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

Hot on the heels of her Oscar nominated performance in Everything Everywhere all at Once Stephanie Hsu stars in Joy Ride~2023 which has been given a 15 age rating for sex, sex references, nudity, drug misuse, language, comic injury, racism

Apart from Everything Everywhere all at Once Stephanie Hsuhas also starred in The Four Faced Liar and Asking For It, the movie also stars Ashley Park who has appeared in Are You Joking and Tune In For Love.

The movie is directed by Adele Lim who is making a feature film debut with Joy Ride~2023 but has been a prolific TV produces with series such as Lethal Weapon and the American version of Life on Mars.

Movie Synopsis

When Audrey's business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the help of Lolo, her childhood best friend, Kat, a college friend, and Deadeye, Lolo's eccentric cousin. Their epic, no-holds-barred experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Joy Ride~2023
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: sex, sex references, nudity, drug misuse, language, comic injury, racism
• Release date: 4th August 2023
• Runtime: 135 minutes (2 hour 15 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Adele Lim
• Starring:
  • Stephanie Hsu
  • David Denman
  • Ashley Park

BBFC movie page

Making its debut at the top of the global box office this weekend is the sequel movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods which gets a release in 78 countries taking $65 Million.

The movie pushes Scream VI from the top after a single weekend at the top which itself takes $28 Million this weekend for a total gross of $116 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Goin back up the box office this week as it starts to get a wide release is Suzume No Tojimari, this week taking $6.9 Million for a $121 Million total after 19 weeks.

Coming in at number 10 is My Happy Marriage which is a Japanese Drama/Fantasy about a couple forced into marriage who have to learn to live with each other, the movie takes $5.1 Million on its debut.

Finally new on the top 15 this weekend is Shin Kamen Rider which comes in at number 13 with just over $4.4 million on its debut.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 week at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $65,500,000 over its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 78 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Shazam! which took $158,775,000 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 $28,800,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $116,029,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 54 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $84,947,929 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $27,372,838 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $224,299,974 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 76 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took $119,671,912 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $18,393,119 over the weekend, a 10% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $50,856,246 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 1 country globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $10,900,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $38,827,395 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 55 countries globally this weekend

The latest in the long running Scream~1997 series makes its debut at the top of the global box office this weekend with an opening of over $67 Million.

ALso new this weekend is the dinosaur movie 65 and the Chinese only release Post Truth while the American comedy Champions lands at number 10 with $6 Million.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

The Scream~1997 series is now 6 movies long and seems to be going from strength to strength as the new movie lands at the top of the global box office on its debut 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.
• It grosses $67,100,000 on its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 54 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $48,600,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

The third movie in the Creed series falls to the runner up spot on its second weekend of release dropping 49% from its debut gross.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $51,172,435 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $179,357,709 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 76 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took $92,569,147 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Making its debut at number 3 is the Adam Driver starring movie about dinosaurs and science fiction which takes $20 Million on its first weekend.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $20,800,000 on its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 33 countries globally this weekend

The Chinese only release is a new entry at number 4 this week with a gross of $40 Million, not bad for a movie released in a single country.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $20,348,700 on its debut weekend
• The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

The latest MCU movie falls to number 5 this weekend as it takes a total gross of $447 Million after 4 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $16,800,000 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $447,578,428 over 4 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took $377,714,434 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.