This weekend, Friday 8th September 2023, there are 5 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 Equalizer 3, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
• Jawan
• The Nun II
• Raid On the Lethal Zone

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

• The movie is directed by Nia Vardalos, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nia Vardalos also directed I Hate Valentine's Day in 2009.
• It stars Nia Vardalos who also starred in Mckenna Shoots For the Stars (2012).
• The film also stars John Corbett who was last seen in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021).
• Nia Vardalos and John Corbett have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002, I Hate Valentine's Day in 2009 and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in 2016.
• Nia Vardalos directed Nia Vardalos in I Hate Valentine's Day
• Nia Vardalos directed John Corbett in I Hate Valentine's Day
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

• The movie is directed by Aitch Alberto, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aitch Alberto also directed Jorge Ameer Presents Straight Men and the Men Who Love Them 3 in 2014.
• It stars Kevin Alejandro who also starred in Strange Wilderness (2008).
• The film also stars Eva Longoria who was last seen in Tell It Like a Woman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Jawan

• The movie is directed by Atlee, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Atlee also directed Mersal in 2017.
• It stars Shah Rukh Khan who also starred in Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (2022).
• The film also stars Nayanthara who was last seen in Connect (2022).
• Atlee directed Nayanthara in Bigil
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Nun II

• The movie is directed by Michael Chaves, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Michael Chaves also directed The Curse of La Llorona in 2019 which grossed $54.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Taissa Farmiga who also starred in Jamesy Boy (2014).
• The film also stars Anna Popplewell who was last seen in The Gallery (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Raid On the Lethal Zone

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed The White Storm 2: Drug Lords in 2019.
• It stars Yuan Du who also starred in Hi, Mom (2021).
• The film also stars Jason Gu who was last seen in 1921 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Theater Camp - Friday, 14th July - streaming
• A Haunting In Venice - Friday, 15th September
• The Inventor - Friday, 15th September

This weekend, Friday 1st September 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Gran Turismo, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Equalizer 3
• All Fun and Games
• The Good Mother
• Slotherhouse
• No More Bets
• Don't Look Away

The Equalizer 3

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed Olympus Has Fallen in 2013 which grossed $98.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $170.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Denzel Washington who also starred in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009).
• The film also stars Dakota Fanning who was last seen in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• They also appeared together in Man On Fire in 2004.
• Antoine Fuqua directed Denzel Washington in The Magnificent Seven
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

All Fun and Games

• The movie is from director Eren Celeboglu and Ari Costa.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Your Christmas Or Mine? (2022).
• The film also stars Laurel Marsden who was last seen in The Pope's Exorcist (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Good Mother

• The movie is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miles Joris-Peyrafitte also directed As You Are in 2016.
• It stars Olivia Cooke who also starred in The Signal (2014).
• The film also stars Hilary Swank who was last seen in Ordinary Angels (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Slotherhouse

• The movie is directed by Matthew Goodhue, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matthew Goodhue also directed Woe in 2021.
• It stars Stefan Kapicic who also starred in Slotherhouse (2023).
• The film also stars Lisa Ambalavanar who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

No More Bets

• The movie is directed by Ao Shen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ao Shen also directed My People, My Homeland in 2020 and grossed $422.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yixing Zhang who also starred in Kung Fu Yoga (2017).
• The film also stars Gina Chen Jin who was last seen in Te Jing Dui (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Don't Look Away

• The movie is directed by Micheal Bafaro, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Micheal Bafaro also directed Sleeping Dogs in 1997.
• It stars Kelly Bastard who also starred in Don't Look Away (2023).
• The film also stars Michael Mitton who was last seen in Okja (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Jawan - Thursday, 7th September
• Poor Things - Friday, 8th September
• The Nun II - Friday, 8th September
• Raid On the Lethal Zone - Friday, 8th September - limited release
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Friday, 8th September

After 6 weeks of release Oppenheimer spends its first weekend at the top of the global box office, replacing the Chinese movie No More Bets.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th August 2023

• The movie goes up the chart to number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $38,125,000 over the weekend, a 11% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 83 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $777,198,260 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $35,300,000 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,340,301,242 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 76 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is globally the 18th top grossing movie of all time.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $33,132,555 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $464,012,225 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $28,300,000 over the weekend, a 85% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $53,800,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 62 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $22,765,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $81,808,690 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 72 countries globally this weekend

This weekend the tenth movie in The Fast and the Furious series of movies gets its UK debut and tops the box office in the process with a gross of £5.8 Million.

The movie is just shy of there previous movie which took just over £6 Million on its debut in 2020 and it is well below the series high of Fast & Furious 8 which took £14 Million in April 2013.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 slips to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top as the movies total gross hits £29 Million, below that of the previous movie.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still in the top 3 after 7 weeks of release as its gross passes another milestone of £50 Million at the UK box office.

Finally in the top 5 are a couple of new releases, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is at number 3 with £327,197 and Beau Is Afraid is at 5 with £231,370.

Also new this weekend is the event movie, Don Giovanni: Met Opera at 9 with £99,842.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £5,895,674 over its debut weekend
• It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took £6,014,132 at the box office after 1 week in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,810,731 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £28,928,869 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took £33,041,912 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £544,283 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £51,839,229 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £327,197 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £231,370 over its debut weekend

This week the teen film drama Divergent entered the UK video charts at the top knocking Rio 2 down to 3rd place.

Divergent was released in the UK on April 4th this year and made it's debut at number 4 with a weekend gross of £1.7 million.

It stayed at the box office for 5 weeks, it did stay at number 4 on it's second week of release, it took a total gross of £6.4 million.

In the US Divergent made $150 million dollars and did make number 1 while world wide it took $244 million.

Also hitting the Uk video chart this week - The Raid 2 Berandal at 2 - Muppets Most Wanted at 6 - Calvary at 9 - Chinese Zodiac at 17 -