Horror movie Black Phone 2 tops the North American box office over the Halloween weekend as the movie returns to the top for a second weekend at number 1.

The movie takes $8.3 Million to retake the number 1 spot and has taken over $61 Million after 3 weeks of release, just a shade below the original The Black Phone.

Making a re-entry this week is KPop Demon Hunters after a couple of weeks off the chart and Back to the Future getting a re-release for its 40th Anniversary and the top new movies of the weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd November 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $8,323,210 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $61,776,920 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Black Phone which took $62,434,025 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,818,889 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,253,048 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,213,717 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $30,983,164 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $24,300,000 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,028,215 over the weekend, a 86% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $6,043,165 after 2 weekends of release

A Haunting In Venice remains at the top of this weeks box office with little to no competition from new releases Expend4bles or Dumb Money.

The number for the Kenneth Branagh directed movie are still well below the previous movie in this series Death On the Nile.

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 2 as the fourth movie in the action franchise The Expendables takes under £1 Million.

Dumb Money comes in at number 5 this weekend.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th September 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £761,443 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to The Expendables 3 which took £1,689,927 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £703,819 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,117,836 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Nun which took £9,497,601 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £506,095 over its debut weekend

Last weekend The Nun II was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Expend4bles
• Relax, I'm From the Future
• Stop Making Sense
• It Lives Inside

Expend4bles

• The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Scott Waugh also directed 6 Below Miracle On the Mountain in 2017 which grossed $14.8K in the US and grossed $1.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Mechanic (2011).
• The film also stars 50 Cent who was last seen in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
• Jason Statham and 50 Cent have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Spy in 2015 and 13 in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Relax, I'm From the Future

• The movie is from director Luke Higginson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rhys Darby who also starred in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022).
• The film also stars Gabrielle Graham who was last seen in Possessor (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Stop Making Sense

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Jonathan Demme also directed Crazy Mama in 1975.
• It stars Bernie Worrell who also starred in Stop Making Sense (1984).
• The film also stars Alex Weir who is making a feature film debut.
• Jonathan Demme directed Bernie Worrell in Ricki and the Flash
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

It Lives Inside

• The movie is from director Bishal Dutta.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Megan Suri who also starred in Missing (2023).
• The film also stars Neeru Bajwa who was last seen in Es Jahano Door Kitte Chal Jindiye (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Surprised By Oxford - Wednesday, 27th September
• The Creator - Friday, 29th September
• Saw X - Friday, 29th September
• 57 Seconds - Friday, 29th September
• The Kill Room - Friday, 29th September
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - Friday, 29th September
• Stop Making Sense - Friday, 22nd September

The Expendables series of movies has proved popular enough at the box office that a 4th movie is now getting release, Expend4bles has been gives a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore, language, sex references.

Returning for the new movie is Jason Statham who has previously been in Fast & Furious 6 and Hummingbird along side action superstar Sylvester Stallone who has appeared in movies such as Rambo and its many sequels and Cobra.

On directing duties this time we have Scott Waugh who has helmed movies such as 6 Below Miracle On the Mountain and Act of Valour.

Movie Synopsis

Barney Ross and Lee Christmas embark on a high-stakes mission in Libya to thwart the notorious mercenary Rahmat from acquiring nuclear warheads coveted by the enigmatic Ocelot. This mission dredges up haunting memories for Ross, who previously failed to capture Ocelot 25 years ago.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Expend4bles
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore, language, sex references
• Release date: 22nd September 2023
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hours 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Scott Waugh
• Starring:
  • Sylvester Stallone
  • Jason Statham
  • 50 Cent
  • Megan Fox

BBFC movie page

As Disney continue to milk their animated back catalogue its time for The Little Mermaid from the start of their "renaissance" period to get the live action remake.

The movie takes a reasonable $95.5 Million over the 3 day weekend and $117.5 Million over the 4 day memorial weekend which is considered the start of the summer season.

Fast X drops to second place after a single weekend at the top, but the movie never stood a chance against the might of a Disney movie.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still hanging on to a top 5 place and after 8 weeks has taken $558 Million.

Mark Hamil stars in The Machine~2023 which is new at number 5 this weekend with $4.9 Million and the Robert De Niro comedy About My Father is one place below with $4.25 Million.

Also new this weekend is Kandahar at number 7 with $2.4 Million and You Hurt My Feelings at number 8 with $1.3 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $95,500,000 after 1 weekend of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $23,020,000 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $107,955,340 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took $117,103,960 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,950,000 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $299,425,817 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $334,223,048 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,270,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $558,881,975 after 8 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 14th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $4,900,000 after 1 weekend of release