This weekend, Friday 29th December 2023, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Colour Purple
• Target Number One
• The Boys In the Boat
• Ferrari

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Blitz Bazawule also directed Black Is King in 2020.
• It stars Fantasia Barrino who also starred in Life Is Not a Fairytale the Fantasia Barrino Story (2006).
• The film also stars Taraji P. Henson who was last seen in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Target Number One

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 160th movie.
• also directed Nutcracker: ROH 2017/18 in 2017.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Exorcist Deceiver in 2025, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , Fantastic Four in 2025 and Saw XI in 2024.
• directed in Saw XI
• directed in Saw XI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 Master Gardener (2023).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Ferrari

• The movie is directed by Michael Mann, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Mann also directed The Keep in 1983 which grossed $4.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $4.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Shailene Woodley who was last seen in Dumb Money (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Night Swim - Friday, 5th January
• Memory - Friday, 22nd December
• Noryang: Deadly Sea - Friday, 22nd December