This weekend, Friday 5th May 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Zombie Traveler
• What's Love Got to Do With It?
• This Is Us
• 1976
• Love Again

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

• The movie is directed by James Gunn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gunn also directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017 which grossed $389.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $863.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Cursed Part 3 (2000).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• James Gunn directed Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy
• James Gunn directed Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Zombie Traveler

• The movie is directed by Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks also directed A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• It stars Lacey Franks who also starred in Zombie Traveler (2023).
• The film also stars Addison Dawn Perry-Franks who was last seen in Equally Friends (2022).
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alita: Battle Angel in 2019, Equally Friends in 2022 and A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• Lacey Franks directed Lacey Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• Lacey Franks directed Addison Dawn Perry-Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Mr. India in 1987.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Darkest Hour (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

This Is Us

• The movie is directed by Jerry J. White III, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jerry J. White III also directed 0:22:43 in 2010.
• It stars Amelia Brantley who also starred in This Is Us (2023).
• The film also stars Raymond Creamer who was last seen in Autumns End (2016).
• Jerry J. White III directed Raymond Creamer in Autumns End
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

1976

• The movie is from director Manuela Martelli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aline Kuppenheim who also starred in 1976 (2022).
• The film also stars Nicolas Sepulveda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Again

• The movie is directed by Jim Strouse, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jim Strouse also directed People Places Things in 2015.
• It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas who also starred in Love Story 2050 (2008).
• The film also stars Sam Heughan who was last seen in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Book Club 2: The Next Chapter - Friday, 12th May
• Fools Paradise - Friday, 12th May
• Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Friday, 12th May - streaming
• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 12th May

Last weekend Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness was at the top of the UK box office, there are 2 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Top Gun: Maverick
• The Bobs Burgers Movie

Top Gun: Maverick

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Spiderhead in 2022.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible III (2006).
• The film also stars Jennifer Connelly who was last seen in Alita: Battle Angel (2019).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Bob's Burgers Movie

• The movie is from director Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars H. Jon Benjamin who also starred in The Toe Tactic (2009).
• The film also stars Kristen Schaal who was last seen in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• 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 2 new movies released

• Men - Wednesday, 1st June
• Dashcam - Friday, 3rd June

A Sequel 35 years in the making, Top Gun: Maverick has been given a 12A age rating in the UK by the BBFC for infrequent strong language.

The movie stars Tom Cruise who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Fallout returns as fighter pilot Maverick and Jennifer Connelly who we last saw as Chiren in Alita: Battle Angel.

The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski who has previously directed Tom Cruise in Oblivion and also directed sequel movie TRON Legacy.

Movie Synopsis

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Top Gun: Maverick
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: infrequent strong language
• Release date: 27th May 2022
• Runtime: 131m (2 hour 11 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Joseph Kosinski
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise
  • Jennifer Connelly
  • Miles Teller

BBFC movie page

The British Board Of Film Certification has released its 2019 annual report which among other many other things talks about the movies which has the most complaints about their certificates.

Here is the top 5 films which got the most complains, its interesting to see that in the UK most complaints are based around violence in movies.

Joker

The Todd Phillips directed critically praised movie starring Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role which also won him the best actor Oscar got 20 complaints.

The movie was given a 15 certificate and according to the BBFC most of the commnets were for the violence and tone, with a small number of people asking for the movie to be banned outright.

The Favourite

Another critical darling and Oscar winning movie most notably for Olivia Colman in the lead role and was given a 15 age rating.

The movie got 12 complaints mainly for the strong language and sex references and acts, although as the BBFC notes most of this is done in a comic association.

John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum

Given a 15 certificate the Keanu Reeves movie is a full on tour de force and the 9 complains were about the level of the blood violence.

Interesting the BBFC notes 'Our research shows that violence that is perceived to be 'real' registers more strongly with viewers than violence that is clearly stylised or fantastical.'

Alita: Battle Angel

Robert Rodriguez directed this critically acclaimed comic book adaptation which was given a 12A age rating on release, the movie got 5 complaints for its strong language and violence.

Fighting With My Family

The British made movie which starred Dwayne Johnsson and was directed by Stephen Merchant for 5 complaints about the movies language and sex references.

Interesting notes

Of interest is the Transformers spin off movie Bumblebee which was submitted to the BBFC in 2 different edits, one was passed 12A and the other PG, only the PG version was shown in cinemas and the film still got 4 complaints about the violence although its purely fantastical robots that are creating the violence and no humans are ever involved.

The report is a fascinating read and can be downloaded here.

Last week saw Frozen II at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?

Motherless Brooklyn

First up at cinemas this week is Motherless Brooklyn, a movie directed by Edward Norton who also directed Keeping The Faith in 2000 which grossed £548.3 Thousand in the UK.

It stars Edward Norton who last starred in Alita: Battle Angel (2019).

The film also stars Bruce Willis who last appeared in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).

Lucy In The Sky

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Lucy In The Sky.

This new Dramatic movie stars Natalie Portman who's last film was Vox Lux (2019)

It also stars Jon Hamm who appeared in The Report (2019).

The film is brought to us by new director Noah Hawley.

Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary

Next up this week is Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary which is directed by James Burrows and Gail Mancuso directing together.

It stars Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox.

Honey Boy

Also this week there is Honey Boy from director Alma Har'el marking a directorial debut,

The film features Shia LaBeouf and Lucas Hedges in starring roles.

Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 2 new releases. -

• Jumanji: The Next Level, Wednesday, 11th December
• Black Christmas, Friday, 13th December