Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 27th January 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Fabelmans
• The Wandering Earth 2
• Plane
• Unwelcome

The Fabelmans

• 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 Michelle Williams who also starred in Meek's Cutoff (2011).
• The film also stars Paul Dano who was last seen in The Batman (2022).
• They also appeared together in Meek's Cutoff in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Wandering Earth 2

• The movie is directed by Frant Gwo, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Frant Gwo also directed Lee's Adventure in 2011.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in The Warlords (2008).
• The film also stars Jing Wu who was last seen in Ping Pong of China (2023).
• They also appeared together in Shaolin in 2011.
• Frant Gwo directed Jing Wu in The Sacrifice
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Plane

• The movie is from director Jean-François Richet.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Gerard Butler who also starred in Den of Thieves (2018).
• The film also stars Daniella Pineda who was last seen in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Unwelcome

• The movie is directed by Jon Wright, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jon Wright also directed Grabbers in 2012 which grossed £107.1K in the UK.
• It stars Hannah John-Kamen who also starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
• The film also stars Douglas Booth who was last seen in My New York Year (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 7 new movies released

• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night - Wednesday, 1st February
• The Whale - Friday, 3rd February
• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - Friday, 3rd February
• Knock At the Cabin - Friday, 3rd February
• She Is Love - Friday, 3rd February
• Thankam - Friday, 3rd February
• Saint Omer - Friday, 3rd February

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 20th January 2023, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Babylon
• Everything Under Control
• The Wandering Earth 2

Babylon

• The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Damien Chazelle also directed First Man in 2018 which grossed £7.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017).
• The film also stars Brad Pitt who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Big Short in 2016 and Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Everything Under Control

• The movie is from director Ying Chi-Wen.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aaryn Cheung who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Hins Cheung who was last seen in Storm Rider Clash of the Evils (2008).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Wandering Earth 2

• The movie is directed by Frant Gwo, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Frant Gwo also directed The Wandering Earth in 2019 and grossed $699.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in Needing You... (2000).
• The film also stars Jing Wu who was last seen in Ping Pong of China (2023).
• They also appeared together in Shaolin in 2011.
• Frant Gwo directed Jing Wu in The Sacrifice
• 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 3 new movies released

• Unwelcome - Friday, 27th January
• Plane - Friday, 27th January
• The Fabelmans - Friday, 27th January

It was the Chinese new year this past week and Chinese films absolutely dominated the global box office with The Wandering Earth heading a trio of film inside the top 5.

The Wandering Earth

Opening in China to $172.2 million from 3 countries, the Chinese Sci-fi dominated the Chinese box office over the luna new year celebrations and hence dominated the global box office.

The Frant Gwo directed movie has a total global gross of $289 million, the closest Hollywood film this week is the second lego movie entering the box office down at 3.

Crazy Alien

Also doing well at the Chinese box office is Crazy Alien which leapt to number 2 this week with $77.6 million from 2 countries which boosts its total global gross to $213.5 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Highest new film of the week is a Hollywood movie which enters at number 3 with a debut gross of $53.1 million from a quite large 64 countries.

Pegasus

Released in 6 countries the Han Han directed movie takes $52.4 million over the weekend to boosts its total global gross to $150.6 million.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Falling quite hard fro, the top this week the third Dragon movie takes $38.2 million from 47 countries on its second weekend to boost its total gross to $138.7 million.

The film is yet to be released in much of the world, including the US, which will give the film a second wind and boost on the box office charts.