With Barbie currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Equalizer 3
• No More Bets
• The First Slam Dunk
• Passages
• Apocalypse Clown
• And Then Come the Nightjars
• Sound of Freedom
• Cobweb

The Equalizer 3

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed The Guilty in 2021.
• It stars Denzel Washington who also starred in Carbon Copy (1981).
• The film also stars Dakota Fanning who was last seen in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• They also appeared together in Man On Fire in 2004.
• Antoine Fuqua directed Denzel Washington in Training Day
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No More Bets

• The movie is directed by Ao Shen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ao Shen also directed Our New Life in 2021.
• It stars Yixing Zhang who also starred in Kung Fu Yoga (2017).
• The film also stars Gina Chen Jin who was last seen in Te Jing Dui (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The First Slam Dunk

• The movie is from director Takehiko Inoue and Yasuyuki Ebara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Masaya Fukunishi who also starred in The First Slam Dunk (2022).
• The film also stars Yoshiaki Hasegawa who was last seen in Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Passages

• The movie is directed by Ira Sachs, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Ira Sachs also directed The Delta in 1996.
• It stars Franz Rogowski who also starred in Freaks Out (2021).
• The film also stars Ben Whishaw who was last seen in Women Talking (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Apocalypse Clown

• The movie is directed by George Kane, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• George Kane also directed Discoverdale in 2016.
• It stars David Earl who also starred in The Penalty King (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Palamides who was last seen in The Inventor (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

And Then Come the Nightjars

• The movie is from director Paul Robinson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nigel Hastings who also starred in Hostage (1992).
• The film also stars David Fielder who was last seen in Peterloo (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sound of Freedom

• The movie is directed by Alejandro Monteverde, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Alejandro Monteverde also directed Little Boy in 2015.
• It stars Jim Caviezel who also starred in Infidel (2019).
• The film also stars Bill Camp who was last seen in White Noise (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cobweb

• The movie is from director Samuel Bodin.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lizzy Caplan who also starred in High Road (2011).
• The film also stars Antony Starr who was last seen in The Covenant (2023).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Jawan - Thursday, 7th September
• The Nun II - Friday, 8th September
• Past Lives - Friday, 8th September
• No More Bets - Friday, 8th September
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Friday, 8th September

A British comedy about clowns in a post apocalyptical Ireland, what can be wrong with that? Apocalypse Clown has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex references, drug misuse.

The movie stars David Earl who has previously been seen in Brian and Charles and the Ricky Gervais directed movie Cemetery Junction, it also stars Natalie Palamides who has been in festive movie The Real St Nick and Freaks of Nature.

The movie is directed by George Kane who has previously directed the movie Discoverdale in 2016 as well as many British TV series including Inside No. 9.

Movie Synopsis

When a mysterious technological blackout plunges Ireland into anarchy and chaos, a group of failed washed up clowns are forced to traverse the country for one last shot at their dreams.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Killers of the Flower Moon
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong violence, injury detail, racism
• Release date: 20th October 2023
• Runtime: 206 minutes (3 hours 26 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres and on Netflix
• Directed by:
  • Martin Scorsese
• Starring:
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Robert De Niro
  • Lily Gladstone

BBFC movie page

Christopher Nolan's War epic Dunkirk makes it an incredible 4 weeks at the top of the UK charts leaving Annabelle Creation to make its debut at number 2.

With a less than 50% drop in weekend grosses to £2.6 million Dunkirk has had an incredible journey so far at the box office, especially as the big money was on Annabelle taking the top spot this week.

This has brought the war dramas total gross in the UK to £ 44.7 million and it is now easily the second top grossing film of 2017, it won't get to the top as Beauty and The Beast is on £77.3 million.

The sequel and spin off series Annabelle Creation makes its debut at number 2, the film is a sequel to Annabelle but is part of the Conjuring series of films.

The aggressive marketing push has given the film a £1.9 million opening weekend, this is almost identical to the original film which went on to gross £7 million in the UK.

Also new this week is Atomic Blonde at number 3 with £8 million and The Nut Job 2 Nutty by Nature at number 10 with just over £354 thousand.

Longest run on the box office is Baby Driver which has been around for 7 weeks now while the top grossing film this week is Dunkirk.

Historical charts

A year ago - Suicide Squad remained at the top for a second weekend while the top new film was Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates right down at 5.

Five years ago - Ted stayed at the top of the box office while the top new film was Step Up 4 Miami Heat which was new at 3.

Ten years ago - Rush Hour 3 was the top new film of the week making its debut at number 1, it knocked The Simpsons Movie down to number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Men in Black II remained at the top for a second weekend with the top new film Eight Legged Freaks making its debut at 3.

Twenty years ago - Men In Black was the top film again while the top new film was Grosse Point Blank at number 4.

Twenty five years ago - Far and Away remained the top film for a second, there were no new films this week twenty five years ago!