Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 12th January 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Wonka from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• The Boys In the Boat
• Lord of Misrule
• The Beekeeper

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Kinetta in 2007.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Easy A (2010).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in .
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Boys In the Boat

• The movie is directed by George Clooney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Clooney also directed The Midnight Sky in 2020 and grossed $70K globally.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Black Mass (2015).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who was last seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Separation in 2021.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in The Imitation Game (2014).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beekeeper

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Street Kings in 2008 which grossed £1.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Expendables (2010).
• The film also stars Emmy Raver-Lampman who was last seen in Dog (2022).
• 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

• Mean Girls - Wednesday, 17th January
• The End We Start From - Friday, 19th January
• The Holdovers - Friday, 19th January
• The Book of Clarence - Friday, 19th January

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

This weekend, Friday 19th August 2022, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Nope, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Fisherman's Friends: One and All
• Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
• The Feast
• Orphan: First Kill

Fisherman's Friends: One and All

• The movie is from director Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars James Purefoy who also starred in Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006).
• The film also stars Dave Johns who was last seen in Blithe Spirit (2020).
• They also appeared together in Fisherman's Friends in 2019.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

• The movie is from director Tetsuro Kodama.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Masako Nozawa who also starred in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015).
• The film also stars Toshio Furukawa who was last seen in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019).
• Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F in 2015 and Dragon Ball Super: Broly in 2019.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Feast

• The movie is directed by Lee Haven Jones, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lee Haven Jones also directed Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide in 2016.
• It stars Annes Elwy who also starred in The Passing (2016).
• The film also stars Nia Roberts who was last seen in To Provide All People (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Orphan: First Kill

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 8th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Stay Alive in 2006 which grossed £331.4K in the UK.
• It stars Isabelle Fuhrman who also starred in One Night (2016).
• The film also stars Julia Stiles who was last seen in The God Committee (2021).
• 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

• Beast - Friday, 26th August
• The Invitation - Friday, 26th August
• André Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again - Saturday, 27th August

While Mortal Kombat took top honors last weekend, Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train takes over at the top this weekend with the slimmest of margins.

The top new movie of the weekend is Separation which makes its debut at number 4.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Seperation (@4)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (23 weeks)
• Hight total gross - Godzilla Vs. Kong ($90 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 30th April - 2nd May 2021

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train

The Chinese hit movie might have missed out on a debut at the top but it climbs to pole position on its second weekend of release.

The movie takes $6.4 Million on its second weekend of release, a massive 70% drop from last weekend, which pushes the total US gross to $34.11 Million.

Mortal Kombat

Falling into second place after its debut at the top is the video game adaptation which takes $6.2 Million over the weekend, a 73% drop from last weekend.

The movie is having a fight with Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train and after 2 weeks of release has taken a slither less with $34.1 Million.

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Top movie in the US of the year so far stays put at number 3 with $2.74 Million, a slim 36% drop from last weekend.

After 5 weeks the movie has now taken $90.3 Million and should reach $100 Million before the end of its cinema run.

Separation

Highest new movie of the weekend is the William Brent Bell directed horror movie which takes $1.83 million on its debut.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney's animated smash stays put at number 5 this weekend with $1.33 Million, a tiny 23% drop from last weekend, giving the movie a $41.58 Million total gross over 9 weeks of release.