Last weekend saw Spider-Man: No Way Home at the top of the UK box office, with 5 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Sing 2
• Flag Day
• Amulet
• Detective Chinatown 3
• Parallel Mother's

Sing 2

• The movie is directed by Garth Jennings, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Garth Jennings also directed Sing in 2017 which grossed £28.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $634.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Matthew McConaughey who also starred in The Paperboy (2013).
• The film also stars Reese Witherspoon who last appeared in A Wrinkle In Time (2018).
• Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sing (2017) and Mud (2013).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box Office Prediction: No. 1

Flag Day

• The movie is directed by Sean Penn, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Sean Penn also directed Into the Wild in 2007 which grossed £742.2K in the UK.
• It stars Dylan Penn who also starred in Condemned (2015).
• The film also stars Sean Penn who last appeared in Licorice Pizza (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box Office Prediction: No. 8

Amulet

• The movie is from director Romola Garai
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carla Juri who also starred in Six Minutes to Midnight (2021).
• The film also stars Alec Secareanu who last appeared in Ammonite (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Detective Chinatown 3

• The movie is directed by Sicheng Chen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sicheng Chen also directed Detective Chinatown 2 in 2018 which grossed £57K in the UK and grossed $544.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Baoqiang Wang who also starred in Assembly (2008).
• The film also stars Haoran Liu who last appeared in Embrace Again (2021).
• Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Chinatown (2015), Detective Chinatown 2 (2018), My People, My Homeland (2020) and Buddies In India (2017).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Parallel Mother's

• The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Pedro Almodovar also directed Bad Education in 2004 which grossed £1.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Penélope Cruz who also starred in The Greek Labyrinth (1993).
• The film also stars Milena Smit who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Moonfall, Friday, 4th February
• Jackass Forever, Friday, 4th February
• The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Friday, 4th February

Last weekend saw Spider-Man: No Way Home at the top of the UK box office, with 3 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases.

• Belfast
• Nightmare Alley
• A Journal For Jordan

Belfast

• The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Kenneth Branagh also directed In the Bleak Midwinter in 1995 which grossed £346.8K in the UK.
• It stars Caitriona Balfe who also starred in Le Mans '66 (2019).
• The film also stars Judi Dench who last appeared in Off the Rails (2021).
• UK Box Office prediction: 3

Nightmare Alley

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy in 2004 which grossed £3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Bradley Cooper who also starred in American Sniper (2015).
• The film also stars Cate Blanchett who last appeared in Don't Look Up (2021).
• UK Box Office prediction: 5

A Journal For Jordan

• The movie is directed by Denzel Washington, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Denzel Washington also directed John Q in 2002 which grossed £779.2K in the UK.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Creed II (2018).
• The film also stars Chante Adams who last appeared in Voyagers (2021).

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

• Detective Chinatown 3, Tuesday, 25th January
• Sing 2, Friday, 28th January
• Parallel Mother's, Friday, 28th January

A year where cinema had a difficult start and was dominated by movies from China as their cinema industry flourished ended with Bond, Superhero movies (as usual), a Chinese mega hit movie and was seen out by the first $1 Billion movie in almost 2 years.

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 movie of 2021 at the global box office.

Spider Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home has had an amazing December at the global box office as it became the top movie of 2021, after only 2 weeks of release it has taken over $1.1 Billion globally.

The movie is in fact the only film of 2021 to go over the milestone of 1 Billion dollars, and as no movie in 2020 came anywhere near the milestone it's the first movie since 2019 to do it.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Released primarily in China The Battle At Lake Changjin looked like it was going to be the top movie of the year, but it was not to be as it was pipped at the post by a superhero movie and so has to contend with the runner up spot.

The movie took an amazing $902.2 Million, even more amazing considering it was only released in China.

Hi, Mom

The Chinese movie was only released globally in China, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and yet still managed to take $822 Million globally in 2021.

The comedy is the 3rd top film of the year and considering it was released in a time when much of the world was either closed or on very limited cinema capacity it gave comedic relief for parts of the world.

No Time To Die

By the time the 25th Bond movie was released in cinemas it had been delayed many times and the world was ready to see Daniel Craigs last Bond movie.

Cinema goers in many countries were still unsure about going back into a dark with with strangers, but this movie is the 4th top movie of 2021 having taken $765 Million.

Fast & Furious 9

Another movie that got delayed by over a year from its original release, it also had a very staggered global release but it still managed to gross $710.6 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

It took no where near the last few movies in the series, but even with the issues cinema has had this year its a great overal global take.

Here is the top 10 movies global in 2021

1. Spider-Man: No Way Home - $1.1 Billion
2. The Battle At Lake Changjin - $902.2 Million
3. Hi, Mom - $822 Million
4. No Time To Die - $765 Million
5. Fast & Furious 9 - $710.6 Million
6. Detective Chinatown 3 - $695.6 Million
7. Venom: Let There Be Carnage - $499.1 Million
8. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - $414.2 Million
9. Eternals - $395.3 Million
10. Dune - $382.1 Million

See the full 2021 global box office

Marvel Studios released their much anticipated Eternals this weekend and as expected the movie took the global box office by storm and topped the chart on its debut.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Eternals (1st weekend)
• Highest debut - Eternals (@1)
• Longest run - Dune (8 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Battle At Lake Changjin ($859.5 Million)

Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown 5th - 7th November 2021

Eternals

Marvel release their next movie in the 'Phase 4' MCU and as expected the Chloe Zhao directed film tops the global box office with ease taking $161.7 Million.

The movie was released in 47 countries and topped the box office in most of those countries, but with unfavourable reviews and a host of new anticipated movies coming in the next couple of months the movie could sink quicker than expected.

No Time To Die

The smash hit Bond movie falls to number 2 this weekend with a take of $33.4 Million from 73 countries, a 44% drop over last weekend.

The movie has been on the global box office for 6 weeks not and taken $667.4 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

The movie should overtake Detective Chinatown 3 by next weekend to be the fourth top movie of the year.

Dune

The Denis Villeneuve directed movie takes $18.7 Million this weekend, a 49% drop, and falls to number 3, it is still on general release in 76 countries.

The movie has now taken $330.4 Million globally over 8 weeks of release and is the 9th top movie of 2021.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Director Andy Serkis's hit villain movie from the Spiderverse falls to number 4 this weekend with a take of $15.8 Million from 55 countries, a 42% drop.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $424.6 Million over 6 weeks of release and the 6th top movie of 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Amazingly still only released in China the top movie of 2021 globally is at number 5 this weekend with $8.6 Million, a 55% drop over last week, the movies total is now $859.5 Million.

This weeks new movie releases in the UK include The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, In The Earth and Monster Hunter, all looking to replace A Quiet Place Part II from the box office number 1.

Here is this weeks new release rundown.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

• The movie is directed by Patrick Hughes, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Patrick Hughes also directed The Hitman's Bodyguard in 2017 which grossed £7.1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who last starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).
• Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017).

In the Earth

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed Free Fire in 2017 which grossed £1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Joel Fry who last starred in Cruella (2021).
• The film also stars Reece Shearsmith who last appeared in High Rise (2016).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Beyond the Boundary Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai Hen in 2015.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (2019).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Luca

• The movie is from director Enrico Casarosa
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jacob Tremblay who last starred in Doctor Sleep (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer who last appeared in Don't Tell a Soul (2020).

In the Heights

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Step Up 3D in 2010 which grossed £7.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Anthony Ramos who last starred in Honest Thief (2020).
• The film also stars Melissa Barrera who is making a feature film debut.

Fatherhood

• The movie is directed by Paul Weitz, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Paul Weitz also directed Being Flynn in 2012.
• It stars Kevin Hart who last starred in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Alexander Desire who is making a feature film debut.

Monster Hunter

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed AVP Alien Vs. Predator in 2004 which grossed £5 Million in the UK.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who last starred in Hellboy (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Jaa who last appeared in Detective Chinatown 3 (2021).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies released

• Fast & Furious 9, Thursday, 24th June
• Freaky, Friday, 25th June
• Supernova, Friday, 25th June
• False Positive, Friday, 25th June