Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 17th February 2023, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Magic Mike's Last Dance from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
• Marlowe
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey
• Hidden Blade
• Devil's Peak

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania

• The movie is directed by Peyton Reed, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Peyton Reed also directed The Break Up in 2006 which grossed $118.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $205 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in Admission (2013).
• The film also stars Evangeline Lilly who was last seen in Crisis (2021).
• Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ant-Man and the Wasp in 2018, Ant-Man in 2015 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• Peyton Reed directed Paul Rudd in Ant-Man
• Peyton Reed directed Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Marlowe

• The movie is directed by Neil Jordan, it is the directors 20th movie.
• Neil Jordan also directed The End of the Affair in 2000 which grossed $10.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $15.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Road (2014).
• The film also stars Diane Kruger who was last seen in The 355 (2022).
• They also appeared together in Unknown in 2011.
• Neil Jordan directed Liam Neeson in Michael Collins
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Dinosaur Prison in 2022.
• It stars Maria Taylor who also starred in Dinosaur Prison (2022).
• The film also stars Craig David Dowsett who is making a feature film debut.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield directed Maria Taylor in Dinosaur Prison
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hidden Blade

• The movie is directed by Er Cheng, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Er Cheng also directed Di San Ge Ren in 2007.
• It stars Tony Chiu-Wai Leung who also starred in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
• The film also stars Yibo Wang who was last seen in A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Devil's Peak

• The movie is directed by Ben Young, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ben Young also directed Hounds of Love in 2017.
• It stars Robin Wright who also starred in The Singing Detective (2003).
• The film also stars Billy Bob Thornton who was last seen in The Gray Man (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 8 new movies released

• The Confession Musical - Monday, 20th February
• Marooned Awakening - Tuesday, 21st February - streaming
• Alcarras - Friday, 24th February - streaming
• Cocaine Bear - Friday, 24th February
• Mummies - Friday, 24th February
• Jesus Revolution - Friday, 24th February
• Quackers - Friday, 24th February
• My Happy Ending - Friday, 24th February

There became a bit of a battle for the top of the box office this week as the much loved children's classic The BFG went up agains the much loved Star Trek franchise.

In the end Roald Dahl and Steven Spielberg won with The BFG as it takes the number 1 spot on its debut weekend of release with a very respectable £5.3 million

The film was considered a flop in the US but the stories are considered classics in the UK and parents have passed down books from generation to generation and this is reflected in the box office.

Almost as much loved, and celebrating 50 years this year is Star Trek, and to celebrate we have Star Trek Beyond which this week makes its debut at 2.

A weekend take of £4.7 million wasn't enough to see it debut at the top, and even more worrying is this is half as much as Star Trek Into Darkness, and lower than the original reboot.

The positive reviews may help the path ahead but this is definitely a diminishing series and with a fourth film already planned who knows what the future holds.

Also new this week are Andr� Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert which had a couple of shows this last weekend is new at 3.

Historical charts

A year ago - This time last year Pixars Inside Out made its debut at the top of the box office knocking Ant-Man into second place.

Five years ago - Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 made it a second week at the top while the top new film was Cars 2 at number 2.

Ten years ago - For a second weekend Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest was the top film while the highest new film was The Break UP at number 2.

Fifteen years ago

New at the top was Jurassic Park III while Shrek fell from the top into second place.

Twenty year ago

Disneys The Hunchback of Notre Dame made its debut at the top leaving Mission:Impossible to fall into second place.

Twenty five years ago - Kevin Coster was the big star of the era and debuted Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at the top of the charts after lots of hype, while Thelma and Louise fell to number 3.