Last weekend saw House of Gucci at the top of the UK box office, with 6 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• West Side Story
• Being the Ricardos
• Back to the Outback
• Clifford the Big Red Dog
• Lamb
• Don't Look Up

West Side Story

• The movie is directed by Steven Spielberg, it is the directors 36th movie.
• Steven Spielberg also directed A.I.: Artificial Intelligence in 2001 which grossed £8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Ansel Elgort who also starred in The Divergnt Series: Allegiant (2016).
• The film also stars Rachel Zegler who is making a feature film debut.
• UK box office prediction: 1

Being the Ricardos

• The movie is directed by Aaron Sorkin, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aaron Sorkin also directed The Trial of the Chicago 7 in 2020.
• It stars Nicole Kidman who also starred in Australia (2008).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who last appeared in Dune (2021).

Back to the Outback

• The movie is from director Harry Cripps and Clare Knight
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Isla Fisher who also starred in Blithe Spirit (2020).
• The film also stars Tim Minchin who last appeared in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021).

Clifford the Big Red Dog

• The movie is directed by Walt Becker, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Walt Becker also directed Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip in 2016 which grossed £16.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $234.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Darby Camp who also starred in Dreamland (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Whitehall who last appeared in Jungle Cruise (2021).
• UK box office prediction: 2

Lamb

• The movie is from director Valdimar Johannsson
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Noomi Rapace who also starred in Daisy Diamond (2007).
• The film also stars Hilmir Snaer Gudnason who is making a feature film debut.
• UK box office prediction: 9

Don't Look Up

• The movie is directed by Adam McKay, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Adam McKay also directed Vice in 2018 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Timothee Chalamet who also starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Leonardo DiCaprio who last appeared in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).

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

Next week there is 1 new movie

• Spider-Man: No Way Home - Wednesday, 15th December

As cinemas start to re-open, and in some places close again, Christmas classics once again dominate the box office with the Will Farrell movie Elf remaining at the top for a second weekend.

The top new movie was the concert film of Little Mix and right behind that was Superintelligence, further down the top 15 pantomime movie Peter Duncan Presents Jack And The Beanstalk was new at 11 while Dreamland was new at 14.

The top 15 movie took a total of £627,505 which is double that of last week and with Wonder Woman 1984 set for release on Wednesday 16th December we could see some impressive numbers next weekend.

UK box office Quickview.

• Number 1 - Elf (2nd Week)
• Highest debut - Little Mix: LM5 - The Tour Film (@3)
• Longerst run - Honest Thief (8 weeks)^*
• Highest total gross - Two By Two: Overboard! (£1,052,094)^*
^*Not including re-releases

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 box office movies 11th - 13th December 2020

Elf

Directed by Jon Favreau the holiday favourite from 2003 spends a second weekend at the top of the UK box office taking £98,157, 51% up from last weekend.

The movie only made number 2 on its initial release, the film has now taken £17.1 Million since its 2003 release.

Home Alone

Another holiday classic spends a second weekend at number 2, this week it takes £87,809, 58% up from last weekend, the movie was released in 1990 and has taken £9.7 Million since release.

Little Mix: LM5 the Tour Film

Highest new movie of the week is the concert film of pop group Little Mix's last concert LM5 which takes £83,518 over the weekend.

Superintelligence

Another new release, Melissa McCarthy stars in her husband Ben Falcone new movie which makes its debut at 4 with £72,574 .

LoveActually

Finally in the top 5 is writer Richard Curtis's directorial debut starring Hugh Grant from 2003.

The movie takes £42,508 over the weekend, 66% up from last week, for a total gross of £36.87 since it was released.

As the UK has various different level of lockdown cinemas in some parts of the country are open while others have to remain shut so this weekends box office could be similar to recent charts.

There are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Elf, for the number 1 spot?

The Prom

• The movie is directed by Ryan Murphy
• Ryan Murphy also directed Pretty/Handsome in 2008.
• It stars Meryl Streep who last starred in Let Them All Talk (2020).
• The film also stars James Corden who last appeared in Trolls World Tour (2020).
• Meryl Streep and James Corden appeared in Into The Woods (2015) together.

Superintelligence

• This new release stars Melissa McCarthy who's last film was The Kitchen (2019)
• It also stars Bobby Cannavale who appeared in The Jesus Rolls (2020).
• Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale appeared in Spy (2015) together.
• The film is brought to us by 4 time director Ben Falcone.

Dreamland

• The movie is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte who directed As You Are in 2016.
• It stars Margot Robbie and Travis Fimmel.

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Arkansas, Tuesday, 15th December
• Wonder Woman 1984, Wednesday, 16th December
• Let Him Go, Friday, 18th December
• Come Away, Friday, 18th December