With Moana 2 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kraven the Hunter
• Queer
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
• Carry-On

Kraven the Hunter

• The movie is directed by J.C. Chandor, it is the directors 5th movie.
• J.C. Chandor also directed All Is Lost in 2013 which grossed £231.6K in the UK.
• It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who also starred in The Illusionist (2006).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who's last movie was The Exorcism (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Call Me By Your Name. in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (2002).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

• The movie is directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kenji Kamiyama also directed Napping Princess in 2017 which grossed £34K in the UK.
• It stars Brian Cox who also starred in The Campaign (2012).
• The film also stars Luke Pasqualino who's last movie was Medusa Deluxe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Carry-On

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed Orphan in 2009 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015).
• The film also stars Jason Bateman who's last movie was Air (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl - Wednesday, 18th December
• Mufasa: The Lion King - Friday, 20th December

Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

BBFC movie page

The fifth Ghostbusters movie tops the North American box office this weekend with a debut gross of just over $45 Million, which is just above that of the previous movie in the series.

The movie has got very mixed critical reviews but audiences seem to have likes it much better.

Last weeks top movie, Kung-Fu Panda 3, falls to third place this weekend and has taken $132.9 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Dune: Part Two remains at number 2 and after 4 weeks of release has taken an amazing $233.3 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th March 2024

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 $45,004,673 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took $44,000,000 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $17,606,784 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $233,365,327 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Dune which took $93,169,291 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $16,501,325 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $132,938,680 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $94,018,125 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,338,921 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $5,338,921 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,264,233 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $14,534,488 after 2 weekends of release