A new weekend a potential new number one movie and the summer blockbuster films continue to be released.

There are 6 new releases this weekend, Friday, 17th May 2024, looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• IF~2024
• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
• I Saw the TV Glow
• The Strangers: Chapter 1
• Greedy People
• Back to Black

IF

• The movie is directed by John Krasinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• John Krasinski also directed Brief Interviews With Hideous Men in 2009.
• It stars Cailey Fleming who also starred in Desolation (2017).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who's last movie was Ghosted (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

• The movie is from director Elene Naveriani.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eka Chavleishvili who also starred in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023).
• The film also stars Temiko Chichinadze who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Strangers: Chapter 1

• The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 25th movie.
• Renny Harlin also directed Bodies At Rest in 2019.
• It stars Gabriel Basso who also starred in Alabama Moon (2009).
• The film also stars Rachel Shenton who's last movie was The Colour Room (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Baby Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back to Black

• The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed Fifty Shades of Grey in 2015 which grossed $166.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $571 Mil. globally.
• It stars Marisa Abela who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
• The film also stars Jack O'Connell who's last movie was Ferrari (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 6 new movies released

• We Harvest - Friday, 24th May
• Furiosa - Friday, 24th May
• Kidnapped - Friday, 24th May
• Hit Man - Friday, 24th May - limited release
• The Garfield Movie - Friday, 24th May
• Atlas - Friday, 24th May - streaming

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 10th May 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Fall Guy from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom
• Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot
• Poolman
• Not Another Church Movie

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• The movie is directed by Wes Ball, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Wes Ball also directed Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2018 which grossed $58 Mil. in the US and grossed $288.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Kevin Durand who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

• The movie is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Mitsuo Fukuda also directed Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition: The Hellfire of Destiny in 2006.
• It stars Takehito Koyasu who also starred in Hello World (2019).
• The film also stars Yuichi Nakamura who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Mitsuo Fukuda directed Takehito Koyasu in Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Special Edition II: The Far Away Dawn
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot

• The movie is directed by Sheng Ding, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Sheng Ding also directed A Better Tomorrow 2018 in 2018.
• It stars Mi Yang who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
• The film also stars Qian Yu who's last movie was The Pioneer (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Poolman

• The movie is from director Chris Pine.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annette Bening who also starred in The Search (2014).
• The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh who's last movie was Sharp Stick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Not Another Church Movie

• The movie is from director James Michael Cummings and Johnny Mack.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mickey Rourke who also starred in Year of the Dragon (1985).
• The film also stars Jamie Foxx who's last movie was The Burial (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

• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - Tuesday, 14th May - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 16th May
• Imaginary Friends - Friday, 17th May
• IF~2024 - Friday, 17th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Friday, 17th May
• I Saw the TV Glow - Friday, 17th May
• Back to Black - Friday, 17th May

With The Nun II currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• A Haunting In Venice
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance
• Bolan's Shoes
• Rally Road Racers

A Haunting In Venice

• The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Kenneth Branagh also directed Peters Friends in 1992 which grossed £2.6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Kyle Allen who also starred in Rosaline (2022).
• The film also stars Kenneth Branagh who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• Kenneth Branagh directed Kenneth Branagh in Love's Labour's Lost
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed The Hooligan Factory in 2014 which grossed £6.8K in the UK and grossed $11.1K globally.
• It stars Craig Fairbrass who also starred in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021).
• The film also stars Sadie Frost who was last seen in A Bird Flew In (2022).
• Nick Nevern directed Craig Fairbrass in The Hooligan Factory
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bolan's Shoes

• The movie is from director Ian Puleston-Davies.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Timothy Spall who also starred in Finding Your Feet (2018).
• The film also stars Mathew Horne who was last seen in The Nan Movie (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rally Road Racers

• The movie is directed by Ross Venokur, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ross Venokur also directed Get Squirrely in 2016 which grossed £13.8K in the UK.
• It stars Chloë Bennet who also starred in Abominable (2019).
• The film also stars Sharon Horgan who was last seen in A Greyhound of a Girl (2023).
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Canterville Ghost - Friday, 22nd September
• It Lives Inside - Friday, 22nd September
• Expend4bles - Friday, 22nd September
• Dumb Money - Friday, 22nd September
• The Lesson - Friday, 22nd September

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Bella Ramsey (Catherine Called Birdy) and Zachary Levi (An American Carol)
• It is a sequel to Chicken Run
• It is directed by Sam Fell (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget)
• The movie also stars Thandiwe Newton, Nick Mohammed and David Bradley
• The UK release date is 15th December 2023
• And the release date in North America is 15th December 2023

Synopsis for Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

After successfully escaping from Tweedy's farm in a daring and risky manner, Ginger has discovered her ideal place, an idyllic island bird sanctuary where the entire flock can live in harmony, without any risks from humans. With the arrival of Ginger and Rocky's new daughter, Molly, it appears that Ginger's fairytale ending has finally come true.

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

Action comedy The Lost City~2022 has been given a 12A age rating in the UK by the BBFC.

The movie stars Sandra Bullock who was last seen in the Netflix movie Bird Box and will be seen later this year in Bullet Train and Channing Tatum who is hot off the success of the movie Dog which was a big hit early in 2022.