As we approach the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace it's time to remember the anniversary of the last trailer released before the movies release.

This was the last chance fans had to see any of the movie before they got to see it in full on its release, and get a flavour for the story and characters.

The trailer was first released in cinemas which was the normal way to see trailers back then, and the next day released online, and this movie is largely responsible for the internet being the way we consume trailers today, and its responsible for the uptick in home broadband!

The first trailer for the movie, shown in 1998, was placed in front of movies Meet Joe Black, The Waterboy and The Siege and perhaps turned them into bigger movies than they would normally have been.

This trailer played in front of the movie Wing Commander and is most likely responsible for much of the box office gross of that movie.

Its hard to understand unless you were there how much excitement there was before the release of this movie, it had been 16 years since the last Star Wars movie, Star Wars Return of the Jedi and expectation were high.

Arguable this gave away a little too much, and perhaps promised a bit too much, but the release date was for May (in America at least) and the hype machine was just ramping up.

Last weekend Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Killers of the Flower Moon
• Foe
• Trolls Band Together
• Leo
• It Lives Inside

Killers of the Flower Moon

• The movie is directed by Martin Scorsese, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Martin Scorsese also directed Boxcar Bertha in 1972.
• It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who also starred in Blood Diamond (2007).
• The film also stars Robert De Niro who was last seen in About My Father (2023).
• Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in This Boys Life in 1993, Les Cent Et Une Nuits De Simon Cinema in 1995 and Marvins Room in 1996.
• Martin Scorsese directed Leonardo DiCaprio in Gangs of New York
• Martin Scorsese directed Robert De Niro in Casino
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Foe

• The movie is directed by Garth Davis, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Garth Davis also directed Lion in 2017 which grossed £11.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in The Way Back (2010).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who was last seen in Carmen (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Trolls Band Together

• The movie is directed by Walt Dohrn and Tim Heitz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Walt Dohrn and Tim Heitz also directed Trolls World Tour in 2020 which grossed £948.9K in the UK.
• It stars Anna Kendrick who also starred in End of Watch (2012).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who was last seen in Dreamin' Wild (2023).
• Anna Kendrick and Zooey Deschanel have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Trolls in 2016 and Trolls World Tour in 2020.
• Walt Dohrn directed Anna Kendrick in Trolls World Tour
• Walt Dohrn directed Zooey Deschanel in Trolls
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Leo

• The movie is directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Lokesh Kanagaraj also directed Master in 2021.
• It stars Joseph Vijay who also starred in Varisu (2023).
• The film also stars Anurag Kashyap who was last seen in Imaikkaa Nodigal (2018).
• Lokesh Kanagaraj directed Joseph Vijay in Master
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

It Lives Inside

• The movie is from director Bishal Dutta.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Megan Suri who also starred in The Miseducation of Bindu (2021).
• The film also stars Neeru Bajwa who was last seen in Buhe Bariyan (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 4 new movies released

• Five Nights At Freddys - Wednesday, 25th October
• Doctor Jekyll - Friday, 27th October
• Cat Person - Friday, 27th October
• Retribution - Friday, 27th October

Barbie spends a fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office which means it now ties with Avatar: THe Way of Water and The Super Mario Bros Movie as the longest number 1 of 2023.

The movie is now by far the top grossing movie of 2023 with £78.2 Million and it probably wont be beaten going in the end of the year.

Oppenheimer still sits at number 2 behind Barbie but with a gross of £45.7 Million it is the third top movie of 2023.

Based on the Playstation video game Gran Turismo is the top new movie of the weekend at 4 with just over £1 Million, but this is a far cry from the £4.7 Million of Uncharted from 2022 which was also based on a Playstation video game.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 11th - 13th August 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,167,966 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £45,794,078 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,557,669 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,570,030 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took £8,561,776 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £990,084 over its debut weekend

The movies series that has superstar Tom Cruise at the very centre reaches its 7th edition with Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat.

Starring the ever popular Tom Cruise who starred in last years biggest movie Top Gun Maverick he has also starred in The Outsiders and The Color of Money, the movie also stars Rebecca Ferguson who has been in The Vatican and Dune~2020.

The movie is directed by long time Cruise colaborator Christopher McQuarrie who has previously directed Jack Reacher and The Way of the Gun.

Movie Synopsis

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission -- not even the lives of those he cares about most.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat
• Release date: 14th July 2023
• Runtime: 163 minutes (2 hour 43 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise
  • Rebecca Ferguson
  • Pom Klementieff

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Fast X was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Little Mermaid
• Master Gardener
• Sisu
• About My Father
• Hypnotic

The Little Mermaid

• The movie is directed by Rob Marshall, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rob Marshall also directed Into the Woods in 2015 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $213.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Halle Bailey who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Jonah Hauer-King who was last seen in Once Upon a Time In Staten Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Light Sleeper in 1992.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in 2010 which grossed £32.9K in the UK.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

About My Father

• The movie is from director Laura Terruso.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Everybody's Fine (2009).
• The film also stars Leslie Bibb who was last seen in The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hypnotic

• The movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Robert Rodriguez also directed Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 which grossed £2.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $98.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Armageddon (1998).
• The film also stars Alice Braga who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (2021).
• 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 2 new movies released

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Friday, 2nd June
• Reality - Friday, 2nd June