Celebrated director Denis Villeneuve brings us his second part of the adaptation of Dune~2020, Dune Part Two has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, bloody images, threat.

The movie brings back its leading actor Timoth�e Chalamet once again who has previously been seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun and Christmas With the Coopers, it also brings back Zendaya who have previously been seen in Space Jam: A New Legacy and Super Buddies, these are two of possibly the hottest stars around at the moment.

Director Denis Villeneuve has made a name for himself as one of the top directors of the modern day having directed movies such as Sicario and August 32nd On Earth as well as Arrival.

Movie Synopsis

A warrior who has visions of an apocalyptic future must choose between love and the fate of humanity in this sci-fi fantasy drama sequel which features impactful violence and intense battle sequences.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Dune Part Two
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, bloody images, threat
• Release date: 1st March 2024
• Runtime: 167 minutes (2 hours 47 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Denis Villeneuve
• Starring:
  • Timoth�e Chalamet
  • >Zendaya
  • >Rebecca Ferguson

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom falls from the top of the US box office after a single weekend as Wonka goes back to the top.

Wonka goes back tup with a weekend gross of $23.9 Million, a 25% increase over last weekend, which gives the movie a total gross of $134.9 Million at the US box office.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is at 2 with $19.5 Million, a 30% drop over its debut.

Top new movie of the weekend is the musical version of The Colour Purple~2023 which makes its debut at 4 with $13 Million after its Christmas day debut.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st December 2023

• The movie goes up 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 $23,950,000 over the weekend, a 25% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $134,902,717 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $19,500,000 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $77,845,000 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Aquaman which took $189,048,186 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $17,230,000 over the weekend, a 28% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $54,322,645 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the th top grossing film so far in 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $13,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 33% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,085,000 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the th top grossing film so far in 2024

Topping the US box office on its debut weekend Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom takes $27 Million, down a substantial amount from the $72.5 Million Aquaman took in 2018.

There is little surprise to this as Warner Bros. has not thrown its weight behind the movie and it marks the "end" of the Snyder Universe of DC movies with James Gunn about to take over as producer/director going forward.

Wonka drops to number 2 this weekend after a single weekend at the top, the movie does not seem to be doing as well in North America as it is across the rest of the world despite the massive popularity of its main star Timothee Chalamet.

Still a total gross of $75 Million isn't too bad, and this Christmas market will have likely pulled in some audiences for the coming week.

Also new on the top 5 this week is animated take Migration at 3, Romantic comedy Anyone But You at 4 and Indian hit movie Salaar at 5.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th December 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 $27,700,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Aquaman which took $72,573,522 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $18,050,000 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $75,552,717 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $12,453,275 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $6,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $5,481,000 after 1 weekends of release

The new re-image of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory story, Wonka is the top movie in the UK on its debut with a £5.8 Million gross.

This is lower than the Tom Burton movie from 2005 which took nearly £8 Million and starred Johnny Depp in the lead role of Wonka.

Last weeks top movie, Napoleon~2023 fell to number 4 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top and has a total of £11 Million.

With the Christmas season upon on now there are some festive movies on the box office this weekend in the shape of Elf, Home Alone and LoveActually.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,119,644 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,804,888 over 3 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £961,055 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,791,638 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £25,496,552 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £417,609 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,110,885 over 4 weeks of release

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyonc� currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausica� of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming