Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace gets rated by the BBFC once again ahead of its 25th anniversary release and its been given a PG age rating for moderate violence, mild threat

The movie which was first released in 1999 stars Liam Neeson who has since been seen in many movies including Taken and Men In Black: International, it also stars Ewan McGregor who has been seen in Son of a Gun and other Star Wars movies including Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

The movie was directed by George Lucas who has directed the likes of American Graffiti and THX 1138.

Movie Synopsis

A pair of Jedi warriors escape a planet amid failed trade negotiations and encounter a highly gifted enslaved boy in this 1999 sci-fi adventure prequel.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, mild threat
• Release date: 3rd May 2024
• Runtime: 136 minutes (2 hours 16 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • George Lucas
• Starring:
  • Liam Neeson
  • Ewan McGregor
  • Natalie Portman

BBFC movie page

Last weekend The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Napoleon
• Wish
• Leo
• Good Burger 2

Napoleon

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014 which grossed £7.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $268.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Mary Magdalene (2018).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• Ridley Scott directed Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Wish

• The movie is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn also directed Tarzan in 1999 which grossed £17.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $435.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Evan Peters who also starred in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• The film also stars Chris Pine who was last seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Leo

• The movie is from director Robert Marianetti and Robert Smigel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in 50 First Dates (2004).
• The film also stars Bill Burr who was last seen in The Guilty (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Good Burger 2

• The movie is directed by Phil Traill, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Phil Traill also directed Chalet Girl in 2011 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $5.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kenan Thompson who also starred in Trolls World Tour (2020).
• The film also stars Kel Mitchell who was last seen in Cliffords Really Big Movie (2004).
• Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle in 2000 and Good Burger in 1998.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 9 new movies released

• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonc� - Thursday, 30th November
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2 - Friday, 1st December
• Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood - Friday, 1st December
• Eileen - Friday, 1st December
• Candy Cane Lane - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Genie - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Summering - Saturday, 2nd December
• André Rieu's White Christmas - Saturday, 2nd December
• The Eternal Daughter - Saturday, 2nd December

This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Three Day Millionaire
• Strange World
• Matilda: The Musical
• Bones and All

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

• The movie is from director Jack Spring.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
• The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
• The film also stars Timoth�e Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• 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 2 new movies released

• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

After one of the biggest debut's in UK box office history Spider-Man: No Way Home takes a dramatic dip week on week but retains the top of the chart ahead of the top mew movie The Matrix Resurrections.

Also new in the top 5 this week is '83 which is new at number 5 and Shyam Singa Roy which makes its debut at number 13 with £24,823.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - The Matrix Resurrections (@2)
• Longest run - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (6 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Spider-Man: No Way Home (£51.1 Million)

UK box office weekend top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th December 2021

Spider Man: No Way Home

With one of the biggest openings at the UK box office in history it was going to take something special to stop it from spending a second weekend at the top, and despite the much anticipated The Matrix Resurrections getting released this weekend it was no match for the MCU titan.

The movies takes £4.6 Million on its second weekend of release, a massive 86% drop over last weekend, but it has to be taken into consideration that the weekend missed a day this week as cinemas were closed on Saturday, Christmas Day.

The movie has now taken a massive £51.1 Million after 2 weeks and is the second top movie in the UK of 2021, it will have a battle to top No Time To Die which has taken nearly £100 Million in 2021, but it will try its hardest with only a few more days left in the year.

The Matrix Resurrections

The fourth movie in The Matrix series makes its debut at number 2 this weekend as the films gets a simultaneous HBO Max and cinema release.

The movie enters the box office with a £2.6 Million gross which although the lowest is only just below the first The Matrix from 1999 but well below its two sequels.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

The live action version of the animated favourite falls to number 3 this weekend with £349,836, a 54% drop, giving the movie a 3 week total of £3.8 Million.

West Side Story

Steven Spielberg's remake falls to number 4 this weekend with £212,271, a 64% drop over last weekend, for a total gross of £3.8 Million after 3 weeks.

'83

Making its debut at number 5 this week is director Kabir Khan's movie about the 1983 Indian cricket team and their amazing win over champions West Indies.

The movie takes £182,518 over the weekend, not bad for a movie not in the English language.

Another new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Matrix Resurrections which can be seen in full if you scroll to the bottom of this page.

• The movie is due for release on 22nd December 2021 in cinemas and on HBO Max in America
• It stars among others Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss who return from the original series of movies
• It is directed by Lana Wachowski, on her own this time!
• It is a sequel to The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions
• This poster is very reminicence of one of the posters from the original 1999 The Matrix

Check out the movie page for more information on this upcoming movie.