Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 18th November 2022, there are 6 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 UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Menu
• Confession
• Armageddon Time
• Confess, Fletch
• Spirited
• Aftersun

The Menu

• The movie is directed by Mark Mylod, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mark Mylod also directed Ali G Indahouse in 2002 which grossed £10.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Anya Taylor-Joy who also starred in Here Are the Young Men (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Fiennes who was last seen in The Forgiven (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Confession

• The movie is directed by Jong-seok Yoon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jong-seok Yoon also directed Marine Boy in 2009.
• It stars So Ji-seob who also starred in Always (2011).
• The film also stars Yunjin Kim who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Armageddon Time

• The movie is directed by James Gray, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gray also directed Two Lovers in 2009 which grossed £189.2K in the UK and grossed $16.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Bride Wars (2009).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who was last seen in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
• They also appeared together in Serenity in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Confess, Fletch

• The movie is directed by Greg Mottola, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Greg Mottola also directed Paul in 2011 which grossed £13.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $98 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jon Hamm who also starred in The Ten (2007).
• The film also stars Marcia Gay Harden who was last seen in Moxie (2021).
• They also appeared together in Space Cowboys in 2000.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Spirited

• The movie is directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sean Anders and John Morris also directed Horrible Bosses 2 in 2014 which grossed £3.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $107.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in We All Fall Down (2000).
• The film also stars Will Ferrell who was last seen in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
• They also appeared together in Dick in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Aftersun

• The movie is from director Charlotte Wells.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in The Lost Daughter (2021).
• The film also stars Frankie Corio who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Bones and All - Wednesday, 23rd November
• Strange World - Wednesday, 23rd November
• Matilda: The Musical - Friday, 25th November
• Three Day Millionaire - Friday, 25th November
• She Said - Friday, 25th November

Audiences across the UK can't get enough of Belle and her beast as the Disney live action films scores a fantastic second weekend, Power rangers is the top new film at number 2.

A second weekend gross of £12.3 million for Beauty and The Beast is something most films would be happy to have as their debut weekend gross and would be in the top 100 highest grossers.

This brings the films total gross over 10 days to nearly £40 million and makes it the top grossing film of the year so far, overtaking La La Land.

With this type of momentum there is a chance it could end up being the top film of the year, although there are some big hitters coming later and a massive film at the tend of the year.

Power Rangers make their debut at number 2 this week in their revamped, re-booted, big budget incarnation to the tune of £1.5 million.

There was one other Power Rangers movie, back in 1995, based on the TV show it had the full title of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie and debuted in the UK to the tune of £1.3 million.

If we take inflation into account the 1995 film did far better and would today have debuted to the tune of £3.2 million.

Worth noting is that if the chart were counted for the whole week rather than just Friday - Sunday Power Rangers would have been at number 5 this week.

Also new this week is The Lost City of Z debuting at 7 with £0.28 million and CHiPs at number 8 with £0.2 million.

Longest running film this week is The Lego Batman Movie which has been around now for 7 weeks and the top grossing movie, after just 10 days is Beauty and The Beast.

Historical charts

A year ago - Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice made its long awaited debut a the top of the box office knocking King Fu Panda to number 3.

Five years ago - The first of The Hunger Games movies was unleashed on the world and hit the top on its debut weekend, it knocked The Devil Inside down to number 4.

Ten years ago - Zack Snyder brought us his big screen cinematic style in 300 which debuted at the top knocking Norbit down to number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Ali G Indahouse made its debut at the top of the box office, it knocked Ocean’s Eleven down to number 3 after 5 weeks on top.

Twenty years ago - The speacial edition of Star Wars made its debut at the top of the UK box office, it knocked The English Patient down to number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Cape fear remained at the top for a third weekend, it kept off Bugsy which debuted at number 2.