We all love a Ghostbusters movie and the next chapter in the franchise is soon to be released and has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, horror, sex references, implied strong language.

Most of the crew are returning for this movie which is headed up, like Ghostbusters: Afterlife by Mckenna Grace who has also starred in Russell Madness and Ready Player One, it also stars Annie Potts from the original movies who has also been seen in Black Market Baby and Stuck In the Middle With You.

This time around the movie is directed by Gil Kenan who has also directed City of Ember and A Boy Called Christmas.

Movie Synopsis

Ghostbusters old and new fight to save the world from another ice age in the latest comic fantasy adventure in this popular franchise which contains some scary moments and threat amidst the familiar exciting confrontations.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, horror, sex references, implied strong language
• Release date: 22th March 2024
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Gil Kenan
• Starring:
  • Mckenna Grace
  • Annie Potts
  • Carrie Coon

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This weekend, Friday 29th September 2023, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Nun II, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Saw X
• 57 Seconds
• The Creator
• Surprised By Oxford
• Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere
• The Kill Room
• Stop Making Sense
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• Dumb Money

Saw X

• The movie is directed by Kevin Greutert, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kevin Greutert also directed Saw: The Final Chapter in 2010 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Loose Cannons (1990).
• The film also stars Shawnee Smith who was last seen in Grace Unplugged (2013).
• Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw IV in 2007, Saw II in 2005, Saw III in 2006, Saw VI in 2009, Saw in 2004 and Saw V in 2008.
• Kevin Greutert directed Tobin Bell in Saw: The Final Chapter
• Kevin Greutert directed Shawnee Smith in Saw VI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

57 Seconds

• The movie is directed by Rusty Cundieff, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rusty Cundieff also directed Movie 43 in 2013 which grossed $8.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $32.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morgan Freeman who also starred in A Good Person (2023).
• The film also stars Josh Hutcherson who was last seen in Burn (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Creator

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed End Day in 2005.
• It stars John David Washington who also starred in Beckett (2021).
• The film also stars Madeleine Yuna Voyles who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Surprised By Oxford

• The movie is from director Ryan Whitaker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Simon Callow who also starred in England, My England (1995).
• The film also stars Rose Reid who was last seen in Finding You (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere

• The movie is from director Rudy Valdez.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carlos Santana who also starred in Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Kill Room

• The movie is directed by Nicol Paone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nicol Paone also directed Friendsgiving in 2020 and grossed $122K globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in Unbreakable (2000).
• The film also stars Maya Hawke who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stop Making Sense

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Jonathan Demme also directed Beloved in 1998 which grossed $22.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $23.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bernie Worrell who also starred in Ricki and the Flash (2015).
• The film also stars Alex Weir who is making a feature film debut.
• Jonathan Demme directed Bernie Worrell in Ricki and the Flash
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

• The movie is directed by Cal Brunker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Cal Brunker also directed The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature in 2017 which grossed $28.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $197.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Finn Lee-Epp who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ron Pardo who was last seen in The PAW Patrol: Movie (2021).
• Cal Brunker directed Ron Pardo in The PAW Patrol: Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dumb Money

• The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Craig Gillespie also directed Million Dollar Arm in 2014 which grossed $36.5 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Paul Dano who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Freelance - Friday, 6th October
• The Marsh Kings Daughter - Friday, 6th October
• Cat Person - Friday, 6th October
• The Exorcist: Believer - Friday, 6th October
• She Came to Me - Friday, 6th October - limited release
• Foe - Friday, 6th October

With A Haunting In Venice currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Creator
• Surprised By Oxford
• Saw X
• The Old Oak

The Creator

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed End Day in 2005.
• It stars John David Washington who also starred in Tenet (2020).
• The film also stars Madeleine Yuna Voyles who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Surprised By Oxford

• The movie is from director Ryan Whitaker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Simon Callow who also starred in Hampstead (2017).
• The film also stars Rose Reid who was last seen in Finding You (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saw X

• The movie is directed by Kevin Greutert, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kevin Greutert also directed Jessabelle in 2014.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Saw (2004).
• The film also stars Shawnee Smith who was last seen in Grace Unplugged (2013).
• Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw in 2004, Saw II in 2005, Saw III in 2006, Saw V in 2008, Saw VI in 2009 and Saw IV in 2007.
• Kevin Greutert directed Tobin Bell in Saw VI
• Kevin Greutert directed Shawnee Smith in Saw VI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Old Oak

• The movie is directed by Ken Loach, it is the directors 20th movie.
• Ken Loach also directed I, Daniel Blake in 2016 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Debbie Honeywood who also starred in Sorry We Missed You (2019).
• The film also stars Trevor Fox who was last seen in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023).
• Ken Loach directed Debbie Honeywood in Sorry We Missed You
• 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 5 new movies released

• BlackBerry - Friday, 6th October
• Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time - Friday, 6th October
• The Great Escaper - Friday, 6th October
• The Exorcist: Believer - Friday, 6th October
• Golda - Friday, 6th October

The Nun II has another tight race this week for the top spot at the US box office this time with new movie Expend4bles, but the sequel movie from The Conjuring universe spends a third weekend at number 1.

Expend4bles is the top new movie of the weekend but is the weakest debut of The Expendables series of movie with just $8 Million.

Barbie this weekend expanded into IMAX theatres up and down the country and so remains in the top 5 for a 10th weekend, the movie has taken an incredible $630 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th September 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $8,550,110 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $69,372,130 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Nun which took $100,610,942 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $8,039,021 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $8,039,021 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Expendables 3 which took $15,879,645 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,302,782 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,355,511 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Death On the Nile~2020 which took $25,290,673 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,752,441 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $81,288,684 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took $89,554,165 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,201,442 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $630,451,529 after 10 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 12th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

You cant keep a good movie franchise down as the Saw franchise returns with its tenth installment with Saw X being given an 18 age rating for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie stars Tobin Bell who returns to the series after sitting out the last movie, he's also been in movie like The Road to El Dorado and Haunted, the movie also stars Shawnee Smith who is returning to the series and has been seen in movie such as Grace Unplugged and Desperate Hours.

Director Kevin Greutert brought us Saw: The Final Chapter and Saw VI but also directed Jessabelle in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

Set between the events of Saw and Saw II, a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer - only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged and ingenious traps.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Saw X
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
• Release date: 29th September 2023
• Runtime: 118 minutes (1 hours 48 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kevin Greutert
• Starring:
  • Tobin Bell
  • Shawnee Smith
  • Steven Brand

BBFC movie page