Starring Denzel Washington the third movie in the TV show adaptation The Equalizer, The Equalizer 3 is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong violence, injury detail, threat, language.

Denzel Washington stars as the title character, the actor has appeared in over 50 movies including Crimson Tide and A Soldiers Story, the movie also stars Dakota Fanning from films such as War of the Worlds and Once Upon a Time In Hollywood.

The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua who has previously brought us The Replacement Killers and Bait among other movies.

Movie Synopsis

Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Equalizer 3
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong violence, injury detail, threat, language
• Release date: 1st September 2023
• Runtime: 109 minutes (1 hours 49 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Antoine Fuqua
• Starring:
  • Denzel Washington
  • Dakota Fanning
  • David Denman

BBFC movie page

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 13th January 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• M3GAN
• Enys Men
• Empire of Light
• TAR

M3GAN

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
• The film also stars Violet McGraw who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Enys Men

• The movie is directed by Mark Jenkin, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Mark Jenkin also directed Golden Burn in 2002.
• It stars Mary Woodvine who also starred in Dressing Granite (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Rowe who was last seen in Bait (2019).
• They also appeared together in Bait in 2019.
• Mark Jenkin directed Mary Woodvine in The Midnight Drives
• Mark Jenkin directed Edward Rowe in Bait
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed Skyfall in 2012 which grossed £102.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Mothering Sunday (2021).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in Beauty (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

TAR

• The movie is directed by Todd Field, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Todd Field also directed In the Bedroom in 2002 which grossed £662.8K in the UK.
• It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in Ponyo (2008).
• The film also stars Noemie Merlant who was last seen in Paris, 13th District (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 is 1 new movie released

• Babylon - Friday, 20th January

With the global release of any Star Wars films its going to feel like the world stops with baited breath watching how the film will perform, and this week is no different with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.

In the end Rogue One opens in the UK to £17 million, a very good opening and a shade above fellow splinter film Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them.

When compared to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens it doesn't compare, it is about half of the opening gross from this time last year, not surprising as there is less anticipation and this is Star Wars in uncharted territory.

There can be no complaining though, like Fantastic Beasts, we are going to get more of these films and as they find their feet and get fans then the grosses will grow and grow.

Fantastic Bests falls from the top after 4 weeks at number 1 to 3 and a weekend gross of £1.4 million, it is less than £10,000 behind the number 2 film Moana.

It has now taken £45 million in the UK and is the 39th top grossing film of all time.

With the new Star Wars film there were no other new films this week hitting the chart.

Longest running film this week is Trolls which has been around for 9 weeks and highest total grossing movie is Fantastic Beasts.

Historical chart

A year ago - A theme will start to emerge in the coming years is the Star Wars film at the top on this date and this time last year Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens was new at the top, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 fell hard to number 5.

Five years ago - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows made its debut at the top while Arthur Christmas fell to number 3.

Ten years ago - Happy Feet made it 2 weeks at the top while the top new film was Eragon at number 4.

Fifteen years ago - There was no moving Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone as it stayed at the top for a 5th weekend while top new film was Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham at number 3.

Twenty years ago - 101 Dalmatians made it to the top on its debut weekend while The Long Kiss Goodnight fell from the top to number 3.

Twenty five years ago - The Addams Family was new at the top while Point Break fell to number 4 after 3 week at number 1.

Ugly turtles and a changes in origin story, I wait with baited breath.