Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 24th September 2021, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Many Saints of Newark
• The Green Knight
• Oasis Knebworth 1996

The Many Saints of Newark

• The movie is directed by Alan Taylor, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alan Taylor also directed The Wonderful Maladys in 2010.
• It stars Michael Gandolfini who also starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021).
• Box office prediction: Number 3

The Green Knight

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Lowery also directed A Ghost Story in 2017 which grossed £133.9K in the UK.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020).
• The film also stars Alicia Vikander who last appeared in Anthropocene the Human Epoch (2018).
• Box office prediction: Number 8

Oasis Knebworth 1996

• The movie is directed by Jake Scott, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Scott also directed Welcome to the Rileys in 2011 which grossed £517 in the UK.
• It stars Liam Gallagher who also starred in Liam Gallagher: As It Was (2019).
• The film also stars Noel Gallagher who last appeared in Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019).
• Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher have starred in 3 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Blur No Distance Left to Run (2010).
• Box office prediction: Number 7

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

Next weeks there is 1 new movie

• No Time to Die - Thursday, 30th September

Sequel movie Spiral: From the Book of Saw occupies the top spot on the US box office for a second weekend despite an almost 50% drop from last weekend while Dream Horse is the top new movie at 9 with $844,279.

Although Dream Horse was the highest new movie of the week a release release of 2020's animated Scoob! was the highest movie to appear that wasn't on last weeks chart as it had a re-entry at number 8 with $850,000.

The box office is really on the road to recovery now and but with studios waiting for the summer season to kick off properly the top 5 movie are almost static with Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon the shining movie on its 13th weekend of release.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - Dream Horse (@9)
• Longest run - Raya and the Last Dragon and Tom and Jerry: The Movie (13 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Godzilla Vs. Kong ($96.9 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown weekend 21st - 23rd May 2021

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

After making its debut at the top of the US box office last weekend the Saw sequel movie starring Chris Rock remains there for a second weekend with $4.55 Millon, a 55% drop.

This brings the horror movies total US gross to $15.8 Million after 10 days of release.

Wrath of Man

Guy Ritchies latest directorial outing sits at number 2 this weekend with a weekend gross of $2.9 Million, down just 21% from last weekend.

This brings the Jason Statham starring movies total US gross to $18.8 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Those Who Wish Me Dead

The Angelina Jolie starring movie remains at number 3 this weekend with a gross of $1.8 Million, a 35% drop from last weekend taking its total gross to $5.5 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Now on its 13th weekend of release the Disney animated fantasy jumps back up the box office to number 4 with a gross of $1.6 Million, a very slim 2% drop from last weekend.

The movie has now taken an excellent $48 Million over its box office run and is sure to hit $50 Million by next weekend.

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Another movie going back up the box office is the monster battle which this week takes $1.4 Million, a slim 6% drop from last weekend giving the movie a total gross of $96 Million over 8 weeks and looking the $100 Million milestone in the face.

Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.

Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.

Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck
• Will Gluck also directed Friends With Benefits in 2011 which grossed £6.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars James Corden who last starred in Superintelligence (2020).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who last appeared in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019).
• James Corden and Elizabeth Debicki starred in Peter Rabbit (2018) together.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• The movie is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
• Darren Lynn Bousman also directed Identity Lost in 2001.
• It stars Chris Rock who last starred in The Witches (2020).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

The Unholy

• The movie is from director Evan Spiliotopoulos
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who last starred in Walkaway Joe (2020).
• The film also stars Cary Elwes who last appeared in Black Christmas (2019).

Nomadland

• The movie is directed by Chlo� Zhao
• Chlo� Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Frances McDormand who last starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2020).
• The film also stars Gay DeForest who is making a feature film debut.

My New York Year

• The movie is directed by Philippe Falardeau
• Philippe Falardeau also directed The Bleeder in 2016.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who last starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who last appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories New and Selected (2017).

Army of the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Hiroyuki Sanada who last starred in Mortal Kombat (2021).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who last appeared in My Spy (2020).
• Hiroyuki Sanada and Dave Bautista starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019) together.

Sound of Metal

• The movie is from director Darius Marder
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who last starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020).
• The film also stars Olivia Cooke who last appeared in Naked Singularity (2021).

Those Who Wish Me Dead

• The movie is directed by Taylor Sheridan
• Taylor Sheridan also directed Wind River in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who last starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Le Mans '66 (2019).

Rare Beasts

• The movie is from director Billie Piper
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Billie Piper who last starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
• The film also stars Leo Bill who last appeared in In Fabric (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Wednesday, 26th May
• Cruella, Friday, 28th May
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Friday, 28th May
• First Cow, Friday, 28th May

As life for the cinema industry gets back to normal levels after the pandemic closed nearly all cinemas the much delayed new movie in the Saw series takes over at the top of the US box office.

The movie takes over from Wrath of Man which made its debut last weekend while Angelina Jolie's new movie Those Who Wish Me Dead makes a new entry at number 3.

US Box Office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spiral: From The Book of Saw (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Spiral: From The Book of Saw (@1)
• Longest run - Tom & Jerry: The Movie (12 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Godzilla Vs. Kong ($95 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th May 2021.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Seven film in and the Saw series is still going strong and the new episode in the long running series makes its debut this week at the top of the box office.

The movie starring the Hollywood A listers Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson takes $8.72 Million over its debut weekend.

With many new movies coming out over the coming weeks and months that have been delayed and hence there is a big appetite for will effect the future performance for the movie but its a good start and should de well for the next few weeks.

Wrath of Man

After an impressive debut last weekend at the top of the box office the new movie from director Guy Ritchie falls to number 2 this weekend with $3.74 Million, a 54% drop from last weekend.

The movie after 2 weekends on the box office has now taken a total of $14.6 Million.

Those Who Wish Me Dead

Making its debut at number 3 this weekend is the new movie starring Angelina Jolie which takes $2.8 Million.

Its a good debut for the movie which has had little hype and is getting a release as cinemas open and as many much delayed movie start to open.

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train

The Japanese animated feature falls to 4 this weekend with a weekend gross of $1.7 Million, a 42% drop.

The movie has now been on the box office for 4 weeks and has taken an excellent $41.9 Million.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disneys latest animated take was released on Disney+ premium day and date with cinemas and yet it has still managed to be on the top 5 for 11 weeks and this weekend takes $1.7 Million, just 8% down from last week.

The movie has taken an excellent $46.12 Million since release.