This weekend, Friday 26th January 2024, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mean Girls, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Colour Purple
• National Theatre Live: Dear England
• All of Us Strangers
• The Outrun
• Baghead
• Jackdaw

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Blitz Bazawule also directed Black Is King in 2020.
• It stars Fantasia Barrino who also starred in Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story (2006).
• The film also stars Taraji P. Henson who was last seen in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Dear England

• The movie is directed by Rupert Goold, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rupert Goold also directed Almeida Live: Richard III 2016 in 2016 which grossed £421.6K in the UK and grossed $577.5K globally.
• It stars Joseph Fiennes who also starred in Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (2016).
• The film also stars Tashinga Bepete who was last seen in The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

All of Us Strangers

• The movie is directed by Andrew Haigh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Andrew Haigh also directed Looking in 2016.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Steel Country (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who was last seen in Foe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Outrun

• The movie is from director Nora Fingscheidt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Byzantium (2013).
• The film also stars Saskia Reeves who was last seen in Creation Stories (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Baghead

• The movie is from director Alberto Corredor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Jeremy Irvine who was last seen in Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jackdaw

• The movie is from director Jamie Childs.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Coleman who also starred in All My Sons: NT Live 2019 (2019).
• The film also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen who was last seen in Emily (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 8 new movies released

• Wise Guys - Friday, 2nd February
• The Persian Version - Friday, 2nd February
• Orion and the Dark - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• American Fiction - Friday, 2nd February
• Migration - Friday, 2nd February
• Argylle - Friday, 2nd February
• The Zone of Interest - Friday, 2nd February
• The Tigers Apprentice - Saturday, 3rd February - streaming

This weekend, Friday 29th December 2023, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Colour Purple
• Target Number One
• The Boys In the Boat
• Ferrari~2023

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Blitz Bazawule also directed Black Is King in 2020.
• It stars Fantasia Barrino who also starred in Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story (2006).
• The film also stars Taraji P. Henson who was last seen in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Target Number One

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 160th movie.
• also directed Nutcracker: ROH 2017/18 in 2017.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Exorcist Deceiver in 2025, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , Fantastic Four in 2025 and Saw XI in 2024.
• directed in Saw XI
• directed in Saw XI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Boys In the Boat

• The movie is directed by George Clooney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Clooney also directed The Midnight Sky in 2020 and grossed $70K globally.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Master Gardener (2023).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who was last seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ferrari

• The movie is directed by Michael Mann, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Mann also directed The Keep in 1983 which grossed $4.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $4.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Shailene Woodley who was last seen in Dumb Money (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 3 new movies released

• Night Swim - Friday, 5th January
• Memory - Friday, 22nd December
• Noryang: Deadly Sea - Friday, 22nd December

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

We are here! The new trailer for #TheColorPurple has ARRIVED. Share your excitement using #PurpleLove. Only in theaters Christmas Day. pic.twitter.com/o2CMDQPmQN

— The Color Purple (@TheColorPurple) October 10, 2023

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 26th January 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 25th December 2023
• It stars among others Taraji P. Henson (Term Life) and Danielle Brooks (A Star Is Born)
• It is directed by Blitz Bazawule (Black Is King)
• The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R.

Synopsis for The Colour Purple

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Colour Purple which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule
• It stars Taraji P. Henson (The Karate Kid) and Danielle Brooks (The Angry Birds Movie) among others.
• The movie also stars Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins and H.E.R.
• The release date in the UK is 26th January 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 25th December 2023

Synopsis for The Colour Purple

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker's novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

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