This week there are 31 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, for the number 1 spot?

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.

• Coyote Vs. Acme
• The Dog Stars
• Toxic
• One Night Only
• Tad and the Magic Lamp
• Mutiny
• Tony
• Insidious: Out of the Further
• Colony
• Pinocchio: Unstrung

Coyote Vs. Acme

• The movie is directed by Dave Green, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dave Green also directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows in 2016 which grossed $245.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Forte who also starred in Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012).
• The film also stars Lana Condor who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in 2023.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bahrain / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Egypt / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Iraq / Jordan / Kuwait / Lebanon / Lithuania / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Montenegro / Nicaragua / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Turkey / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Venezuela

The Dog Stars

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 34th movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed The Martian in 2015 which grossed $630.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jacob Elordi who also starred in Saltburn (2023).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was How to Make a Killing (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Canada / Czech Republic / Denmark / Egypt / Estonia / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Poland / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Toxic

• The movie is directed by Geethu Mohandas, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Geethu Mohandas also directed The Elder One in 2019.
• It stars Yash who also starred in Chingari (2012).
• The film also stars Kiara Advani who's last movie was War 2 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Afghanistan / Argentina / Australia / Bangladesh / Brazil / Canada / China / France / Germany / Ghana / Hong Kong / India / Indonesia / Iran / Iraq / Israel / Japan / Malaysia / Mexico / Nepal / New Zealand / Pakistan / United Kingdom / United States

One Night Only

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Will Gluck also directed Anyone But You in 2023 which grossed $220.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Monica Barbaro who also starred in Bullish (2013).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who's last movie was Rosebush Pruning (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Brazil / Denmark / Germany / Ireland / Mexico / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom

Tad and the Magic Lamp

• The movie is directed by Enrique Gato, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Enrique Gato also directed Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas in 2018.
• It stars Óscar Barberán who also starred in Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas (2018).
• The film also stars Michelle Jenner who's last movie was Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy (2022).
• Oscar Barberan and Michelle Jenner have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy in 2022, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas in 2018 and Tad: The Explorer in 2012.
• Enrique Gato directed Óscar Barberán in Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, and Tad: The Explorer
• Enrique Gato directed Michelle Jenner in Capture the Flag, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas, Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, and Tad: The Explorer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / Hungary / Portugal / South Africa / Spain / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine

Mutiny

• The movie is directed by Jean-François Richet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jean-François Richet also directed Plane in 2023 which grossed $43 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Killer Elite (2011).
• The film also stars Annabelle Wallis who's last movie was Mercy (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Kazakhstan / Russia / Ukraine / Vietnam

Tony

• The movie is directed by Matt Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Matt Johnson also directed Nirvanna the Band the Show The Movie in 2025.
• It stars Dominic Sessa who also starred in The Holdovers (2023).
• The film also stars Antonio Banderas who's last movie was Babygirl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / India / Italy / Singapore

Insidious: Out of the Further

• The movie is directed by Jacob Chase, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jacob Chase also directed Come Play in 2020 which grossed $13.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Amelia Eve who also starred in Ill Manors (2012).
• The film also stars Island Austin who's last movie was I Can Only Imagine 2 (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Azerbaijan / Georgia / Kazakhstan / Moldova

Colony

• The movie is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Yeon Sang-ho also directed The Fake in 2013.
• It stars Gianna Jun who also starred in The Berlin File (2013).
• The film also stars Koo Kyo-hwan who's last movie was Escape From Mogadishu (2021).
• Yeon Sang-ho directed Koo Kyo-hwan in Peninsula, and Paradise Lost
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

Pinocchio: Unstrung

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey in 2023.
• It stars Jude Evan Lloyd who also starred in Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026).
• The film also stars Robert Englund who's last movie was The Midnight Man (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Germany / Italy

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Coyote Vs. Acme - From Tuesday, 1st September
• Mayday - From Friday, 4th September
• All Wishes Come True! - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• Fall 2: Deadpoint - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• Dear You - From Wednesday, 8th July
• Ice Cream Man - From Thursday, 3rd September
• The Death of Robin Hood - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Spa Weekend - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Kung-Fu Soccer - From Friday, 4th September
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• The Rivals of Amziah King - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Idiots - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Colony - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Hope - From Friday, 4th September
• Teenage Sex and Death At Camp Miasma - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Her Private Hell - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass - From Friday, 4th September
• Make Zhonghe Great Again - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Animal Farm - From Thursday, 3rd September
• The Ugly - From Friday, 4th September
• Pressure - From Thursday, 3rd September
• The Stranger - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Just Play Dead - From Thursday, 3rd September
• A New Dawn - From Friday, 4th September
• The Samurai and the Prisoner - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Deaf - From Friday, 4th September
• In the Grey - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• Palestine 36 - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Orphan - From Friday, 4th September
• The Magic Faraway Tree - From Friday, 4th September
• Tony - From Thursday, 3rd September
• One Night Only - From Friday, 4th September
• Tom & Jerry: Forbidden Compass - From Friday, 2nd January
• Obsession - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• Charlie the Wonderdog - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Tad and the Magic Lamp - From Thursday, 3rd September
• Blue Heron - From Wednesday, 2nd September
• The Voice of Hind Rajab - From Friday, 4th September

Last weekend Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Civil War
• The Long Game
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
• Arcadian
• Sting
• The Absence of Eden

Civil War

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alex Garland also directed Annihilation in 2018 which grossed $32.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $43.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nick Offerman who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• The film also stars Kirsten Dunst who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
• They also appeared together in All Good Things in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Long Game

• The movie is from director Julio Quintana.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dennis Quaid who also starred in A Dogs Journey (2019).
• The film also stars Gillian Vigman who's last movie was The Holdovers (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

• The movie is from director Wade Allain-Marcus.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jermaine Fowler who also starred in Am I OK? (2022).
• The film also stars June Squibb who's last movie was The Humans (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Arcadian

• The movie is directed by Benjamin Brewer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Benjamin Brewer also directed The Trust in 2016.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in The Sorcerers Apprentice (2010).
• The film also stars Jaeden Martell who's last movie was Knives Out (2019).
• Benjamin Brewer directed Nicolas Cage in The Trust
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sting

• The movie is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kiah Roache-Turner also directed Wyrmwood Road of the Dead in 2015.
• It stars Jermaine Fowler who also starred in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024).
• The film also stars Alyla Browne who's last movie was The Secret Kingdom (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Absence of Eden

• The movie is from director Marco Perego.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adria Arjona who also starred in Sweet Girl (2021).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Good Burger 2 (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Abigail - Friday, 19th April
• Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver - Friday, 19th April
• Not Another Church Movie - Friday, 19th April
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Friday, 19th April
• Sasquatch Sunset - Friday, 19th April
• Spy X Family Code: White - Friday, 19th April
• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 19th April - streaming

The musical remake of Mean Girls stays at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a gross of £1.5 Million which pushes its total to £5.5 Million.

The high school comedy has after 2 weeks taken about the same as the original 2004 movie took over its 6 week box office run.

Highest new movie of the weekend is All of Us Strangers which wasn't too far behind Mean Girls~2024 and takes £1.1 Million.

Wonka moves down to number 3 this weekend and is the top grossing movie so far in 2024 and has a total gross of nearly £60 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th January 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,176,972 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,047,752 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £59,768,006 over 8 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £729,299 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024

On this weekends UK box office the remake/musical of the 2004 movie Mean Girls~2024 hits the top of the chart with a debut gross of £3.2 Million.

Its not a fair comparison but the original movie which starred Lindsay Lohan took £1.3 Million on its debut.

Wonka falls to number 2 this weekend after an amazing 6 week stint at the top and has grossed over £58 Million so far.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st January 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,691,563 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £58,392,205 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,093,076 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,746,997 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £858,245 over the weekend, a 31% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,474,825 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024

Last weekend Wonka was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Mean Girls
• The Book of Clarence
• The Holdovers
• The End We Start From

Mean Girls

• The movie is from director Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr..
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Angourie Rice who also starred in Jasper Jones (2017).
• The film also stars Renée Rapp who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Book of Clarence

• The movie is directed by Jeymes Samuel, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeymes Samuel also directed The Harder They Fall in 2021 and grossed $8.3K globally.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in Crown Heights (2017).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who was last seen in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• Jeymes Samuel directed LaKeith Stanfield in The Harder They Fall
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Holdovers

• The movie is directed by Alexander Payne, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alexander Payne also directed Inside Out in 1991.
• It stars Paul Giamatti who also starred in The Ant Bully (2006).
• The film also stars Dominic Sessa who is making a feature film debut.
• Alexander Payne directed Paul Giamatti in Sideways
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ramanique Ahluwalia who also starred in Jadoo (2013).
• The film also stars Elena Bielova who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 6 new movies released

• On the Line - Monday, 22nd January - streaming
• National Theatre Live: Dear England - Thursday, 25th January
• The Tigers Apprentice - Friday, 26th January
• Jackdaw - Friday, 26th January
• The Colour Purple - Friday, 26th January
• All of Us Strangers - Friday, 26th January