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$0This weekend, Friday 12th May 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, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, for the number 1 spot?
Check out other new releases from around the world.
Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
The British fishing based movie Fisherman's Friends makes a good new entry at number 2 but Captain MArvel is too strong on its second weekend of release and remains at the top.
The hit Marvel movie starring Brie Larson remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend taking £6.6 million.
This pushed the female led super hero movie to £23.6 million after 10 days in cinemas (including previews).
The British films directed by Chris Foggin enters the box office at number 2 this week with a debut gross of £1.2 million.
The film has got very good reviews across the board which could hold the film in good sted and see it a staple of the box office for the coming weeks.
The mind reading comedy starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan enters the UK box office this week at 3 with a gross of £836,612.
Falling to number 4 this week the second brick movie takes £643,623 on its fourth weekend of release.
The film is taking a long slide down the chart and considering how its total gross of £17.5 million is far lower than the first film this will work in its favour.
Falling to number 5 this week is the Stephen Merchant directorial debut which has done quite well for itself and this weekend takes £632,598.
This pushes the films total UK gross to £4.6 million.
This week At the UK box office the little yellow Minions held off the highest new film quite comfortably to gain a second week a the top.
With a £4.15 million weekend the Minions has brought its total gross to £27.6 million, which ahead of both of the Despicable Me film from the same series.
Rolling into second place is Ted 2, Ted was a massive surprise hit back in 2012 taking nearly £12 million on it's opening weekend, Ted 2 has taken £3.8 on it's debut and will struggle to get over £10 million in total.
Other new films this week are Love and Mercy at number 9 and Song of The Sea at number 10.
Historical Charts
A Year ago - Transformers: Age of Extinction took over at the top of the UK box office on its debut knocking down Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie to number 3.
Five years ago - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse entered the chart at the top knocking Shrek Forever After down to number 2.
Ten years ago - War of The Worlds held its own at the top while the highest new film was The Descent which enters at number 3.
Fifteen years ago - Chicken Run continued to dominate the box office at the top while this highest new entry was at number 3 in the shape of The Patriot.
Twenty years ago - The Batman franchise was still thriving and Batman Forever entered the box office at the top, First Knight fell to number 2.
Twenty Five years ago - Back to The Future Part III was entering at the top while Dick tracy fell to number 2.
In what seems like a bit of an ironic pun the new Kevin Smith directed film A Couple of Dicks get a new title because it was deemed too rude for American audiences, and the new title is a Cop Out!
I am sure the pun is intended in more ways than one. Bruce Willis stars alongside Tracy Morgan as a couple of Dicks, as in Private Detectives, hence the original title, and a better title at that.
That said the first trailer for the film does nothing to show that this will be more than an average comedy and nothing which shows off the directorial or writing talent that Smith has, or for that fact show the comic tallent Bruce Willis has?
Check out the trailer at Apple.com's website and let me know what you think.