As we move into the blockbuster summer season at the UK box office lets take a look at what movies SaltyPopcorn users are the most excited for.

Here is the top 10 most anticipated summer 2024 blockbusters.

A Quiet Place: Day One
28th June
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.

Borderlands
9th August
Returning to her home planet, an infamous outlaw forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

IF~2024
17th May
A girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

Despicable Me 4
5th July
Now married to Lucy Wilde and the father of a baby boy, in addition to his three adopted daughters, Gru finds his family under attack from new villains Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale partner Valentina.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6th September
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife.

The Garfield Movie
24th May
After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic, Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Inside Out 2
14th June
Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.

Alien: Romulus
16th August
Young people on a distant world find themselves confronting the most terrifying life-form in the universe.

Harold and the Purple Crayon
2nd August
4-year-old Harold uses a purple crayon to create a world of his own by just drawing.

Deadpool and Wolverine
26th July Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

Also released over the summer period but missing out on the 10 most anticipated movies.

2nd May
The Fall Guy

9th May
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

24th May
Furiosa

21st June
The Bikeriders

19th July
Twisters

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Garfield Movie which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 24th May 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 24th May 2024
• It stars among others Chris Pratt (Onward) and Samuel L. Jackson (Fireproof)
• It is directed by Mark Dindal (Chicken Little)
• The movie also stars Harvey Guillén, Hannah Waddingham and Nicholas Hoult
• Chris Pratt and Samuel L. Jackson appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame

Synopsis for The Garfield Movie

After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic, Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Garfield which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 24th May 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 24th May 2024
• It stars among others Hannah Waddingham (The Entire Universe) and Chris Pratt (Radio)
• It is directed by Mark Dindal (The Emperors New Groove)
• The movie also stars Nicholas Hoult, Samuel L. Jackson and Cecily Strong

Synopsis for Garfield

Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic) - Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

With Black Adam 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.

• Living
• Return to Dust
• Hunt
• Causeway
• One Piece Film: Red
• Watcher
• Call Jane

Living

• The movie is directed by Oliver Hermanus, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oliver Hermanus also directed Moffie in 2020 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Thirteen At Dinner (1985).
• The film also stars Aimee Lou Wood who was last seen in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Return to Dust

• The movie is directed by Ruijun Li, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruijun Li also directed The Summer Solstice in 2007.
• It stars Renlin Wu who also starred in Fly With the Crane (2012).
• The film also stars Hai-Qing who was last seen in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hunt

• The movie is from director Lee Jung-jae.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Jung-jae who also starred in The Face Reader (2013).
• The film also stars Jung Woo-sung who was last seen in Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Causeway

• The movie is from director Lila Neugebauer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in House At the End of the Street (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

One Piece Film: Red

• The movie is directed by Gorô Taniguchi, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Gorô Taniguchi also directed Code Geass: Lelouch of the I - Initiation in 2017.
• It stars AmaLee who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Daniel Baugh who was last seen in One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and An Inherited Will (2015).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Watcher

• The movie is directed by Chloe Okuno, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chloe Okuno also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Labor Day (2014).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who was last seen in Greyhound (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Call Jane

• The movie is directed by Phyllis Nagy, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Phyllis Nagy also directed Mrs. Harris in 2006.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Meet Dave (2008).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Master Gardener (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Broker - Thursday, 10th November
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Friday, 11th November
• Spirited - Friday, 11th November

Video game adaptation Sonic The Hedgehog remained at the top of the US box office for a second consecutive weekend stopping Harrison Ford's new film which made an impressive debut at number 2.

Sonic the Hedgehog

The speedy blue hedgehog remained at the top of the US box office for a second weekend with $26.3 Million.

This puts the Jim Carrey starring movie's total gross at $106.6 Million and the film has managed to pass one milestone by passing the $100 Million mark.

This is incidentally the biggest film Starring Jim Carrey in 10 years and at the current rate could be his biggest film since Bruce Almighty from 2003.

The Call of the Wild

Harrison Ford follows up his return to the Galaxy Far Far Away with this more grounded movie which just misses out on the top spot.

The movie is the top new film of the week and takes $24.8 Million over the weekend.

Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

The Margo Robbie starring Harley Quinn movie falls to number 3 this week with a weekend gross of just $7 Million.

This puts the film total gross to a fairly disappointing $72.5 Million after 3 weeks of release, it will end up one of the lowest grossing DC Universe movies.

Brahms: The Boy II

Entering the box office at number 4 is this horror movie starring Katie Holmes which taked $5.9 Million on its debut.

Bad Boys For Life

Finally halling to number 5 this week with the Bad Boys reunion which takes $5.8 Million for a 6 week gross of $191.1 Million.

The movie should pass the $200 Million mark by next weekend.

Parasite

Thanks to the Oscar glory the film got the SOuth Korean class movie is the longest running film on the US box office this week with 19 weeks, it has taken just shy of $50 Million.

Jumanji: The Next Level

Highest total grossing movie of the week is the Dwayne Johnson vehicle which is at number 9 this week with $310.9 Million after 11 weeks of release.