This weekend, Friday 29th December 2023, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Colour Purple
• Target Number One
• The Boys In the Boat
• Ferrari~2023

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Blitz Bazawule also directed Black Is King in 2020.
• It stars Fantasia Barrino who also starred in Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story (2006).
• The film also stars Taraji P. Henson who was last seen in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Target Number One

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 160th movie.
• also directed Nutcracker: ROH 2017/18 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 Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Exorcist Deceiver in 2025, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , Fantastic Four in 2025 and Saw XI in 2024.
• directed in Saw XI
• directed in Saw XI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Boys In the Boat

• The movie is directed by George Clooney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Clooney also directed The Midnight Sky in 2020 and grossed $70K globally.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Master Gardener (2023).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who was last seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ferrari

• The movie is directed by Michael Mann, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Mann also directed The Keep in 1983 which grossed $4.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $4.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Shailene Woodley who was last seen in Dumb Money (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Night Swim - Friday, 5th January
• Memory - Friday, 22nd December
• Noryang: Deadly Sea - Friday, 22nd December

Director Kenneth Branagh follows up Murder on the Orient Express~2017 and Death on the Nile~2020 with another Agatha Christie novel, this time A Haunting In Venice which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence, suicide references

Kenneth Branagh himself stars in the movie movie as Hercule Poirot and this his co-stars are the likes of Kelly Reilly who has been in 1320~2011 and Last Orders as well as Michelle Yeoh who has starred in Butterfly and Sword and Master Z: The IP Man Legacy.

Kenneth Branagh has helmed 23 movie to day with movies including All Is True and Mary Shelleys Frankenstein.

Movie Synopsis

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a murder while attending a Halloween seance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, Italy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: A Haunting In Venice
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence, suicide references
• Release date: 15th September 2023
• Runtime: 103 minutes (1 hours 43 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kenneth Branagh
• Starring:
  • Kenneth Branagh
  • Kelly Reilly
  • Michelle Yeoh

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Fast X was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Little Mermaid
• Master Gardener
• Sisu
• About My Father
• Hypnotic

The Little Mermaid

• The movie is directed by Rob Marshall, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rob Marshall also directed Into the Woods in 2015 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $213.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Halle Bailey who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Jonah Hauer-King who was last seen in Once Upon a Time In Staten Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Light Sleeper in 1992.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in 2010 which grossed £32.9K in the UK.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

About My Father

• The movie is from director Laura Terruso.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Everybody's Fine (2009).
• The film also stars Leslie Bibb who was last seen in The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hypnotic

• The movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Robert Rodriguez also directed Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 which grossed £2.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $98.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Armageddon (1998).
• The film also stars Alice Braga who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 2 new movies released

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Friday, 2nd June
• Reality - Friday, 2nd June

The tenth movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a gross of $67.5 Million.

This is a slither lower than the $70 Million of the previous movie, which came out during the pandemic, and its way lower than the series high, Fast & Furious 7 which was released in April 2015.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 drops to number 2 this weekend and has taken $266.5 Million in total after 3 weeks of release in the US.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still hanging on to a top 3 place after 7 weeks of release and has taken nearly $550 Million at the US box office.

The only other new entry on this weeks top 15 was Master Gardener which makes its debut at 12 with $269,200.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $67,500,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took $70,043,165 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $31,980,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $266,522,579 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $301,391,228 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,800,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $549,290,720 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 15th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,000,000 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $13,125,220 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Book Club which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,375,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $64,105,752 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Last weekend Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Fast X
• Master Gardener
• Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

Fast X

• The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Louis Leterrier also directed Grimsby in 2016 which grossed $6.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $28 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vin Diesel who also starred in Knockaround Guys (2001).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Fast & Furious 9 in 2021, Fast & Furious in 2009, Fast Five in 2011, The Fast and the Furious in 2001 and Fast & Furious 7 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Witch Hunt in 1994.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Hard Word (2002).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

• The movie is directed by Guillaume Canet, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Guillaume Canet also directed Blood Ties in 2014 which grossed $42.5K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Guillaume Canet who also starred in Rivals (2008).
• The film also stars Gilles Lellouche who was last seen in The Stronghold (2021).
• Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Rock'n Roll in 2017, Tell No One in 2006, Les Infideles in 2012, Narco: The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp in 2004, Whatever You Say in 2002 and The Players in 2012.
• Guillaume Canet directed Guillaume Canet in Rock'n Roll
• Guillaume Canet directed Gilles Lellouche in Rock'n Roll
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 11 new movies released

• Victim Suspect - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Dark Nature - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Papaw Land - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Kandahar - Friday, 26th May
• The Little Mermaid - Friday, 26th May
• About My Father - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May
• You Hurt My Feelings - Friday, 26th May
• Being Mary Tyler Moore - Friday, 26th May
• By Invitation Only - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May