Last weekend saw Spider-Man: No Way Home at the top of the UK box office, with 3 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases.

• Belfast
• Nightmare Alley
• A Journal For Jordan

Belfast

• The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, it is the directors 21st movie.
• Kenneth Branagh also directed In the Bleak Midwinter in 1995 which grossed £346.8K in the UK.
• It stars Caitriona Balfe who also starred in Le Mans '66 (2019).
• The film also stars Judi Dench who last appeared in Off the Rails (2021).
• UK Box Office prediction: 3

Nightmare Alley

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro also directed Hellboy in 2004 which grossed £3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Bradley Cooper who also starred in American Sniper (2015).
• The film also stars Cate Blanchett who last appeared in Don't Look Up (2021).
• UK Box Office prediction: 5

A Journal For Jordan

• The movie is directed by Denzel Washington, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Denzel Washington also directed John Q in 2002 which grossed £779.2K in the UK.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Creed II (2018).
• The film also stars Chante Adams who last appeared in Voyagers (2021).

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Detective Chinatown 3, Tuesday, 25th January
• Sing 2, Friday, 28th January
• Parallel Mother's, Friday, 28th January

Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.

Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.

Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck
• Will Gluck also directed Friends With Benefits in 2011 which grossed £6.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars James Corden who last starred in Superintelligence (2020).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who last appeared in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019).
• James Corden and Elizabeth Debicki starred in Peter Rabbit (2018) together.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• The movie is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
• Darren Lynn Bousman also directed Identity Lost in 2001.
• It stars Chris Rock who last starred in The Witches (2020).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

The Unholy

• The movie is from director Evan Spiliotopoulos
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who last starred in Walkaway Joe (2020).
• The film also stars Cary Elwes who last appeared in Black Christmas (2019).

Nomadland

• The movie is directed by Chlo� Zhao
• Chlo� Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Frances McDormand who last starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2020).
• The film also stars Gay DeForest who is making a feature film debut.

My New York Year

• The movie is directed by Philippe Falardeau
• Philippe Falardeau also directed The Bleeder in 2016.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who last starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who last appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories New and Selected (2017).

Army of the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Hiroyuki Sanada who last starred in Mortal Kombat (2021).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who last appeared in My Spy (2020).
• Hiroyuki Sanada and Dave Bautista starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019) together.

Sound of Metal

• The movie is from director Darius Marder
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who last starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020).
• The film also stars Olivia Cooke who last appeared in Naked Singularity (2021).

Those Who Wish Me Dead

• The movie is directed by Taylor Sheridan
• Taylor Sheridan also directed Wind River in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who last starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Le Mans '66 (2019).

Rare Beasts

• The movie is from director Billie Piper
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Billie Piper who last starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
• The film also stars Leo Bill who last appeared in In Fabric (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Wednesday, 26th May
• Cruella, Friday, 28th May
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Friday, 28th May
• First Cow, Friday, 28th May

For the second week running Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker is the top home entertainment movie in the UK while Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn) is the top new release of the week.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

The end of the Skywalker saga remains at the top as the best selling video and top streaming movie of the week on its second week of release.

Jumanji: The Next Level

The Dwayne Johnson starring sequel remains at number 2 for a second week on its 4th week of release in the UK.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Top new movie of the week on on the home entertainment chart is the Margot Robbie vehicle and spiritual successor to Suicide Squad.

The movie hit cinemas early in February of 2020 where it made its debut at number 2, kept from the top by Dolittle.

The movie took £8.8 Million in the UK over a 5 week box office run while the film took $201.8 Million globally.

Spies In Disguise

Starring the voice talents of Will Smith and Tom Holland this animated feature released at the very end of December 2019 made its debut at number 6 on the UK box office.

The movie was on the box office for 7 weeks taking £7.6 Million in the UK while the film took £66.7 Million in the US.

Frozen II

The Disney sequel continues its home video run inside the top 5 this week, sitting at number 5 after 6 weeks of release.

Here is the UK top 10 home entertainment movies for week 29th April - 5th may.

1. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
2. Jumanji: The Next Level
3. Birds Of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn)
4. Spies In Disguise
5. Frozen II
6. Sonic The Hedgehog
7. Blue Story
8. Knives Out
9. Trolls
10. Le Mans '66 (Ford V Ferrari)

Jumanji: The Next Level moves up the chart to the top on its second week of release removing Frozen II while Sonic The Hedgehog is the top new film.

Jumanji: The Next Level

After making its debit last week at number 2 the Dwayne Johnson starring sequel movie moves to the top of the home entertainment charts.

The movie was a big hit in the UK and US at the end of 2019 where it took nearly $800 Million globally.

Frozen II

Disneys smash hit sequel movie falls to to number 2 this week after sitting at the top for three weeks since its release.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Starring Jim Carrey along with a CGI blue hedgehog the movie is a video game adaptation from Sega's long running series which started in 1991.

The movie was a surprise smash at the box office in mid February and it took £18 Million in the UK and $146 Million in the US before the COVID-19 pandemic closed all cinemas.

Knives Out

Rian Johnsons smash hit movie falls to number 4 this week after 4 weeks on the home entertainment charts.

Trolls

Making a return to the top 5 this week as people reminds themselves of the movie before the sequel Trolls World Tour hits streaming this week.

The movie came out late in 2016 and was a big hit during its box office run where it took £24 Million over 14 weeks in the UK and took $344 Million globally.

Here is the full top 10 home entertainment charts 15th - 21st April 2020:

1. Jumanji: The Next Level
2. Frozen II
3. Sonic The Hedgehog
4. Knives Out
5. Trolls
6. Bloodshot
7. Le Mans '66 ( Ford V Ferrari )
8. Spider-Man Far From Home
9. Just Mercy
10. Charlie's Angels

With no box office charts being produced during the now global COVID-19 pandemic lets take a look at the home entertainment charts once again.

Frozen II unsurprisingly remains at the top, as it will do for the foreseeable future I expect, but we see a high new entry as Jumaji: The Next Level enters at number 2.

Frozen II

Brought onto streaming services ahead of schedule the smash hit theatrical hit follow up to Frozen remains at the top of the chart for a third week.

Jumanji: The Next Level

Released into theatres towards the end of 2019 the movie took an excellent £36 Million over 11 weeks of release hitting the top spot on its debut.

The film is the highest new entry on this week chart at number 2.

Knives Out

Rian Johnsons whodunnit movie starring Daniel Craig remains at number 3 this week as it spends a third week on the chart.

Bloodshot

Brought onto streaming services after only a week at the box office the film is a bit of a flop for Vin Diesel, this week the film remains at number 4 on its second weekend of release.

Le Mans '66

The Oscar nominated film falls to number 5 this week on its fourth week on the home entertainment chart.

Here is the full top 10 home entertainment chart (disk sales and streaming services)

1. Frozen II
2. Jumanji: The Next Level
3. Knives Out
4. Bloodshot
5. Le Mans '66
6. Downton Abbey
7. Rocketman
8. Joker
9. Trolls
10. Charlie's Angels