US release: 8th December 2006
Spain release: 5th December 2006
United Arab Emirates release: 7th December 2006
£12.1 Million 
$63.2 Million 
$205.1 Million Japanese animated movies hav done well on the North American box office this year and this week another classic makes its debut at the top of the chart as Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc makes its debut.
The movie tops the chart with an excellent $18 Million gross is a quiet time at cinemas where studios seems to be waiting for the holiday season to release movies.
Last weeks top movie, Black Phone 2, falls to number 3 this week and has taken nearly $50 Million to date.
Highest new movie this weekend
The Disney sequel movie Moana 2 has stormed the United Kingdom box office as it debuts at the top with a weekend gross of £12 Million.
This is about £10 Million more than the original Moana movie which took in 2016 when it made its debut a the same time of year.
Any other weekend Wicked~2024 would have stayed at the top of the box office with a second weekend gross of £8.3 Million, but the Disney sequel was just too strong.
Still the musical adaptation only falls to number 2 and the weeks ahead look to be strong and a battle between this and Moana 2 over the holiday period could be on the cards.
THe whole of the top 5 this weekend took over £1 Million each something which is still quite rare in the UK and hasn't happened since the weekend of August 16th 2024.
Highest new movie this weekend
Wicked~2024 tops the North American box office on its debut weekend release with a gross of $112 Million.
The stage show adaptation has been strong word of mouth and is set to be the holiday favourite movie of 2024.
Released the same day and hoping to ride the wave of hype is the sequel movie Gladiator II.
Take a very respectable $55 Million over the weekend the movie enters the box office chart at number 2.
Last weeks top movie, Red One falls to number 3 this weekend and has taken $52.8 Million to date.
Highest new movie this weekend
Horror movie based at set during the Christmas festivities Terrifier 3 has been given an 18 age rating for strong gory violence, injury detail
The movie stars Lauren LaVera who has previously been seen in Christmas Romance Al Dente and Terrifier 2, it also stars David Howard Thornton who has starred in The Mean One and Terrifier.
the movie is directed by Damien Leone who directed both Terrifier and Terrifier 2 and also directed All Hallows Eve.
Movie Synopsis
After surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. However, just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
The largest memorial day weekend opening and the highest opening of one of the biggest stars in the world isn't a bad claim for this weekends US box office as Top Gun Maverick makes its debut at the top.
Also inside the top 5 is the animated feature The Bobs Burgers Movie which is new at number 3 while the Indian sequel movie F3 Fun and Frustration is new at 10 with a debut of just over a $1 Million.
Veteran actor Tom Cruise made came to the attention of most people in the 1986 movie Top Gun and despite a number of attempts to bring a sequel to the big screen it has taken 36 years to make it.
The movie opens over memorial weekend which is often considered the start of the summer season for movies and takes an incredible $124 Million on its debut.
This is not only the top grossing movie over the holiday weekend but incredibly the top debut for Tom Cruise.
The movie has instantly become the 6th top movie in North America for 2022 but will most likely finish at least top 3.
The MCU movie from Disney has been around now for 4 weeks and gets push from the top after a successful 3 week run where it grossed an amazing $370 Million at the US box office.
This weekend the Sam Raimi directed movie take $16.4 Million, a 49% drop over last weekend, it does take over from The Batman as the top movie of 2022.
Like The Simpsons before them, Bob's Burgers makes the leap from television to the big screen and lands at number 3 this weekend.
The movie take a respectable $12.6 Million over the memorial day holiday, and with good reviews and school holidays on the horizon, like The Bad Guys this could hang around for a while.
The sequel movie based on the British Aristocracy falls to number 4 on its second weekend of release with $5.9 Million, a big 63% drop over last weekend, giving the movie a $28.4 Million total.
Falling to 3 this weekend is the animated former number 1 movie which takes $4.6 Million on its 6 weekend of release, a small 25% drop, giving the movie a total of $81.3 Million after 6 weeks of release.