Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 18th February 2022, there are 2 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Uncharted from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Dog
• The Battle At Lake Changjin II

Dog

• The movie is from director Reid Carolin and Channing Tatum
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Channing Tatum who also starred in The Eagle (2011).
• The film also stars Q'orianka Kilcher who last appeared in Color Out of Space (2020).
• UK box office prediction: 5

The Battle At Lake Changjin II

• The movie is directed by Hark Tsui and Kaige Chen, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hark Tsui and Kaige Chen also directed Zu Warriors in 2001.
• It stars Jing Wu who also starred in Wolf Warrior (2015).
• The film also stars Jackson Yee who last appeared in Nice View (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Battle At Lake Changjin (2021).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Cyrano, Friday, 25th February
• The Duke, Friday, 25th February
• Studio 666, Friday, 25th February

After a very successful debut a the top of the box office last week Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice makes a dramatic 70% drop this week but retains its position with little competition.

A £4.6 million second weekend was probably bigger than was ever expected but the film after 10 days has grossed £27.8 million, but will likely start its decent next week.

Highest new film of the week is the semi bio-pic Eddie The Eagle which makes its debut at number 2.

The film about the much loved British ski jumping star takes £2.8 million for the weekend, although it did make its debut on Monday night so this is a full weeks takings.

Deadpool is still the highest total grossing film on the box office having now taken £37.6 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - Fast and Furious 7 made its stunning debut at the top of the box office knocking Cinderella from the top to number 2.

Five years ago - Hop made its very timely Easter debut at the top of the box office while Limitless fell to number 3 after a week at the top.

Ten years ago - Inside Man kept itself at the top of the chart for another week Failure to Launch debuted highest at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Miss Congeniality remained at the top keeping off Save The Last Dance which debuted at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Toy Story stayed at the top leaving Oscar winning Dead Man Walking to debut at number 2.

Twenty five years ago - King Ralph made its debut a the top knocking Look Who's Talking Too down to number 2 after a week at the top.