The bio-pic Michael~2025 goes back to number 1 on its fourth weekend to spend a second weekend at the worlds top movie which no new films enter the top 5 and Obsession~2025 is the top new film at 6.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $83,831,000 over the weekend, a 12% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 84 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $703,853,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $68,600,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $546,162,196 over 3 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 is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took $0 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $39,107,000 over the weekend, a 51% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $72,538,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $23,400,000 over the weekend, a 63% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $101,233,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 80 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took $19,400,000 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $23,319,616 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $58,661,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 89 countries globally this weekend

The Micheal Jackson bio-pic returns to the top of the North American box office, in a surprise move, on its fourth weekend of release replacing The Devil Wears Prada 2 after a couple of weeks while Obsession~2025 is the top new movie at 3.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $26,140,937 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $282,812,764 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $17,850,733 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $175,712,929 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took $83,490,860 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $17,196,855 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $17,196,855 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,400,638 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $62,233,170 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took $34,087,000 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,574,847 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $29,915,930 after 2 weekends of release

In a surprise movie the bio-pic Micheal~2025 goes back to the top of the UK box office on its 4th weekend of release making it now the top movie of 2026, meanwhile Obsession~2025 is the top new movie at 4.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,177,721 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £27,295,315 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £9,395,649 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,380,614 over the weekend, a 58% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,454,156 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £603,111 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £2,854,242 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took £465,162 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

The final (maybe) Mission Impossible movie finally hits the big screen after a bit of a delay and a slight name change, Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, language

The movie stars for the eighth time Tom Cruise who is one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood and has been in movies such as Top Gun and Rain Man along with many others.

The movie also stars Hayley Atwell who has been in movies such as Mansfield Park~2007 and The Duchess.

the movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie who has been behind the camera for movies like Jack Reacher and Mission:Impossible - Fallout and clearly has a good working relationship with Tom Cruise.

Movie Synopsis

Ethan and his team at IMF assemble to save the future of humankind from a rogue artificial intelligence known as the Entity.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, injury detail, threat, language
• Release date: 21st May 2025
• Runtime: 170 minutes (2 hours 50 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise
  • Hayley Atwell
  • Ving Rhames

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Mufasa: The Lion King 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.

• Wolf Man
• Back In Action
• Paddington In Peru
• Unstoppable
• Babygirl
• Here
• The Prosecutor
• Den of Thieves 2
• A Real Pain
• A Complete Unknown

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed The Invisible Man in 2020 which grossed $144.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Royal Hotel (2023).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Malaysia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed Di Di Hollywood in 2010.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in White House Down (2013).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Hugh Bonneville who also starred in Love Again (2003).
• The film also stars Emily Mortimer who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Notting Hill in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Iceland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Norway / Romania / Singapore / Sweden / Ukraine

Unstoppable

• The movie is from director William Goldenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jharrel Jerome who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Anthony Robles who's last movie was Liza, Liza Skies Are Grey (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Sweden / United States

Babygirl

• The movie is directed by Halina Reijn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Halina Reijn also directed Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022 which grossed $3.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was Blitz (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Montenegro / Russia / Spain / Taiwan

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part III in 1990 which grossed $249.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in A Hologram For the King (2016).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Pinocchio, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Forrest Gump
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Denmark / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Prosecutor

• The movie is directed by Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ho-Pong Mak and Donnie Yen also directed Breakout Brother's in 2020 which grossed $85K globally.
• It stars Donnie Yen who also starred in Hero (2002).
• The film also stars Francis Ng who's last movie was Customs Frontline (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / New Zealand

Den of Thieves 2

• The movie is directed by Christian Gudegast, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christian Gudegast also directed Den of Thieves in 2018.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997).
• The film also stars O'Shea Jackson Jr. who's last movie was Cocaine Bear (2023).
• They also appeared together in Den of Thieves in 2018.
• Christian Gudegast directed Gerard Butler in and Den of Thieves
• Christian Gudegast directed O'Shea Jackson Jr. in and Den of Thieves
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Germany / Mexico

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Only the Lonely (1991).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Portugal / South Korea

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Logan in 2017 which grossed $616.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Dune: Messiah ().
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 32 new movies released gloabally

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