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.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!

• A Minecraft Movie
• Screamboat
• Locked
• The Rule of Jenny Pen
• Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
• Death of a Unicorn
• The Last Showgirl
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Feng Shen 2
• Holy Cow

A Minecraft Movie

• The movie is directed by Jared Hess, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Jared Hess also directed Don Verdean in 2015.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Slumberland (2022).
• The film also stars Jack Black who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• Jared Hess directed Jack Black in and Nacho Libre
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed Trials of Ember in 2018.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Men of Honor (2001).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released in movie theatres On Limited Release.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom / United States

Locked

• The movie is directed by David Yarovesky, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• David Yarovesky also directed The Hive in 2014.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in IT (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who's last movie was Freud's Last Session (2023).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Kuwait / Philippines / Thailand

The Rule of Jenny Pen

• The movie is from director James Ashcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Lithgow who also starred in The Pelican Brief (1994).
• The film also stars Geoffrey Rush who's last movie was Final Portrait (2017).
• They also appeared together in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers in 2004.
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Poland / Portugal / Russia

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning

• The movie is directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Kazuya Tsurumaki also directed Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime in 2005.
• It stars Tomoyo Kurosawa who also starred in Liz and the Blue Bird (2018).
• The film also stars Yui Ishikawa who's last movie was Attack On Titan The Movie: The Last Attack (2024).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / South Korea

Death of a Unicorn

• The movie is from director Alex Scharfman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Ortega who also starred in The Fallout (2021).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Russia / United Kingdom

The Last Showgirl

• The movie is directed by Gia Coppola, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gia Coppola also directed Mainstream in 2020 which grossed $49.5K globally.
• It stars Pamela Anderson who also starred in SPF 18 (2017).
• The film also stars Brenda Song who's last movie was Love Accidentally (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres On Limited Release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Italy

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014, Scooby Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Jordan / Saudi Arabia

Feng Shen 2

• The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Wuershan also directed Soap Opera in 2004.
• It stars Huang Bo who also starred in Feng Shen 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Yosh Yu who's last movie was Operation Leviathan (2025).
• They also appeared together in Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms in 2023.
• Wuershan directed Huang Bo in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• Wuershan directed Yosh Yu in and Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bulgaria / Thailand

Holy Cow

• The movie is from director Louise Courvoisier.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clement Faveau who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Netherlands

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• The Amateur - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Dog Man - From Wednesday, 9th April
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 10th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 10th April
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 10th April
• Holy Cow - From Friday, 11th April
• Locked - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bu Shuo Hua De Ai - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Return - From Friday, 11th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Surfer - From Friday, 11th April
• One of Them Days - From Monday, 7th April
• Heaven and Hell - From Saturday, 12th April
• The Count of Monte Cristo - From Thursday, 10th April
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sacramento - From Friday, 11th April
• Hard Truths - From Friday, 11th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 10th April
• Sing Sing - From Friday, 11th April
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 10th April
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy - From Friday, 11th April
• Here - From Friday, 11th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Parthenope - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 10th April
• André Rieu's 75th Birthday Celebration: The Dream Continues - From Friday, 11th April
• Her Story - From Wednesday, 9th April
• Small Things Like These - From Thursday, 10th April
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 11th April
• Vermiglio - From Friday, 11th April
• A Working Man - From Tuesday, 8th April

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