This weekend, Friday 5th April 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• Housekeeping For Beginners
• Wicked Little Letters
• Coup De Chance
• Femme
• The First Omen
• The Beast
• DogMan

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Housekeeping For Beginners

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Kings of the Court in 1997.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Death Stranding in , Saw XI in 2024, Stand By Me Doraemon 3 in , Moana 2 in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars Rogue Squadron in , The Shrinking of Treehorn in 2024, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.
• directed in Avengers: Secret Wars
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wicked Little Letters

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan also directed The One and Only Ivan in 2020.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Locke (2014).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who's last movie was Fingernails (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup De Chance

• The movie is directed by Woody Allen, it is the directors 52nd movie.
• Woody Allen also directed Whatever Works in 2010.
• It stars Lou de Laage who also starred in Jappeloup (2013).
• The film also stars Niels Schneider who's last movie was Icarus (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Black Book in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Femme

• The movie is from director Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars George MacKay who also starred in Peter Pan (2003).
• The film also stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett who's last movie was Candyman (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Bertrand Bonello, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Bertrand Bonello also directed House of Tolerance in 2012.
• It stars L�a Seydoux who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars George MacKay who's last movie was Femme (2023).
• Bertrand Bonello directed L�a Seydoux in Saint Laurent
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

DogMan

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc in 2000 which grossed $14.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $67.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Heaven Knows What (2016).
• The film also stars Jojo T. Gibbs who's last movie was Past Lives (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 7 new movies released

• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• The Long Game - Friday, 12th April
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - Friday, 12th April
• The Absence of Eden - Friday, 12th April
• Coup De Chance - Friday, 5th April - streaming
• Sting - Friday, 12th April

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd February 2024, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Bob Marley: One Love from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wicked Little Letters
• Out of Darkness
• Memory
• National Theatre Live: Vanya
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training
• Perfect Days

Wicked Little Letters

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed The One and Only Ivan in 2020.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Le Donk and Scor Zay Zee (2009).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who was last seen in Fingernails (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Out of Darkness

• The movie is from director Andrew Cumming.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chuku Modu who also starred in Captain Marvel (2019).
• The film also stars Safia Oakley-Green who was last seen in The Colour Room (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Memory

• The movie is directed by Michel Franco, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Michel Franco also directed New Order in 2020 which grossed £3.8K in the UK.
• It stars Jessica Chastain who also starred in Texas Killing Fields (2011).
• The film also stars Peter Sarsgaard who was last seen in The Batman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Vanya

• The movie is directed by Sam Yates, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sam Yates also directed Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar in 2019.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Oslo (2021).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $498.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015).
• The film also stars Kengo Kawanishi who was last seen in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village (2023).
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village in 2023.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Kengo Kawanishi in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Perfect Days

• The movie is directed by Wim Wenders, it is the directors 43rd movie.
• Wim Wenders also directed Pope Francis: A Man of His Word in 2018 which grossed £21.6K in the UK.
• It stars Miyako Tanaka who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Koji Yakusho who was last seen in Fam�lia (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

• Hamlet - Tuesday, 27th February
• Dune Part Two - Friday, 1st March
• Lisa Frankenstein - Friday, 1st March
• Spaceman - Friday, 1st March - streaming
• Four Daughters - Friday, 1st March

Video Game adaptation Five Nights At Freddys got off to a fantastic start at the North American box office this weekend with a $78 Million gross topping the box office on its debut.

Taylor Swift proved an immovable force with her The Eras Tour movie which dropped just the one place to number 2 this weekend, the event movie has now taken an amazing $150 Million.

Last weekends top new movie Killers of the Flower Moon fell hard this week with a 61% drop giving the movie a $40 Million total.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th October 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $78,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,700,000 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $149,344,861 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $40,679,083 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $5,060,815 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,100,000 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $59,365,830 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist only lasted for 3 weeks on the US box office.

Last weekend John Wick: Chapter 4 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
• Spinning Gold
• Murder Mystery 2
• Rye Lane
• Mikael
• Acidman
• Assassin

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• The movie is directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein also directed Game Night in 2018 which grossed $69 Mil. in the US and grossed $117.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pine who also starred in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
• The film also stars Michelle Rodriguez who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spinning Gold

• The movie is directed by Timothy Scott Bogart and Quinn Scott Bogart, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Timothy Scott Bogart and Quinn Scott Bogart also directed Verona in 2023.
• It stars Michelle Monaghan who also starred in Source Code (2011).
• The film also stars Jason Isaacs who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• Timothy Scott Bogart directed Jason Isaacs in Verona
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Murder Mystery 2

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Garelick, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeremy Garelick also directed The Binge in 2020.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Eight Crazy Nights (2002).
• The film also stars Jennifer Aniston who was last seen in Friends 25th: The One With the Anniversary (2019).
• Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Just Go With It in 2011 and Murder Mystery in 2019.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Rye Lane

• The movie is from director Raine Allen-Miller.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars David Jonsson who also starred in Faust (2012).
• The film also stars Vivian Oparah who was last seen in Teen Spirit (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mikael

• The movie is from director Kordo Doski.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kordo Doski who also starred in Mikael (2023).
• The film also stars Sitara Hewitt who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Acidman

• The movie is directed by Alex Lehmann, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Alex Lehmann also directed Blue Jay in 2016.
• It stars Dianna Agron who also starred in Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011).
• The film also stars Thomas Haden Church who was last seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Assassin

• The movie is from director Jesse Atlas.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Alpha Dog (2007).
• The film also stars Andy Allo who was last seen in 2 Minutes of Fame (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Walking Miracle - Tuesday, 4th April
• Air - Wednesday, 5th April
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Wednesday, 5th April
• Chevalier - Friday, 7th April
• Paint - Friday, 7th April
• The Popes Exorcist - Friday, 7th April
• On a Wing and a Prayer - Friday, 7th April
• Joyland - Friday, 7th April

When the movie was first released it was a quirky movie about multiverse jumping, coinciding with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, but here we are nearly a year later and the movie is doing well in the awards season and is nominated for 11 Oscars.

The movie is nominated in the following categories

• Best Motion Picture of the Year
• Best Achievement in Directing
• Dan Kwan
• Daniel Scheinert
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
• Michelle Yeoh
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
• Stephanie Hsu
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Ke Huy Quan
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
• Best Achievement in Costume Design
• Best Achievement in Film Editing

Its good to see a movie like this getting recognition for its creative flair and anti-blockbuster independent look and feel.

Michelle Yeoh gets recognitions in a lead actress role although Cate Blanchett is also nominated for Tar and is the current favourite.

Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first ever nomination but Angela Bassett also get a nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which is the current favourite.

Here is a list of all the movies up for best picture of the year

1. All Quiet on the Western Front
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Elvis
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
6. The Fabelmans
7. Tar
8. Top Gun: Maverick
9. Triangle of Sadness
10. Women Talking

Its interesting seeing both Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick on the list, 2 of the highest grossing movies of the last 12 months, Oscar does not normally award big budget, high grossing blockbusters, although neither will probably get the award!

In the lead actor category Colin Farrell gets a nod for The Banshees of Inisherin but the hot favourite is Brendan Fraser in The Whale who is the one to beat.

The most wide open category is best director which has no out and out leader, Steven Spielberg is an Oscar darling and must be a favourite for The Fabelmans, but then Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan must also be in with a shout for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The ceremony takes place on Sunday March 12th and the full list of nomination can be found on the Oscars Website.