This weekend, Friday 5th May 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Zombie Traveler
• What's Love Got to Do With It?
• This Is Us
• 1976
• Love Again

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

• The movie is directed by James Gunn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gunn also directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017 which grossed $389.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $863.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Cursed Part 3 (2000).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• James Gunn directed Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy
• James Gunn directed Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Zombie Traveler

• The movie is directed by Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks also directed A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• It stars Lacey Franks who also starred in Zombie Traveler (2023).
• The film also stars Addison Dawn Perry-Franks who was last seen in Equally Friends (2022).
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alita: Battle Angel in 2019, Equally Friends in 2022 and A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• Lacey Franks directed Lacey Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• Lacey Franks directed Addison Dawn Perry-Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Mr. India in 1987.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Darkest Hour (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

This Is Us

• The movie is directed by Jerry J. White III, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jerry J. White III also directed 0:22:43 in 2010.
• It stars Amelia Brantley who also starred in This Is Us (2023).
• The film also stars Raymond Creamer who was last seen in Autumns End (2016).
• Jerry J. White III directed Raymond Creamer in Autumns End
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

1976

• The movie is from director Manuela Martelli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aline Kuppenheim who also starred in 1976 (2022).
• The film also stars Nicolas Sepulveda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Again

• The movie is directed by Jim Strouse, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jim Strouse also directed People Places Things in 2015.
• It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas who also starred in Love Story 2050 (2008).
• The film also stars Sam Heughan who was last seen in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Book Club 2: The Next Chapter - Friday, 12th May
• Fools Paradise - Friday, 12th May
• Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Friday, 12th May - streaming
• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 12th May

Once again Spider-Man: No Way Home tops the US box office as its total gross heads towards the $750 Million milestone, and with no new releases its a totally static top 5, in fact the top 7 movies are all in the same place as last weekend!

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (6th Weekend - non consectutive)
• Highest debut - The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (@14)
• Longest run - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Spider-Man: No Way Home ($735.8 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown weekend 28th - 30th January 2022

Spider Man: No Way Home

The Marvel/Sony Spider-Man movie spends its 6th weekend at the top of the US box office and has now taken $735.8 Million, a low 21% drop over last weekend, over its 7 week run.

This has been a phenomenal run for the web slinger which is the 4th top grossing movie ever in the US and it has the number 3 movie, Avatar, which is at $760.5 Million.

The movie is naturally the top grossing film in 2022 with $122.2 Million taken this year.

Scream

The horror franchise movie is at number 2 this weekend with $7.3 Million, a substantial 40% drop, giving the movie a total US gross of $62.1 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Sing 2

The animated sequel movie is at number 3 this weekend with $4.8 Million, only 17% down from last weekend, the movie has now taken an excellent $134,5 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Redeeming Love

The D.J. Caruso directed love story takes $1.8 Million on its second weekend, a 48% drop, giving the movie a total US gross of $6.5 Million.

The Kings Man

Six weeks on for the prequel movie which this week takes $1.75 Million, a very low 2% drop, which pushes the total gross for the movie to $34 Million from its 6 week run.

Spider-Man: No Way Home goes back to the top of the North American box office as last weeks top movie, Scream slips to number 2 on its second weekend of release.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Redeeming Love from director D.J. Caruso which makes its debut at number 4, and its the only new movie on the top 15.

North American box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (5th weekend - non consecutive)
• Highest debut - Redeeming Love (@4)
• Longest run - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (10 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Spider-Man: No Way Home ($721 Million)

North American box office breakdown weekend 21st - 23rd January 2022.

Spider Man: No Way Home

Climbing back to the top of the US box office this weekend is the Marvel/Sony Spider-Man movie which dipped to number 2 last week to allow Scream to have a week at the top but regains the crown on its 6th weekend of release.

The movie takes an amazing $14.1 Million on its 6th weekend of release which is a 30% decrease from last weekend.

The movie has now taken $721 Million in the US, this makes it already by far the top grossing movie of 2022 in America, but its also now the 5th top movie of all time.

By the time you read this is will have overtaken Black Panther to be the 4th top movie in America as it looks at the $760.5 Million taken by Avatar to enter the top 3.

Scream

The movie made a brave move last weekend and displaced Spider-Man: No Way Home for a weekend, but this week it falls to number 2 with a weekend take of $12.4 Million, a relatively large 59% drop over its debut.

This gives the movie a 2 weekend total of $51.3 Million and is the second top movie of 2022 in North America.

Sing 2

The smash hit animated sequel movie stays at number 3 with $5.7 Million on its 5th weekend of release, a small 28% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken $128.4 Million and is the 3rd top movie of 2022, in comparison to the 2017 original Sing its running at about half that movies gross.

Redeeming Love

The highest new movie of the weekend is from director D.J. Caruso and starring Abigail Cowen in this love story which makes its debut at number 4 with $3.7 Million.

The directors last movie was in 2017 when he directed the action movie xXx - Return of Xander Cage which debuted at number 2 with $20 Million.

The King's Man

This movie has proved to be a bit of a slow burner as it remains at number 5 this weekend with $1.7 Million, a small 20% drop, giving the movie a $31 Million total gross after 5 weeks and is the 4th top movie of 2022.

Maverick director Paul Thomas Anderson chose a couple of upcoming stars for his latest movie which is a coming of age love story set in 1973 which has been given a 15 age rating.

The movie stars Alana Haim as the 25 year old love interest of Cooper Hoffman with help from Sean Penn and Tom Waits.

The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson who is best known for his fantastic observation of the porn industry in Boogie Nights.

Movie Synopsis

A drama in which a teenager and his 25 year old crush navigate life and first loves whilst growing up in 1973 in the San Fernando Valley.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Licorice Pizza
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex references
• Release date: 1st January 2022
• Runtime: 134m (2 hour 14 minutes)
• Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
• Starring: Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Bradley Cooper

BBFC movie page

Director John Krasinski brings us his sequel to 2018s A Quiet Place and despite the long wait for the movie it dominates this weeks global box office.

The movie stars Krasinski real life wife Emily Blunt and has been hit by positive reviews and good global box office figures for a pandemic Hollywood movie.

Also making a big impact is Disney's Cruella which makes its debut at 2 while The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It makes a new appearance at 10 with a release in a few countries.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - A Quiet Place Part II (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - A Quiet Place Part II (@1)
• Longest run - Stand By Me Doraemon 2 (17 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train ($491.4 Million)

Global box office top 5 analisys 28th - 20th May 2021.

A Quiet Place Part II

Taking over at the top of the global box office on its debut is the John Krasinski directed sequel movie which is released on 6 countries this weekend.

The movies takes a debut gross of $70.3 Million which is very good for a Hollywood movie during this pandemic era, and a sign that the box office is starting to return to normal.

Cruella

Disney release their long awaited Cruella De'vil origins movie to the world and despite it being released on Disney+ Premium as well it enters the global box office at number 2 from 30 countries.

The debut gross of the movie is 37.4 Million which is reasonable but could have been higher had it not been for A Quiet Place Part II at number 1.

Fast and Furious 9

The lastest Fast movie falls from the top to number 3 this week altohugh it is only playing in 8 countries with North America, Europe and Australia still to come.

This weekend the movie took $30.8 Million, an 81% drop from last weekend, which takes it to $229 Million global gross, it is now the fourth top global movie of 2021.

Stand By Me Doraemon 2

Jumping back into the top 5 is the Japanese animated movie which is at number 4 this weekend with $16.4 Million, a 99% increase from last weekend.

The movie has been on the box office for 17 weeks now and has taken $47.8 Million.

Love Will Tear Us Apart

The Chinese love story falls to number 5 this weekend with $5.1 Million, a 65% drop, giving the movie a total gross of $41.8 Million after 2 weeks.