This weekend, Friday 27th February 2026, there are 7 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, GOAT, for the number 1 spot?

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
• Pillion
• Pegasus 3
• Dreams
• The President's Cake
• EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert
• Man On the Run

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 The Craft (1996).
• 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 in 2022, Scream 2 in 1998, Scream in 1996, Scream 3 in 2000 and Scream 4 in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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.

Pegasus 3

• The movie is directed by Han Han, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Han Han also directed The Continent in 2014.
• It stars Teng Shen who also starred in Goldbuster (2017).
• The film also stars Steven Dasz who's last movie was IP Man 4: The Finale (2019).
• Han Han directed Teng Shen in Pegasus, Pegasus 2, and Only Fools Rush In
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Dreams

• The movie is from director Elena Rotari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jessica Chastain who also starred in The Huntsman: Winters War (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The President's Cake

• The movie is from director Hasan Hadi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Baneen Ahmad Nayyef who also starred in The President's Cake (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

• The movie is directed by Baz Luhrmann, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Baz Luhrmann also directed The Great Gatsby in 2013 which grossed $144.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $346.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Elvis Presley who also starred in Clambake (1967).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Man On the Run

• The movie is from director Cassius Michael Kim.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Hermit - Tuesday, 3rd March - streaming
• The Bride - Friday, 6th March
• André Is An Idiot - Friday, 6th March - limited release
• Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man - Friday, 6th March - limited release
• Hoppers - Friday, 6th March