104,631,500 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $50,828,300 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 8 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th 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 $41,462,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $40,500,000 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $151,713,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 5th 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 $35,713,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend