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$16.4 Million At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 9th August 2019, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw from the top of the UK box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Blinded By The Light, a Comedy directed by Gurinder Chadha who also directed Bride And Prejudice in 2004 which grossed £5 Million.
It stars Viveik Kalra who is making a feature film debut and Kulvinder Ghir who last appeared in The Queens Corgi (2019).
Next on the new release schedule is Playmobil: The Movie, this new Fantasy stars Dino Andrade and Gabriel Bateman.
The film is brought to us by new director Lino DiSalvo.
Next up this week is The Sun Is Also A Star which is directed by Ry Russo-Young who directed Before I Fall in 2017.
It stars Yara Shahidi and Anais Lee.
-Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Come back next week when there are 4 new releases hitting cinemas. -
This third and reported last of the Wolverine stand alone movies makes its US box office debut at the top this weekend with a fantastic $85 million.
The Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart starring film has got excellent reviews across the board for its daring move away from the traditional super hero movie and has benefited in the process.
For an R rated movie it is the fourth highest opening in the US ever and most likely will go on to be the highest grossing stand alone Wolverine movie.
Falling down to 2 this week, but still holing its own is last week top film Get Out which takes $26.1 on its second weekend of release.
The little known horror film has now taken $76 million after 10 days of release in the US.
Also new this week is The Shack which is at 3 with $16 million and Before I Fall which is at 5 with $5 million.
Longest running film on the US box office is La La Land which has now been around for 13 weeks and the highest total grossing is Hidden Figures with $158 million.
Mention must go to Moonlight which after the Oscar fiasco with La La Land this week goes national and increases its gross by 260%, this week it is at 12 with $2.5 million.