This weekend, Friday 8th December 2023, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wonka
• The Peasants
• Please Dont Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Tarrac

Wonka

• The movie is directed by Paul King, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Paul King also directed Paddington 2 in 2017 which grossed £42.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $228 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timoth�e Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who was last seen in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

• The movie is from director Paul Briganti.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Herlihy who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Higgins who was last seen in A Man Called Otto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• The movie is directed by Sam Fell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sam Fell also directed ParaNormaN in 2012 which grossed £6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Thandiwe Newton who also starred in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tarrac

• The movie is directed by Declan Recks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Declan Recks also directed The Truth Commissioner in 2016 which grossed £1.8K in the UK.
• It stars Kelly Gough who also starred in Out of Innocence (2019).
• The film also stars Lorcan Cranitch who was last seen in Lakelands (2023).
• Declan Recks directed Lorcan Cranitch in Dad
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 15th December
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 15th December
• What Happens Later - Friday, 15th December

With Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 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.

• Barbie
• They Cloned Tyrone
• Oppenheimer
• The Secret Kingdom

Barbie

• The movie is directed by Greta Gerwig, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Greta Gerwig also directed Nights and Weekends in 2008.
• It stars Margot Robbie who also starred in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).
• The film also stars Ryan Gosling who was last seen in The Gray Man (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Big Short in 2016.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

They Cloned Tyrone

• The movie is from director Juel Taylor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996).
• The film also stars Kiefer Sutherland who was last seen in The Contractor (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Oppenheimer

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Christopher Nolan also directed Insomnia in 2002 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in In Time (2011).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who was last seen in Pain Hustlers (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Quiet Place: Part II in 2021.
• Christopher Nolan directed Cillian Murphy in The Dark Knight
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Secret Kingdom

• The movie is from director Matt Drummond.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Alyla Browne who also starred in Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022).
• The film also stars Alice Parkinson who was last seen in Not Suitable For Children (2012).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 28th July
• Talk to Me - Friday, 28th July
• Ladybug and Cat Noir Awakening - Friday, 28th July - streaming
• Mavka: The Forest Song - Friday, 28th July

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th September 2022, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Don't Worry Darling from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• BROS
• The Good House
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Blonde
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Wolf Pack
• Smile

BROS

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Nicholas Stoller also directed Storks in 2016 which grossed $72.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Luke Macfarlane who also starred in Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017).
• The film also stars Billy Eichner who was last seen in Noelle (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Good House

• The movie is from director Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sigourney Weaver who also starred in Crazy On the Outside (2010).
• The film also stars Kevin Kline who was last seen in The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).
• Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Investigation: A Search For the Truth In Ten Acts in 2019, Dave in 1993, The Tale of Despereaux in 2008 and The Ice Storm in 1998.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed $76.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Thorn (1974).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed Killing Them Softly in 2012 which grossed $15 Mil. in the US and grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Overdrive (2017).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011 which grossed $45.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Scoob! (2020).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Wolf Pack

• The movie is from director Michael Chiang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jin Zhang who also starred in The Love Clinic (2010).
• The film also stars Gianluca Zoppa who was last seen in Too Cool to Kill (2022).

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Loverboy (2005).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Here are 2 of the new movies for next weekend

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Friday, 14th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October

Released this week at UK cinemas, Brad Pitt is fighting Zombies in World Was Z, an apocalyptic set movie based on the novel by Max Brooks.

There has been some buzz surrounding this film in the run up to it's release and Brad Pitt is always a major box office potential but Superman will seriously effects it's box office and probably stop being a number one hit.

Ethan Hawk and Julie Delpy continue their relationship onscreen on Before Midnight, the third film to feature these characters. Again directed by Richard Linklater.

The series has a fan base, but it's small and the film will have the same impact on home video so a top 10 hit is probably on the cards.

Finally Dwayne Johnson stars as a desperate father searching for the truth in Snitch.

Johnson has a fan base but the subject matter may turn people off, this may miss out on the top 10 altogether.

As soon as CES started and Warner Bros. confirmed that they are going Blu-ray only we all knew it was only a matter of time before there would be only one format and this "war" would be over, and now it looks like Toshiba will announce their withdrawal from HD-DVD.

This speculation along with the Warner announcement and the many US retailers announcing either Blu-ray exclusivity or Blu-ray dominance in stores are enough to kill the format, who wants to buy a player that has little retail support.

Blu-ray is the winner and it's only a matter of days (if not hours) before it will become official. This is one in the eye for Microsoft who has reportedly pumped millions of dollars into support for the format and a big triumph for Sony who developed it.

The conspiracy around the Microsoft involvement is multilayer, but whatever the truth is I think that downloadable content for films and TV has taken a hit in the back of this move as well, people can buy a player with confidence now.

The good news for Sony now is their insistence of putting a Blu-ray player in the Playstation 3 might pay off, the gaming device is still by far one of the better players on the market and is still the cheapest certainly in the European market where the stand alone players are still not that common.

The players are sure to come down in price now and the HD-DVD format will slowly start to disappear off the shelves, for those that did buy an HD-DVD player you will soon be able to pick up the movies very cheap.