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Global Box Office Weekend Report 29th - 31st May 2026: Backrooms takes over from The Mandalorian at the top of the global box office

Global Box Office Weekend Report 29th - 31st May 2026:  Backrooms takes over from The Mandalorian at the top of the global box office
Backrooms
Horror movie Backrooms makes its global debut at the top of the global box office while Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu drops off the top slot after a week.

Global Box Office QuickView

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st May 2026

Backrooms

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 40 Countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $118,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $52,800,000 over the weekend, a 69% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $246,568,604 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 53 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker which took $724,796,816 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $40,236,000 over the weekend, a 22% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $148,001,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 57 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2026

Michael

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $31,864,000 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $846,278,000 over 6 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 84 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2026

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $27,930,100 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $206,016,400 over 4 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 1 Countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2026
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