Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 24th December 2021, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Spider-Man: No Way Home from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Matrix Resurrections
• Don't Look Up
• The King's Man

The Matrix Resurrections

• The movie is directed by Lana Wachowski, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Lana Wachowski also directed Jupiter Ascending in 2015 which grossed £4.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $183.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Keanu Reeves who also starred in Thumbsucker (2005).
• The film also stars Carrie-Anne Moss who last appeared in The Clockwork Girl (2014).
• Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), The Animatrix (2003) and The Matrix (1999).
• UK box office prediction: 2

Don't Look Up

• The movie is directed by Adam McKay, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Adam McKay also directed Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy in 2004 which grossed £1.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in The Aviator (2005).
• The film also stars Jennifer Lawrence who last appeared in X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019).

The King's Man

• The movie is directed by Matthew Vaughn, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Matthew Vaughn also directed Kingsman: The Golden Circle in 2017 which grossed £24.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $410.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in Quiz Show (1995).
• The film also stars Gemma Arterton who last appeared in Summerland (2020).
• They also appeared together in and Clash of the Titans (2010).
• UK box office prediction: 4

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

• The Lost Daughter, Friday, 17th December
• Malibu Road, Thursday, 9th September
• Titane, Friday, 31st December
• Si Hai, Friday, 24th December
• Spaceman, Friday, 24th December
• Perfect Blue, Friday, 24th December

Nothing could stop the Man of Steel from taking the top of the UK box office this week as Zack Snyers new take on Superman enters at the top.

We all saw it coming, like a speeding bullet perhaps, the re-imagined Superman franchise achieved big numbers last weekend. During it's opening weekend it took £11.2 million in Britain making it the 36 best opening weekend ever in the UK. After Earth falls into second place, not bad considering the bad reviews it's had.

Last year Prometheus was still at the top of the UK box office and during a quiet week for new releases Rocks of Ages was the highest new film at 4.

Five years go Sex and the City got knocked from the top spot into 2nd as The Incredible Hulk took over during it's opening weekend.

Ten years ago it was still all about The Matrix Reloaded riding the top spot while the highest new film was Identity at 3.

Fifteen years ago it was still The Wedding Singer at the top, and with almost no new films out that week the highest new film was Stiff Upper Lips right down at 10.

After a bad reception and opening weekend in America the UK shows more love for Will Smith and son by taking After Earth to the top.

Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, once the talk of Hollywood, After Earth stars the two Smith boys in a film set 1000 years from now in a time when there are no people left on earth. A quiet week for new releases mean that a £2.2 million gross saw off last weeks top film, Hangover Part III which slips to second place.

Last year Prometheus was still at the top of the box office while horror film The Pact was the highest new film at 4 with just £900,000 for the weekend.

Five years ago Sex and the City was still keeping the top spot warm which slapstick comedy Superhero The Movie was the highest new film at 3 with £800,000. Ten year ago The Matrix Reloaded was still at the top as Anger Management crept into number 2 with £1.7 million.

Fifteen years ago Adam Sandler was there again hitting the top spot with The Wedding Singer which debuted at the top with £1 million.

The top 5 on the UK box office this week was almost static with The Wolf Pack leading the way in their 3rd Hangover outing.

The Hangover Part III stayed at the top for a second weekend in a row this week with no competition from any new releases meaning the only movement in the top 5 was Star Trek into Darkness climbing 1 place and The Great Gatsby dropping a place.

Longest stay in the chart this week is The Croods which is now on an 11 week run and the highest grossing film is Iron Man 3 which has to date grossed £ 36,358,709 A year ago Ridley Scott brought his new Alien film to cinemas in the shape of Prometheus which debut at the top and was hence the highest new film knocking Men in Black 3 from the top.

Five years ago the first Sex and the City movie made it's debut at the top of the UK box office knocking the fourth instalment of the Indiana Jones franchise, The Kingdom of the Chrystal Skull from the top.

Ten years ago The Matrix Reloaded was still riding the wave of expectation at the top keeping Steve Martin at bay in the runner up spot in Bringing Down the House which debuted at 2.

Fifteen year ago meteor disaster movies were all the rage and Deep Impact was still at the top while horror film Wishmaster was the highest new film at 3.

Twenty years ago Indecent Proposal was proving to be the top grossing film of May.

Check out this weeks UK box office.