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 Kinds of Kindness which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
• It stars Emma Stone (Magic In the Moonlight) and Hunter Schafer (Kinds of Kindness) among others.
• The movie also stars Jesse Plemons, Hong Chau and Margaret Qualley
• The release date in the UK is 21st June 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 21st June 2024

Synopsis for Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 5th April 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kung-Fu Panda 4 from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• The First Omen
• The Trouble With Jessica
• Io Capitano
• Seize Them!

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Trouble With Jessica

• The movie is from director Matt Winn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shirley Henderson who also starred in The Nutcracker In 3D (2010).
• The film also stars Rufus Sewell who's last movie was Old (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Io Capitano

• The movie is directed by Matteo Garrone, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Matteo Garrone also directed Reality in 2013 which grossed £16.8K in the UK.
• It stars Seydou Sarr who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Moustapha Fall who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Seize Them!

• The movie is directed by Curtis Vowell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Curtis Vowell also directed Fantail in 2013.
• It stars Aimee Lou Wood who also starred in Uncle Vanya (2020).
• The film also stars Nicola Coughlan who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Back to Black - Friday, 12th April
• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• The Teachers' Lounge - Friday, 12th April
• Perfect Days - Friday, 23rd February - streaming
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• Bleeding Love - Friday, 12th April

It was a battle for the top this weekend with the releases of Kung-Fu Panda 4 and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire both released for the Easter weekend, but the animated take and Kung-Fu panda sequel won the box office with less than a million pound between the two.

Kung-Fu Panda 4 took just over £5 Million on its debut which is better than the previous movies £4.7 Million but not close to the original movies over £6 Million debut.

Godzilla and King Kong movies have always done well in the UK and the release of the latest blockbuster to star both monsters makes its debut at 2 this weekend.

The movie takes just over £4 Million on its debut which in comparison to the last released movie, Godzilla Minus One is far batter.

Last weeks number 1 movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire falls by 47% this weekend and has taken a total of £8.2 Million over 2 weeks, actually better than Ghostbusters: Afterlife!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st March 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £4,139,394 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,133,302 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,272,714 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took £7,513,854 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £556,514 over its debut weekend

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 29th March 2024, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Disco Boy
• Mother's Instinct
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• Kung-Fu Panda 4

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed The Guest in 2014 which grossed £669.3K in the UK.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Transcendence (2014).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disco Boy

• The movie is from director Giacomo Abbruzzese.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Morr Ndiaye who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Wahab Oladiti who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Instinct

• The movie is from director Benoit Delhomme.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Love and Other Drugs (2010).
• The film also stars Jessica Chastain who's last movie was Memory (2023).
• Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Interstellar in 2014 and Armageddon Time in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey in 2023 which grossed £24.6K in the UK.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Patrick (2018).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024 which grossed £8.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Underworld: Evolution (2006).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Kung-Fu Panda 4

• The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine also directed The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 which grossed £18.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $192.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in Crossworlds (1996).
• The film also stars Awkwafina who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• They also appeared together in Jumanji: The Next Level in 2019.
• 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

• Monkey Man - Thursday, 4th April
• Seize Them! - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Trouble With Jessica - Friday, 5th April
• Io Capitano - Friday, 5th April