
£9.5 Million
$84.1 Million
$178.1 Million Director Michael Bay brings his latest movie to the big screen in March with the drama Ambulance which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK.
The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal who is known for roles in movies like Brokeback Mountain and Donnie Darko and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections.
The movie is directed by Michael Bay who is most famous for directing Transformers in 2007 and its many sequels.
Movie Synopsis
Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same weekend over the last 30 years.
Making headlines were Onward from this time last year, Rango hitting the top of the box office in 2011 and the classic Transpotting which was the bog movie of the week in 1996.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Onward starring Tom Holland and Chris Pratt and directed by Dan Scanlon
Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.4 Million over 9 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - London Has Fallen starring Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart and directed by Babak Najafi
Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.8 Million over 12 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - Rango starring Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher and directed by Gore Verbinski
Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £41.9 Million over 9 weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - Date Movie which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Syriana directed by Stephen Gaghan and starring Kayvan Novak and George Clooney which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Brokeback Mountain which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £11.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £17 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Chocolat directed by Lasse Hallstrm and starring Juliette Binoche and Judi Dench which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Trainspotting starring Ewan McGregor and Ewen Bremner and directed by Danny Boyle
Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £18.8 Million after 10 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - The Godfather Part III starring Al Pacino and Diane Keaton and directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £9.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.
At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 11th October 2019, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Joker from the top of the UK box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Gemini Man, an Action movie directed by Ang Lee who also directed Brokeback Mountain in 2006 which grossed £9.5 Million.
It stars Will Smith who last starred in Aladdin (2019).
The film also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who last appeared in The Parts You Lose (2019).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is Dolemite Is My Name.
This new movie stars Eddie Murphy who's last film was Mr. Church (2016)
It also stars Wesley Snipes who appeared in Chi Raq (2015).
The film is brought to us by 3 time director Craig Brewer.
Next up this week is Abominable which is directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman directing together.
It stars Chloë Bennet and Albert Tsai.
Also this week there is The Day Shall Come from director Christopher Morris who also directed Four Lions in 2010.
The film features Andrel McPherson and Miles Robbins in starring roles.
Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
-Come back next week when there are 6 new releases. -