With Thunderbolts* currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Nonnas
• The Martial Artist
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters
• Clown In a Cornfield
• A Gilded Game
• Shadow Force
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Most Precious of Cargoes
• The Surfer
• The Wedding Banquet

Nonnas

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chbosky, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Stephen Chbosky also directed Dear Evan Hansen in 2021 which grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who also starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
• The film also stars Lorraine Bracco who's last movie was The Union (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Martial Artist

• The movie is from director Shaz Khan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Faran Tahir who also starred in Lamya's Poem (2021).
• The film also stars Gregory Sporleder who's last movie was Fail Safe (2000).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Algeria / Bahrain / Djibouti / Egypt / Iran / Iraq / Jordan / Kuwait / Lebanon / Libya / Morocco / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Syria / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Yemen

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Dancing Queen (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Indonesia / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in Compulsion (2013).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Ireland / New Zealand / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

A Gilded Game

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed 77 Heartwarmings in 2021 which grossed $4.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in Mission Milano (2016).
• The film also stars Hao Ou who's last movie was Three Old Boys (2024).
• Herman Yau directed Andy Lau in The Hunt For the 93 Trans-Siberian Express Train Gangs, Shock Wave 2, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, and Shock Wave
• Herman Yau directed Hao Ou in and Raid On the Lethal Zone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Hong Kong / New Zealand / Taiwan / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed RIP in 2025.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Strip Search (2004).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Germany / Portugal / United States

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in The Legend of Ochi (2025).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Italy / Russia / Thailand

The Most Precious of Cargoes

• The movie is directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michel Hazanavicius also directed The Artist in 2011 which grossed $109.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dominique Blanc who also starred in Dumas (2010).
• The film also stars Gregory Gadebois who's last movie was La Syndicaliste (2023).
• Michel Hazanavicius directed Gregory Gadebois in Redoubtable, and Final Cut
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Portugal / Spain

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Vivarium in 2019.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Raising Arizona (1987).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom

The Wedding Banquet

• The movie is directed by Andrew Ahn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Ahn also directed 30/30 Vision 3: Decades of Strand Releasing in 2019.
• It stars Bowen Yang who also starred in The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• The film also stars Lily Gladstone who's last movie was Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Taiwan / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 14th May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Friday, 16th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Saturday, 17th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 14th May
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 15th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 14th March
• Good One - From Thursday, 15th May
• Mickey 17 - From Friday, 7th March
• The Friend - From Thursday, 15th May
• Hitpig - From Friday, 16th May
• M3GAN 2.0 - From Friday, 16th May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 15th May
• Nosferatu - From Friday, 16th May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 16th May
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Substance - From Friday, 16th May
• Yadang the Snitch - From Friday, 16th May
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 15th May
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Marching Band - From Friday, 16th May
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner - From Thursday, 15th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 18th April
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 15th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 16th May
• Where the River Flows - From Friday, 16th May

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th December 2022, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Matilda: The Musical from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Emancipation
• Nocebo
• The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
• The Silent Twins

Emancipation

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed King Arthur in 2004 which grossed £6.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $203.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Nocebo

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Vivarium in 2019.
• It stars Eva Green who also starred in Based On a True Story (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Strong who was last seen in Cruella (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie

• The movie is from director Masato Jinbo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Felecia Angelle who also starred in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020).
• The film also stars Bryn Apprill who was last seen in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019).
• Felecia Angelle and Bryn Apprill have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Boy and the Beast in 2015, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2012 and Genocidal Organ in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Silent Twins

• The movie is from director Agnieszka Smoczynska.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Letitia Wright who also starred in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• The film also stars Tamara Lawrance who was last seen in Boxing Day (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Amazing Maurice - Friday, 16th December - streaming
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Friday, 16th December

This weekends box office is going to be an interesting watch. The global coronavirus will do a couple of things to cinemas attendance, it is keeping people at home as they self isolate and in many countries including the UK and US cinema owners have shut their doors to help prevent the spread of the virus.

At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 20th March 2020, there are 2 new releases, originally there were more, including A Quiet Place Part II which would have made the box office look different, but many film have been put back to later this year or next year.

Can either of these two movie knock Onward from the top of the UK box office chart?

The Jesus Rolls

First up at cinemas this week is The Jesus Rolls, directed by John Turturro who also directed Mac in 1992.

It stars John Turturro who last starred in Gloria Bell (2019).

The film also stars Bobby Cannavale who last appeared in Motherless Brooklyn (2019).

Radioactive

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Radioactive.

This new movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy who's last film was Emma (2020)

It also stars Rosamund Pike who appeared in The Informer (2019).

The film is brought to us by 2 time director Marjane Satrapi.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next Week

There is 1 new release in the shape of Vivarium which is in cinemas on Friday, 27th March.