Last weekend Mean Girls was at the top of the North American box office, there are 10 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Miller's Girl
• Teachers Pet
• Totem
• On the Line
• Beautiful Wedding
• Oegye+in 2bu
• Fighter
• The Underdoggs
• The Peasants
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

Miller's Girl

• The movie is from director Jade Halley Bartlett.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Freeman who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who was last seen in Scream VI (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Teachers Pet

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed André Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw XI in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Fantastic Four in 2025.
• directed in Saw XI
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Totem

• The movie is directed by Lila Aviles, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lila Aviles also directed The Chambermaid in 2019.
• It stars Naima Senties who also starred in Totem (2023).
• The film also stars Montserrat Maranon who was last seen in Manual De Principiantes Para Ser Presidente (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

On the Line

• The movie is from director Oliver Pearn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Victoria Lucie who also starred in On the Line (2024).
• The film also stars Royce Pierreson who was last seen in Judy (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Beautiful Wedding

• The movie is directed by Roger Kumble, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Roger Kumble also directed Cruel Intentions in 2016.
• It stars Dylan Sprouse who also starred in Big Daddy (1999).
• The film also stars Virginia Gardner who was last seen in Beautiful Disaster (2023).
• They also appeared together in Beautiful Disaster in 2023.
• Roger Kumble directed Dylan Sprouse in Beautiful Disaster
• Roger Kumble directed Virginia Gardner in Beautiful Disaster
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Oegye+in 2bu

• The movie is directed by Dong-hoon Choi, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Dong-hoon Choi also directed The Big Swindle in 2004.
• It stars Ryu Jun-Yeol who also starred in Money (2019).
• The film also stars Kim Tae-ri who was last seen in Alienoid (2022).
• Ryu Jun-Yeol and Kim Tae-ri have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alienoid in 2022 and Little Forest in 2018.
• Dong-hoon Choi directed Ryu Jun-Yeol in Alienoid
• Dong-hoon Choi directed Kim Tae-ri in Alienoid
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Fighter

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Cyrano Von Bergerac in 2000.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Exorcist Deceiver in , Vacation Guide to the Solar System in , Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , Fantastic Four in 2025, Saw XI in 2024 and The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Underdoggs

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Exterminating Angel: Met Opera 2017 in 2017.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw XI in 2024, The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , Fantastic Four in 2025, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• directed in Saw XI
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in The Peasants (2023).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

• The movie is from director Anna Hints.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kadi Kivilo who also starred in Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 8 new movies released

• The Epidemic - Wednesday, 31st January
• Wise Guys - Friday, 2nd February
• The Promised Land - Friday, 2nd February
• Orion and the Dark - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• Argylle - Friday, 2nd February
• How to Have Sex - Friday, 2nd February
• The Tigers Apprentice - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• Fitting In - Saturday, 3rd February

There is no moving Wonka from the top of the UK box office even by Oscar contender Poor Things as the chocolate loving movie spends a sixth weekend at the top.

The movie takes £2.2 Million this weekend for a total of over £56 Million.

Poor Things starring Emma Stone makes its debut at number 2 with a very good £1.8 Million debut.

Also new on the top 5 this weekend is the Jason Statham starring movie The Beekeeper which debuts at 5 with just under a Million pound.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th January 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,819,563 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,246,921 over the weekend, a 12% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,369,706 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £938,303 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyonc� 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.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausica� of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

This weekend, Friday 8th December 2023, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wonka
• The Peasants
• Please Dont Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Tarrac

Wonka

• The movie is directed by Paul King, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Paul King also directed Paddington 2 in 2017 which grossed £42.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $228 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timoth�e Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who was last seen in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

• The movie is from director Paul Briganti.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Herlihy who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Higgins who was last seen in A Man Called Otto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• The movie is directed by Sam Fell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sam Fell also directed ParaNormaN in 2012 which grossed £6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Thandiwe Newton who also starred in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tarrac

• The movie is directed by Declan Recks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Declan Recks also directed The Truth Commissioner in 2016 which grossed £1.8K in the UK.
• It stars Kelly Gough who also starred in Out of Innocence (2019).
• The film also stars Lorcan Cranitch who was last seen in Lakelands (2023).
• Declan Recks directed Lorcan Cranitch in Dad
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 15th December
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 15th December
• What Happens Later - Friday, 15th December

A new re-image of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory novel from Roald Dahl based on the character of Wonka has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat, violence, implied bad language

The movie stars Timothee Chalamet who has previously been seen in Loving Leah and will be seen next year in Dune Part Two, it also features Olivia Coleman from Hyde Park On Hudson and Hugh Grant from Notting Hill.

The movie is directed by Paul King who has previously been in charge of The Mighty Boosh Live: Future Sailors Tour and Bunny and the Bull.

Movie Synopsis

Focusing on a young Willy Wonka and how he came to meet the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Wonka
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat, violence, implied bad language
• Release date: 8th December 2023
• Runtime: 116 minutes (1 hours 46 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Paul King
• Starring:
  • Timothee Chalamet
  • Olivia Colman
  • Hugh Grant

BBFC movie page