Last weekend saw Sing 2 at the top of the UK box office, with 5 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?
Here are this weeks new releases
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.
Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.
Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 13th March 2020, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Onward from the top of the UK box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Bloodshot, directed by Dave Wilson who also directed Energy Crisis in 1974.
It stars Vin Diesel who last starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
The film also stars Eiza Gonzalez who last appeared in Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw (2019).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is Misbehaviour.
This new movie stars Keira Knightley who's last film was Official Secrets (2019)
It also stars Jessie Buckley who appeared in Dolittle (2020).
The film is brought to us by 2 time director Philippa Lowthorpe.
Next up this week is My Spy which is directed by Peter Segal who directed Naked Gun 33 ⅓: The Final Insult in 1994.
It stars Dave Bautista and Chloë Coleman.
Also this week there is And Then We Danced from director Levan Akin marking a directorial debut.
The film features Levan Gelbakhiani and Bachi Valishvili in starring roles.
The long list of new releases continues with The Hunt which is directed by Craig Zobel who directed Compliance in 2013.
It stars Hilary Swank and Ike Barinholtz.
Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.
Next week there is 1 new release in the shape of The Jesus Rolls which is in cinemas on Friday, 20th March.
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There were two new big entries on the box office this week and the 2016 reboot of Ghostbusters was the highest of them.
Directed by Paul Feig and starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig the new take on the classic 1984 film tops the UK box office with £4.3 million.
The original movie took a total of £12 million in the UK and time will tell if this will climb to those height.
The Secret Life of Pets falls to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top with a weekend gross of £2 million gross which brings the films total gross to £25.7 million.
The Secret Life of Pets is also the highest total grossing film on this weeks box office.
Also new this week at number 2 is the 5th in the Ice Age series Ice Age Collision Course, its debut gross is £3.7 million.
Historical charts
A year ago - Marvels smallest hero Ant-Man made its debut at the top of the box office with Minions falling into second place.
Five years ago - The last Harry Potter film Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 made its debut at the top while Transformers: Dark of The Moon falls into second place.
Ten years ago - Holding on to the top spot was Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest leaving Superman Returns to debut at number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Shrek went back to the top of the box office knocking off Lara Croft Tomb Raider while the highest new film was as low as 5 in the shape of Pok�mon 3 The Movie.
Twenty years ago - Mission:Impossible held on to the top spot keeping The Cable Guy off the top and leaving it to debut at number 2.
Twenty five years ago Thelma and Louise made its debut at the top knocking off The Naked Gun 2 � The Smell of Fear after a couple of weeks at the top.
A mixed bag on the UK box office this week, Monday - Friday saw The Secret Life of pets tops the charts but Absolutely Fabulous was the top film from Monday to Sunday and The legend of Tarzan is the highest new film.
The Life of Pets makes it three weeks at the top with a £3.6 million gross over the weekend, this brings the films total gross to £22.6 million.
Absolutely Fabulous The Movie, not on its second week takes £5.7 million over the whole week, just slightly better that Pets, clearly showing when the 2 different audiences go to the cinema.
Highest debut this week lands at number 2 this week in the shape of a new take on the Tarzan story, The Legend of Tarzan, the film grosses £3.5 million.
Also new this week: Now You See Me 2 lands at number 3, Indian film Sultan has the best debut ever for an Indian film at number 6 with just over a million pound and The Neon Demon lands at 9.
Highest total grossing movie on the box office if The Secret Life of Pets and the longest run on the chart is Me Before You now on 6 weeks.
Historical chart
A year ago - Minions stayed at the top of the box office for a second week with Ted 2 debuting at number 2.
Five years ago - No move for Transformers: Dark of The Moon at the top while the top new film was The Guard entering at 5.
Ten years ago - Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest made its debut at the top of the box office with Over The Hedge falling to number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Video game adaptation Lara Croft Tomb Raider with Angelina Jolie made its way to the top of the box office on its debut knocking Shrek down to number 2.
Twenty years ago - Tom Cruise starred in Mission:Impossible which was new at the top with Toy Story falling down to number 2.
Twenty five years ago - The Naked Gun 2 � The Smell of Fear remained at the top for a second weekend with the Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin film Too Hot To Handle new at number 3.