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

Last weekend Avatar: Fire and Ash was at the top of the global box office, there are 21 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.

• Mercy
• Return to Silent Hill
• Hamnet
• Primate
• Marty Supreme
• Rental Family
• Sentimental Value
• Die My Love
• No Other Choice
• 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Mercy

• The movie is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Timur Bekmambetov also directed Six Degrees of Celebration in 2010.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who's last movie was Dune: Part Two (2024).
• Timur Bekmambetov directed Chris Pratt in and Wanted
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Return to Silent Hill

• The movie is directed by Christophe Gans, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christophe Gans also directed Brotherhood of the Wolf in 2001.
• It stars Jeremy Irvine who also starred in A Night In Old Mexico (2013).
• The film also stars Hannah Emily Anderson who's last movie was X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bahrain / Belarus / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Canada / Chile / China / Czech Republic / Ecuador / Finland / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Lebanon / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Morocco / New Zealand / Norway / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Russia / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovenia / South Africa / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Trinidad & Tobago / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela / Vietnam

Hamnet

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chloé Zhao also directed Songs My Brother's Taught Me in 2015 which grossed $146.9 K globally.
• It stars Jessie Buckley who also starred in Jack and the Cuckoo Clock Heart (2013).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who's last movie was Gladiator II (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Aruba / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bulgaria / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Ecuador / France / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Honduras / Hungary / Iceland / Israel / Kuwait / Latvia / Mexico / Netherlands / Oman / Paraguay / Peru / Poland / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Trinidad & Tobago / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Uruguay

Primate

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed Alice in 2002.
• It stars Johnny Sequoyah who also starred in I Believe In Unicorns (2014).
• The film also stars Troy Kotsur who's last movie was Marlee Matlin Not Alone Anymore (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Denmark / France / Guadeloupe / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malaysia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Saudi Arabia / Senegal / Singapore / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / Vietnam

Marty Supreme

• The movie is directed by Josh Safdie, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Josh Safdie also directed Heaven Knows What in 2016.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Larry Ratso Sloman who's last movie was Uncut Gems (2019).
• Josh Safdie directed Larry Ratso Sloman in and Uncut Gems
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Colombia / Estonia / Finland / Iceland / India / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / New Zealand / Peru / Portugal / Romania

Rental Family

• The movie is directed by Hikari, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Hikari also directed 37 Seconds in 2019.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Gimme Shelter (2013).
• The film also stars Paolo Andrea Di Pietro who's last movie was Sensuikan Cappellini Go No Boken (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Malta / Norway / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Sweden

Sentimental Value

• The movie is directed by Joachim Trier, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joachim Trier also directed Oslo, August 31st in 2011.
• It stars Renate Reinsve who also starred in The Worst Person In the World (2021).
• The film also stars Stellan Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Joachim Trier directed Renate Reinsve in Oslo, August 31st, and The Worst Person In the World
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy / Taiwan

Die My Love

• The movie is directed by Lynne Ramsay, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Lynne Ramsay also directed You Were Never Really Here in 2018.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in The Beaver (2011).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who's last movie was Mickey 17 (2025).
• They also appeared together in The First Monday In May in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / Sweden / Turkey

No Other Choice

• The movie is directed by Park Chan-wook, it is the directors 16th movie.
• Park Chan-wook also directed Saminjo in 1997.
• It stars Lee Byung-hun who also starred in Masquerade (2012).
• The film also stars Yeom Hye-ran who's last movie was Citizen of a Kind (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Ireland / United Kingdom

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Little Woods in 2018.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Wrath of the Titans (2012).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was 28 Years Later (2025).
• They also appeared together in 28 Years Later in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia

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

Next week there are 39 new movies released gloabally

• Greenland 2: Migration - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Primate - From Thursday, 29th January
• Marty Supreme - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wrecking Crew - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Mercy - From Monday, 26th January
• Return to Silent Hill - From Monday, 26th January
• Shelter - From Friday, 30th January
• Busted Water Pipes - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Wizard of the Kremlin - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Song Sung Blue - From Thursday, 29th January
• Nuremberg - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Hamnet - From Friday, 30th January
• Is This Thing On - From Friday, 30th January
• Ella McCay - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Back to the Past - From Friday, 30th January
• Nouvelle Vague - From Friday, 30th January
• It Was Just An Accident - From Monday, 26th January
• Dust Bunny - From Friday, 30th January
• Die My Love - From Thursday, 29th January
• Arco - From Friday, 30th January
• The Housemaid - From Wednesday, 28th January
• Tallaani - From Friday, 30th January
• The Ice Tower - From Friday, 30th January
• Christy - From Monday, 26th January
• Scarlet - From Friday, 30th January
• Not Without Hope - From Thursday, 29th January
• The Chronology of Water - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Choral - From Thursday, 29th January
• Send Help - From Friday, 30th January
• The SpongeBob Movie: Search For Squarepants - From Friday, 30th January
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway the Sorcery of Nymph Circe - From Friday, 30th January
• The Shadows Edge - From Thursday, 29th January
• Christy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• The Keeper of the Camphor Tree - From Friday, 30th January
• Rabbit Trap - From Friday, 30th January
• Eleanor the Great - From Tuesday, 27th January
• Fight Against Evil 3 - From Friday, 30th January
• Miss Moxy - From Wednesday, 28th January
• No Other Choice - From Thursday, 29th January