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

Follow up to 2021's mega Chinese hit The Battle At Lake Changjin, The Battle At Lake Changjin II is given a 15 age rating in the UK.

Starring Jing Wu who also starred in the original the movie also stars Jackson Yee and Rudy van Gelderen.

The movie is directed by Hark Tsui who has previously directed Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings as well as the original The Battle At Lake Changjin, Chen Kaige and Dante Lam join him directing duties.

Movie Synopsis

The Battle at Lake Changjin II, also known as Water Gate Bridge, this Chinese historical war film and the sequel to The Battle at Lake Changjin. It was directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam and stars Wu Jing, Jackson Yee, and Duan Yihong.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Battle At Lake Changjin II
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence
• Release date: 4th March 2022
• Runtime: 149m (2 hour 29 minutes)
• Director:
  • Chen Kaige
  • Tsui Hark
  • Dante Lam
• Starring:
  • Jing Wu
  • Jackson Yee
  • Rudy van Gelderen

BBFC movie page