Horror movie Abigail has been given an 18 age rating by the BBFC for strong bloody violence, gore.

The movie stars Giancarlo Esposito who has previously been in Maze Runner: The Death Cure and Bob Roberts, it also stars Dan Stevens who has starred in Her Smell and Earwig and the Witch.

The movie is co-directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin who has previously directed Ready Or Not and Scream VI among other movies, and Tyler Gillett who has directed V/H/S and the 2022 reboot of Scream~2022.

Movie Synopsis

A ransom plot goes disastrously wrong for a team of kidnappers when they discover something far more sinister about the little girl they have taken captive.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Abigail
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore
• Release date: 19th April 2024
• Runtime: 109 minutes (1 hours 49 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
  • Tyler Gillett
• Starring:
  • Giancarlo Esposito
  • Dan Stevens
  • Kathryn Newton

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Illumination, the Universal animation arm, scores another massive hit with their video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie which makes its debut with the highest gross ever by an animated feature, take that Disney!

Director and star Ben Affleck takes his new movie Air to number 2 this weekend with a debut gross of $20 Million which is the directors second best gross after The Town which took $23 Million on its debut.

John Wick: Chapter 4 falls to number 3 this week while Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves falls from its debut of number 1 last week to number 4 this week, it seems to be hitting a similar audience to The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Scream VI falls to number 5 while Paint about the famous painter Bob Ross is new at number 9 with $750,000

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th April 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $204,628,865 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $20,214,826 over its debut weekend

John Wick: Chapter 4

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,600,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $147,066,799 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $125,752,812 at the box office after 3 weeks of release.

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,500,000 over the weekend, a 61% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $62,277,540 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023

Scream VI

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,315,000 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $103,846,400 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $73,298,673 at the box office after 5 weeks of release.

As the blockbuster movies continue to get a box office release this weekend we have a rare non sequel movie as Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves makes its debut at the top.

After a single week at number 1 John Wick: Chapter 4 falls into the runner up spot with a large 62% drop over last weekend as the movies total goes to $122 Million.

Just in time for the Easter period religious movie His Only Son makes its debut at number 4 with a very reasonable gross of $5.3 Million on ites debut.

At number 7 there a new entry for A Thousand and One from director A.V. Rockwell who is making a directorial debut, the movie takes $1.8 Million over the weekend.

Avatar: The Way of Water and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish are at number 11 and number 10 respectively as they start the end of their journey on the box office, the Avatar sequel has taken $681.7 Million in total and the Puss in Boots sequel has taken $184 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd April 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $37,205,784 over its debut week of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $28,210,000 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $122,878,306 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $100,988,941 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $98,228,065 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $68,962,596 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $5,300,000 over its debut week of release
• The movie was released in 1,920 for a $2,865 fer theatre average

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,007,290 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $148,579,993 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took $108,733,399 at the box office after 5 weeks of release.

As expected the fourth chapter in the John Wick series of action movies makes its debut at the top of the US box office easily replacing Shazam! Fury of the God's at the top.

Creed III goes back up to number 2 this weekend which is a testement of how much Shazam! 2 is failing at the box office despite the positive reviews.

Falling to number 10 this weekend is Avatar: The Way of Water which has spend an amazing 15 weeks on the US box office and has taken an amazing $680.5 Million.

The Florence Pugh starring movie A Good Person is at number 12 with a debut gross of $834,018 and one place under is the long awaited US release of The Lost King which has an opening gross of $575,000.

Mopping up some final box office glory after its fantastic Oscar night is Everything Everywhere All At Once which is at 14 with $445,429 after an incredible 37 weeks on the box office and a total gross of $76.6 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $73,525,000 on its debut weekend
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $56,818,067 at the box office after 1 weeks of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $10,444,597 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $140,889,000 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took $104,870,060 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $9,700,000 over the weekend, a 68% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $46,306,765 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Shazam! which took $94,226,527 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $8,400,000 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $89,892,710 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $62,014,414 at the box office after 3 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks US box office
• It grosses $3,250,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $27,834,100 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

The fourth chapter in the popular action series John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 4, makes its debut at the top of the global box office this weekend with an opening gross of $137.5 Million from 72 countries.

This is a series best for the franchise which stars Keanu Reeves in the lead role.

Last weeks number 1 movie Shazam! Fury of the Gods falls to number 3 this weekend after spending a single week at the top, the movie has taken a relatively low $102 Million.

Making a big jump up the box office this week is Suzume the Japanese animated movie which increases its week on week gross by 88% climbing to number 2 with a total gross of $182 Million after 20 weeks.

The Best Is Yet to Come is a new entry at number 8 with $4.5 Million.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th March 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.
• It grosses $137,525,000 on its debut weekend.
• The movie is release in 72 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $92,225,000 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $57,714,000 over the weekend, an 88% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $182,367,000 over 20 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 7 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $21,800,000 over the weekend, a 67% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $102,406,765 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 78 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Shazam! which took $258,813,013 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $14,300,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $139,292,710 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 54 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream which took $106,238,780 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $13,769,204 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $245,888,997 over 4 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 $126,934,605 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.