The latest animated movie from Illumination which has brought classics like Despicable Me and The Super Mario Bros Movie hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.

Migration takes an excellent £3.5 Million on its debut which is the 10th highest debut for the studio.

The new Matthew Vaughn movie Argylle makes a good attempt at the box office top spot but falls just short ending up at number 2 this weekend.

The movie which stars Henry Cavill and Bryce Dallas Howard enters at number 2 with a gross of just over £2 Million.

Last weeks top movie Mean Girls~2024 falls to number 3 this weekend after 2 weeks at the top with a total gross of £6.8 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th February 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £2,014,521 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £843,601 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,831,950 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £585,855 over its debut weekend

This weekend, Friday 2nd February 2024, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mean Girls, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Argylle
• Orion and the Dark
• Migration
• The Tigers Apprentice
• American Fiction
• The Zone of Interest

Argylle

• The movie is directed by Matthew Vaughn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Matthew Vaughn also directed The King's Man in 2021 which grossed £8.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Henry Cavill who also starred in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).
• The film also stars Bryce Dallas Howard who was last seen in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• Matthew Vaughn directed Henry Cavill in Stardust
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Orion and the Dark

• The movie is from director Sean Charmatz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul Walter Hauser who also starred in BlackKKlansman (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who was last seen in The Little Mermaid (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Migration

• The movie is directed by Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Benjamin Renner and Guylo Homsy also directed Ernest and Celestine in 2012.
• It stars Kumail Nanjiani who also starred in Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015).
• The film also stars Tresi Gazal who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Tigers Apprentice

• The movie is directed by Raman Hui and Yong Duk Jhun, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Raman Hui and Yong Duk Jhun also directed Shrek the Third in 2007 which grossed £38.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $799 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Yeoh who also starred in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
• The film also stars Henry Golding who was last seen in Assassin Club (2023).
• Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Crazy Rich Asians in 2018 and Last Christmas in 2019.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

American Fiction

• The movie is from director Cord Jefferson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Wright who also starred in Asteroid City (2023).
• The film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross who was last seen in Candy Cane Lane (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Zone of Interest

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Glazer, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jonathan Glazer also directed Birth in 2004 which grossed £953.7K in the UK.
• It stars Sandra Huller who also starred in Anatomy of a Fall (2023).
• The film also stars Christian Friedel who was last seen in Glück ist was für Weicheier (2019).
• They also appeared together in Amour Fou in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Last Flamingo of the Red Summer Sunset - Friday, 9th February
• Occupied City - Friday, 9th February
• Origin - Friday, 9th February
• The Iron Claw - Friday, 9th February
• Table For Six 2 - Friday, 9th February
• Peppa's Cinema Party - Friday, 9th February

This weekend, Friday 26th January 2024, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mean Girls, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Colour Purple
• National Theatre Live: Dear England
• All of Us Strangers
• The Outrun
• Baghead
• Jackdaw

The Colour Purple

• The movie is directed by Blitz Bazawule, it is the directors 3rd 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 BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: Dear England

• The movie is directed by Rupert Goold, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Rupert Goold also directed Almeida Live: Richard III 2016 in 2016 which grossed £421.6K in the UK and grossed $577.5K globally.
• It stars Joseph Fiennes who also starred in Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (2016).
• The film also stars Tashinga Bepete who was last seen in The Railway Children Return (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

All of Us Strangers

• The movie is directed by Andrew Haigh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Andrew Haigh also directed Looking in 2016.
• It stars Andrew Scott who also starred in Steel Country (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Mescal who was last seen in Foe (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Outrun

• The movie is from director Nora Fingscheidt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in Byzantium (2013).
• The film also stars Saskia Reeves who was last seen in Creation Stories (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Baghead

• The movie is from director Alberto Corredor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Jeremy Irvine who was last seen in Benediction (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jackdaw

• The movie is from director Jamie Childs.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenna Coleman who also starred in All My Sons: NT Live 2019 (2019).
• The film also stars Oliver Jackson-Cohen who was last seen in Emily (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 8 new movies released

• Wise Guys - Friday, 2nd February
• The Persian Version - Friday, 2nd February
• Orion and the Dark - Friday, 2nd February - streaming
• American Fiction - Friday, 2nd February
• Migration - Friday, 2nd February
• Argylle - Friday, 2nd February
• The Zone of Interest - Friday, 2nd February
• The Tigers Apprentice - Saturday, 3rd February - streaming

The musical retelling of Mean Girls~2024 hits the top of the US box office on its debut weekend with a $28 Million gross.

Coming in at number 2 on its debut with The Beekeeper which comes in at number 2 with $16.7 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th January 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $28,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a musical remake of the 2004 movie Mean Girls which took $24.4 Million on its debut.

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $16,789,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,380,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $176,193,855 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,940,000 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $55,179,370 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,190,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $85,755,635 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

Wonka remains at the top of the North American box office for another weekend as it takes $14 Million over its fourth weekend of release.

The movie has now taken a fantastic £164.6 Million since release.

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 2 as Night Swim takes $12 Million on its debut.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th January 2024

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $14,430,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $164,654,302 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $12,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,610,000 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $100,021,279 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Aquaman which took $260,024,160 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,250,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $77,820,135 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,500,000 over the weekend, a 8% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $43,713,644 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024