Depicting a fictionalised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe adapted from the book Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates, the movie has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for sexual violence, strong sex, domestic abuse
The movie stars Ana de Armas who is most famous for starring in Knives Out and her scene stealing extended cameo in No Time To Die, the movie also stars Adrien Brody from Hollywoodland and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
The movie is adapted by and directed by Andrew Dominik who directed the critically acclaimed The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Movie Synopsis
A fictionalised look at the rise to fame and the epic demise of actress Marilyn Monroe, one of the biggest stars in the world. The movie is based on the 2000 book of the same name by author Joyce Carol Oates.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
At the UK box office this weekend the Kenneth Branagh directed live action version of Cinderella from Disney makes it's debut at the top.
Cinderella took a reasonable £3.8 million over the weekend to see it to number 1, in comparison to last years Maleficent also from Disney based on a much loved animation it half the debut gross.
The film should do well in the next couple of weeks as its the school Easter holidays, but with Home still on release and Spongebob also out there it has competition.
Home falls from the top to number 2 this week in it's second weekend of release, a £2.6 million Monday to Friday sees it's gross now stand at nearly £10 million.
Other new film hitting the box office chart this week are: The Spongebob Movie Sponge Out of Water which lands at 3 but should do well over the Easter break, Get Hard which lands at 4, Seventh Son which has a disappointing debut at 7 and Wild Tales which enters at 9.
Historical Charts
A Year Ago - Captain America: The Winter Soldier enters the box office at the top of the chart knocking The Grand Budapest Hotel down to number 3.
Five years ago - Nanny Mcphee and The Big Bang is the new film taking over from Alice In Wonderland at the top which falls down to number 2.
Ten years Ago - Hitch goes back to the top after surrendering the number 1 spot to Robots for a week, Robots falls to number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Another week at the top for Toy Story 2 while the top new film of the week was at number 5 in the shape of Magnolia
Dreamworks latest animated tale hits the top in the UK this week on it's debut taking in more money than the rest of the top 15 combined.
Grossing a very good £6 million Home become an instant hit and a children's favourite with a likely sequel to come.
Struggling a little and debuting in second place is the sequel Insurgent, full title The Divergent Series Insurgent, with an opening gross of £2.9 million, although hit is ahead of the £1.7 million Divergent took on it's opening.
Falling into 3rd after 3 weeks at the top is The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which has taken £13 million to date.
The gunman is also new this week at 5 and Wild Card is new at 10.
Historical charts
A year ago - The Grand Budapest Hotel was still the top film in the country and with a fairly static top 5 the highest new film was Starred Up at 6.
Five years ago - Alice In Wonderland was still at the top with the top new film coming in at 2 in the shape of The Bounty Hunter.
Ten years ago - Robots made it's debit at the top of the box office knocking Will Smith's Hitch down to second place.
Fifteen years ago - Toy Story 2 was still at number 1 after 7 weeks weeks at the top, the highest new entry of the week was the 1971 film A Clockwork Orange, released after the death of it's director Stanley Kubrick, and the fist time it has been in cinemas in the UK since 1971.
A selection of the 2015 Oscar nomination, to see the full list visit Oscars.com
Here the list of the "main" nominations:
Best Picture
American Sniper - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Boyhood - The Grand Budapest Hotel - The Imitation Game - Selma - The Theory Of Everything - Whiplash -Best Director
Alejandro G. I��rritu, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Richard Linklater, Boyhood - Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher - Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel - Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game -Best Actor
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher - Bradley Cooper, American Sniper - Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game - Michael Keaton, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Eddie Redmayne, The Theory Of Everything -Best Actress
Marion Cotillard, Two Days One Night - Felicity Jones, The Theory Of Everything - Julianne Moore, Still Alice - Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl - Reese Witherspoon, Wild -Supporting Actress
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood - Laura Dern, Wild - Emma Stone, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Meryl Streep, Into The Woods - Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game -Supporting Actor
Robert Duvall, The Judge - Ethan Hawke, Boyhood - Edward Norton, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher - JK Simmons, Whiplash -Foreign Language Film
Ida - Leviathan - Tangerines - Timbuktu - Wild Tales -Adapted Screenplay
American Sniper - The Imitation Game - Inherent Vice - The Theory of Everything - Whiplash -Original Screenplay
Boyhood - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Foxcatcher - The Grand Budapest Hotel - Nightcrawler -Animated Feature
Big Hero 6 - Boxtrolls - How To Train Your Dragon 2 - Song Of The Sea - The Tale Of Princess Kaguya -
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Original Screenplay: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nightcrawler, Whiplash #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/P4GDq7Cqo5
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) January 9, 2015
Original Screenplay: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nightcrawler, Whiplash #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/P4GDq7Cqo5
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Best Film: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/qfLlzCrtV9
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Best Film: Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game, The Theory of Everything #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/qfLlzCrtV9
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British Film: '71, The Imitation Game, Paddington, Pride, The Theory of Everything, Under the Skin #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/fFNElttNXk
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Leading Actor: Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Ralph Fiennes #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/8Wr9MR0ZjU
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Director: Alejandro G. I��rritu, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, James Marsh, Damien Chazelle #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/fbgfy61REg
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Documentary: 20 Feet from Stardom, 20,000 Days on Earth, Citizenfour, Finding Vivian Maier, Virunga #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/8SfEnrv3CS
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Animated Film: Big Hero 6, The Boxtrolls, The Lego Movie #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/O7DnY8o0v3
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Leading Actress: Amy Adams, Felicity Jones, Julianne Moore, Reese Witherspoon, Rosamund Pike #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/w7O8D5QVKN
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