Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 10th May 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Fall Guy from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom
• Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot
• Poolman
• Not Another Church Movie

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• The movie is directed by Wes Ball, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Wes Ball also directed Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2018 which grossed $58 Mil. in the US and grossed $288.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Kevin Durand who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

• The movie is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Mitsuo Fukuda also directed Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition: The Hellfire of Destiny in 2006.
• It stars Takehito Koyasu who also starred in Hello World (2019).
• The film also stars Yuichi Nakamura who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Mitsuo Fukuda directed Takehito Koyasu in Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Special Edition II: The Far Away Dawn
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot

• The movie is directed by Sheng Ding, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Sheng Ding also directed A Better Tomorrow 2018 in 2018.
• It stars Mi Yang who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
• The film also stars Qian Yu who's last movie was The Pioneer (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Poolman

• The movie is from director Chris Pine.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annette Bening who also starred in The Search (2014).
• The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh who's last movie was Sharp Stick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Not Another Church Movie

• The movie is from director James Michael Cummings and Johnny Mack.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mickey Rourke who also starred in Year of the Dragon (1985).
• The film also stars Jamie Foxx who's last movie was The Burial (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 7 new movies released

• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - Tuesday, 14th May - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 16th May
• Imaginary Friends - Friday, 17th May
• IF~2024 - Friday, 17th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Friday, 17th May
• I Saw the TV Glow - Friday, 17th May
• Back to Black - Friday, 17th May

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.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham and directed by David Leitch

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 22 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £55.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation starring Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner and directed by Christopher McQuarrie

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 31 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £62.7 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Toy Story 3 which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £39.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Karate Kid directed by Harald Zwart and starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Tooth Fairy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore and directed by Tim Burton

The film with the longest run was The Pacifier which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was War Of The Worlds which had taken £27.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was The Perfect Storm starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and directed by Wolfgang Petersen

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £29 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Casper starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman and directed by Brad Silberling

The film with the longest run was Man Of The House which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £11.2 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Total Recall which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Wild Orchid directed by Zalman King and starring Mickey Rourke and Jacqueline Bisset which entered the box office at number 4.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 10 weeks of release.

I just checked out the new Iron Man 2 trailer, and for a film that I thought was going to be another Iron Man, this is actually looking good.

The first film although fun was basically just another super hero movie that ticked all the right boxes. The inevitable sequel was to follow after the amount of money it made and as always with sequels the ante had to be upped.

Bring in Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow for a bit of glamour and Mickey Rourke as the bad guy and suddenly things are starting to look a whole lot better.

The second trailer for the film shows a lot of promise, Mickey Rourke's Whiplash is quite wonderfully shown off in the trailer and there is just enough of Scarlett Johansson to seriously whet the appetite.

And this is ignoring the fact that there is also glimpses of Samuel L. Jackson which is always enough to make a trailer worth watching.

Check out the trailer at apple.com

The annual BAFTA awards for film took place in the Royal Opera House on Sunday night with many stars attending including Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Brad Pitt.

The ceremony is the UK's equivalent of the Oscars and has taken place 2 weeks before the American ceremony. Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were the two films expected to take the big awards before the ceremony began.

The winners were fairly predictable with Winslet winning for The Reader, Mickey Rouke winning for The Wrestler, Penelope Cruz winning supporting actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona and of course the late Heath Ledger winning for Supporting Actor.

As the evening unfolded is became clear, predictably, that Slumdog was going to be top dog for the evening, a British film in a British ceremony, what did you expect?

Benjamin Button got a couple of awards but it was Slumdogs evening wining best film and director for Danny Boyle.

The attention for those interested turns to the Oscars now where Slumdog won���t do so well but the money is on Slumdog to beat Benjamin Button for best film but not director.