Trolls Band Together and Killers of the Flower Moon fought it out for the top spot in this weekend UK box office and The Trolls won the battle with a debut gross over £3 Million.

Killers of the Flower Moon came in second with a debut gross of just over £2.5 Million.

Last weekends top movie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, drop to 3rd place this weekend and has taken £8.6 Million since its release.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd October 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,531,393 over its debut weekend
• Director Martin Scorsese best debut on the UK box office is The Wolf of Wall Street which took £4.6 Million in January 2014.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,362,710 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,661,146 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £801,725 over the weekend, a 76% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,512,913 over 2 weeks of release

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd December 2022, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Panther: Wakanda Forever from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Violent Night
• Savage Salvation
• Emancipation
• Hunt

Violent Night

• The movie is directed by Tommy Wirkola, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tommy Wirkola also directed What Happened to Monday in 2017.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in War of the Worlds (2005).
• The film also stars Beverly D'Angelo who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Savage Salvation

• The movie is directed by Randall Emmett, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Randall Emmett also directed Midnight In the Switchgrass in 2021.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Brazil (1985).
• The film also stars Willa Fitzgerald who was last seen in The Goldfinch (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Emancipation

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed The Replacement Killers in 1998 which grossed $19.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $19.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Bad Boys For Life (2020).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hunt

• The movie is from director Lee Jung-jae.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Jung-jae who also starred in The Face Reader (2013).
• The film also stars Jung Woo-sung who was last seen in Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

• The Whale - Friday, 9th December
• Detective Knight: Redemption - Friday, 9th December
• Christmas Bloody Christmas - Friday, 9th December - streaming
• Retrograde - Friday, 11th November - streaming
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio - Friday, 9th December - streaming
• Emancipation - Friday, 2nd December - streaming
• Spoiler Alert - Friday, 9th December
• Empire of Light - Friday, 9th December

Babylon set in the 1920's Hollywood is given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, nudity, drug misuse

The movie stars a powerhouse of the current Hollywood A listers including Brad Pitt, this years Bullet Train and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Margot Robbie, The Suicide Squad and The Wolf of Wall Street as well as starring alongside Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle who is best known for directing the Oscar Winning La La Land and Whiplash, so no pressure on this movie!

Movie Synopsis

Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Babylon
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
• Release date: 20th January 2023
• Runtime: 189 minutes (3 hour 09 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Damien Chazelle
• Starring:
  • Brad Pitt
  • Margot Robbie
  • Olivia Wilde

BBFC movie page

With Black Adam 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.

• Living
• Return to Dust
• Hunt
• Causeway
• One Piece Film: Red
• Watcher
• Call Jane

Living

• The movie is directed by Oliver Hermanus, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oliver Hermanus also directed Moffie in 2020 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Thirteen At Dinner (1985).
• The film also stars Aimee Lou Wood who was last seen in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Return to Dust

• The movie is directed by Ruijun Li, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruijun Li also directed The Summer Solstice in 2007.
• It stars Renlin Wu who also starred in Fly With the Crane (2012).
• The film also stars Hai-Qing who was last seen in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hunt

• The movie is from director Lee Jung-jae.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Jung-jae who also starred in The Face Reader (2013).
• The film also stars Jung Woo-sung who was last seen in Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Causeway

• The movie is from director Lila Neugebauer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in House At the End of the Street (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

One Piece Film: Red

• The movie is directed by Gor� Taniguchi, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Gor� Taniguchi also directed Code Geass: Lelouch of the I - Initiation in 2017.
• It stars AmaLee who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Daniel Baugh who was last seen in One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and An Inherited Will (2015).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Watcher

• The movie is directed by Chloe Okuno, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chloe Okuno also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Labor Day (2014).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who was last seen in Greyhound (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Call Jane

• The movie is directed by Phyllis Nagy, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Phyllis Nagy also directed Mrs. Harris in 2006.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Meet Dave (2008).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Master Gardener (2022).
• 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

• Broker - Thursday, 10th November
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Friday, 11th November
• Spirited - Friday, 11th November

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 30th September 2022, there are 7 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Don't Worry Darling from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• BROS
• The Good House
• Hocus Pocus 2
• Blonde
• The Greatest Beer Run Ever
• Wolf Pack
• Smile

BROS

• The movie is directed by Nicholas Stoller, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Nicholas Stoller also directed Storks in 2016 which grossed $72.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Luke Macfarlane who also starred in Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017).
• The film also stars Billy Eichner who was last seen in Noelle (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Good House

• The movie is from director Maya Forbes and Wallace Wolodarsky.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sigourney Weaver who also starred in Crazy On the Outside (2010).
• The film also stars Kevin Kline who was last seen in The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022).
• Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Investigation: A Search For the Truth In Ten Acts in 2019, Dave in 1993, The Tale of Despereaux in 2008 and The Ice Storm in 1998.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hocus Pocus 2

• The movie is directed by Anne Fletcher, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Anne Fletcher also directed 27 Dresses in 2008 which grossed $76.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $162.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bette Midler who also starred in The Thorn (1974).
• The film also stars Kathy Najimy who was last seen in Dumplin' (2018).
• Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hocus Pocus in 1993 and Jackie's Back! in 1999.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blonde

• The movie is directed by Andrew Dominik, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrew Dominik also directed Killing Them Softly in 2012 which grossed $15 Mil. in the US and grossed $37.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Overdrive (2017).
• The film also stars Lucy DeVito who was last seen in Dumbo (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

The Greatest Beer Run Ever

• The movie is directed by Peter Farrelly, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Peter Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011 which grossed $45.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Scoob! (2020).
• The film also stars Russell Crowe who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Wolf Pack

• The movie is from director Michael Chiang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jin Zhang who also starred in The Love Clinic (2010).
• The film also stars Gianluca Zoppa who was last seen in Too Cool to Kill (2022).

Smile

• The movie is from director Parker Finn.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sosie Bacon who also starred in Loverboy (2005).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who was last seen in Scream (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Here are 2 of the new movies for next weekend

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile - Friday, 14th October
• Amsterdam - Friday, 7th October