With a battle of new releases trying to make their debut's at the top of the UK box office this weekend The Creator~2023 from director Gareth Edwards beats out the tenth Saw movie.

The sci-fi fantasy from the director of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story took £2.3 Million to hit the top of the box office charts.

With a debut gross of £1.9 Million Saw X comes in behind 5 of the other Saw movies with Saw: The Final Chapter the top debuting movie with £3.6 Million and Saw III is the top grossing of the series with £8.4 Million.

Last weeks top movie, A Haunting In Venice, falls to number 3 this weekend on its 3rd week of release.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 1st October 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,925,010 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Spiral: From the Book of Saw which took £779,107 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,006,466 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,782,314 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Death On the Nile~2020 which took £6,455,215 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £323,247 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,890,866 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Equalizer 2 which took £7,247,966 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

This weekend, Friday 29th September 2023, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Nun II, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Saw X
• 57 Seconds
• The Creator
• Surprised By Oxford
• Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere
• The Kill Room
• Stop Making Sense
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• Dumb Money

Saw X

• The movie is directed by Kevin Greutert, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kevin Greutert also directed Saw: The Final Chapter in 2010 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Loose Cannons (1990).
• The film also stars Shawnee Smith who was last seen in Grace Unplugged (2013).
• Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw IV in 2007, Saw II in 2005, Saw III in 2006, Saw VI in 2009, Saw in 2004 and Saw V in 2008.
• Kevin Greutert directed Tobin Bell in Saw: The Final Chapter
• Kevin Greutert directed Shawnee Smith in Saw VI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

57 Seconds

• The movie is directed by Rusty Cundieff, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rusty Cundieff also directed Movie 43 in 2013 which grossed $8.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $32.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morgan Freeman who also starred in A Good Person (2023).
• The film also stars Josh Hutcherson who was last seen in Burn (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Creator

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed End Day in 2005.
• It stars John David Washington who also starred in Beckett (2021).
• The film also stars Madeleine Yuna Voyles who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Surprised By Oxford

• The movie is from director Ryan Whitaker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Simon Callow who also starred in England, My England (1995).
• The film also stars Rose Reid who was last seen in Finding You (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere

• The movie is from director Rudy Valdez.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carlos Santana who also starred in Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Kill Room

• The movie is directed by Nicol Paone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nicol Paone also directed Friendsgiving in 2020 and grossed $122K globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in Unbreakable (2000).
• The film also stars Maya Hawke who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stop Making Sense

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Jonathan Demme also directed Beloved in 1998 which grossed $22.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $23.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bernie Worrell who also starred in Ricki and the Flash (2015).
• The film also stars Alex Weir who is making a feature film debut.
• Jonathan Demme directed Bernie Worrell in Ricki and the Flash
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

• The movie is directed by Cal Brunker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Cal Brunker also directed The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature in 2017 which grossed $28.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $197.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Finn Lee-Epp who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ron Pardo who was last seen in The PAW Patrol: Movie (2021).
• Cal Brunker directed Ron Pardo in The PAW Patrol: Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dumb Money

• The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Craig Gillespie also directed Million Dollar Arm in 2014 which grossed $36.5 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Paul Dano who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Freelance - Friday, 6th October
• The Marsh Kings Daughter - Friday, 6th October
• Cat Person - Friday, 6th October
• The Exorcist: Believer - Friday, 6th October
• She Came to Me - Friday, 6th October - limited release
• Foe - Friday, 6th October

You cant keep a good movie franchise down as the Saw franchise returns with its tenth installment with Saw X being given an 18 age rating for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie stars Tobin Bell who returns to the series after sitting out the last movie, he's also been in movie like The Road to El Dorado and Haunted, the movie also stars Shawnee Smith who is returning to the series and has been seen in movie such as Grace Unplugged and Desperate Hours.

Director Kevin Greutert brought us Saw: The Final Chapter and Saw VI but also directed Jessabelle in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

Set between the events of Saw and Saw II, a sick and desperate John Kramer travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer - only to discover the entire operation is a scam to defraud the most vulnerable. Armed with a newfound purpose, the infamous serial killer returns to his work, turning the tables on the con artists in his signature visceral way through devious, deranged and ingenious traps.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Saw X
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
• Release date: 29th September 2023
• Runtime: 118 minutes (1 hours 48 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kevin Greutert
• Starring:
  • Tobin Bell
  • Shawnee Smith
  • Steven Brand

BBFC movie page

The final installment in director James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy series has been given a 12A age rating for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, infrequent strong language.

The movie one again stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana who reprise their roles from the first two movies as Peter Quill and Gamora, along with the rest of the regular cast including Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan and Pom Klementieff.

The movie is one again directed by James Gunn who directed Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and is off to be the head of rival DCEU after this movie.

Movie Synopsis

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own. If the mission is not completely successful, it could possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, injury detail, threat, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 3rd May 2023
• Runtime: 150 minutes (2 hour 30 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • James Gunn
• Starring:
  • Chris Pratt
  • Zoe Saldana
  • Dave Bautista

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Equalizer 3 which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Vengeance meets his equal.?? Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in the final chapter of The Equalizer. #TheEqualizer3, exclusively in movie theatres this Fall. pic.twitter.com/ie0BJCQcoE

— The Equalizer (@TheEqualizer) April 25, 2023

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua
• It stars Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 1st September 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 1st September 2023
• Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning appeared together in Man On Fire

Synopsis for The Equalizer 3

Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall has struggled to reconcile the horrific things he's done in the past and finds a strange solace in serving justice on behalf of the oppressed. Finding himself surprisingly at home in Southern Italy, he discovers his new friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

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