Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 13th January 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• M3GAN
• Enys Men
• Empire of Light
• TAR

M3GAN

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
• The film also stars Violet McGraw who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Enys Men

• The movie is directed by Mark Jenkin, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Mark Jenkin also directed Golden Burn in 2002.
• It stars Mary Woodvine who also starred in Dressing Granite (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Rowe who was last seen in Bait (2019).
• They also appeared together in Bait in 2019.
• Mark Jenkin directed Mary Woodvine in The Midnight Drives
• Mark Jenkin directed Edward Rowe in Bait
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed Skyfall in 2012 which grossed £102.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Mothering Sunday (2021).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in Beauty (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

TAR

• The movie is directed by Todd Field, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Todd Field also directed In the Bedroom in 2002 which grossed £662.8K in the UK.
• It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in Ponyo (2008).
• The film also stars Noemie Merlant who was last seen in Paris, 13th District (2021).
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• Babylon - Friday, 20th January

One for the technophobes in all of us, M3GAN is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong threat, violence, bloody images

The movie stars Allison Williams who starred in Horizon Line in 2020, it also stars Jenna Davis who is making a feature film debut.

The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone who directed Housebound in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that's programmed to be a child's greatest companion and a parent's greatest ally. Designed by Gemma, a brilliant roboticist, M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as it plays the role of friend and teacher, playmate and protector. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl an M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: M3GAN
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong threat, violence, bloody images
• Release date: 13th January 2023
• Runtime: 102 minutes (1 hour 42 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Gerard Johnstone
• Starring:
  • Allison Williams
  • Jenna Davis
  • Violet McGraw

BBFC movie page

Last weekend saw The Batman at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Nan Movie
• Wolf
• Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
• The Phantom of the Open
• X

The Nan Movie

• The movie is directed by Josie Rourke, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josie Rourke also directed Coriolanus: NT Live 2014 in 2014 which grossed £1.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Catherine Tate who also starred in Scenes of a Sexual Nature (2006).
• The film also stars Mathew Horne who was last seen in Breaking the Bank (2016).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box office prediction: Number 1

Wolf

• The movie is directed by Nathalie Biancheri, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nathalie Biancheri also directed Nocturnal in 2020 which grossed £3K in the UK.
• It stars George MacKay who also starred in Been So Long (2018).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who was last seen in Silent Night (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box office prediction: Number 8

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie

• The movie is from director Seong-Hu Park.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Chinatsu Akasaki who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Aya Endo who was last seen in Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box office prediction: Number 7

The Phantom of the Open

• The movie is directed by Craig Roberts, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Craig Roberts also directed Just Jim in 2015 which grossed £8.8K in the UK.
• It stars Rhys Ifans who also starred in Official Secrets (2019).
• The film also stars Mark Rylance who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• They also appeared together in Anonymous in 2011.
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box office prediction: Number 5

X

• The movie is directed by Ti West, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ti West also directed The Roost in 2006.
• It stars Mia Goth who also starred in High Life (2019).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who was last seen in Studio 666 (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is
• Box office prediction: Number 10

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild - Friday, 25th March
• Ambulance - Friday, 25th March
• Benedetta - Friday, 25th March
• Umma - Friday, 25th March
• The Worst Person In the World - Friday, 8th October
• I Am What I Am - Friday, 25th March

No big new releases this week gives Fast & Furious 9 a chance to spend a second weekend at the top of the UK box office.

There were no new movies that entered inside the top 5 this week with the top debut Freaky

Also on the chart this week there were new entries for Another Round at number 9 with £205,266, Violet Evergarden: The Movie at number 14 with £54,946 and finally Daisy Quokka: Worlds Scariest Animal at 15 with £52,780.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.

Freaky

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed £1.3 Million in the UK.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who last starred in Arkansas (2020).
• The film also stars Kathryn Newton who last appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll in 2019.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Voyagers

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Interview With the Assassin in 2002.
• It stars Tye Sheridan who last starred in The Night Clerk (2020).
• The film also stars Lily-Rose Depp who last appeared in Crisis (2021).

French Exit

• The movie is directed by Azazel Jacobs, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Azazel Jacobs also directed Mommas Man in 2008 which grossed £2.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Michelle Pfeiffer who last starred in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019).
• The film also stars Lucas Hedges who last appeared in Waves (2020).

The Tomorrow War

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in 2022.
• It stars Chris Pratt who last starred in Onward (2020).
• The film also stars Yvonne Strahovski who last appeared in Angel of Mine (2019).

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Thomas Vinterberg also directed The Commune in 2016 which grossed £25.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen who last starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Thomas Bo Larsen who last appeared in The Wave (2016).
• Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen have starred in 6 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Torremolinos 73 (2003).

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

Next week there is 1 new movie released

• Black Widow, Wednesday, 7th July