This week there are 1 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Moana, 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.

• The Odyssey
• Evil Dead Burn
• Power Ballad
• Omaha
• Obsession
• Moana
• Minions & Monsters
• Toy Story 5
• Horsegirls
• The Last Viking

The Odyssey

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Christopher Nolan also directed Memento in 2000.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in The Informant! (2009).
• The film also stars Tom Holland who's last movie was Uncharted (2022).
• Christopher Nolan directed Matt Damon in Oppenheimer, and Interstellar
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Aruba / Australia / Austria / Bahrain / Belgium / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Croatia / Curacao / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / Egypt / Estonia / Faroe Islands / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Guadeloupe / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Kosovo / Kuwait / Laos / Latvia / Lithuania / Luxembourg / Malta / Mexico / Mongolia / Montenegro / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Norway / Oman / Panama / Peru / Poland / Portugal / Puerto Rico / Qatar / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Slovakia / Slovenia / South Africa / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Evil Dead Burn

• The movie is directed by Sebastien Vanicek, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sebastien Vanicek also directed Infested in 2023.
• It stars Souheila Yacoub who also starred in Climax (2018).
• The film also stars Tandi Wright who's last movie was Pearl (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus / Georgia / Indonesia / Kazakhstan / Malta / Russia / Spain

Power Ballad

• The movie is directed by John Carney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• John Carney also directed Flora and Son in 2023.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in How Do You Know (2010).
• The film also stars Nick Jonas who's last movie was Love Again (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia

Omaha

• The movie is from director Cole Webley.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Magaro who also starred in Liberal Arts (2012).
• The film also stars Molly Belle Wright who's last movie was Deep Water (2026).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Spain

Obsession

• The movie is directed by Curry Barker, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Curry Barker also directed Anything But Ghosts in .
• It stars Michael Johnston who also starred in Bornless Ones (2016).
• The film also stars Inde Navarrette who's last movie was Trap House (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Japan

Moana

• The movie is directed by Thomas Kail, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Thomas Kail also directed Hamilton in 2020 which grossed $20.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Catherine Lagaʻaia who also starred in Moana (2026).
• The film also stars Dwayne Johnson who's last movie was Zootopia 2 (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belarus

Minions & Monsters

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 175th movie.
• also directed The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2016 Live Action in 2016.
• It stars Pierre Coffin who also starred in Minions (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  South Korea

Toy Story 5

• The movie is directed by Andrew Stanton, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Stanton also directed WALL•E in 2008 which grossed $532.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Forrest Gump (1994).
• The film also stars Tim Allen who's last movie was Silent Hours (2021).
• Tom Hanks and Tim Allen have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Toy Story 3 in 2010, Toy Story in 1996, Toy Story 4 in 2019, Cars in 2006 and Toy Story 2 in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Kuwait

Horsegirls

• The movie is from director Lauren Meyering.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lillian Carrier who also starred in Horsegirls (2025).
• The film also stars Gretchen Mol who's last movie was False Positive (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United States

The Last Viking

• The movie is directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Anders Thomas Jensen also directed The Green Butchers in 2003.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who also starred in Men & Chicken (2015).
• The film also stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas who's last movie was Frankenstein (2025).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Open Hearts in 2002, The Green Butchers in 2003, Flickering Lights in 2000, Adams: Apples in 2005, Riders of Justice in 2021 and Men & Chicken in 2015.
• Anders Thomas Jensen directed Mads Mikkelsen in Men & Chicken, The Green Butchers, Flickering Lights, Riders of Justice, and Adams: Apples
• Anders Thomas Jensen directed Nikolaj Lie Kaas in Men & Chicken, Riders of Justice, Flickering Lights, The Green Butchers, and Adams: Apples
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  France

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

Next week there are 15 new movies released gloabally

• Pinocchio: Unstrung - From Thursday, 23rd July
• Evil Dead Burn - From Wednesday, 22nd July
• The Odyssey - From Thursday, 23rd July
• PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie - From Friday, 24th July
• Toy Story 5 - From Thursday, 23rd July
• Omaha - From Wednesday, 22nd July
• National Theatre Live: Inter Alia - From Friday, 24th July
• The Love That Remains - From Thursday, 23rd July
• The Birthday Party - From Friday, 24th July
• Rosebush Pruning - From Friday, 24th July
• Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway - From Friday, 24th July
• Romeria - From Wednesday, 22nd July
• Deep Water - From Thursday, 23rd July
• Power Ballad - From Friday, 24th July
• Colours of Time - From Thursday, 23rd July

Scream 7 follows in the footsteps of the previous movies in the long running Scream~1997 franchise and tops the North American box office this weekend on its debut.

The movie takes over at the top with and incredible debut of over $63.5 Million, the highest of the series to date.

Falling from the top this weekend is the animated movie GOAT~2026 which climbed to the top last weekend and falls just the single place to number 2 this week and has taken nearly $75 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 1st March 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $63,615,172 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Scream VI which took $44,447,270 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,002,317 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $73,986,831 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,700,135 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $72,093,628 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $4,300,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,505,586 over the weekend, a 8% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $7,825,920 after 2 weekends of release

The seventh in the now long running horror series Scream~1997 tops the UK box office on its debut weekend as Scream 7 becomes one of the best debuting movies of the genre.

The movie takes a magnificent £3.8 Million on its debut at the top of the United Kingdom box office, it is ahead of the previous movie in the series but in a similar ball park.

Wuthering Heights~2025 spent 2 weeks at the top and slips to second this weekend with a gross of £2.2 Million and £20.2 Million in total.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 1st March 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,200,000 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,800,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,100,000 over the weekend, a 52% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,900,000 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £410,851 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,700,000 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026

As happens every year over the Lunar New Year, the Chinese box office goes mad and all the big new movies get released and boost the global box office.

This year the sequel movie Pegasus 3 lands at the top with a weekend gross of over $152 Million, and over $300 Million since its release.

China alone made up the top 3 releases on the global box office this weekend accounted for nearly $250 Million of this weeks total takings.

Wuthering Heights~2025 fell from the top to number 4 this weekend and has taken just over $150 million after 2 weeks of release.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd February 2026

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.
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $152,169,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2026
• The movie is a sequel to Pegasus 2 which took $104,631,500 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $50,828,300 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 8 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $41,462,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $40,500,000 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $151,713,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $35,713,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend

Swapping places this weekend is GOAT~2026 and Wuthering Heights~2025 as the animated movie replaces the former number 1 at the top.

GOAT~2026 this weekend takes nearly $17 Million to move up 1 place to number 1 which brings the movies total gross to nearly $60 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Highest new movie this weekend is I Can Only Imagine 2 which makes its debut at number 3 with $7.75 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd February 2026

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $16,855,460 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $58,156,788 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,000,120 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $59,812,788 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2026

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $7,750,583 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,502,810 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $24,435,587 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2026

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,402,452 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $55,430,589 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026