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US release: 9th January 2026This weekend, Friday 21st June 2024, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Inside Out 2, for the number 1 spot?
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.
With cinema attendance in the UK starting to get back to normal what were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
The number one film was The Lion King which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance? directed by Michael Wiseman and starring André Rieu and Charlotte Hawkins which entered the box office at number 4.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 21 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £51.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Inside Out starring Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith and directed by Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 30 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £61.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Toy Story 3 starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen and directed by Lee Unkrich
The film with the longest run was Sex And The City 2 which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Shrek Forever After which had taken £26.9 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Fantastic Four starring Ioan Gruffudd and Jessica Alba and directed by Tim Story
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £39.2 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Stuart Little starring Michael J. Fox and Geena Davis and directed by Rob Minkoff
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £28.5 Million over 11 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Judge Dredd starring Sylvester Stallone and Armand Assante and directed by Danny Cannon
The film with the longest run was Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £8.7 Million after 2 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rachel Ticotin and directed by Paul Verhoeven
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.
What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
The number one film was Aladdin which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was X-Men: Dark Phoenix directed by Simon Kinberg and starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Spy starring Melissa McCarthy and Jason Statham and directed by Paul Feig
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £47.8 Million after 7 weeks of release.
The number one film was Sex And The City 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Death At A Funeral directed by Neil LaBute and starring Keith David and Loretta Devine which entered the box office at number 4.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20.7 Million over 6 weeks of release.
The number one film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £32.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez and starring Jessica Alba and Devon Aoki which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Robots which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £18.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Maybe Baby directed by Ben Elton and Hugh Laurie and starring Joely Richardson and Matthew Macfadyen which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Pokémon: The First Movie which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Making its debut at the top was Jack And Sarah starring Richard E. Grant and Samantha Mathis and directed by Tim Sullivan
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Dumb And Dumber which had taken £9.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.
The number one film was Pretty Woman which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Clean And Sober directed by Glenn Gordon Caron and starring Michael Keaton and Kathy Baker which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Tango And Cash which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Last week saw Angel Has Fallen 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 A Million Little Pieces, a Dramatic movie directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson who also directed Nowhere Boy in 2009 which grossed £1.3 Million.
It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who last starred in Outlaw King (2018) and Charlie Hunnam who last appeared in King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017).
Next on the new release schedule is Mrs. Lowry And Son, this new Dramatic movie stars Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall.
The film is brought to us by 3 time director Adrian Noble.
Next up this week is Ne Zha which is directed by Yu Yang and is a directorial debut.
It stars Yanting Lu and Joseph.
The long list of new releases continues with Killers Anonymous which is directed by Martin Owen which is a directorial debut.
It stars Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba who were last seen together in Hunter Killer which grossed £698,575.
-Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
-Next week there is 1 new release in the shape of IT Chapter Two which is in cinemas on Friday, 6th September.