Last weekend saw A Quiet Place Part II at the top of the UK box office, with 5 new releases this weekend, and of those released in cinemas can they do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Nobody

• The movie is directed by Ilya Naishuller, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ilya Naishuller also directed Hardcore Henry in 2016 which grossed £201.8 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Bob Odenkirk who last starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Connie Nielsen who last appeared in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

Shiva Baby

• The movie is from director Emma Seligman
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rachel Sennott who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Molly Gordon who last appeared in The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020).

The Father

• The movie is from director Florian Zeller
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Olivia Colman who last starred in The Mitchells Vs. the Machines (2021).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who last appeared in The Virtuoso (2021).

Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)

• The movie is from director Monica Zanetti
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Hawkshaw who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Zoe Terakes who is making a feature film debut.

Wish Dragon

• The movie is from director Chris Appelhans
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Cho who last starred in The Grudge (2020).
• The film also stars Jimmy Wong who also last appeared in Mulan (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

• The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Monday, 14th June
• In the Earth, Thursday, 17th June
• Luca, Friday, 18th June
• In the Heights, Friday, 18th June
• Fatherhood, Friday, 18th June
• Monster Hunter, Friday, 18th June

As cinemas in the UK close their doors for a second time in 2020 due to a government enforced lockdown to control the COVID-19 pandemic this weeks new releases are slim and share a same date release with a home digital release. There are 3 new releases looking to take your, last week saw Two By Two: Overboard! spend a second week at the top of the UK box office.

Words On Bathroom Walls

• The movie is directed by Thor Freudenthal
• Thor Freudenthal also directed The Death Of Eva Sofia Valdez in 2016.
• It stars AnnaSophia Robb who last starred in Freak Show (2018).
• The film also stars Walton Goggins who last appeared in Them That Follow (2019).

Luxor

• This new release stars Andrea Riseborough who's last film was The Grudge (2020)
• It also stars Michael Landes who appeared in Angel Has Fallen (2019).
• The film is brought to us by 2 time director Zeina Durra.

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run

• The movie is directed by Tim Hill who directed Garfield 2 in 2006.
• It stars Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke who were last seen together in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water which grossed £7,989,048.

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• A Place Among The Dead, Monday, 9th November
• Love Spreads, Friday, 13th November
• The Last Shift, Friday, 13th November
• Hillbilly Elegy, Friday, 13th November

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker remains at the top for another weekend while the highest new film of the weekend is the 2020 remake of The Grudge at number 4.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Remaining at the top of the US box office is the JJ Abrams saga film Star Wars movie which takes $33.7 Million on its 3rd weekend of release.

This pushes the films total US box office take to $450.7 Million, an excellent take but the lowest of the sequel trilogy movies to date.

Jumanji: The Next Level

The Jake Kasdan directed trilogy movie is at number 2 this weekend with a take of $26.5 Million.

The film total US take of $236.2 Million after 4 weeks of release, this is far lower than the previous film and the film will most likely not reach the heights of that film.

Little Women

The Saoirse Ronan and Emma Watson starring retelling of the classic novel is at number 3 this weekend with $13.5 Million pushing its total to $60 Million after 2 weeks.

The Grudge

A new year and a new remake as the Japanese horror classic gets its second Hollywood treatment.

The film makes its US debut with $11.3 Million and sites at number 4 on its debut.

Frozen II

The smash hit sequel movie is at number 5 this week with a weekend gross of $11.2 Million and a total gross of $449.8 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Parasite

The Chinese award winning movie is the longest running film on the US box office this week with 13 weeks in total, it has a US gross of $23.9 Million.

A remake and sequel to the 2004 American made The Grudge, the BBFC give the new 2020 version a 15 age rating in the UK.

The new 2020 version of the film stars Betty Gilpin and Andrea Riseborough and is directed by Nicolas Pesce.

The BBFC have given the film a 15 age rating for strong gore, violence, threat and it has a runtime of 93 minutes (1 hour and 33 minutes) and the film was passed uncut.

BBFC film page

The latest re-imaging of Japanese horror film The Grudge gets a first trailer with plenty of shock horror moments to keep the horror fans happy over Halloween.

The original Japanese version came out in in 2002, called in Japan Ju-on it was directed by Takashi Shimizu.

It was then remade for the Western audience by the same director in 2004 and it starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, who at the time was hot off the heels of starring as Buffy The Vampire Slayer on TV.

This new version has Sam Raimi's name attached and is directed by Nicolas Pesce and stars Andrea Riseborough and Demian Bichir and it takes place in the same time line as the 2004 version of the film.

The film is release on 3rd January 2020 and you can catch the trailer below.