A new weekend a potential new number one movie and the summer blockbuster films continue to be released.
There are 6 new releases this weekend, Friday, 17th May 2024, looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the top of the North American box office.
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Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
As we move into the third weekend of the box office summer season we're looking at another new number one movie.
Last weekend Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was at the top of the UK box office, there are 2 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?
Check out other new releases from around the world.
Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Highest new movie this weekend
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes continues the summer box office season as it tops the North American box office on its debut weekend.
The movie takes $58.4 Million on its debut weekend which is in the same ballpark but a little higher than the $56 Million of the last movie in the series War For the Planet of the Apes.
The Fall Guy falls from the top to number 2 this weekend with a 51% drop giving the movie a total US gross of nearly $50 Million.
Highest new movie this weekend
As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.
The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.
Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.
Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda The Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.
Highest new movie this weekend