The new movie from the DC Universe is this weeks top new movie as Blue Beetle makes its debut at number 3, but with a fairly disappointing £1.18 Million gross.

Barbie retains its hold on the top of the UK box office as its total gross nears £85 Million it has now entered the top 10 of the top grossing movies in the UK of all time at number 8.

The two movies seems almost inseparable with Oppenheimer holding its position at number 2 having taken over £50 Million, the two movies combined will take over £150 Million at the UK box office.

The not for kids dogs movie Strays~2023 makes its debut at 5 this weekend with £598,619.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 18th - 20th August 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,045,953 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £50,054,877 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,189,812 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £598,619 over its debut weekend

Sequel superhero movie Shazam! Fury Of The Gods has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language.

The movie stars once again Zachary Levi as the superhero Shazam!, and this time along for the ride is Helen Mirren who has recently been in the Fast and Furious series and won an Oscar for The Queen and Lucy Liu who has been in many movies including Charlies Angels and Kill Bill Volume 1.

The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg who directed the previous Shazam! movie and also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours.

Movie Synopsis

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with their adult superhero alter egos. When a vengeful trio of ancient gods arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Shazam and his allies get thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, implied strong language
• Release date: 17th March 2023
• Runtime: 130 minutes (2 hour 10 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • David F. Sandberg
• Starring:
  • Zachary Levi
  • Helen Mirren
  • Lucy Liu

BBFC movie page

New Marvel movie Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania makes its debut on the UK box office at the top with a debut gross of nearly £9 Million.

Also new this week is the animated tale Marcel the Shell With Shoes On at number 12 £141,454 and Indian movie Vaathi £115,999.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th February 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

A new Marvel movie and a new number one movie as the latest Ant-Man movie, number 3 in the series, takes over at the top with a series record opening of over $pound;8 Million.

In comparison the last Marvel movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever took over £12 Million.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £8,834,435 on its debut weekend
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £4,988,747 at the box office after 1 weeks of release.

After 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office the sequel movie from the Shrek series falls to number 2 this weekend.

The movie has taken £17 Million since its debut 3 weeks ago.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,170,746 over the weekend, a 3% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £17,156,100 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £6,678,640 at the box office after 3 weeks of release.

Falling one place to number 3 this weekend after making its debut at 2 is the Magic Mike sequel movie which UK audiences seem to have warmed to!

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £888,435 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,842,057 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Magic Mike XXL which took £3,998,010 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

There is no stopping the James Cameron directed sequel movie as it remains at number 4 this weekend with half a million pound.

The movie has now taken a total in the uk of over £75 Million and is the 12th top movie ever in the UK.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £531,213 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £75,746,774 over 10 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 12th top grossing movie of all time in the UK.
• The movie is a sequel to Avatar which took £83,265,484 at the box office after 10 weeks of release.

The French animated movie jumps up the box office as the kids go on their half term week, making its debut at number 9 last weekend it makes an appearance in the top 5 this week.

After making its debut with just over £250,000 it increases its weekend count by 22% this week for a total of £1.1 Million.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £332,566 over the weekend, a 22% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £1,150,587 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd February 2023, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• Broker
• Saint Omer
• The Whale
• EO
• She Is Love
• Knock At the Cabin
• Thankam
• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed £9.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Labyrinth of Passion (1982).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, Puss In Boots in 2011, Four Rooms in 1995, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Desperado in 1996 and Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed Still Walking in 2010 which grossed £11.8K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in A Taxi Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Dong-won Gang who was last seen in Peninsula (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saint Omer

• The movie is directed by Alice Diop, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Diop also directed La Mort De Danton in 2011.
• It stars Kayije Kagame who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Guslagie Malanda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

EO

• The movie is directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jerzy Skolimowski also directed The Lightship in 1985.
• It stars Sandra Drzymalska who also starred in Psy 3: W Imie Zasad (2020).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

She Is Love

• The movie is directed by Jamie Adams, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jamie Adams also directed Bittersweet Symphony in 2019.
• It stars Haley Bennett who also starred in Cyrano (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Riley who was last seen in Rebecca (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Knock At the Cabin

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Old in 2021 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $90.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Master Z: The IP Man Legacy (2018).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thankam

• The movie is from director Saheed Arafath and Prinish Prabhakaran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Biju Menon who also starred in Ayappanu Koshium (2020).
• The film also stars Vineeth Sreenivasan who was last seen in Kunjeldo (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

• The movie is directed by Ayako Kouno, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ayako Kouno also directed Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021 which grossed £64.6K in the UK.
• It stars Haruka Tomatsu who also starred in Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013).
• The film also stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka who was last seen in The Quintessential Quintuplets (2022).
• Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online Extra Edition in 2013, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: The Movie - Ordinal Scale in 2017 and Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021.
• Ayako Kouno directed Haruka Tomatsu in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• Ayako Kouno directed Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Alice, Darling - Friday, 20th January - streaming
• Magic Mike's Last Dance - Friday, 10th February
• Distant - Friday, 10th February
• Women Talking - Friday, 10th February

With Avatar: The Way of Water currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Babylon
• Corsage
• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• I Wanna Dance With Somebody
• Matilda: The Musical

Babylon

• The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Damien Chazelle also directed La La Land in 2017 which grossed $151.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $446.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Focus (2015).
• The film also stars Brad Pitt who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood in 2019 and The Big Short in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Corsage

• The movie is from director Marie Kreutzer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colin Morgan who also starred in The Happy Prince (2018).
• The film also stars Vicky Krieps who was last seen in Bergman Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed $58.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Shrek Forever After (2010).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Puss In Boots in 2011, Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003, Desperado in 1996, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 and Four Rooms in 1995.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

• The movie is directed by Kasi Lemmons, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kasi Lemmons also directed Black Nativity in 2013 which grossed $7 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in Lady Macbeth (2017).
• The film also stars Stanley Tucci who was last seen in The King's Man (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Present Laughter: NT Live 2019 in 2019.
• It stars Alisha Weir who also starred in Don't Leave Home (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• White Noise - Friday, 30th December - streaming