Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.

Freaky

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed £1.3 Million in the UK.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who last starred in Arkansas (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who last appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Voyagers

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Interview With the Assassin in 2002.
• It stars Tye Sheridan who last starred in The Night Clerk (2020).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who last appeared in Crisis (2021).

French Exit

• The movie is directed by Azazel Jacobs, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Azazel Jacobs also directed Mommas Man in 2008 which grossed £2.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Michelle Pfeiffer who last starred in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
• The film also stars Lucas Hedges who last appeared in Waves (2020).

The Tomorrow War

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in 2022.
• It stars Chris Pratt who last starred in Onward (2020).
• The film also stars Yvonne Strahovski who last appeared in Angel of Mine (2019).

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Thomas Vinterberg also directed The Commune in 2016 which grossed £25.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who last starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Thomas Bo Larsen who last appeared in The Wave (2016).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen have starred in 6 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Torremolinos 73 (2003).

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Black Widow, Wednesday, 7th July

This weekend, Friday 4th December 2020, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available in cinemas looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Home Alone, for the number 1 spot?

Godmothered

• The movie is directed by Sharon Maguire
• Sharon Maguire also directed Bridget Jones's Baby in 2016 which grossed £48.1 Million in the UK and grossed $212 Million globally.
• It stars Isla Fisher who last starred in Greed (2020).
• The film also stars Jillian Bell who last appeared in Bill & Ted Face The Music (2020).

Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular

• This new release stars Katherine Jenkins who's last film was Dream Horse (2020)
• It also stars Bill Nighy who appeared in Hope Gap (2020).
• Katherine Jenkins and Bill Nighy appeared in Minamata (2020) together.
• The film is brought to us by new director Lynne Page.

Falling

• The movie is directed by Viggo Mortensen and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Viggo Mortensen and Lance Henriksen.

Lost At Christmas

• Also this week there is Lost At Christmas from director Ryan Hendrick marking a directorial debut.
• The film features Natalie Clark and Kenny Boyle in starring roles.

Mank

• The long list of new releases continues with Mank which is directed by David Fincher who directed The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo in 2011.
• It stars Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried who were last seen together in A Place Among The Dead which grossed £0.

A Christmas Carol

• A Christmas Carol from directors David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
• The film stars Martin Freeman and Daniel Kaluuya.

County Lines

• This new release stars Harris Dickinson who's last film was Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019)
• It also stars Ashley Madekwe who appeared in Salome (2014).
• The film is brought to us by new director Henry Blake.

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

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Superintelligence, Friday, 11th December
• Dreamland, Friday, 11th December
• The Prom, Friday, 11th December

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to effect cinema attendance in 2020 and Tenet spends an eighth week at the top with the lowest take for a number one film almost ever what was on the box office over the last 35 years?

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) -

No.1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut: - Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning which entered the box office at number 2.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Toy Story 4 which had taken £66 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Hotel Transylvania 2 starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky

Longest run: - Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Legend which had taken £17.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Despicable Me starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel and directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud

Longest run: - Toy Story 3 which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

Top total grossing: - The Other Guys which had taken £7.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit starring Peter Sallis and Ralph Fiennes and directed by Steve Box and Nick Park

Longest run: - The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 3D which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Pride And Prejudice which had taken £12.7 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Dinosaur starring D.B. Sweeney and Alfre Woodard and directed by Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Chicken Run which had taken £29.4 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - Pocahontas which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - There were no new movies this week!

Longest run: - Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20.4 Million after 13 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £19.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Bird On A Wire directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Days Of Thunder which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.

At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 11th September 2020, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and perhaps knock Tenet from the top of the UK box office.

The Broken Hearts Gallery

• The movie is from director Natalie Krinsky
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Geraldine Viswanathan who last starred in Bad Education (2019).
• The film also stars Dacre Montgomery who last appeared in Better Watch Out (2017).

The Roads Not Taken

• This new release stars Javier Bardem who's last film was Everybody Knows (2019)
• It also stars Elle Fanning who appeared in Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil (2019).
• The film is brought to us by veteran director Sally Potter.

The Painted Bird

• The movie is directed by V�clav Marhoul and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Petr Kotlar and Nina Sunevic.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Bill & Ted Face The Music, Wednesday, 23rd September
• The Eight Hundred, Wednesday, 16th September
• Miss Juneteenth, Friday, 18th September

Being hailed as a new Christmas classic, Last Christmas makes its box office debut at the top and knocks Joker from number 1 after 6 weeks while Le Mans'66 also debuts high on the chart.

Last Christmas

Director Paul Feig brings to the big screen a story written by Emma Thompson and with music and influence by the late George Micheal that is set in London over Christmas and is set to be a seasonal favourite.

The movie which stars Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding took £2.6 Million on its debut and will no doubt continue to do well into the Christmas period.

Le Mans '66

The film known as Ford V. Ferrari in many parts of the world starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale makes its UK debut at number 2 this weekend.

THe film takes £2 Million on its debut weekend, altohugh despite the good reviews for the film I feel it will sink quite fast and move home video.

Joker

The DC villain movie falls to number 3 after an incredible 6 weeks at the top and the gross for the week is still just over the £1 Million mark.

After 7 weeks on the chart, the longest this week, the movie has taken £56.1 Million in total, the highest on this weeks chart.

The film is the 4th highest grossing of the year so far and with Toy Story 4 at number 3 and £10 Million ahead it wont climb and higher, in fact with Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker still due in 2019 there is a chance it could slip to number 5.

Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil

Disney's highly hyped sequel falls to number 4 this week with £690,871 for a total of £14 Million.

This may be far lower than the original film, but its higher than I would have expected the film to get after its opening weekend.

The Addams Family

The animated version of the kooky family falls to number 5 this week with £646,751 for a 4 week total of £9 Million.