Last weekend Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Whale
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• Christmas Bloody Christmas
• Detective Knight: Redemption
• Empire of Light
• Spoiler Alert
• Emancipation

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 which grossed $10.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Airheads (1994).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed $101.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gregory Mann who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who was last seen in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Christmas Bloody Christmas

• The movie is directed by Joe Begos, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Joe Begos also directed Almost Human in 2014.
• It stars Riley Dandy who also starred in Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Delich who was last seen in Spiderhead (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Detective Knight: Redemption

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed American Siege in 2022.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Hard Kill (2020).
• The film also stars Corey Large who was last seen in Detective Knight: Rogue (2022).
• Bruce Willis and Corey Large have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Knight: Rogue in 2022, Cosmic Sin in 2021, Breach in 2020, Apex in 2021 and Paradise City in 2022.
• Edward Drake directed Bruce Willis in Cosmic Sin
• Edward Drake directed Corey Large in Cosmic Sin
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed 1917 in 2020 which grossed $159.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $384.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Hancock and Joan (2008).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in The Old Guard (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spoiler Alert

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed The Big Sick in 2017 which grossed $42.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jim Parsons who also starred in Wish I Was Here (2014).
• The film also stars Ben Aldridge who was last seen in The Titan (2018).
• 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 Exit Strategy in 2015.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Hitch (2005).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 2 new movies released

• The Almond and the Seahorse - Friday, 16th December
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Friday, 16th December

This weekend, Friday 5th November 2021, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, No Time to Die, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Eternals
• Spencer
• Red Notice
• The Card Counter
• Finch

Eternals

• The movie is directed by Chloe Zhao, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chloe Zhao also directed Nomadland in 2021 which grossed £2.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Gemma Chan who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Richard Madden who last appeared in 1917 (2020).
• Box Office prediction: Number 1

Spencer

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larrain, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Pablo Larrain also directed Post Mortem in 2011 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in Underwater (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica (2021).
• They also appeared together in 9 Kisses (2014).
• Box Office prediction: Number 4

Red Notice

• The movie is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rawson Marshall Thurber also directed Skyscraper in 2018 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $304.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jungle Cruise (2021).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who last appeared in Free Guy (2021).
• Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Free Guy (2021).
• Box Office prediction: Number 6

The Card Counter

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Patty Hearst in 1988 which grossed £40K in the UK.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Dune (2021).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who last appeared in Here Today (2021).

Finch

• The movie is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miguel Sapochnik also directed Hieroglyph in 2014.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Caleb Landry Jones who last appeared in The Forgiven (2021).

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

• Mandelas Gun, Friday, 12th November
• Cry Macho, Friday, 12th November
• Mothering Sunday, Friday, 12th November
• Becoming Cousteau, Friday, 12th November

Director Roland Emmerich made his name with distare movies like Independence Day and high concept action movies like Stargate, and he returns to that style of genre with his latest movie Moonfall which gets its first teaser today.

The Moon is Coming. ? #Moonfall - only in theatres February 4, 2022. pic.twitter.com/XWJULAYLBN

— Moonfall (@MoonfallFilm) September 2, 2021

Judging from the teaser it takes the director back to his roots and there is definitely a feel of the 1996 hit movie Independence Day and oddly there is a distinct tone of Armageddon from director Michael Bay, again another 90's disaster movie.

The trailer plays heavily on the idea that the human race visited the moon on the 1960's, and now the moon is coming to visit us, and some sort of alien is involved as we get a quick shot of something with tentacles in the trailer.

The movie stars Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson and we will most like be drop fed more info as the next six month go by, the release date is February 2022.

Disney and Marvel finally release their first movie at the box office in 18 months in the shape of Black Widow and score another number 1 hit movie

With such a strong release no other studio has released anything in competition so it is the only new release on the top 15 this weekend.

Also worth a note is this weeks US box office is the highest grossing top 15 since late 2019 when war movie 1917 made its debut.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Black Widow (1st Weeekend)
• Highest debut - Black Widow (@1)
• Longest run - A Quiet Place Part II (7 weeks)
• Highest total gross - A Quiet Place Part II ($150 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 9th - 11th July 2021

Black Widow

It may have been a delayed release by well over a year but the new MCU movie hits the top of the US bod office with ease taking a pandemic beating $80 Million.

The movie also made another $60 Million on the Disney+ streaming service where viewers had to pay another $30 to see the movie, although this was more 24 hours after its theatrical release.

The movie is already the fifth top grossing movie of 2021.

Fast & Furious 9

Falling from the top to number 2 is the ninth The Fast Saga movie which takes $10.8 Million this weekend, a 55% drop over last weekend.

Over 3 weeks of release the movie has now taken $141.3 Million, it is currently the second top movie is 2021.

The Boss Baby 2

Falling to number 3 this weekend is the animated sequel which takes $8.7 Million on its second weekend of release, a 50% drop, giving it a $34.7 Million total.

The Forever Purge

Falling to number 4 this week is the fifth movie in The Purge series which takes $6.7 Million, a 47% drop, giving the movie a 2 week total of $27.4 Million.

A Quiet Place Part II

The John Krasinski directed movie falls to number 5 this weekend with $3 Million, a 29% drop over last weekend.

The movie has been on the chart for 7 weeks now, all in the top 5, and is the top grossing movie in the US for 2021 with $150.7 Million.

Each week Salty Popcorn presents a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this weekend over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - The Invisible Man which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 11 weeks of release.

This weekend saw cinemas close in the UK due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the box office for this week was from a small number of cinemas that stayed open for a day or two over the weekend.

Five years ago (2016)

No.1 movie: - Kung Fu Panda 3 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - 10 Cloverfield Lane directed by Dan Trachtenberg and starring John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Dads Army which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Deadpool which had taken £36.8 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No.1 movie: - Rango which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Chalet Girl directed by Phil Traill and starring Miquita Oliver and Rick Edwards which entered the box office at number 4.

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £44 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Pink Panther starring Steve Martin and Kevin Kline and directed by Shawn Levy

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £13.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Enemy At the Gates starring Jude Law and Ed Harris and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Hannibal which had taken £20.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Get Shorty starring John Travolta and Gene Hackman and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.5 Million after 12 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Look Who's Talking Too starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley and directed by Amy Heckerling

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 16 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.2 Million after 7 weeks of release.