This weekend, Friday 19th May 2023, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Fast X
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
• Beau Is Afraid

Fast X

• The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Louis Leterrier also directed Transporter 2 in 2005 which grossed £991.9K in the UK.
• It stars Vin Diesel who also starred in Fast & Furious 7 (2015).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious 7 in 2015, Fast & Furious in 2009, Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Fast & Furious 9 in 2021, The Fast and the Furious in 2001 and Fast Five in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

• The movie is directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kelly Fremon Craig also directed The Edge of Seventeen in 2016 which grossed £273.1K in the UK.
• It stars Abby Ryder Fortson who also starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
• The film also stars Rachel McAdams who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Beau Is Afraid

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Hereditary in 2018 which grossed £5.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Inherent VIce (2015).
• The film also stars Patti LuPone who was last seen in The School For Good and Evil (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Little Mermaid - Friday, 26th May
• About My Father - Friday, 26th May
• Hypnotic - Friday, 26th May

This weekend, Friday 28th April 2023, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Sisu
• Peter Pan & Wendy
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World
• Polite Society
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Zéro deux in 2007.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Big Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Peter Pan & Wendy

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Lowery also directed A Ghost Story in 2017.
• It stars Alexander Molony who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ever Anderson who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

• The movie is directed by George Tillman Jr., it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Tillman Jr. also directed Notorious in 2009 which grossed $36.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Khris Davis who also starred in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
• The film also stars Jasmine Mathews who was last seen in The Man From Toronto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Polite Society

• The movie is from director Nida Manzoor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Priya Kansara who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ritu Arya who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

• The movie is directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kelly Fremon Craig also directed The Edge of Seventeen in 2016.
• It stars Abby Ryder Fortson who also starred in Ant-Man (2015).
• The film also stars Rachel McAdams who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 are 5 new movies released

• The Channel - Monday, 1st May
• 1976 - Friday, 5th May
• What's Love Got to Do With It? - Friday, 5th May
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Friday, 5th May
• Love Again - Friday, 5th May

With such an up-front fan base and its gross growing so quickly Avengers: Endgame was never going to have an elongated run at the top of the box office and this week John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum takes over at number 1 on its debut weekend.

John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum

The third in the series of action films which star Keanu Reeves and are directed by Chad Stahelski hits the top of the global box office on its debut, the best of the series.

The film takes a global gross of $92.2 million on its opening weekend from 67 countries.

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

The live action Pokémon movie stays at number 2 on its second weekend of release with a global gross of $78.6 million from 73 countries.

This boosts the film starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith total gross to $287.4 million.

Avengers: Endgame

The mighty Marvel film drops to number 3 on its 4th weekend of release with a gross of $76.6 million from 56 countries.

The films total global gross is now $2.61 Billion, the only record it need to break now is that of the highest grossing movie of all time, Avatar sits at $2.7 Billion so it is agonisingly close.

A Dogs Journey

The story of a dogs reincarnation starring Dennis Quaid and Abby Ryder Fortson stenters the global charts at number 4 this week with $22 million from 15 countries.

This is not the films first week of release globally but the first it grossed enough to chart.

The Hustle

The con artist movie starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson drops to number 5 this week with $15 million from 34 countries to push its total global gross to $51.2 million.