Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th July 2021, there are 7 movies looking to take your viewing attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Widow from the top of the UK box office.

The Croods: A New Age

• The movie is from director Joel Crawford
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Willy's Wonderland (2021).
• The film also stars Emma Stone who last appeared in Cruella (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Croods (2013).

Space Jam: A New Legacy

• The movie is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Malcolm D. Lee also directed Girls Trip in 2017 which grossed £8.9 Million in the UK.
• It stars LeBron James who also starred in Smallfoot (2018).
• The film also stars Don Cheadle who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Birthday Cake

• The movie is from director Jimmy Giannopoulos
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shiloh Fernandez who also starred in Burn (2019).
• The film also stars Val Kilmer who last appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

• The movie is directed by Questlove, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Questlove also directed Black Woodstock in 1969.
• It stars Lin-Manuel Miranda who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
• The film also stars Chris Rock who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).

Gunpowder Milkshake

• The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
• The film also stars Carla Gugino who last appeared in With/In: Volume 2 (2021).

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

• The movie is directed by Adam Robitel, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Adam Robitel also directed Insidious: The Dark Realm in 2021.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Words On Bathroom Walls (2020).
• The film also stars Logan Miller who last appeared in Shithouse (2020).
• Taylor Russell and Logan Miller have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Escape Room (2019).

The Forever Purge

• The movie is from director Everardo Gout
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ana de la Reguera who also starred in Army of the Dead (2021).
• The film also stars Tenoch Huerta who last appeared in Bel Canto (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

• Old, Friday, 23rd July
• Riders of Justice, Friday, 23rd July

Last weekend saw Fast & Furious 9 at the top of the UK box office, with 2 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Black Widow

• The movie is directed by Cate Shortland, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Cate Shortland also directed Berlin Syndrome in 2017 which grossed £34 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Scarlett Johansson who last starred in Jojo Rabbit (2020).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who last appeared in Little Women (2019).

The Truffle Hunters

• The movie is from directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
• This movie is their directorial debuts.
• It stars Piero Botto who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Sergio Cauda who is making a feature film debut.

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

Next weeks there are 7 new movies released

• Gunpowder Milkshake, Wednesday, 14th July
• The Croods: A New Age, Friday, 16th July
• The Forever Purge, Friday, 16th July
• Space Jam: A New Legacy, Friday, 16th July
• The Birthday Cake, Friday, 16th July
• Escape Room Tournament of Champions, Friday, 16th July
• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Friday, 16th July

Its been a quiet start to the year so far with nothing setting the box office alight and although this week is no different we do have 3 new releases in the top 5 headed by How To Train Your Dragon 3 at the top.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The third film in the How To Train Your Dragon series takes over at the top of the UK box office with a £5.3 million opening weekend.

Compared to the previous 2 film this is on par with the first part but below the second part which opened to £7 million plus.

Green Book

The Oscar nominated film starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali makes its debut at number 2 this week with a £1.6 million opening.

Glass

The James McAvoy and Bruce Willis starring film falls from the top spot this week to number 3 where is grosses just shy of a million pound on its 3rd weekend.

The film has now taken £8.6 million in the UK but at the moment looks unlikely to beat either the other 2 film in the series, Split and Unbreakable, in UK grosses.

Escape Room

Entering the chart at number 4 this week is this run of the mill horror film which directed by Adam Robitel which takes £820,000 on its debut.

Mary Queen of Scots

After a couple of weeks at number 2 the historical drama falls to number 5 this week with £782,000 which boosts its UK total gross to £6.6 million.

All change again at the top of the global box office with M. Night Shyamalan new film Glass taking over from Aquaman, there were no other new film on the top 10.

Glass

M. Night Shyamalan brings his blend of mystery and story twists to his latest film which this week takes over at the top of the global box office.

The film which stars Samual L. Jackson, Bruce Willis and James McAvoy takes $90 million from 56 counties on its debut weekend.

Bumblebee

Still doing well on a global level is the Transformers movie which this week is at 2 and takes $25 million from 65 countries to bring its total global gross to $412.3 million.

Aquaman

Falling from the top spot this week after celebrating the $1 billion goal the DC movie takes $24.6 million from 80 countries which boosts its total to an amazing $1.06 billion.

The Upside

After an impressive debut last week the Kevin Hart comedy/Drama is at 4 this week taking $17.7 million from 44 countries which boosts its total global gross to $48 million.

Escape Room

Finishing off the top 5 this week is the horror film Escape room which is still showing in 17 countries and take $14.7 million for a $53 total gross.

In a time when superhero movies and special effects extravagansas rule its good to see a story driven Drama/Comedy hot the top spot with The Upside beating Aquaman this weekend.

The Upside

Film fans went for the Kevin Heart and Bryan Cranston starring comedy this weekend directed by Neil Burger in a pleasant surprise for the post holiday box office.

In a low taking box office the new release takes $19.5 million on its debut weekend.

Aquaman

Falling to number 2 this weekend the new memeber of the global $1 Billion club takes $17.2 million to boost its total US gross to $287.8 million.

A Dogs Way Home

Also new this week at number 3 is this dog based film starring Bryce Dallas Howard and directed by Charles Martin Smith which manages a debut weekend of $11.3 million.

Spider Man Into the Spider Verse

Sony's animated hit falls to number 4 this week this a weekend of $9 million bringing the US gross to $147.7 million.

Escape Room

Finishing off the top 5 is last weeks top new film which takes $8.9 million on its second weekend which brings the films total of $32.4 million.