Last weekend Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu was at the top of the global box office, there are 22 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.

• Backrooms
• Finding Emily
• Passenger
• Fuze
• Tuner
• In the Grey
• Obsession
• Pressure
• Colony
• Power Ballad

Backrooms

• The movie is from director Kane Parsons.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor who also starred in The Old Guard 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mark Duplass who's last movie was Bombshell (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Luxembourg / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Serbia / Slovenia / South Korea / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Finding Emily

• The movie is from director Alicia MacDonald.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Spike Fearn who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Angourie Rice who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Aruba / Bolivia / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Malta / Netherlands / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Puerto Rico / Saint Lucia / Trinidad & Tobago / Uruguay / Venezuela

Passenger

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 7th movie.
• André Øvredal also directed The Last Voyage of the Demeter in 2023 which grossed $12.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lou Llobell who also starred in Voyagers (2021).
• The film also stars Jacob Scipio who's last movie was Maintenance Required (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Austria / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Germany / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Malaysia / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / Vietnam

Fuze

• The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 11th movie.
• David Mackenzie also directed You Instead in 2011.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in Albert Nobbs (2012).
• The film also stars Theo James who's last movie was The Monkey (2025).
• David Mackenzie directed Aaron Taylor-Johnson in and Outlaw/King
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Dominican Republic / Mexico / Paraguay / Romania / Slovenia / Uruguay / Venezuela

Tuner

• The movie is directed by Daniel Roher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Daniel Roher also directed Blink in 2024.
• It stars Leo Woodall who also starred in Nuremberg (2025).
• The film also stars Dustin Hoffman who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Colombia / Estonia / France / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / United Kingdom / United States

In the Grey

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed The Man From U.N.C.L.E. in 2015 which grossed $107 Mil. globally.
• It stars Eiza González who also starred in Fountain of Youth (2025).
• The film also stars Jake Gyllenhaal who's last movie was The Bride! (2026).
• Eiza Gonzalez and Jake Gyllenhaal have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ambulance in 2022 and Spirit Untamed in 2021.
• Guy Ritchie directed Eiza González in Fountain of Youth, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
• Guy Ritchie directed Jake Gyllenhaal in and The Covenant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Cambodia / Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Moldova / Poland / Portugal

Obsession

• The movie is directed by Curry Barker, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Curry Barker also directed Anything But Ghosts in .
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in High Rise (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Hungary / Iceland / India / Slovakia

Pressure

• The movie is directed by Anthony Maras, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Anthony Maras also directed Hotel Mumbai in 2019 which grossed $6.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Little White Lie (2008).
• The film also stars Brendan Fraser who's last movie was Rental Family (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Hong Kong / Singapore / United States

Colony

• The movie is from director Yeon Sang-ho.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in Blood the Last Vampire (2009).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Once We Were Us (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Hong Kong / Philippines / Singapore

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Sing Street in 2016 which grossed $13.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in How Do You Know (2010).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / 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

• Masters of the Universe - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Scary Movie - From Thursday, 4th June
• Backrooms - From Thursday, 4th June
• Power Ballad - From Thursday, 4th June
• Obsession - From Thursday, 4th June
• I Swear - From Thursday, 4th June
• Colony - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• Tuner - From Thursday, 4th June
• Couture - From Friday, 5th June
• Madfabulous - From Friday, 5th June
• Toxic - From Thursday, 4th June
• Pressure - From Saturday, 6th June
• Dj Ahmet - From Wednesday, 3rd June
• The Testament of Ann Lee - From Friday, 5th June
• Miss Moxy - From Friday, 5th June
• Sirāt - From Friday, 5th June
• The Christophers - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 5th June
• Miroirs No 3 - From Friday, 5th June
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 4th June
• The Good Boy - From Thursday, 4th June
• Blue Heron - From Thursday, 4th June
• Wasteman - From Friday, 5th June
• Rebuilding - From Friday, 5th June
• Savage House - From Friday, 5th June

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th April 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Lee Cronin's The Mummy
• Wasteman
• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• Mother Mary
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed Evil Dead Rise in 2023 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack Reynor who also starred in The Man With the Iron Heart (2017).
• The film also stars Laia Costa who's last movie was The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wasteman

• The movie is from director Cal McMau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Blyth who also starred in Pelican Blood (2010).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

• The movie is from director Frankie Shaw.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Widows (2018).
• The film also stars Teresa Palmer who's last movie was The Fall Guy (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed The Green Knight in 2021 which grossed $17.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Dark Waters (2020).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Repeaters in 2010.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in The Bye Bye Man (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Mother Mary - Friday, 17th April - limited release
• Fuze - Friday, 24th April - limited release
• No Ordinary Heist - Friday, 24th April
• Michael - Friday, 24th April

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th April 2026, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Lee Cronin's The Mummy
• Wasteman
• 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
• Mother Mary
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed Evil Dead Rise in 2023 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack Reynor who also starred in The Man With the Iron Heart (2017).
• The film also stars Laia Costa who's last movie was The Teacher Who Promised the Sea (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wasteman

• The movie is from director Cal McMau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tom Blyth who also starred in Pelican Blood (2010).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was The Long Walk (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

4 Kids Walk Into a Bank

• The movie is from director Frankie Shaw.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Widows (2018).
• The film also stars Teresa Palmer who's last movie was The Fall Guy (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Mother Mary

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Lowery also directed The Green Knight in 2021 which grossed $17.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $18.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Dark Waters (2020).
• The film also stars Michaela Coel who's last movie was Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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• The movie is directed by Carl Bessai, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Carl Bessai also directed Repeaters in 2010.
• It stars Carrie-Anne Moss who also starred in The Bye Bye Man (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Zegers who's last movie was Corrective Measures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Mother Mary - Friday, 17th April - limited release
• Fuze - Friday, 24th April - limited release
• No Ordinary Heist - Friday, 24th April
• Michael - Friday, 24th April

After the success of the previous Mortal Kombat~2021 movies a sequel was going to follow, Mortal Kombat II has been given a 15 age rating for strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language.

The movie stars Karl Urban who has previously been in I Object and The Sea Beast, it also stars Ludi Lin who has been seen in Aquaman and Mortal Kombat~2021.

The movie is directed by Simon McQuoid who has previously directed the first Mortal Kombat~2021 movie in this series.

Movie Synopsis

Dejected movie star Johnny Cage is enlisted by a group of powerful heroes to fight for the Earthrealm in a series of battles.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mortal Kombat II
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, infrequent very strong language
• Release date: 8th May 2026
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hours 56 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Simon McQuoid
• Starring:
  • Karl Urban
  • Ludi Lin
  • Joe Taslim

BBFC movie page

Last weekend was at the top of the global box office, there are 30 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.

• They Will Kill You
• David
• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
• The Magic Faraway Tree
• Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. In Sao Paulo (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment)
• How to Make a Killing
• The Secret Agent
• Shelter
• Protector
• Pillion

They Will Kill You

• The movie is from director Kirill Sokolov.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Heather Graham who also starred in Diggstown (1992).
• The film also stars Myha'la who's last movie was Dumb Money (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Croatia / Czech Republic / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Philippines / Singapore / Slovakia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

David

• The movie is from director Phil Cunningham and Brent Dawes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Brandon Engman who also starred in Weathering With You (2019).
• The film also stars Phil Wickham who's last movie was Christmas With the Chosen: The Messengers (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Austria / Bolivia / Chile / Costa Rica / Ecuador / El Salvador / Honduras / Hungary / Nicaragua / Panama / Paraguay / Slovakia / Switzerland / Uruguay

Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

• The movie is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett also directed Southbound in 2015 which grossed $35.3 K globally.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Monster Trucks (2016).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• They also appeared together in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2018.
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Samara Weaving in Ready Or Not, and Scream VI
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Kathryn Newton in and Abigail
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Croatia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Israel / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Philippines / Singapore / Thailand

The Magic Faraway Tree

• The movie is directed by Ben Gregor, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ben Gregor also directed All Stars in 2013.
• It stars Andrew Garfield who also starred in Mainstream (2020).
• The film also stars Claire Foy who's last movie was H Is For Hawk (2026).
• They also appeared together in Breathe in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Czech Republic / Ireland / Panama / Singapore / Slovakia / Ukraine / United Kingdom

Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. In Sao Paulo (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment)

• The movie is from director Oliver Sykes and CiRCUS HEaD.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Jones who also starred in Knights of the Damned (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Germany / Mexico / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

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 Pig (2011).
• The film also stars Adrian Lukis who's last movie was Heavyweight (2026).
• John Patton Ford directed Glen Powell in and Huntington
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / Chile / France / Mexico / Turkey

The Secret Agent

• The movie is directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kleber Mendonça Filho also directed Aquarius in 2017 which grossed $3.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Robson Andrade who also starred in The Secret Agent (2025).
• The film also stars Rubens Santos who's last movie was Bacurau (2020).
• Kleber Mendonça Filho directed Rubens Santos in Aquarius, and Bacurau
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hong Kong / Kazakhstan / Russia

Shelter

• The movie is directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ric Roman Waugh also directed Snitch in 2013 which grossed $57.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Shelter (2026).
• 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:
  Austria / Germany / Spain

Protector

• The movie is directed by Adrian Grunberg, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Adrian Grunberg also directed Rambo: Last Blood in 2019 which grossed $91.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010).
• The film also stars D.B. Sweeney who's last movie was Megalopolis (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / South Korea

Pillion

• The movie is from director Harry Lighton.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in Eric Larue (2023).
• The film also stars Harry Melling who's last movie was Harvest (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Czech Republic / Germany / Netherlands

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - From Wednesday, 1st April
• The Drama - From Wednesday, 1st April
• Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come - From Wednesday, 1st April
• They Will Kill You - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Fuze - From Friday, 3rd April
• The Last Supper - From Thursday, 2nd April
• David - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Pillion - From Friday, 3rd April
• Alpha - From Thursday, 2nd April
• How to Make a Killing - From Thursday, 2nd April
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 3rd April
• Orwell: 2+2=5 - From Saturday, 2nd August
• Broken English - From Saturday, 15th November
• Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain - From Friday, 3rd April
• Return to Silent Hill - From Wednesday, 1st April
• The Good Boy - From Thursday, 2nd April
• That Time I Got Reincarnated As a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea - From Thursday, 2nd April
• The History of Sound - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Couture - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Hoppers - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Arco - From Friday, 3rd April
• Deaf - From Wednesday, 1st April
• Is This Thing On? - From Thursday, 2nd April
• Kokuhô - From Friday, 3rd April
• Bring Me the Horizon: L.I.V.E. In Sao Paulo (Live Immersive Virtual Experiment) - From Monday, 30th March
• The Chronology of Water - From Wednesday, 8th October