Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd September 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Free Guy from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
• Annette
• Time Rewind
• Cinderella
• Here Today

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• The movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Destin Daniel Cretton also directed The Glass Castle in 2017 which grossed £49.4 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Simu Liu who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Awkwafina who last appeared in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed The Hooligan Factory in 2014 which grossed £6.8 Thousand in the UK and grossed $11.1 Thousand globally.
• It stars Vinnie Jones who also starred in The Big Ugly (2020).
• The film also stars Craig Fairbrass who last appeared in Villain (2020).

Annette

• The movie is directed by Leos Carax, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Leos Carax also directed Holy Motors in 2012 which grossed £66.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2020).
• The film also stars Marion Cotillard who last appeared in Dolittle (2020).

Time Rewind

• The movie is from director Lincoln Fenner
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Cullingworth-Hudson who also starred in Time Rewind (2021).
• The film also stars Oliver Mason who also last appeared in Time Rewind (2021).

Cinderella

• The movie is directed by Kay Cannon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kay Cannon also directed Blockers in 2018 which grossed £3.8 Million in the UK.
• It stars Camila Cabello who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Porter who also last appeared in Like a Boss (2020).

Here Today

• The movie is directed by Billy Crystal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Billy Crystal also directed Forget Paris in 1995 which grossed £642.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Billy Crystal who also starred in Standing Up, Falling Down (2019).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who also last appeared in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2021).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 4 new movies released

• Malignant, Wednesday, 8th September
• Malibu Road, Thursday, 9th September
• Respect, Friday, 10th September
• Copshop, Friday, 10th September

There are 4 new movies getting a releases in the UK this weekend looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try to replace The Suicide Squad from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Last Letter From Your Lover
• Zola
• Stillwater
• Boys From County Hell

The Last Letter From Your Lover

• The movie is from director Augustine Frizzell
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shailene Woodley who also starred in The Mauritanian (2021).
• The film also stars Joe Alwyn who last appeared in Harriet (2019).

Zola

• The movie is from director Janicza Bravo
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Riley Keough who also starred in The Devil All the Time (2020).
• The film also stars Nicholas Braun who last appeared in The Big Ugly (2020).

Stillwater

• The movie is directed by Tom McCarthy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tom McCarthy also directed The Cobbler in 2015 which grossed £57.8 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Matt Damon who also starred in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).
• The film also stars Camille Cottin who last appeared in Allied (2016).

Boys From County Hell

• The movie is directed by Chris Baugh, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chris Baugh also directed Bad Day For the Cut in 2017 which grossed £1.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Jack Rowan who also starred in Benjamin (2019).
• The film also stars Nigel O'Neill who last appeared in I Never Cry (2020).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 6 new movies released

• Free Guy, Friday, 13th August
• The Courier, Friday, 13th August
• Minamata, Friday, 13th August
• Don't Breathe 2, Friday, 13th August
• New Order, Friday, 13th August
• Beckett, Friday, 13th August

This week sees the return on Shia LaBeouf to the box office in The Tax Collector which makes its way onto the few hundred cinemas and drive-ins that are open across the country and takes the top spot on its debut.

There are a number of new released hitting the top 5 this week and all are available on VOD streaming services as well as at selected cinemas as seems to be the 'new normal' which the world is experiencing at the moment.

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 movies in America for weekend 7th - 9th August 2020.

The Tax Collector

Directed by David Ayer this action movie makes its debut at the top of the box office knocking The Rental from the top after residing there for a couple of weeks.

the movie takes $309.6K on its debut which is slightly higher that The Rental did last week at the top.

The Rental

The Dave Franco directed movie falls to number 2 this week after a couple of weeks at the top with $123.7K over the weekend.

The movie now joins the growing number of movies that have made over a million dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic with $1.1 Million total gross after 3 weeks of release.

Peninsula

Sang-ho Yeon delivers his sequel to the highly praised zombie movie Train to Busan which makes its debut on the US box office at number 3 this week with $118.6K.

The Big Ugly

The Vinnie Jones starring action movie goes back into the top 5 this week with $71.6K, the movies total US gross is $446.2K after 3 weeks of release.

Made In Italy

Liam Neeson is back in this romantic comedy directed by James D'Arcy which takes $33.9K on its debut weekend of release.

The US box office is still limping along with drive-in movie theatres making up most of the box office figures as cinemas continue to struggle to re-open in light of the continued threat of COVID-19

This week The Rental remains at the top and older catalogue titles still continue to dominate the top 5 movies.

Here are the top 5 movies in America 31st July - 2 August 2020.

The Rental

The Dave Franco directed horror movie spends another weekend at the top of the US box office with a gross of $317K over the Friday to Sunday frame.

The movie has now taken just under a million with $916K and will most likely be the third film under the cinema closures to cross the million mark.

The Goonies

The 1983 classic spends a 6th weekend on rerelease on the box office, this weekend its sits at number 2 with a gross of $150K pushing the movies total to $62.7 Million since release.

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg's evergreen classic spends its 7th weekend on the box office under release, this weekend at number 3 it takes $117K pushing its total since release to $403.6 Million.

Back to the Future

The ever popular time travel movie starring Michael J. Fox is at number 4 with a weekend gross of $107K wihch takes its total gross since release to $211.2 Million.

The Big Ugly

Staying at number 5 this week is director Scott Wiper's gangster movie starring Vinnie Jones which takes $105K for a $332.3K total after 2 weeks.

Still no sign of the US closedown ending anytime soon so the American box office is once more relying on mainly drive-in movie theatres for its figures.

This week the Dave Franco directed The Rental tops the box office with ease and is the widest release since the pandemic closed 99% of movie theatres.

Here is a rundown of the top 5 box office films in America 24th - 26th July 2020.

The Rental

Directed by Dave Franco this horror suspense movie takes the top spot with ease, last weeks Beauty And The Beast live action doesn't even feature on this week chart.

The movie takes $403.8K over its debut weekend giving the actor turned director a sizeable hit even under these strange circumstances.

The Karate Kid

Re-released movies are going to be a mainstay of the box office for the foreseeable future as studios keep on changing their release schedule and this week this 1984 classic is a 'new' entry at number 2.

The Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita starring movie takes $225K over the weekend with a total gross since release of $91 Million.

The Goonies

Climbing from last weeks number 5 to 3 is this old Richard Donner favourite which takes $176K over the weekend pushing its total in the US to $62.5 Million.

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg classic Dinosaur movie for 1993 stays put at 4 this week with $173K, the films has now taken $403.5 Million wince its release.

The Big Ugly

Highest new film of the week with this Scott Wiper directed movie which takes a modest $150K over the weekend.

The movie starrs among other Vinnie Jones and Ron Perlman.