Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 23rd June 2023, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Flash from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• No Hard Feelings
• Asteroid City
• Nimona
• Past Lives
• God Is a Bullet

No Hard Feelings

• The movie is directed by Gene Stupnitsky, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gene Stupnitsky also directed Good Boys in 2019 which grossed $83.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in Winter's Bone (2010).
• The film also stars Natalie Morales who was last seen in The Little Things (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Asteroid City

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou in 2005 which grossed $24 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in Dreamland (2016).
• The film also stars Scarlett Johansson who was last seen in Sing 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Sing 2 in 2021.
• Wes Anderson directed Jason Schwartzman in Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Wes Anderson directed Scarlett Johansson in Isle of Dogs
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Nimona

• The movie is directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Bruno and Troy Quane also directed Spies In Disguise in 2019 which grossed $66.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Shifty (2009).
• The film also stars Chloë Grace Moretz who was last seen in Mother/Android (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Past Lives

• The movie is from director Celine Song.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Greta Lee who also starred in Pottersville (2017).
• The film also stars Teo Yoo who was last seen in Decision to Leave (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

God Is a Bullet

• The movie is directed by Nick Cassavetes, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Nick Cassavetes also directed The Other Woman in 2014 which grossed $83.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $196.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who also starred in Headhunters (2012).
• The film also stars Jamie Foxx who was last seen in Tin Soldier (2023).
• Nick Cassavetes directed Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in The Other Woman
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Friday, 30th June
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - Friday, 30th June
• Nimona - Friday, 23rd June - streaming
• The Forbidden Kingdom - Saturday, 1st July
• Lifes Mapped Out - Sunday, 2nd July

The next movie in the mega successful Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is given a 12A age rating by the BBFC for shows in the UK.

The movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange who has played the character since the first Doctor Strange movie through to last years Spider-Man: No Way Home and Elizabeth Olson as Wanda Maximoff, the actress has played the character since Avengers: Age of Ulton through to the mega successful Disney+ series Wandavision.

The movie is directed by Sam Raimi who brought us the horror classic The Evil Dead in 1981 but was also responsible for the original Spider-Man trilogy starring Toby Maguire from 2002-2007.

Movie Synopsis

Dr Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens a portal to the multiverse. However, a threat emerges that may be too big for his team to handle.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate horror, violence, threat, injury detail
• Release date: 5th May 2022
• Runtime: 126m (2 hour 6 minutes)
• Director:
  • Sam Raimi
• Starring:
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Rachel McAdams
  • Elizabeth Olsen

BBFC movie page

New at the top of the UK video chart this week is the Clint Eastwood directed American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper.

The film was release on 16th January 2015 at Uk cinemas in a flurry of Oscar hype at number 2 to the tune of £2.5 million, but as the hype got greater the film hit the top spot the following week.

In a run lasting 7 weeks the film grossed a very reasonable £13.4 million at the UK box office, in America it took and incredible $350 million making it one of Eastwoods biggest films.

In the UK the film is the 329th highest grossing of all time and worldwide with a gross of $539 million it's the 121st highest grossing.

There was a whole flurry of new releases this week, with almost the whole top 5 changing, last weeks top film, Big Hero 6, fell to number 3 this week.

Other new film then are: Shaun The Sheep Movie at number 2, Ex Machina at number 4, Whiplash at number 5, Forbidden Kingdom at number 14 and The Gambler down at number 18.