This weekend, Friday 20th September 2024, 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, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, for the number 1 spot?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Substance
• Transformers: One
• Never Let Go
• A Mistake
• Wolfs

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Demi Moore who's last movie was The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Transformers: One

• The movie is directed by Josh Cooley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Josh Cooley also directed Toy Story 4 in 2019 which grossed $434 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Avengers Assemble (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who's last movie was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Never Let Go

• The movie is directed by Alexandre Aja, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Alexandre Aja also directed The Hills Have Eyes in 2006 which grossed $41.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Halle Berry who also starred in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony B. Jenkins who's last movie was The Deliverance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Mistake

• The movie is directed by Christine Jeffs, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Christine Jeffs also directed Sunshine Cleaning in 2009.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Call Jane (2022).
• The film also stars Mickey Sumner who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Wolfs

• The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jon Watts also directed Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 which grossed $334.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $880.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford (2007).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Brad Pitt and George Clooney have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Burn After Reading in 2008, IF in 2024, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003, Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Eleven in 2002.
• 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 7 new movies released

• The Thicket - Friday, 6th September - streaming
• Apartment 7A - Friday, 27th September - streaming
• The Bagman - Friday, 27th September
• Wolfs - Friday, 20th September - streaming
• Lee - Friday, 27th September
• Megalopolis - Friday, 27th September
• The Wild Robot - Friday, 27th September

Depicting a fictionalised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe adapted from the book Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates, the movie has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for sexual violence, strong sex, domestic abuse

The movie stars Ana de Armas who is most famous for starring in Knives Out and her scene stealing extended cameo in No Time To Die, the movie also stars Adrien Brody from Hollywoodland and The Grand Budapest Hotel.

The movie is adapted by and directed by Andrew Dominik who directed the critically acclaimed The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Movie Synopsis

A fictionalised look at the rise to fame and the epic demise of actress Marilyn Monroe, one of the biggest stars in the world. The movie is based on the 2000 book of the same name by author Joyce Carol Oates.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Blonde
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: sexual violence, strong sex, domestic abuse
• Release date: 23rd September 2022 (Netflix)
• Runtime: 166 minutes (2 hour 36 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Andrew Dominik
• Starring:
  • Ana de Armas
  • Adrien Brody
  • Garret Dillahunt

BBFC movie page

The first trailer and poster has been released for upcoming movie Blonde which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Watched by all. Seen by none. - - Ana de Armas is Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, premiering September 28. pic.twitter.com/vQHUqsmVGy

— Netflix (@netflix) July 28, 2022

• The movie is due for release on 1st January 1970
• It stars among others Ana de Armas and Garret Dillahunt
• It is directed by Andrew Dominik
• Ana de Armas and Garret Dillahunt appeared together in Sergio
• Andrew Dominik directed Garret Dillahunt in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford

Synopsis for Blonde

A fictionalised look at the rise to fame and the epic demise of actress Marilyn Monroe, one of the biggest stars in the world.

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

The reunion of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence is proving to be a good one as Bad Boys For Life remains at the top of the global charts for a second weekend while South Korean movie The Man Standing Next is the top new film of the week at number 5.

Bad Boys For Life

The cop buddy movie directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah that was 17 years in the making remains at the top of the global box office this weekend with a gross of $76 Million from 59 countries.

This pushes the movies total global gross to $215.6 Million after 2 weeks of release.

1917

Director Sam Mandes war movie sits at number 2 again this week as the movie makes $39.5 Million over the weekend from 31 countries.

As the film picks up more awards before the Oscars this puts the movies total global gross at $200 Million after 3 weeks.

Dolittle

Despite the slow start the Robert Downey Jr. starring movie is still at number 3 this week with a weekend take of $25.7 Million from 56 countries.

The film has now taken $91 Million after 3 weeks of release and will make over $100 Million in total in the coming days.

Jumanji: The Next Level

Hanging onto a place on the top 5 is the Dwayne Johnson starring movie with takes $17.5 Milion from 61 countries.

The film has now taken $737.4 Million over 8 weeks and altohugh will not go over the magic $1 Billion mark has performed well.

The Man Standing Next

Based on a true story of the assassination of South Korean President Park the Woo Min-ho directed movie lands at number 5 with a weekend gross of $15.8 Million from a single country release.

Mission:Impossible has done impressive numbers across the world this week, and as the summer season starts to draw to a close Tom Cruise is number 1.

One of the lowest opening grosses of the summer, but still $121 million world gross from 41 countries safely sees Mission:Impossible Rogue Nation become the top film of the week.

Minions starts to slow down a little after 5 weeks of release and falls down to number 2 this week with $51 million in world grosses from 63 countries.

Vacation makes a slow start but still manages to appear at number 7 this week from it's single country opening, it took $14.8 million just from the US..

Here is the full world box office this week.

1. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation - $121,000,000
2. Minions - $51,255,000
3. Ant-Man - $32,619,000
4. Pixels - $30,200,000
5. Monster Hunt - $27,000,000
6. Inside Out - $22,317,000
7. Vacation - $14,850,000
8. The Assassination - $12,700,000
9. Paper Towns - $10,600,000
10. Southpaw - $10,519,000