Released globaly this week there are 26 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Gladiator II from the top of the global box office.

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.

• Wicked~2024
• Spellbound
• The Piano Lesson
• Joy
• Blitz
• Gladiator II
• Heretic
• Elevation
• Oddity
• Armor

Wicked

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed The LXD: The Uprising Begins in 2010.
• It stars Cynthia Erivo who also starred in The Rape of Recy Taylor (2017).
• The film also stars Ariana Grande who's last movie was Don't Look Up (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wicked Part 2 in 2025.
• Jon M. Chu directed Cynthia Erivo in and Wicked Part 2
• Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms, and Wicked Part 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bangladesh / Brazil / Brazil / Canada / Curacao / Denmark / Finland / Hong Kong / Iceland / Ireland / Italy / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Norway / Philippines / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Spellbound

• The movie is directed by Vicky Jenson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Vicky Jenson also directed Shrek in 2001 which grossed $267.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $487.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Miguel Bernardeau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

The Piano Lesson

• The movie is from director Malcolm Washington.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in The Negotiator (1998).
• The film also stars John David Washington who's last movie was The Creator (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / Vietnam

Joy

• The movie is directed by Ben Taylor, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ben Taylor also directed Raised By Wolves in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Consent: The Louise Nicholas Story (2014).
• The film also stars James Norton who's last movie was Bob Marley: One Love (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States

Blitz

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Widows in 2018 which grossed $42.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $76 Mil. globally.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Muppets Most Wanted (2014).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• They also appeared together in See How They Run in 2022.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Gladiator II

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Gladiator in 2000 which grossed $187.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $460.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in God's Creatures (2022).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was The Wild Robot (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / China / Ecuador / El Salvador / Ethiopia / Kenya / Mexico / Mongolia / Nigeria / United States / Vietnam

Heretic

• The movie is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Beck and Bryan Woods also directed The Bride Wore Blood in 2006.
• It stars Hugh Grant who also starred in Sense and Sensibility (1996).
• The film also stars Sophie Thatcher who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Mexico / Netherlands / Portugal / Sweden

Elevation

• The movie is directed by George Nolfi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• George Nolfi also directed The Adjustment Bureau in 2011 which grossed $62.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $127.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morena Baccarin who also starred in Serenity (2005).
• The film also stars Danny Boyd Jr. who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Portugal / Ukraine

Oddity

• The movie is from director Damian Mc Carthy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carolyn Bracken who also starred in The Quiet Girl (2022).
• The film also stars Johnny French who's last movie was Dublin Crust (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Romania / Spain

Armor

• The movie is from director Justin Routt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sylvester Stallone who also starred in Assassins (1995).
• The film also stars Josh Wiggins who's last movie was Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Adventure (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United States

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

Next week there are 35 new movies released gloabally

• Moana 2 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Wicked~2024 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Hello, Love, Again - From Thursday, 28th November
• Heretic - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Elevation - From Thursday, 28th November
• Conclave - From Wednesday, 27th November
• Terrifier 3 - From Thursday, 28th November
• Emilia Pérez - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bird - From Thursday, 28th November
• A Real Pain - From Friday, 29th November
• Ezra - From Friday, 29th November
• Lucky Baskhar - From Thursday, 31st October
• Weekend In Taipei - From Friday, 29th November
• La Cocina - From Friday, 29th November
• Slingshot - From Friday, 29th November
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 28th November
• Kneecap - From Friday, 29th November
• September 5 - From Friday, 29th November
• The Sisters - From Monday, 25th November
• Dear Santa - From Monday, 25th November
• How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies - From Sunday, 1st December
• Queer - From Wednesday, 27th November
• The Room Next Door - From Friday, 29th November
• High Forces - From Thursday, 28th November
• Paddington In Peru - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Last Dance - From Thursday, 28th November
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 28th November
• Oddity - From Thursday, 28th November
• The Dead Don't Hurt - From Thursday, 28th November
• Your Monster - From Thursday, 28th November
• Here - From Friday, 29th November
• Nutcrackers - From Friday, 29th November
• All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 29th November
• Widow Clicquot - From Friday, 29th November
• That Christmas - From Friday, 29th November

Released in the UK on 23rd March 2018 the UK certification board the BBFC has granted Pacific Rim: Uprising a 12A certificate.

Given for moderate violence, threat, injury detail, rude gesture the film is about large robots fighting each other and is not a Transformers movie!

12A in the UK means that children under the age of 12 can go if accompanied by an adult over 18 but there might be scenes that are unsuitable for them.

PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING (12A) moderate violence, threat, injury detail, rude gesture https://t.co/uUHj0thNyy

— BBFC (@BBFC) March 13, 2018

It's the weekend of Independence Day in America which has historically been a strong weekend o#for new releases as people often have a longer weekend, but this year seems reletively week.

Heading the chart for a third weekend is Disney and Pixars Finding Dory which adds another $41 million to its now impressive total.

That total in America is $372.2 million and the film is proving to be another runnaway hit for Pixar and Disney, Diney dont seem to be able to hit a duff note at the moment!

Hihgest new film of hte week lands at number 2, The Legend of Tarzan, which looking at all the promo material is more about monkeys than tarzan, not suprising with the success of the recent Apes movies.

Tarzan debuts with a weekend gross of $38.1 million, a sign of a weaker debut showing than would normally be expected over the long weekend.

Also new this week are The Purge: Election Year which debuts at number 3 and surisingly, and from Disney is Spielbergs The BFG which debuts at number 4 with less than $20 million.

Highest total grossing film on the US chart this week, and by a massive margin is Finding Dory, longest runners are The Conjuring 2 The Enfield Project and Now You See Me 2 both on 4 weeks.