AmazonMGM studios, who recently got the rights to the James Bond, 007 series have announced that Dune~2020 director Denis Villeneuve will helm and produce the next movie in the long running series.

The Last movie, No Time To Die was released in 2021 after a year delay due to the COVID 19 cinema closures and it saw the end of the Broccoli era and the Daniel Craig series of movies.

Since then online retailer Amazon has bought MGM Studio who co-owned the rights to the series and have taken full controll of the movie rights.

Getting director Villeneuve in to direct and produce potentially means that Amazon are taking the series in much darker direction.

Its still early days yet and a script needs to be written, as well as a title announcement etc., and there has been no announcement yet of who will even play the title character after the departure of Craig in the last movie.

No idea of a release window as the director is in production of the third Dune movie Dune Messiah currently.

Via Variety

With Ne Zha 2 currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Kinda Pregnant
• Love Hurts
• The Brutalist
• Dark Nuns
• Presence
• A Complete Unknown
• Bring Them Down
• Into the Deep
• Maria
• September 5

Kinda Pregnant

• The movie is from director Tyler Spindel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amy Schumer who also starred in Misery Loves Comedy (2015).
• The film also stars Will Forte who's last movie was Thelma the Unicorn (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Love Hurts

• The movie is from director Jonathan Eusebio.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ke Huy Quan who also starred in Music By John Williams (2024).
• The film also stars Ariana DeBose who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Malaysia / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

The Brutalist

• The movie is directed by Brady Corbet, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Brady Corbet also directed The Childhood of a Leader in 2016.
• It stars Adrien Brody who also starred in The Pianist (2003).
• The film also stars Felicity Jones who's last movie was Dead Shot (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Czech Republic / Greece / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Romania / Sweden

Dark Nuns

• The movie is directed by Hyeok-jae Kwon, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hyeok-jae Kwon also directed Count in 2023.
• It stars Song Hye-kyo who also starred in The Crossing 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Jeon Yeo-been who's last movie was Harbin (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Laos / Myanmar / New Zealand / Thailand / United States

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Erin Brockovich in 2000 which grossed $256.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / Hungary / Italy / Portugal / Romania

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Le Mans '66 in 2019 which grossed $225.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in Trooper (2013).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Finland / Hungary / Israel / Romania / Turkey

Bring Them Down

• The movie is from director Chris Andrews.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Christopher Abbott who also starred in Sanctuary (2022).
• The film also stars Barry Keoghan who's last movie was Bird (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom / United States

Into the Deep

• The movie is directed by Christian Sesma, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Christian Sesma also directed Section Eight in 2022.
• It stars Callum McGowan who also starred in Kat and the Band (2019).
• The film also stars Scout Taylor-Compton who's last movie was They Turned Us Into Killers (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Egypt / France / Japan / South Korea / United Kingdom

Maria

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larraín, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Pablo Larraín also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who also starred in Life Or Something Like It (2002).
• The film also stars Pierfrancesco Favino who's last movie was The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / Poland / Spain

September 5

• The movie is from director Tim Fehlbaum.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Pet Shop Days (2023).
• The film also stars John Magaro who's last movie was Showing Up (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / France / South Korea / United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 42 new movies released gloabally

• Captain America: Brave New World - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack - From Monday, 10th February
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 13th February
• Emmanuelle - From Friday, 14th February
• September 5 - From Thursday, 13th February
• Presence - From Friday, 14th February
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 13th February
• Sing Sing - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Brutalist - From Wednesday, 12th February
• La Cocina - From Friday, 14th February
• Conclave - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Friday, 14th February
• The Well - From Thursday, 13th February
• Emilia Pérez - From Monday, 10th February
• Detective Chinatown 1900 - From Thursday, 13th February
• Deva - From Friday, 14th February
• Maria - From Thursday, 13th February
• Verona's Romeo & Juliet - From Friday, 14th February
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 13th February
• Feng Shen 2 - From Friday, 14th February
• The Last Showgirl - From Thursday, 13th February
• Flight Risk - From Thursday, 13th February
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 13th February
• Companion - From Friday, 14th February
• Trillion Game - From Friday, 14th February
• Flow - From Saturday, 15th February
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 14th February
• Marked Men - From Friday, 14th February
• Troll Factory - From Friday, 14th February
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 14th February
• Memoir of a Snail - From Friday, 14th February
• Holy Cow - From Thursday, 13th February
• Daddio - From Friday, 14th February
• Dog Man - From Friday, 14th February
• I Dannati - From Wednesday, 12th February
• Firebrand - From Friday, 14th February
• Queer - From Thursday, 13th February
• Lee - From Wednesday, 9th October
• Ruzgara Birak - From Friday, 14th February
• The Promised Land - From Friday, 14th February
• Parthenope - From Friday, 14th February

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st March 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $194,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $194,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $53,874,000 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $347,255,055 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 74 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $250,516,109 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $29,500,000 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $626,090,027 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 74 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Dune which took $129,300,000 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $26,900,000 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $108,501,133 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 28 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took $115,758,129 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $6,857,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,857,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend

Last weekend Barbie was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• Strays
• The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Mariduena who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed The Short Game in 2013.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

• The movie is directed by Andre Ovredal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andre Ovredal also directed Troll Hunter in 2010 which grossed £200.6K in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in Kong: Skull Island (2017).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• The Blackening - Friday, 25th August
• Theater Camp - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August

Marvel and Disney continue their run of top film by taking their latest Doctor Strange to the top head of 2 other new releases.

Its a new IP for the superhero studio but these days that doesn't matter as Doctor Strange takes $84.9 million on its opening weekend of release.

Not as high as the more established series in the MCU but still a good opening and one which should see the film go up their with some of the best in the long running series.

Second on the chart this week is Troll which debuts with $45.6 million and coming in third is Hacksaw Ridge which takes $14.7 million.

Falling from the top after 2 weeks is Boo! A Madea Halloween, the film lands at 4 this week with $7.8 million, still good considering Halloween is a distant memory now.

Longest run on the UB box office this week is Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children which has now been around for 6 weeks, but the highest total grosser, on its debut, is Doctor Strange.