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

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
• Glenrothan
• The Wizard of the Kremlin
• Kiss of the Spider Woman
• The Exit 8

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 £5.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jack Reynor who also starred in Detroit (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.

Glenrothan

• The movie is directed by Brian Cox, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Brian Cox also directed Scorpion Spring in 1995.
• It stars Shirley Henderson who also starred in Greed (2019).
• The film also stars Alan Cumming who's last movie was Marlowe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Wizard of the Kremlin

• The movie is directed by Olivier Assayas, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Olivier Assayas also directed Summer Hours in 2008 which grossed £122.2 K in the UK.
• It stars Alicia Vikander who also starred in Hotel (2013).
• 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 on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kiss of the Spider Woman

• The movie is directed by Bill Condon, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Bill Condon also directed The Good Liar in 2019 which grossed £4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $33.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Diego Luna who also starred in Un Mundo Maravilloso (2006).
• The film also stars Tonatiuh who's last movie was Carry-On (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Exit 8

• The movie is directed by Genki Kawamura, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Genki Kawamura also directed A Hundred Flowers in 2022.
• It stars Kazunari Ninomiya who also starred in Another Gantz (2011).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Couture - Monday, 20th April
• Mother Mary - Friday, 24th April
• Michael - Friday, 24th April

In a week where not a lot has changed on the box office and the top 3 are the same headed up by Fast and Furious 8 the highest new entry is Their Finest at number 4.

Proving that the series is still well and truly alive Fast 8 takes £3.5 million on its second weekend of release, this is below the previous films second weekend.

The action drama is doing great guns in the UK and its total UK gross now sits at £23 million.

Highest new film of the week is Their Finest starring Gemma Arterton which makes its debut at number 4 with £0.8 million.

Also new this week is Unforgettable at number 7 which takes a very low £270,000 debut for star Katherine Heigl.

Longest running film of the week is Get Out which has been on the chart for 6 weeks now and highest total grossing film is Beauty and The Beast which is still at number 3 this week and has taken an incredible £68 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Jungle Book kept its hold on the chart for a second weekend while Bastile Day was the top new film at 3.

Five years ago - Battleship retained its grip on the chart and stayed at the top while Salmon Fishing in The Yeman was the top new film at 2.

Ten years ago - Wild Hogs spent a second weekend at the top while Anthony Hopkins starred in Fracture which was new at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Bend It Like Beckham remained as the top film of the week while Dwayne Johnson starred in The Scorpion King which was the top new film at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Taking over at the top on its debut as Wes Cravens Scream while Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back fell from the top to 4 in its Special Edition release.

Twenty five years ago - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle was the new film of the week making its debut at the top while Hook fell to number 2.