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Global Box Office Weekend Report 15th - 17th May 2026: Micheal returns to the top of the global box office for a second week at number while Obsession is the top new movie at 6

Global Box Office Weekend Report 15th - 17th May 2026:  Micheal returns to the top of the global box office for a second week at number  while Obsession is the top new movie at 6
Michael
The bio-pic Michael goes back to number 1 on its fourth weekend to spend a second weekend at the worlds top movie which no new films enter the top 5 and Obsession is the top new film at 6.

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Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 15th - 17th May 2026

Michael

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • It grosses $83,831,000 over the weekend, a 12% drop from last weekend
  • The movie is release in 84 Countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $703,853,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $68,600,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $546,162,196 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 53 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took $0 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $39,107,000 over the weekend, a 51% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $72,538,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 1 Countries globally this weekend

Mortal Kombat II

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $23,400,000 over the weekend, a 63% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $101,233,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 80 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took $19,400,000 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $23,319,616 over the weekend, a 17% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $58,661,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 89 Countries globally this weekend
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