Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 23rd June 2023, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Flash from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Asteroid City
• Nimona
• No Hard Feelings

Asteroid City

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Bottle Rocket in 1996 and grossed $560.1K globally.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in The Sparks Brother's (2021).
• The film also stars Scarlett Johansson who was last seen in Sing 2 (2021).
• They also appeared together in Sing 2 in 2021.
• Wes Anderson directed Jason Schwartzman in Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Wes Anderson directed Scarlett Johansson in Isle of Dogs
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Nimona

• The movie is directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Bruno and Troy Quane also directed Spies In Disguise in 2019 which grossed £7.7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Ill Manors (2012).
• The film also stars Chloë Grace Moretz who was last seen in Mother/Android (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

No Hard Feelings

• The movie is directed by Gene Stupnitsky, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gene Stupnitsky also directed Good Boys in 2019 which grossed £3.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in American Hustle (2014).
• The film also stars Natalie Morales who was last seen in The Little Things (2021).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 30th June
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Friday, 30th June
• Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - Friday, 30th June
• Nimona - Friday, 23rd June - streaming

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 7th October 2022, there are 2 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Smile from the top of the North American box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
• Amsterdam

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

• The movie is directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Gordon and Will Speck also directed The Switch in 2010.
• It stars Javier Bardem who also starred in Mother! (2017).
• The film also stars Constance Wu who was last seen in Wish Dragon (2021).
• The MPAA age rating is

Amsterdam

• The movie is directed by David O. Russell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David O. Russell also directed American Hustle in 2014 which grossed $150.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $251.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Pocahontas (1995).
• The film also stars Margot Robbie who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Big Short in 2016.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 3 of the new movies for next weekend

• Till - Friday, 7th October
• Decision to Leave - Friday, 21st October
• Halloween Ends - Friday, 14th October

Like it's predecessor Taken 3, or Tak3n as it's known, debuts at the top of the box office on it's debut week of release.

Tak3n's debut in the UK makes an excellent £6.7 on it's debut weekend, it's predecessor, Taken 2, took £7.3 million on it's debut while Taken, a sleeper hit, took £1.1 million.

Tak3n knocks last week top film, The theory of Everything down to number 3 this week, the Stephen Hawkins bio-pic has now taken nearly £8 million.

Entering at 2 is Disney's latest film Into The Woods while The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and Paddington finish of the top 5.

Historical box office

A year ago - 12 Years A Slave was the debut top film of the week among major Oscar buzz, it knocked American Hustle down to number 2.

Five years ago - Avatar spent yet another week at the top of the box office while the top new film of the week was Daybreakers at number 3.

Ten years ago - White Noise made it's debut at the top of the box office knocking The Incredibles from the top to number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Tim Burtons Sleepy Hollow made it's debut at the top of the box office, it finally knocked long running number 1 film The World Is Not Enough off the top spot, it was at number 2.

Frozen releases its grip on the Blu-ray/DVD charts this week to allow Anchorman 2 The Legend Continues to enter the chart at the top on its debut week of release.

Anchorman 2 which stars Will Farrell was, after much hype, released at the box office on 20th December last year, not performing as well as expected the film entered the box office at 2, behind The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, with a £4.5 million weekend gross. It spent 5 weeks on the chart taking £14 million in UK grosses.

Last week's top film, Frozen, falls just a single place to 2 this week.

Other new releases this week are - American Hustle (3) - Mandela Long Walk to Freedom (5) - All Is Lost (11)

American Hustle gives way to the big award contender 12 Years A Slave at the top of the UK box office this week.

Winning big at the weekends Golden Globe awards will help 12 Years a Slave retain the top spot next week, but this week it's the highest new film at the top with £2.5 million. American Hustle slips to two with £2 million.

This time last year Les Miserable took over at the top of the box office with The Hobbit sliding right down to number 4.

Five years ago comedy film Role Models hit the top in it's first week of release with Yes Man sliding to 5. A big week of releases with Slumdog Millionaire at 2, Bride Wars at 3 and Defiance at 4.

Ten years ago The Return of the King was still holding out at the top with Tom Cruise in the Last Samurai highest new film at 2.

Ten years ago Star Trek Insurrection was still at the top with The Siege entering at 3.