Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix the historical drama Napoleon~2023 hits the top on its debut with a weekend gross of £5.2 Million.

Ridley Scott's last movie House of Gucci took £2.5 Million on its debut but that was during he COVID19 pandemic!.

Joaquin Phoenix last movie, Beau Is Afraid, took £231,370 earlier this year.

Last weeks top movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes falls a single place to number 2 this weekend with a 50% drop from last week.

Also new this weekend is the latest Disney movie that has DNA closely attached to the companies smash hit Frozen~2023, Wish this weekend lands at number 3 with £2.4 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th November 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,689,642 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,124,336 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £19,323,711 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,432,228 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £485,099 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,564,314 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Captain Marvel which took £29,494,637 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Horror/Slasher movie The Invitation has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong horror, violence, bloody images.

The movie stars Nathalie Emmanuel who can be seen in the Fast series movie Fast & Furious 9, it also stars Thomas Doherty who was last seen in the 2018 movie Free Dance.

The movie is directed by Jessica M. Thompson who previously directed The Light of the Moon in 2017.

Movie Synopsis

After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie takes a DNA test and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, Evie's at first seduced by the sexy aristocratic host. However, she's soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets about her family history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Invitation
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong horror, violence, bloody images
• Release date: 26th August 2022
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hour 44 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Jessica M. Thompson
• Starring:
  • Nathalie Emmanuel
  • Thomas Doherty
  • Stephanie Corneliussen

BBFC movie page