This weekend, Friday 1st December 2023, 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, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce
• Andre Rieu's White Christmas
• Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood
• Eileen
• Summering
• Animal

Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce

• The movie is directed by Beyonce Knowles, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Beyonce Knowles also directed Lemonade in 2016.
• It stars Beyonce Knowles who also starred in The Lion King (2019).
• The film also stars Kelly Rowland who was last seen in The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022).
• Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Beverly Hood in 2007, Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream in 2013, Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce in 2019 and Black Is King in 2020.
• Beyonce Knowles directed Beyonce Knowles in Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream
• Beyonce Knowles directed Kelly Rowland in Homecoming: A Film By Beyonce
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Andre Rieu's White Christmas

• The movie is directed by Michael Wiseman and Andre Rieu, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Michael Wiseman and Andre Rieu also directed Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022 which grossed £816.4K in the UK.
• It stars Andre Rieu who also starred in Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert (2017).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who was last seen in Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around (2023).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 21 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, Andre Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, Andre Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, Andre Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, Andre Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, Andre Rieu: Christmas With Andre in 2021, Andre Rieu: Christmas In London in 2016, Andre Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, Andre Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, Andre Rieu: The Magic of Maastricht in 2017, Andre Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance? in 2019, Andre Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, Andre Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around in 2023, Andre Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015, Andre Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, Andre Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009 and Andre Rieu: Home For Christmas in 2013.
• Michael Wiseman directed Andre Rieu in Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young
• Michael Wiseman directed Donij van Doorn in Andre Rieu: Christmas In London
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood

• The movie is directed by Chris Jarvis and Geoff Coward, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chris Jarvis and Geoff Coward also directed Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat in 2022 which grossed £155.7K in the UK.
• It stars Rhys Stephenson who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Maddie Moate who was last seen in Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat (2022).
• Chris Jarvis directed Maddie Moate in Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK 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 which grossed £801.1K in the UK.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Leave No Trace (2018).
• 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.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Summering

• The movie is directed by James Ponsoldt, it is the directors 6th movie.
• James Ponsoldt also directed The End of the Tour in 2015.
• It stars Lia Barnett who also starred in The Good Person (2023).
• The film also stars Sanai Victoria who was last seen in Vampirina: Fang-Tastic Party (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Animal

• The movie is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sandeep Reddy Vanga also directed Arjun Reddy in 2017.
• It stars Ranbir Kapoor who also starred in Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (2022).
• The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna who was last seen in Varisu (2023).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Tarrac - Friday, 8th December
• Wonka - Friday, 8th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 8th December
• Leave the World Behind - Friday, 8th December - streaming

Spending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office is the film version of the Musical Matilda, while the highest debut of the week is Violent Night at number 3.

Also new this week is Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat which takes just over £78 thousand at number 12 while at the very bottom of the chart we have Home Alone, a 30th anniversary release of The Muppet Christmas Carol and Elf making seasonal re-releases.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th December 2022

Soending a second weekend at the top of the UK box office the musical starring Emma Thompson takes £2.5 Million, a 39% drop from its debut.

This gives the movie a total UK gross of £7.8 Million after 2 weeks of release, comparing it to the 1996 movie, adjusted for inflation Matilda would have taken £11 Million on its second weekend and £30 Million in total.

Remaining at number 2 is the Marvel sequel movie to Black Panther which takes £1.5 Million, a 44% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of £29.4 Million in the UK, behind that of Black Panther which had taken £39.8 Million 4 weeks into its box office run.

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debit at number 3 this weekend the Die Hard meets Home Alone horror movie starring David Harbour as Santa Claus and directed by Tommy Wirkola comes in with less than would have been expected.

The movie takes under £1 Million on its debut with a gross of £822,646, its still early December and this could see a boost as audiences get more into the Christmas spirit.

Disney's latest animated take falls to number 3 this week with a gross of £442,409 on its second weekend of release, a 47% drop over its debut.

This gives the movie a total gross of £1.3 Million at the UK & Northern Ireland box office.

This seems like bad news for Disney as the movie seems to be failing to pull in audiences, Encanto from the same time in 2021 took £1.2 Million on its second weekend for a total of £3.3 Million.

The Ralph Finnes starring movie stays at number 5 on its 3rd weekend of release with a gross of £334,430, a small 22% drop.

The movie has taken £2.6 Million in total in the UK.

This weekend, Friday 2nd December 2022, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Matilda: The Musical, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Violent Night
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
• India Sweets and Spices
• The Infernal Machine
• White Noise

Violent Night

• The movie is directed by Tommy Wirkola, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tommy Wirkola also directed Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters in 2013 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $226.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Snitch (2013).
• The film also stars Beverly D'Angelo who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat

• The movie is from director Debbie Flitcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ben Cajee who also starred in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas (2021).
• The film also stars Justin Fletcher who was last seen in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas (2021).
• They also appeared together in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

India Sweets and Spices

• The movie is directed by Geeta Malik, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Geeta Malik also directed Troublemaker in 2011.
• It stars Sophia Ali who also starred in Walking With the Dead (2015).
• The film also stars Rish Shah who was last seen in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Infernal Machine

• The movie is directed by Andrew Hunt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Hunt also directed Miles Between Us in 2016.
• It stars Guy Pearce who also starred in Rules of Engagement (2000).
• The film also stars Alice Eve who was last seen in Warning (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

White Noise

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed De Palma in 2016 which grossed £2.2K in the UK.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Raffey Cassidy who was last seen in The Other Lamb (2019).
• Noah Baumbach directed Adam Driver in While We're Young
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Silent Twins - Friday, 9th December
• Emancipation - Friday, 9th December - streaming

This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Three Day Millionaire
• Strange World
• Matilda: The Musical
• Bones and All

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

• The movie is from director Jack Spring.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
• The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
• The film also stars Timoth�e Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• 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 2 new movies released

• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was IT Chapter Two starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy and directed by Andy Muschietti

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £73.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was Straight Outta Compton which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was No Escape directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Owen Wilson and Lake Bell which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 36 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Inside Out which had taken £36 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was The Last Exorcism starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell and directed by Daniel Stamm

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £93.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was The 40 Year Old Virgin starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener and directed by Judd Apatow

The film with the longest run was Wedding Crashers which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £35 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Snatch starring Jason Statham and Stephen Graham and directed by Guy Ritchie

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.5 Million over 17 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Die Hard With A Vengeance which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The City Of Lost Children directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Ron Perlman and Daniel Emilfork which entered the box office at number 9.

The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £18.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Memphis Belle starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and directed by Michael Caton-Jones

The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £8 Million after 7 weeks of release.