This weekend, Friday 29th March 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Black Flies
• Miracle In East Texas
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• In the Land of Saints and Sinners
• The Oath
• The Listener

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed Blair Witch in 2016.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Closed Circuit (2013).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Black Flies

• The movie is directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jean-Stephane Sauvaire also directed A Prayer Before Dawn in 2018.
• It stars Sean Penn who also starred in Hugo Pool (1997).
• The film also stars Tye Sheridan who's last movie was The Card Counter (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Tree of Life in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

• The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
• It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who's last movie was The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
• They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
• Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Chicken (2016).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

• The movie is directed by Robert Lorenz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Robert Lorenz also directed Trouble With the Curve in 2012 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Kerry Condon who also starred in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023).
• The film also stars Desmond Eastwood who's last movie was Barber (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Listener

• The movie is directed by Steve Buscemi, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steve Buscemi also directed Interview in 2007.
• It stars Derek Cecil who also starred in Recount (2008).
• The film also stars Margaret Cho who's last movie was Over the Moon (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

• RSVP - Thursday, 4th April - streaming
• Housekeeping For Beginners - Friday, 5th April
• Monkey Man - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Beast - Friday, 5th April
• Wicked Little Letters - Friday, 5th April
• DogMan - Friday, 5th April

BROS, a new comedy about two emotionally unavailable men who get romantically involved, is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong sex, sex references, language, drug misuse

It stars Luke Macfarlane who can be seen in Trapped Ashes and Kinsey and Billy Eichner who has previously starred in Bad Neighbours 2 and lent his voice to Penguins of Madagascar.

The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller who among his directorial credits includes movie such as Get Him to the Greek and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

Movie Synopsis

Bobby Leiber is a New Yorker and host of a queer history podcast called 11th Brick, he is also the director of the first national LGBTQ history museum. Bobby has spent most of his life alone and has convinced himself he's better off this way. One night in a club he meets Aaron and everything starts to change.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: BROS
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, sex references, language, drug misuse
• Release date: 28th October 2022
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hour 56 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Nicholas Stoller
• Starring:
  • Luke Macfarlane
  • Billy Eichner
  • Kristin Chenoweth

BBFC movie page

Second week of release for the Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 keeps it at the top with A Dogs Purpose coming in at 2 as the highest new film.

With a 50%+ drop in its weekend gross Guardians this week takes £6 million in its box office takings.

This takes the Chris Pratt starring movie to £27.4 million after 10 days of release, the film is current doing almost double the business of the original Guardians movie at this point.

Highest new film of the week is a little known comedy film called A Dogs Purpose, starring Dennis Quaid and directed by Lasse Hallstrom.

It was a US hit a month or so back and after taking £1.3 million on its debut is set to become a hit on this side of the Atlantic as well.

Also new this week is Sleepless at number 6, MIndhorn at number 8 and Unlocked at number 10, a low grossing top 10 this week means all these film took less than half a million on their debut.

This weeks longest stay on the chart is Get Out which has been around for 8 week while top new film is once again Beauty and The Beast which has now taken £71 million and is the 8th top film ever in the UK.

Historical Charts

A year ago - Captain America: Civil War spent its second week at the top of the Uk box office while the top new film was Bad Neighbours 2 at number 3.

Five years ago - Avengers Assemble stayed at the top for a second weekend, it kept off American Pie: Reunion which made its debut at number 2.

Ten years ago - Spider-Man 3 made its debut at the top of the box office, it knocked Next down to number 3 after only a week at the top.

Fifteen years ago - Making it two weeks at the top was About A Boy while the top new film was panic Room at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Jim Carey was the top star of the era and him new film Liar Liar was the top new film at number 1, the Special Edition of Star WarsL Return of The Jedi fell to number 2.

Twenty five years ago - The Hand That Rocks The Cradle made it 3 weeks at the top while Howards End was the top new film, at number 2.

No change at the top of the UK home video chart this week as Captain America stays for a second week and with The Jungle Book going back to number 2 the highest new film lands at 3.

Bad Neighbours 2 is the film which lands at number 2, the sequel to Bad Neighbours from 2014 which grossed £16 million.

This film was released on 6th May 2016 to £1.6 million and it landed at number 3 on the box office, ironically with Captain America Civil War and The Jungle Book above it.

The film hung around for 5 weeks before disappearing from cinemas after grossing £6.2 million, less than half that of the original.

Only one other new film this week are Our Kind of Traitor at number 4.

This week the animated game turned film made its debut on the North American box office charts at the top.

Disney had to finally relinquish its 4 week/2 film hold of the box office in favour of Sony's catapulting birds in search of their eggs which debuted to the tune of $39 million.

Not a bad debut and looking forward the film could do well with the summer vacation in the UK kicking in within the coming weeks.

Captain America: Civil War falls from the top after just 2 weeks but it has taken an excellent �347.3 million after a $33 million 3rd weekend gross.

Captain America is now actually the top total grossing film on the box office this weekend.

Also making debuts are: Bad Neighbours 2 (or Neighbors 2 to give it an American title) at number 3 and The Nice Guys at number 4.