£19.6 Thousand
$2.1 Million
$0This weekends box office is going to be an interesting watch. The global coronavirus will do a couple of things to cinemas attendance, it is keeping people at home as they self isolate and in many countries including the UK and US cinema owners have shut their doors to help prevent the spread of the virus.
At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 20th March 2020, there are 2 new releases, originally there were more, including A Quiet Place Part II which would have made the box office look different, but many film have been put back to later this year or next year.
Can either of these two movie knock Onward from the top of the UK box office chart?
First up at cinemas this week is The Jesus Rolls, directed by John Turturro who also directed Mac in 1992.
It stars John Turturro who last starred in Gloria Bell (2019).
The film also stars Bobby Cannavale who last appeared in Motherless Brooklyn (2019).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is Radioactive.
This new movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy who's last film was Emma (2020)
It also stars Rosamund Pike who appeared in The Informer (2019).
The film is brought to us by 2 time director Marjane Satrapi.
Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.
There is 1 new release in the shape of Vivarium which is in cinemas on Friday, 27th March.
Last week saw Aladdin at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?
First up at cinemas this week is X-Men: Dark Phoenix, a Sci-Fi movie from director Simon Kinberg who is directing for the first time.
It stars James McAvoy who last starred in Glass and Michael Fassbender who last appeared in The Snowman.
Next on the new release schedule is Late Night, this new Comedy movie stars Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling.
The film is brought to us by 3 time director Nisha Ganatra who's last film was Cake.
Next up this week is Last Summer which is directed by Jon Jones and is a directorial debut.
It stars Noa Thomas and Gruffydd Weston.
Also this week there is Gloria Bell from director Sebastian Lelio who also directed A Fantastic Woman in 2018.
The film features Julianne Moore and John Turturro in starring roles.
-Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Come back next week when there are 2 new releases hitting cinemas. -
At the UK box office this week, Friday, 31st May 2019, there is 3 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and break into the box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Sci-Fi movie Godzilla: King Of The Monsters directed by Michael Dougherty who also directed Krampus in 2015 which grossed £1,184,159.
It stars Kyle Chandler who last starred in First Man and Vera Farmiga who last appeared in The Front Runner.
Next on the new release schedule is Booksmart, this new Comedy movie stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.
The film is brought to us by new director Olivia Wilde.
Also out this week is Ma which is directed by Tate Taylor who directed Pretty Ugly People in 2008.
It stars Octavia Spencer and Diana Silvers.
-Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Come back next week when there are 3 new releases hitting cinemas. -