Last weekend The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Napoleon
• Wish
• Leo
• Good Burger 2

Napoleon

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014 which grossed £7.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $268.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Mary Magdalene (2018).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• Ridley Scott directed Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Wish

• The movie is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn also directed Tarzan in 1999 which grossed £17.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $435.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Evan Peters who also starred in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).
• The film also stars Chris Pine who was last seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Leo

• The movie is from director Robert Marianetti and Robert Smigel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in 50 First Dates (2004).
• The film also stars Bill Burr who was last seen in The Guilty (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Good Burger 2

• The movie is directed by Phil Traill, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Phil Traill also directed Chalet Girl in 2011 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $5.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kenan Thompson who also starred in Trolls World Tour (2020).
• The film also stars Kel Mitchell who was last seen in Cliffords Really Big Movie (2004).
• Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle in 2000 and Good Burger in 1998.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 9 new movies released

• Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé - Thursday, 30th November
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2 - Friday, 1st December
• Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2023: Robin Hood - Friday, 1st December
• Eileen - Friday, 1st December
• Candy Cane Lane - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Genie - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Summering - Saturday, 2nd December
• André Rieu's White Christmas - Saturday, 2nd December
• The Eternal Daughter - Saturday, 2nd December

Last weekend Fast X was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Little Mermaid
• Master Gardener
• Sisu
• About My Father
• Hypnotic

The Little Mermaid

• The movie is directed by Rob Marshall, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rob Marshall also directed Into the Woods in 2015 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $213.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Halle Bailey who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Jonah Hauer-King who was last seen in Once Upon a Time In Staten Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Light Sleeper in 1992.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in 2010 which grossed £32.9K in the UK.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

About My Father

• The movie is from director Laura Terruso.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Everybody's Fine (2009).
• The film also stars Leslie Bibb who was last seen in The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hypnotic

• The movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Robert Rodriguez also directed Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 which grossed £2.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $98.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Armageddon (1998).
• The film also stars Alice Braga who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (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

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Friday, 2nd June
• Reality - Friday, 2nd June

Last weekend Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Fast X
• Master Gardener
• Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

Fast X

• The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Louis Leterrier also directed Grimsby in 2016 which grossed $6.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $28 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vin Diesel who also starred in Knockaround Guys (2001).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Fast & Furious 9 in 2021, Fast & Furious in 2009, Fast Five in 2011, The Fast and the Furious in 2001 and Fast & Furious 7 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Witch Hunt in 1994.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Hard Word (2002).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

• The movie is directed by Guillaume Canet, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Guillaume Canet also directed Blood Ties in 2014 which grossed $42.5K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Guillaume Canet who also starred in Rivals (2008).
• The film also stars Gilles Lellouche who was last seen in The Stronghold (2021).
• Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Rock'n Roll in 2017, Tell No One in 2006, Les Infideles in 2012, Narco: The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp in 2004, Whatever You Say in 2002 and The Players in 2012.
• Guillaume Canet directed Guillaume Canet in Rock'n Roll
• Guillaume Canet directed Gilles Lellouche in Rock'n Roll
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 11 new movies released

• Victim Suspect - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Dark Nature - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Papaw Land - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Kandahar - Friday, 26th May
• The Little Mermaid - Friday, 26th May
• About My Father - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May
• You Hurt My Feelings - Friday, 26th May
• Being Mary Tyler Moore - Friday, 26th May
• By Invitation Only - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May

On the UK box office this weekend Ghostbusters: Afterlife makes its debut at the top after a much delayed release, meanwhile King Richard starring Will Smith is a new entry at number 5.

Lower down the box office we have Petite Maman new at number 12 with £97,321 and Exodus new at 14 with £95,042 .

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1st weekend)
• Highest debut - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (@1)
• Longest run - No Time To Die (8 weeks)
• Highest total gross - No Time To Die (£94.4 Million)

UK box office top 5 breakdown weekend 19th - 21st November 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Coming 22 years after Ghostbusters II director Ivan Rietman, the son of original director Ivan Rietman, brings a sequel to the movies which started he much loved franchise.

The movie makes its debut with a gross of £4.3 Million which is almost identical to the 2016 Paul Feig female led reboot.

Although the movie was delayed a couple of times due to the pandemic its been released with quite a bit of hype, although critical reviews have been very mixed it seems to have been well received by audiences.

Eternals

The Marvel movie from director Chloe Zhao drop to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top with a gross of £1.2 Million, a 58% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken a very reasonable £12.8 Million in the UK and is the 10th top movie of 2021 so far.

No Time To Die

Bonds 25th cinematic outing continues to do well and this week falls to 3 with a weekend gross of £940,075, a 40% drop and the first weekend it has failed to gross over £1 Million.

The total gross of the movie now sits at £94.4 Million, it is by far the top movie of 2021 and will remain there for the rest of the year.

It has now overtaken Avatar on the list of all-time UK movie and by next weekend will overtake Spectre to movie into the top 3 top movies.

Dune

The classic sci-fi adaptation from director Denis Villeneuve fall to 4 this weekend with £634,843, a 46% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a total UK gross of £20.1 Million and its the 4th top movie of 2021.

King Richard

Will Smith stars as the father of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Wiliams in the bio-pic of their rise to fame which lands at number 5 this weekend with £570,316.

The festive period of 2014 has arrived and like each year where we have had a Middle Earth film, The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies is the top film for the week.

A weekend gross of £4.2 million has pushed it's total gross to £28.8 million for it's UK run.

Highest new film of the week the Ridley Scott directed Exodus Gods and Kings, entering the box office chart at number 2 with a £2.6 million take.

Not a bad opening gross but a long way off some of Scotts other films, his highest of which is Hannibal which took £6.4 on it's debut weekend.

Other new films this week are Annie at 4 and Unbroken at 7.

Historical charts

One year ago - Last year The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug was still holding the top slot while The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was the highest new film at 4.

Five years ago - Avatar left the top spot and fell into second place making way for Alvin and The Chipmunks The Squeakquel which debuted at number one.

Ten years ago - The Polar Express goes back to the top knocking Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events down to number two, the highest new film was National Treasure at four.

Fifteen years ago - The World Is Not Enough hung to the top of the box office like glue and the highest new film was Dogma which entered at three.