Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.

Freaky

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed £1.3 Million in the UK.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who last starred in Arkansas (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who last appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Voyagers

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Interview With the Assassin in 2002.
• It stars Tye Sheridan who last starred in The Night Clerk (2020).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who last appeared in Crisis (2021).

French Exit

• The movie is directed by Azazel Jacobs, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Azazel Jacobs also directed Mommas Man in 2008 which grossed £2.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Michelle Pfeiffer who last starred in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
• The film also stars Lucas Hedges who last appeared in Waves (2020).

The Tomorrow War

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in 2022.
• It stars Chris Pratt who last starred in Onward (2020).
• The film also stars Yvonne Strahovski who last appeared in Angel of Mine (2019).

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Thomas Vinterberg also directed The Commune in 2016 which grossed £25.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who last starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Thomas Bo Larsen who last appeared in The Wave (2016).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen have starred in 6 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Torremolinos 73 (2003).

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Black Widow, Wednesday, 7th July

Alita: Battle Angel has a massive opening in China to take the crown on the global box office leaving Dragon to climb to 2 on its US opening weekend, while Fighting With My Family debuts at 9.

Alita: Battle Angel

The Battle Manga inspired live action movie from director Robert Rodriguez moves up to number 1 after it opened with $62 million.

This gives the film a weekend global gross of $104.4 million from 83 countries which boosts its total gross to $263 million.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The Dragon threequel movie takes moves up to 2 with $90 million this weekend as it opens in the US, where the film is number 1, taking $90 million globally from 54 countries.

This pushes the films total global gross to $274.9 million.

The Wandering Earth

After a couple of weeks at the top the Chinese smash hit movie falls to number 3 with $36 million from 3 countries pushing its total to $684 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The brick movie falls to number 4 this week with $20.3 million from 74 countries pushing its total global gross to $136.6 million.

Happy Death Day 2U

Moving up to number 5 this week is the horror sequel which takes $11 million from 49 countries which increases its total global gross to $42 million.

Fighting With My Family

Making its global debut at number 9 the Dwayne Johnson starring movie directed by Stephen Merchant takes $8.4 million from 6 countries.

It was a closely fought battle for the box office crown this weekend but by the slimmest of margins The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part remains at the top.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

The gap between first and second place this week was less than £4,000 but the brick movie still manages to hold on to the top spot for a second weekend with a gross of £2.47 million.

This brings the movies total UK gross to £7.4 million on its second weekend of release.

Instant Family

The feel good comedy starring Mark Wahlberg enters the UK box office at number 2 this week despite giving The Logo 2 Movie a good run for its money.

It took a debut weekend gross of £2.46 million.

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

The threequel animated dragon movie is at number 3 this week with £1.6 million which gives its UK gross a boost to £11.5 million after 3 weeks.

Alita: Battle Angel

The Manga battle movie brought to us by James Cameron falls to number 4 this week with £1.4 million which brings its total UK gross to £5.1 million after 10 days of release.

Green Book

Finishing off the top five this week is the Oscar nominated drama from director Peter Farrelly takes £740.086 to boost its total gross to £5.1 million.

Happy Death Day 2U

Also new this week at 6 is this sequel horror movie to Happy Death Day which takes £735,000 on its debut.

The Kid Who Would Be King

Falling well short of expectation is this new fantasy adventure movie from director Joe Cornish, who also directed the acclaimed movie Attack The Block, which enters the UK box office down at number 7 with a debut gross of £666,000.

Bohemian Rhapsody

Still pulling in the punters 17 weeks after its release the Queen bio-pic has now grossed an amazing £53.3 million.

The Manga live action film from director Robert Rodriguez tops the US box office this weekend on its debut knocking last weeks top film The Lego Movie 2 to number 2.

Alita: Battle Angel

Topping the chart on its debut weekend the film which is produced by James Cameron tops the chart with a debut weekend gross of $27.8 million.

With previews this takes the films total gross to $36.5 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

After entering the chart at the top last week the brick movie falls to number 2 this week with a weekend gross of $21.5 million.

This pushes the films total gross to $62.6 million after 10 days of release.

Isn't It Romantic

Entering the box office at number 3 on its debut release is this Rebel Wilson starring movie about a woman who appears to be in a romantic comedy.

The film takes $20.4 million for the weekend.

What Men Want

Falling to number 4 this week is the mind reading movie which takes $10.9 million to push its total gross to $36.1 million after 2 weeks of release.

Happy Death Day 2U

Finishing off the top 5 is another new release in the shape of the horror follow up to Happy Death Day which takes just under $10 million on its debut.

Horror films have become a staple of the cinema new year and valentines and on 14th February 2019 Happy Death Day 2U gets released.

The sequel movie get a 15 certificate from the BBFC in the UK for strong violence, threat and it has an official run time of 100 minutes (1 hour 40 minutes).

HAPPY DEATH DAY 2 U (15) strong violence, threat https://t.co/vpbmXrzR8K

— BBFC (@BBFC) January 25, 2019