This weekend, Friday 8th September 2023, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Equalizer 3, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
• Jawan
• The Nun II
• Raid On the Lethal Zone

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

• The movie is directed by Nia Vardalos, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nia Vardalos also directed I Hate Valentine's Day in 2009.
• It stars Nia Vardalos who also starred in Mckenna Shoots For the Stars (2012).
• The film also stars John Corbett who was last seen in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021).
• Nia Vardalos and John Corbett have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My Big Fat Greek Wedding in 2002, I Hate Valentine's Day in 2009 and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in 2016.
• Nia Vardalos directed Nia Vardalos in I Hate Valentine's Day
• Nia Vardalos directed John Corbett in I Hate Valentine's Day
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

• The movie is directed by Aitch Alberto, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Aitch Alberto also directed Jorge Ameer Presents Straight Men and the Men Who Love Them 3 in 2014.
• It stars Kevin Alejandro who also starred in Strange Wilderness (2008).
• The film also stars Eva Longoria who was last seen in Tell It Like a Woman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Jawan

• The movie is directed by Atlee, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Atlee also directed Mersal in 2017.
• It stars Shah Rukh Khan who also starred in Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva (2022).
• The film also stars Nayanthara who was last seen in Connect (2022).
• Atlee directed Nayanthara in Bigil
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Nun II

• The movie is directed by Michael Chaves, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Michael Chaves also directed The Curse of La Llorona in 2019 which grossed $54.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Taissa Farmiga who also starred in Jamesy Boy (2014).
• The film also stars Anna Popplewell who was last seen in The Gallery (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Raid On the Lethal Zone

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed The White Storm 2: Drug Lords in 2019.
• It stars Yuan Du who also starred in Hi, Mom (2021).
• The film also stars Jason Gu who was last seen in 1921 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• Theater Camp - Friday, 14th July - streaming
• A Haunting In Venice - Friday, 15th September
• The Inventor - Friday, 15th September

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th July 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $64,050,000 over 1 week in cinemas
• The movie is a sequel to Insidious: The Last Key which took $0 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $58,300,000 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $247,905,329 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull which took $469,578,416 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $53,531,000 over the weekend, a 28% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $120,260,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $45,669,126 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $428,027,234 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 4 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $40,207,249 over 1 week in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

The live action version of The Lion King moves to the top of the global box office on its second weekend of release as the film hits cinemas across the globe.

The Lion King

The film hit the global box office last week at number 3 with its Chinese release but this week with a global release the film easily hits the top of the box office.

Released in 53 countries the Jon Favreau directed film takes $454 Million to climb to number one which gives the film a $531 Million total gross.

Spider Man: Far From Home

Falling to number 2 on its 4th weekend of release the Spidey movie takes $58.2 Million from 68 countries.

This pushes the film total global gross to $970.7 Million which means the film could well pass the Billion dollar mark by next weekend.

Toy Story 4

The Animated movie falls to 3 this week with a weekend gross of $40.4 Million from 45 countries which pushes the film total gross to $859.4 Million.

Looking Up

This Chinese film is released in just 2 countries but this week makes it global box office debut at number 4 with $37.6 Million.

This gives the film a new total global gross of $61.1 Million.

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

Falling to number 5 on its 3rd weekend of release the Chinese film takes $15.6 Million from 8 countries for a global total of $174.5 Million.

Avengers: Endgame

Outside the chart the Marvel Studios mega hit takes over the crown from Avatar as the highest grossing movie of all time.

The films global gross this weekend went to $2.790 Billion which beats Avatars $2.789 Billion by a slim margin but its an all important slim margin, it has taken 12 weeks to get to this amazing milestone.

Spider-Man: Far From Home stays at the top of the global box office for a second weekend with The Lion King live action the top new film with a limited release.

Spider Man: Far From Home

3 weeks in and the Sony Marvel film stays at the top of the global box office for a second weekend, and lets face it last weekend, with a box office of $145.3 from 68 countries.

This pushes the films total global gross to $847 Million to date.

Toy Story 4

The Pixar animated movie stays at number 2 this week with a weekend gross of $68.7 from 46 countries, the films total global gross is now $424.7 Million after 4 weeks of release.

The Lion King

The latest live action movie from Disney makes its first appearance on the global box office at number 3 with $54.7 Million from only 1 country, China.

The film is released across much of the rest of the world this coming weekend and will top the global box office next weekend, and maybe smash a box office record or two.

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

The Chinese smash hit falls to 4 this weekend with a gross of $33.6 Million from 7 countries for a $137.9 Million total gross after 2 weeks of release.

Annabelle Comes Home

The Conjuring Universe from falls to 5 this week with $23.6 from 79 countries for a $173.5 Million total after 3 weeks.

Having been released in only 3 territories last last weekend and making an incredible entry at 2 on the global box office Spider-Man: Far From Home easily climbs to the top on its second weekend.

Spider Man: Far From Home

The first post Avengers: Endgame MCU movie climbs to the top of the global box office this week after making its debut at 2 last week.

The movie takes and excellent $331.6 Million from 67 countries which pushes its total global gross to $580 Million.

Toy Story 4

Falling to number 2 from the top on its third weekend of release the Pixar film takes $77.4 Million from 46 countries.

This pushes the animated films total global gross over the $600 Million mark to $649.9 Million.

The White Storm 2: Drug Lords

Released in only 2 countries the Chinese gang movie takes $59.6 Million this weekend.

The film is the highest new film this week despite being on its second weekend of release and its total gross to date is $61.8 Million.

Annabelle Comes Home

The Conjuring Universe horror movie falls to 4 this week with a second weekend gross of $30.1 Million from 70 countries for a global total of $134.7 Million.

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Now on its 7th weekend the animated feature takes $27.1 Million from 62 countries for a total gross of $262.4 Million.