New action movie from two of the biggest bankable stars in Hollywood, The Fall Guy, is given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, infrequent strong language, drug references.

The movie stars Ryan Gosling who has previously starred in Gangster Squad and First Man and Emily Blunt who has previously starred in Gnomeo & Juliet and The Adjustment Bureau.

The movie is directed by veteran director David Leitch who has previously directed Deadpool 2 and John Wick.

Movie Synopsis

A stuntman recovering from a disastrous accident agrees to work on a new film directed by his ex

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Fall Guy
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, infrequent strong language, drug references
• Release date: 2nd May 2024
• Runtime: 126 minutes (2 hours 06 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • David Leitch
• Starring:
  • Ryan Gosling
  • Emily Blunt
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson

BBFC movie page

A new adaptation of the Garfield comic strip, titled The Garfield Movie, is about to hit the big screen and this version has been given a U age rating for very mild threat, violence, language, rude humour

The animated movie features the voice of Chris Pratt as Garfield who has previously been seen in The Extreme Team and of course Chris Pratt, it also stars the voice of Samuel L. Jackson who has been seen in Fathers and Sons and Strictly Business as well as many, many other movies.

The movie is directed by veteran animated movie director Mark Dindal who has previously been responsible for The Emperors New Groove and Chicken Little, both for Disney.

Movie Synopsis

A self-indulgent cat is drawn into a dairy heist to help his long-lost father in this animated comedy adventure.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Garfield Movie
• BBFC age rating: U Certificate
• Reason: very mild threat, violence, language, rude humour
• Release date: 24th May 2024
• Runtime: 101 minutes (1 hours 41 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Mark Dindal
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Hannah Waddingham

BBFC movie page

The Equalizer 3 is the highest new entry on this weeks global box office where is makes its debut at number 1.

Oppenheimer falls to number 2 after spending a week at the top which Barbie also falls 1 place to number 3 as its total gross hits $1.3 Billion.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd September 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 50 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $60,600,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took $0 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $55,245,000 over the weekend, a 31% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $851,264,000 over 7 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 84 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $23,825,000 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $1,381,009,254 over 7 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 15th top grossing movie of all time.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $16,717,300 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $504,993,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $15,250,000 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $78,960,546 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 65 countries globally this weekend

Denzel Washington returns for a third outing as Robert McCall in this weeks top movie Equalizer 3 which makes its debut with $34.5 Million, very much in the same ballpark as the previous movie in the series.

Barbie remains at number 2 in its 7th weekend of release as its total US gross passes $600 Million.

Last weeks top new movie and number 1 Gran Turismo falls to number 4 this weekend with a 62% slide over its debut weekend.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd September 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $34,500,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took $36,011,640 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,625,000 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $609,509,254 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 14th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,270,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $56,574,052 after 3 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,550,000 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $28,660,546 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,520,000 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $308,551,000 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023

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