With Alien: Romulus currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Crow
• Stream
• Blink Twice
• Strange Darling
• Between the Temples
• Greedy People
• The Killer
• Land of Happiness

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Ghost In the Shell in 2017 which grossed $40.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $169.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Victoria (2013).
• The film also stars Danny Huston who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stream

• The movie is from director Michael Leavy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Danielle Harris who also starred in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was The Mean One (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Blink Twice

• The movie is from director Zoë Kravitz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Strange Darling

• The movie is from director JT Mollner.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Willa Fitzgerald who also starred in The Goldfinch (2019).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was The Passenger (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Between the Temples

• The movie is from director Nathan Silver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016).
• The film also stars Carol Kane who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

• The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Rare Beasts (2021).
• The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Hard Target in 1993.
• It stars Nathalie Emmanuel who also starred in Fast X (2023).
• The film also stars Sam Worthington who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Titan in 2018.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Land of Happiness

• The movie is directed by Chang-min Choo, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Chang-min Choo also directed Late Blossom in 2011.
• It stars Jeon Bae-soo who also starred in Handphone (2009).
• The film also stars Woo Hyeon who's last movie was Fabricated City (2017).
• Chang-min Choo directed Jeon Bae-soo in Seven Years of Night
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• Dollhouse - Friday, 30th August
• Afraid - Friday, 30th August
• Slingshot - Friday, 30th August
• City of Dreams - Friday, 30th August
• The Fall Guy - Friday, 3rd May - streaming
• The Deliverance - Friday, 16th August - streaming
• 1992 - Friday, 30th August

The musical remake of Mean Girls stays at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a gross of £1.5 Million which pushes its total to £5.5 Million.

The high school comedy has after 2 weeks taken about the same as the original 2004 movie took over its 6 week box office run.

Highest new movie of the weekend is All of Us Strangers which wasn't too far behind Mean Girls~2024 and takes £1.1 Million.

Wonka moves down to number 3 this weekend and is the top grossing movie so far in 2024 and has a total gross of nearly £60 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th January 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,176,972 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,047,752 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £59,768,006 over 8 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £729,299 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024

Based on the stage show musical, which itself is based on the 2004 movie Mean Girls directed by Mark Waters, Mean Girls~2024 is given a 12A age rating for moderate sex references, language, discrimination

THe movie stars Jon Hamm who has previously been seen in We Were Soldiers and The A-Team, it also stars Angourie Rice who's previous credits include Spider-Man: No Way Home and Jasper Jones.

The movie is directed by Samantha Jayne who is making a feature film debut and Arturo Perez Jr. who is also making a feature film debut.

Movie Synopsis

A naive teenager navigates the cliques and power dynamics of high school in this musical comedy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mean Girls~2023
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate sex references, language, discrimination
• Release date: 17th January 2024
• Runtime: 112 minutes (1 hours 42 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Samantha Jayne
  • Arturo Perez Jr.
• Starring:
  • Jon Hamm
  • Angourie Rice
  • Jenna Fischer

BBFC movie page

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

Here are this weeks new releases

• Smile
• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Flux Gourmet
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Blonde

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Charlie Says (2018).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

• The movie is directed by Anthony Fabian, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Anthony Fabian also directed Louder Than Words in 2013.
• It stars Lesley Manville who also starred in High Hopes (1988).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Frankie (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed £6.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Magic 7 (2009).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.

Flux Gourmet

• The movie is directed by Peter Strickland, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Peter Strickland also directed The Film That Buys the Cinema in 2014.
• It stars Harry Alexander who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Paolo Bafico who was last seen in Asylum (2005).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Green Book in 2019 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $326.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in High School Musical (2006).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed One More Time With Feeling in 2016.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in No Time To Die (2021).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• 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 6 new movies released

• The Estate - Thursday, 6th October
• Fireheart - Friday, 7th October
• The Woman King - Friday, 7th October
• Vengeance - Friday, 7th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October
• The Lost King - Friday, 7th October

New comedy The Greatest Beer Run Ever from Apple Studios is given a 12A age rating in the UK for infrequent strong language, moderate violence, injury detail, drug misuse

It stars Zac Efron who is most famous for Disneys High School Musical and its 2 sequels but has more recently starred in The Greatest Showman and lent his voice to Scoob, it also stars Russell Crowe who has starred in many high profile movies including Thor: Love and Thunder and The Mummy (2017).

The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly who directed the Oscar minning movie Green Book and Dumb and Dumber back in 1995.

Movie Synopsis

In 1967, John "Chickie" Donohue leaves New York to track down his army buddies in Vietnam and share a few beers with them, but instead is confronted with the horrors of the war.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: infrequent strong language, moderate violence, injury detail, drug misuse
• Release date: 30th September 2022
• Runtime: 127 minutes (2 hour 07 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Peter Farrelly
• Starring:
  • Zac Efron
  • Russell Crowe
  • Bill Murray

BBFC movie page