With Alien: Romulus currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Crow
• Widow Clicquot
• The Killer
• Cuckoo
• Kneecap
• Between the Temples
• Blink Twice

The Crow

• The movie is directed by Rupert Sanders, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rupert Sanders also directed Ghost In the Shell in 2017 which grossed £5.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $169.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bill Skarsgård who also starred in Atomic Blonde (2017).
• The film also stars Danny Huston who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Widow Clicquot

• The movie is directed by Thomas Napper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Thomas Napper also directed Jawbone in 2017 which grossed £30.4K in the UK.
• It stars Leo Suter who also starred in Fallen (2016).
• The film also stars Haley Bennett who's last movie was Borderlands (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Just Heroes in 1989.
• It stars Nathalie Emmanuel who also starred in Arthur the King (2024).
• The film also stars Sam Worthington who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Titan in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Cuckoo

• The movie is directed by Tilman Singer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Tilman Singer also directed Luz in 2019.
• It stars Hunter Schafer who also starred in Kinds of Kindness (2024).
• The film also stars Jan Bluthardt who's last movie was Luz (2019).
• Tilman Singer directed Jan Bluthardt in Luz
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kneecap

• The movie is directed by Rich Peppiatt, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rich Peppiatt also directed One Rogue Reporter in 2024.
• It stars Moglai Bap who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Mo Chara who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Between the Temples

• The movie is from director Nathan Silver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jason Schwartzman who also starred in Bewitched (2005).
• The film also stars Carol Kane who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Blink Twice

• The movie is from director Zoë Kravitz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Naomi Ackie who also starred in The Score (2022).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Afraid - Friday, 30th August
• Sing Sing - Friday, 30th August
• Touch - Friday, 30th August
• The Count of Monte-Cristo - Friday, 30th August
• The Deliverance - Friday, 30th August - streaming
• André Rieu's 2024 Maastricht Concert: Power of Love - Saturday, 31st August

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Angel Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman and directed by Ric Roman Waugh

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 25 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £69.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Paper Towns starring Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne and directed by Jake Schreier

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 34 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £44.2 Million after 9 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was The Expendables starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham and directed by Sylvester Stallone

The film with the longest run was Inception which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 3 which had taken £61.7 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Bewitched directed by Nora Ephron and starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was War Of The Worlds which had taken £30.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was X-Men starring Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart and directed by Bryan Singer

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.1 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Die Hard With A Vengeance starring Bruce Willis and Jeremy Irons and directed by John McTiernan

The film with the longest run was The Brady Bunch Movie which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £16.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Wild At Heart directed by David Lynch and starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.2 Million over 13 weeks of release.

All change at the top of the UK box office this week with drama Paper Towns taking over at the top leaving last weeks top film to take a huge tumble.

Paper Town is from the same author as last years hit The Fault in Our Stars which topped the UK box office in June of 2014.

Paper Town hasn't debuted as impressively as the £3 million plus of The Fault in Our Stars with a £2 million debut weekend.

Last weeks top film takes a huge tumble down to 6 this week with an £800,000 second weekend which brings it's total to £4.7 million.

Although Paper Towns is the top film of the weekend once again Inside Out, at number 2, is the top film of the week with a Monday - Sunday total or £3.2 million.

Top grossing film on the box office this week is Minions with a total gross of £44 million over 9 weeks of release.

Historical box office

A year ago - Lucy was on top of the box office on it's debut weekend knocking The Inbetweeners 2 down to 2nd.

Five years ago - The Expendables is the top new film of the week making number 1 while Toy Story 3 falls from the top to number 3.

Ten years ago - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory remained at the top of the box office for another week while the top new film was Bewitched which entered at 2.

Fifteen years ago - The first X-Men movie made its debut at the top knocking Gone In 60 Seconds down to number 3.

Twenty years ago - Die Hard With A Vengeance, the third Die Hard film, was new at the top knocking Waterworld down to number 3.

Twenty five years ago - Another Die Hard film, Die Hard 2 Die Harder was at the top on its debut knocking Days of Thunder into the number 2 spot.