This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Three Day Millionaire
• Strange World
• Matilda: The Musical
• Bones and All

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

• The movie is from director Jack Spring.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
• The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
• The film also stars Timothée Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (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 2 new movies released

• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

With Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Firestarter
• Father Stu

Everything Everywhere All At Once

• The movie is directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert also directed Swiss Army Man in 2016 which grossed £80.4K in the UK and grossed $4.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Yeoh who also starred in The Lady (2011).
• The film also stars Stephanie Hsu who was last seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
• They also appeared together in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Firestarter

• The movie is directed by Keith Thomas, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Keith Thomas also directed The Vigil in 2020 which grossed £56K in the UK.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (2019).
• The film also stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Father Stu

• The movie is from director Rosalind Ross.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in Max Payne (2008).
• The film also stars Mel Gibson who was last seen in Boss Level (2021).
• They also appeared together in Daddy's Home 2 in 2017.
• 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

• Benediction - Friday, 20th May
• Men - Wednesday, 1st June

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £29.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Us directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Home starring Jim Parsons and Rihanna and directed by Tim Johnson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37.5 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Bounty Hunter directed by Andy Tennant and starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £90.6 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Robots starring Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry and directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha.

The film with the longest run was Million Dollar Baby which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet The Fockers which had taken £28.2 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 6 weeks and with a total gross of £40.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was A Clockwork Orange directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was The Sixth Sense which had been on the box office for 20 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Little Women starring Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne and directed by Gillian Armstrong.

The film with the longest run was Leon which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Star Trek Generations which had taken £7.3 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Tango And Cash starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy and Albert Magnoli.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

There is no moving Will Smith and Martin Lawrence from the top of the global box office as thie reunion as the Bad Boys stays at the top for a third weekend, and with a quiet weekend for new releases the top new film is Gretel and Hansel at number 7.

Bad Boys For Life

Beating all expectation before release the Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed movie spends its third weekend at the top of the global box office with $48.4 Million from 64 countries.

THe total global gross for the movie is now $290.7 Million and is now by far the top grossing of the series.

1917

Sticking to number 2 this week is Sam Mendes World War movie that swept the BAFTA's last night, it takes $30.5 Million over the weekend from 53 countries.

THe movie, which is expected to do well at next weekends Oscars has a total global gross of $249 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Dolittle

After a poor start the Robert Downey Jr. movie is picking up fans across the globe and this week remains at number 3 with $25.4 Million from 64 countries.

The film has taken a better than expected $126.6 Million globally after 4 weeks of release.

Jumanji: The Next Level

The sequel movie may not have done the number Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle did 2 years ago but the film has still done well, remaining at 4 this week the film takes $11.3 Million from 59 countries for a total of $754.8 after 9 weeks.

Little Women

Falling to 5 this weekend is Greta Gerwig's retelling of the classic novel which takes $10.5 Million from 48 countries for a total gross of $162.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.

This version of the movie has far out grossed all other version by a large margin with the 1995 version directed by Gillian Armstrong coming closest with $50 Million global gross.

Gretel and Hansel

No big new releases this weekend with the top new film this retelling of the Grim fairytale making its debut at number 7 with $7.5 Million from 18 countries.

There is a new star studded adaptation of Louisa May Alcott classic novel Little Women coming this Christmas and today we get a new trailer.

With a cast boasting the likes of Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep, to name a few, you know this is going to be something special and judging from the trailer director Greta Gerwig who also brought us Lady Bird to critical acclaim in 2017 has done a fine job.

There have been a number adaptation of the novel hit the big screen with the most successful being the 1994 version directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Winona Rider and Susan Sarandon which grossed nearly £3 Million in the UK.

This new version hits the big screen on December 26th 2019 and is set to be a big festive hit.

Check out the trailer below.