With Back to Black 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.

• Challengers
• I.S.S.
• Boy Kills World
• National Theatre Live: Nye
• Spy X Family Code: White
• Ordinary Angels
• The American Society of Magical Negroes

Challengers

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed £166.3K in the UK and grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zendaya who also starred in Frenemies (2012).
• The film also stars Mike Faist who's last movie was The Grief of Others (2015).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

I.S.S.

• The movie is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gabriela Cowperthwaite also directed Blackfish in 2013 which grossed £26.6K in the UK.
• It stars Ariana DeBose who also starred in West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Chris Messina who's last movie was The Boogeyman (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Boy Kills World

• The movie is from director Moritz Mohr.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Simple Simon (2010).
• The film also stars Famke Janssen who's last movie was Locked In (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Nye

• The movie is directed by Rufus Norris, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Rufus Norris also directed The Threepenny Opera: NT Live 2016 in 2016 which grossed £335K in the UK.
• It stars Michael Sheen who also starred in Home Again (2017).
• The film also stars Sharon Small who's last movie was Good: NT Live 2023 (2023).
• Rufus Norris directed Sharon Small in The Threepenny Opera: NT Live 2016
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Spy X Family Code: White

• The movie is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Kazuhiro Furuhashi also directed Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle in 1993.
• It stars Takuya Eguchi who also starred in Eiga Given (2020).
• The film also stars Atsumi Tanezaki who's last movie was Precure All Stars F (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ordinary Angels

• The movie is directed by Jon Gunn, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jon Gunn also directed The Case For Christ in 2017 which grossed £6.7K in the UK.
• It stars Hilary Swank who also starred in The Homesman (2014).
• The film also stars Alan Ritchson who's last movie was Fast X (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The American Society of Magical Negroes

• The movie is from director Kobi Libii.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021).
• The film also stars Zachary Barton who's last movie was Kajillionaire (2020).
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Fall Guy - Thursday, 2nd May
• Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story - Friday, 3rd May - streaming
• Love Lies Bleeding - Friday, 3rd May
• Tarot - Friday, 3rd May
• Sting - Friday, 3rd May

Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

BBFC movie page

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th April 2024

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• It grosses $91,000,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
• The movie is release in 70 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $361,037,630 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $35,284,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $410,441,090 over 5 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $280,621,557 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $273,175,118 over 18 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 23 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $18,400,000 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $660,658,587 over 6 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 74 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Dune which took $220,700,000 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $17,463,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 44 countries globally this weekend

Director Denis Villeneuve brings his second part of the Dune~2020 story to the big screen, and unlike the forst part this movie doesn't have to deal with a pandemic and opens to just over £9 Million.

The original movie which was delayed until 2021 took £5.8 Million on its debut, at the time this was good for a movie after all the COVID19 cinema closures.

Last weeks top movie, Bob Marley: One Love, falls to second place this week after 2 weekends at the top, the movie has taken an excellent £4,2 Million in total box office grosses.

Madame Web hangs on for another weekend on the top 5 bit with a total gross of only £3.9 Million it will be one of the lowest grossing superhero movie in the modern era.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd March 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,351,557 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,760,796 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,172,890 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,259,564 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £246,538 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,916,755 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024

With The Marvels 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.

• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
• May December
• Thanksgiving
• Saltburn
• Tish
• Skylight: NT Live 2023
• Rustin
• Best. Christmas. Ever!
• Journey to Bethlehem

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013 which grossed £33.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $864.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rachel Zegler who also starred in West Side Story (2021).
• The film also stars Tom Blyth who was last seen in Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

May December

• The movie is directed by Todd Haynes, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Todd Haynes also directed Dark Waters in 2020 which grossed £2.7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Natalie Portman who also starred in Cold Mountain (2003).
• The film also stars Julianne Moore who was last seen in Sharper (2023).
• Todd Haynes directed Julianne Moore in I'm Not There
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thanksgiving

• The movie is directed by Eli Roth, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Eli Roth also directed Cabin Fever in 2003 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Rick Hoffman who also starred in Smiley Face (2007).
• The film also stars Gina Gershon who was last seen in Emily the Criminal (2022).
• Eli Roth directed Rick Hoffman in Hostel
• Eli Roth directed Gina Gershon in Borderlands
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saltburn

• The movie is directed by Emerald Fennell, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Emerald Fennell also directed Promising Young Woman in 2020 and grossed $17.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Barry Keoghan who also starred in Lifes a Breeze (2013).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who was last seen in The Sweet East (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Tish

• The movie is directed by Paul Sng, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Paul Sng also directed Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche in 2021 which grossed £4K in the UK.
• It stars Maxine Peake who also starred in A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016).
• The film also stars Shin-Fei Chen who was last seen in The Son (2022).
• Paul Sng directed Maxine Peake in Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Skylight: NT Live 2023

• The movie is directed by Stephen Daldry and Robin Lough, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Stephen Daldry and Robin Lough also directed Together in 2021.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in She Said (2022).
• The film also stars Bill Nighy who was last seen in Dragonkeeper (2023).
• They also appeared together in Skylight: NT Live 2014 in 2014.
• Stephen Daldry directed Carey Mulligan in Skylight: NT Live 2014
• Stephen Daldry directed Bill Nighy in Skylight: NT Live 2014
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rustin

• The movie is directed by George C. Wolfe, it is the directors 6th movie.
• George C. Wolfe also directed Nights In Rodanthe in 2008 which grossed £193.3K in the UK.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
• The film also stars Aml Ameen who was last seen in Dead Shot (2023).
• They also appeared together in Lee Daniels' The Butler in 2013.
• George C. Wolfe directed Colman Domingo in Ma Raineys Black Bottom
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Best. Christmas. Ever!

• The movie is directed by Mary Lambert, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Mary Lambert also directed Clubland in 1999.
• It stars Heather Graham who also starred in Say It Isn't So (2001).
• The film also stars Brandy Norwood who was last seen in The Perfect Match (2016).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Journey to Bethlehem

• The movie is from director Adam Anders.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in La Corte De Faran (1985).
• The film also stars Milo Manheim who is making a feature film debut.
• 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

• Napoleon - Wednesday, 22nd November
• Good Burger 2 - Thursday, 23rd November - streaming
• Wish - Friday, 24th November
• The Eternal Daughter - Friday, 24th November