As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.

Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.

Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda The Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £948,970 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £948,970 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £333,281 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,699,043 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £140,983 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £923,013 over 2 weeks of release

UK Box Office Weekend Report 3rd - 5th May 2024: The Fall Guy makes its debut at the top of the UK box office as the summer season kicks off As the box office summer season kicks off the Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt double header The Fall Guys makes its debut at the top of the UK box office.

The movies debuts with a box office gross of £3.5 Million.

Marking not only the 4th of May Star Wars celebration but also the movies 25th Anniversary Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace lands at 2 on this weeks box office.

The movie takes an incredible £1,1 Million, not bad for a 25 year old movie.

Last weeks top movie Challengers drop to number 3 this week after a week at the top, the movie has grossed £3.6 Million to date.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th May 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,159,370 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi which took £0 at the box office after 24 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £986,885 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,627,927 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £562,704 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,461,636 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took £13,317,340 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

The sequel to the gore fest Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, injury detail, threat.

Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 stars Scott Chambers who has previously been seen in Uwantme2killhim and Patrick, it also stars Tallulah Evans who has starred in Son of Rambow and St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Frittons Gold.

Like the first movie it is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield who's only other directing outing is the first movie and he will direct Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3, the third movie in this horror series.

Movie Synopsis

Christopher Robin is plagued by unresolved memories as he tries to put his recent tragic past behind him.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, injury detail, threat
• Release date: 24th May 2024
• Runtime: 94 minutes (1 hours 34 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Rhys Frake-Waterfield
• Starring:
  • Scott Chambers
  • Tallulah Evans
  • Ryan Oliva

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This weekend, Friday 5th April 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• Housekeeping For Beginners
• Wicked Little Letters
• Coup De Chance
• Femme
• The First Omen
• The Beast
• DogMan

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Housekeeping For Beginners

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Kings of the Court in 1997.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Death Stranding in , Saw XI in 2024, Stand By Me Doraemon 3 in , Moana 2 in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars Rogue Squadron in , The Shrinking of Treehorn in 2024, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.
• directed in Avengers: Secret Wars
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wicked Little Letters

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan also directed The One and Only Ivan in 2020.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Locke (2014).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who's last movie was Fingernails (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup De Chance

• The movie is directed by Woody Allen, it is the directors 52nd movie.
• Woody Allen also directed Whatever Works in 2010.
• It stars Lou de Laage who also starred in Jappeloup (2013).
• The film also stars Niels Schneider who's last movie was Icarus (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Black Book in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Femme

• The movie is from director Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars George MacKay who also starred in Peter Pan (2003).
• The film also stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett who's last movie was Candyman (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Bertrand Bonello, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Bertrand Bonello also directed House of Tolerance in 2012.
• It stars L�a Seydoux who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars George MacKay who's last movie was Femme (2023).
• Bertrand Bonello directed L�a Seydoux in Saint Laurent
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

DogMan

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc in 2000 which grossed $14.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $67.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Heaven Knows What (2016).
• The film also stars Jojo T. Gibbs who's last movie was Past Lives (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

• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• The Long Game - Friday, 12th April
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - Friday, 12th April
• The Absence of Eden - Friday, 12th April
• Coup De Chance - Friday, 5th April - streaming
• Sting - Friday, 12th April

Dev Patel turns his hand to directing in Monkey Man which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence

The movies stars Patel himself who has previously been seen in Hotel Mumbai and Only Yesterday, it also stars Sharlto Copley who has been seen in movies like Elysium and The A-Team.

THe movie is a directorial debut for Dev Patel having previously directed a couple of shorts, Roborovski in 2021 and Home Shopper in 2018.

Movie Synopsis

A man seeks vengeance against the men who attacked his village and murdered his mother in this intense action thriller.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Monkey Man
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence
• Release date: 5th April 2024
• Runtime: 121 minutes (2 hours 01 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Dev Patel
• Starring:
  • Dev Patel
  • Sharlto Copley
  • Sobhita Dhulipala

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