This weekend, Friday 2nd December 2022, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Matilda: The Musical, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Violent Night
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat
• India Sweets and Spices
• The Infernal Machine
• White Noise

Violent Night

• The movie is directed by Tommy Wirkola, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tommy Wirkola also directed Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters in 2013 which grossed £3.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $226.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Snitch (2013).
• The film also stars Beverly D'Angelo who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat

• The movie is from director Debbie Flitcroft.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ben Cajee who also starred in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas (2021).
• The film also stars Justin Fletcher who was last seen in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas (2021).
• They also appeared together in Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

India Sweets and Spices

• The movie is directed by Geeta Malik, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Geeta Malik also directed Troublemaker in 2011.
• It stars Sophia Ali who also starred in Walking With the Dead (2015).
• The film also stars Rish Shah who was last seen in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Infernal Machine

• The movie is directed by Andrew Hunt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Hunt also directed Miles Between Us in 2016.
• It stars Guy Pearce who also starred in Rules of Engagement (2000).
• The film also stars Alice Eve who was last seen in Warning (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

White Noise

• The movie is directed by Noah Baumbach, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Noah Baumbach also directed De Palma in 2016 which grossed £2.2K in the UK.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Raffey Cassidy who was last seen in The Other Lamb (2019).
• Noah Baumbach directed Adam Driver in While We're Young
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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

• The Silent Twins - Friday, 9th December
• Emancipation - Friday, 9th December - streaming

Its taken 35 years to produce a sequel to one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and Blade Runner 2049 does what its predecessor couldn't and tops the box office.

Its hard to draw comparisons when there is such a gap between two parts but Blade Runner was considered a flop on release and only later was considered a classic, although not setting the box office alight as expected the sequel does manage a £6 million debut.

The reviews and the anticipation should have perhaps demanded a £10 million plus opening, but perhaps the long running time and stylised cinematography put people off.

Falling to number 2 after 2 weeks on top is Kingsman The Golden Circle which still manages a very respectable £2.1 million.

This brings the films total to date to £19.4 million, this means the film has in 3 weeks outgrossed the originals 9 week gross of £16 million.

Also new this week is The Mountain Between Us at number 4 with £0.7 million and the event feature Nora from the Met Opera (Norma Met Opera 2017) at number 7.

For the first time in 8 weeks there is a new highest total grossing movie, although it is Despicable Me 3 which is also the longest running film with 15 weeks, it has grossed £47 million.

Historical Charts

A year ago - The Girl on the train starring Emily Blunt was the top film making its debut while Bridget Jones's Baby fell to number 2.

Five years ago - Making its debut at the top was Taken 2 starring Liam Neeson while Looper fell to number 2 after a week on top.

Ten years ago - Ben still starred in the Heartbreak Kid which debuted at number 1 while Run Fatboy Run fell from the top after 4 weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - Disneys Lilo and Stitch took over at the top while signs fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.

Twenty years ago - The Full Monty spent its 6th week at the top while the top new film was Volcano starring Tommy Lee Jones at number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Patriot Games spent its second weekend at the top while the return on the Carry On films after 14 years away was the top new film at 2.

There was never any doubt that the highly anticipated new Blade Runner sequel, Blade Runner 2049, was going to top the box office, but expectation were a little higher than was achieved.

Starring Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford the film has garnered fantastic reviews with a true sequel storyline and fantastic cinematography.

With a debut gross of just over $31 million on an expectation of $50 million maybe the sci-fi epic was a little too much for movie goers.

Falling to number 3 this week is last weeks top film IT which takes just shy of $10 million on its 6th weekend of release for a total US gross of $304 million.

Coming in at number 2 is The Mountain Between Us starring Kate Winslet and Idris Alba with a US weekend gross of $10 million.

Also new this week is animated film My Little Pony with an $8 million debut.

It is the longest longest running film and well os t he top total grossing film on the top 10 this week.

Ghost in The Shell trailer to debut this Sunday.

It will be Saturday night for the UK due to the time difference between us and Tokyo.

11.13 #GITSTokyo pic.twitter.com/SlIAzQqsGN

— Ghost In The Shell (@GhostInShell) November 7, 2016