This weekend, Friday 21st April 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 Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Beau Is Afraid
• Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer the Blockbuster Exhibition 2023
• Ghosted
• Chevalier
• Spirited Away Live On Stage
• The Covenant
• Evil Dead Rise
• Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
• Other Peoples Children

Beau Is Afraid

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Midsommar in 2019.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Sisters Brother's (2019).
• The film also stars Patti LuPone who was last seen in The School For Good and Evil (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer the Blockbuster Exhibition 2023

• The movie is directed by David Bickerstaff, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Bickerstaff also directed Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh and Japan 2019 in 2019.
• It stars Robert Lindsay who also starred in Hawkins (2001).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ghosted

• The movie is directed by Dexter Fletcher, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dexter Fletcher also directed Wild Bill in 2012.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Wasp Network (2019).
• The film also stars Amy Sedaris who was last seen in Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chevalier

• The movie is from director Stephen Williams.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lucy Boynton who also starred in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
• The film also stars Samara Weaving who was last seen in Scream VI (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spirited Away Live On Stage

• The movie is from director John Caird.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kotaro Daigo who also starred in The Battle: Roar to VIctory (2019).
• The film also stars Kanna Hashimoto who was last seen in Nemesis The Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023).
• Kotaro Daigo and Kanna Hashimoto have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Karada Sagashi in 2022 and Remember Member in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Covenant

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed The Gentlemen in 2020 which grossed $36.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $115.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in End of Watch (2012).
• The film also stars Alexander Ludwig who was last seen in Night Teeth (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Evil Dead Rise

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed The Hole In the Ground in 2019.
• It stars Mirabai Pease who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Richard Crouchley who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

• The movie is directed by Farhad Samji, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Farhad Samji also directed Its Entertainment in 2014.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Chal Mere Bhai (2000).
• The film also stars Pooja Hegde who was last seen in Cirkus (2022).
• Farhad Samji directed Pooja Hegde in Housefull 4
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Other Peoples Children

• The movie is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rebecca Zlotowski also directed Grand Central in 2014.
• It stars Virginie Efira who also starred in Other Peoples Children (2022).
• The film also stars Roschdy Zem who was last seen in The Innocent (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 5 new movies released

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Friday, 28th April
• Peter Pan & Wendy - Friday, 28th April - streaming
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World - Friday, 28th April
• Polite Society - Friday, 28th April

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Evil Dead Rise
• The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
• National Theatre Live: Good
• Missing
• Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

Evil Dead Rise

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed The Hole In the Ground in 2019 which grossed £96.4K in the UK.
• It stars Mirabai Pease who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Richard Crouchley who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan

• The movie is directed by Martin Bourboulon, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin Bourboulon also directed Eiffel in 2021 which grossed £10.1K in the UK.
• It stars François Civil who also starred in Back to Burgundy (2017).
• The film also stars Vincent Cassel who was last seen in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Good

• The movie is directed by Dominic Cooke, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dominic Cooke also directed The Comedy of Errors: NT Live in 2012.
• It stars David Tennant who also starred in How to Train Your Dragon (2010).
• The film also stars Elliot Levey who was last seen in Murder On the Orient Express (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Missing

• The movie is from director Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Griffin who also starred in Leatherheads (2008).
• The film also stars Ava Zaria Lee who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

• The movie is directed by Farhad Samji, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Farhad Samji also directed Bachchan Pandey in 2022 which grossed £61.5K in the UK.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Kyon Ki (2005).
• The film also stars Pooja Hegde who was last seen in Cirkus (2022).
• Farhad Samji directed Pooja Hegde in Housefull 4
• 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 6 new movies released

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Friday, 28th April
• Peter Pan & Wendy - Friday, 28th April - streaming
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World - Friday, 28th April
• Polite Society - Friday, 28th April
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Friday, 28th April
• A Good Person - Friday, 24th March - streaming

Continuing the legacy of the Evil Dead, Evil Dead Rise, the next film in the series, is given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie starts Alyssa Sutherland who was last seen in Blood Vessel in 2019 and Lily Sullivan who starred in I Met a Girl in 2020.

It is directed by Lee Cronin who has previously directed The Hole in the Ground in 2019.

Movie Synopsis

A woman finds herself in a fight for her life when an ancient book gives birth to bloodthirsty demons that run amok in a Los Angeles apartment building.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Evil Dead Rise
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
• Release date: 21st April 2023
• Runtime: 97 minutes (1 hour 37 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Lee Cronin
• Starring:
  • Alyssa Sutherland
  • Lily Sullivan
  • Morgan Davies

BBFC movie page

A new trailer has been released for upcoming movie Evil Dead Rise which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Witness the mother of all evil in the official trailer for Evil Dead Rise - only in theatres April 21. #EvilDeadRise pic.twitter.com/CMtitMZumK

— Evil Dead (@EvilDead) January 4, 2023

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin who directed The Hole in the Ground in 2019
• It stars Alyssa Sutherland and Lily Sullivan among others.
• And has a release date in the UK of 21st April 2023
• While the North American release date is set for 21st April 2023

Synopsis for Evil Dead Rise

Two sisters find themselves in a fight for their lives when an ancient book gives birth to bloodthirsty demons that run amok in a Los Angeles apartment building.

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

Raya and the Last Dragon continues to show its dominence on the box office as its stays at the top for another weekend while Benedict Cumberbatch is the star of The Courier which enters the chart at number 3.

With cinemas in North America starting to re-open, including two of the biggest markets New York and Los Angeles, the box office is starting to show signs of the recovery with most movies showing very little drop or significant increases with their week on week gross.

US box office Quickview

• Number 1 - Raya and the Last Dragon (3rd weekend)
• Highest debut - The Courier (@3)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (17 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Croods: A New Age ($55.24 Million)

Here is the top 5 North American box office breakdown 19th - 21st March 2021

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney rule the box office for a third weekend with their latest animated feature which takes $5.15 Million this weekend, only a 10% drop from last weekend.

North America is stating to see an increase in the number of cinemas open and the hold is no real surprise.

The movie, which is also available on Disney+ Premium Access, has now taken $23.43 Million in total at the box office.

Tom & Jerry: The Movie

The surprise hit the season remains at number 2 this weekend with $3.8 Million, a 7% drop from last weekend.

Kids movies on the hole have done very well during the global pandemic and this week the cat and mouse live action movie has taken $33.7 Million in total grosses over 4 weeks.

The Courier

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the highest new movie of the weekend at number 3 taking a debut gross of $2.12 Million.

Chaos Walking

The Doug Liman directed movie starring Tom Holland falls to number 4 this weekend with a gross of $1.92 Million, a 14% drop from last weekend.

Considering the bad reviews the movie got it has done surprisingly well and after 3 weeks of release it has grossed $9.69 Million.

The Croods: A New Age

Finally on the top 5 is the longest running movie of the chart which takes $620,000 over the weekend, which is incredibly a 13% increase on last weeks gross!

The movie has done amazingly well and after 17 weeks of release, all inside the top 5, it has taken $55.24 Million.