US release: 6th March 2020
United Kingdom release: 6th March 2020
United States release: 6th March 2020
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$0The prequel to Mad Max, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong violence, injury detail.
The movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy who has previously been seen in The Menu~2022 and Vampire Academy, it also stars Chris Hemsworth who has previously starred in Extraction~2020 and Thor.
Long time Mad Max director George Miller brings this new movie to the big screen who has previously directed many other films including Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Happy Feet Two.
Movie Synopsis
This post-apocalyptic action prequel tells Furiosa's story, from her kidnap as a child to becoming a fearsome, vengeance-driven warrior.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Superstars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are plastic people in the Greta Gerwig directed Barbie which has been given a 12A age rating for moderate innuendo, brief sexual harassment, implied strong language
Margot Robbie plays the title character Barbie, she has also starred in Suicide Squad as Harley Quinn and Vigilante from 2008, Ryan Gosling stars as Ken and has been in The Place Beyond the Pines and had the lead role in sequel movie Blade Runner 2049.
The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig who is fast becoming one of the most respected directors in Hollywood and has previously directed Lady Bird and Nights and Weekends.
Movie Synopsis
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Two weeks at the top of the UK box office this weekend for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocain Bear is the top new movie.
Also new this week is What's Love Got to Do With It at number 4 and Broker at number 8 with £150,178, while finally at number 15 is Joyland with £61,461.
No move at the top for the Marvel, phase 5, sequel movie to Ant-Man which takes £2 Million on its second weekend, a bigger than expected 65% drop over last weekend.
The sequel movie from the Shrek universe stays put at number 2 on its 4th weekend and takes £1.7 Million in the process pushing the movie to £20 Million in total at the UK box office.
Highest new movie this weekend
The highest new movie of the weekend is from director Elizabeth Banks, and the last movie that veteran actor Ray Liotta made before his sad passing last year.
The movie takes an impressive £1.5 Million on its debut but it wasn't enough to dent the powerhouse that is becoming Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at the top.
A new romantic comedy from the UK which seems to be a recipe for success after the likes of Last Christmas and Four Weddings and a funeral.
This new movie starring Lily James, and the obligatory Emma Thompson takes just over one million pound on its debut.
Falling to number 5 this week is the sequel movie from the Magic Mike series which take just under half a million pound on its 3rd weekend of release.
Superhero movie Black Adam is starting to be a sizable hit iin its own right on its last weekend before the next major event movie hits UK cinemas and spends a third weekend at the top of the UK box office.
The top new movie of the weekend is the Bill Nighy starring movie Living which enters at 4 with the Japansese animated movie One Piece Film: Red coming in one place below at 4.
There are also new releases for Ania at number 11 with £165,145 and Watcher at number 12 with £140,396, and finally there is the event movie La Traviata: Met Opera 2022 which comes in at 14 with £102,437.
The Dwayne Johnson starring superhero movie remains strong this weekend as it notches up a third weekend at the top of the UK box office.
Taking a very respectable £2 Million it is a sizable but respectable 42% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total UK gross of £17 Million over its 3 weeks of release as it pushes its way towards the £20 Million milestone.
The movie is the only film this weekend to gross over £1 Million at the box office.
The children's comic book adaptation remains in second place this weekend as its takes £979,484, a 35% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a fantastic £10 Million over its 4 weeks of release and is becoming a major hit in the UK.
The Irish comedy drama starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson remains at number 3 this weekend as it takes £976,323, a very slim 23% drop from last weekend.
The movie has taken £6.2 Million in total over its 3 weeks of release.
Highest new movie this weekend
Highest new entry of the weekend comes from director Oliver Hermanus who adapts the 1952 Japanese film Ikiru directed by Akira Kurosawa.
The movie lands at number 4 this weekend with a debut gross of £670,206 which is the directors highest grossing movie in the UK.
The Japanese animated movie sequel makes its debut at the UK box office this weekend at number 5 with a debut gross of £559,623.
The movie which is a sequel to One Piece: Stampede from 2020, this movie far out grosses that movie which make its debut at the end of January with £69,174 and spent a single week on the box office.
Getting a head start on the box office with a Tuesday release, Ticket To Paradise makes its debut on the box office this weekend at the top when including previews worth £1 Million, Dont Worry Darling comes in at number 2 which would have been on top if counting weekend gross only.
Coming it at number 3 this weekend is the 4K re-release of Avatar giving a bit of comfort to Disney to the popularity of the franchise just before the release of Avatar: THe Way of Water in December.
Highest new movie this weekend
The movie should have been released last weekend but got delayed due to the passing of The Queen and so its got a Tuesday release this week which by Friday gave it a £1 Million jump on the box office.
The movie starring George Clooney and Julia Roberts in their first team up since the 2016 movie Money Monster takes £2.8 Million on its opening week with £1.7 Million of that taken over the Friday to Sunday weekend.
The movie starring Florence Pugh and directed by Olivia Wilde has caused a fair amount of headlines over the past weeks concerning its star and director not getting on too well, but the movie lands at number 2 on the box office this weekend, and number 1 if you remove the 3 day headstart Ticket To Paradise got.
The movie takes a very respectable £2.7 Million on its debut, which given the controversy and the story of the movie is not bad.
It will be interesting to see the drop off next weekend and if the film can appeal to a broader audience than the hard core fans of the main leads including Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan and Olivia Wilde herself.
Disney are either testing the waters here or trying to get everyone re-invested in 3D and the franchise before the release of the sequel Avatar: The Way of Water in December, but the highest grossing movie of all time gets another shot at box office grosses this weekend.
The movie lands at number 3 this week in an all new 4K, 3D version of the movie with a gross of £1.2 Million which is not bad given the movie has already taken over £90 Million at the UK box office.
It will be interesting to see the drop off next weekend given the rumour that a number of tickets were sold to people thinking this was the sequel.
Last weeks top movie falls to number 4 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top with a gross of £473,221, a large 52% drop from last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross of £3.6 Million after 3 weeks at the top.
Landing on the box office last weekend in limited release and becoming the highest debut at number 10 the David Bowie documentary goes wide this week and jumps to number 5 with a gross of £375,398.
This is a 52% increase over last weekend, but no surprise really given the increase in cinema count, the movie has taken £676,185 in total over 2 weeks.