Two weeks at the top of the UK box office this weekend for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocain Bear is the top new movie.

Also new this week is What's Love Got to Do With It at number 4 and Broker at number 8 with £150,178, while finally at number 15 is Joyland with £61,461.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th February 2023

No move at the top for the Marvel, phase 5, sequel movie to Ant-Man which takes £2 Million on its second weekend, a bigger than expected 65% drop over last weekend.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £3,049,939 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,653,459 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £10,493,740 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

The sequel movie from the Shrek universe stays put at number 2 on its 4th weekend and takes £1.7 Million in the process pushing the movie to £20 Million in total at the UK box office.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,763,083 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,493,900 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £9,893,533 at the box office after 4 weeks of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

The highest new movie of the weekend is from director Elizabeth Banks, and the last movie that veteran actor Ray Liotta made before his sad passing last year.

The movie takes an impressive £1.5 Million on its debut but it wasn't enough to dent the powerhouse that is becoming Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania and Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at the top.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,581,128 on its debut weekend
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023

A new romantic comedy from the UK which seems to be a recipe for success after the likes of Last Christmas and Four Weddings and a funeral.

This new movie starring Lily James, and the obligatory Emma Thompson takes just over one million pound on its debut.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,082,163 on its debut weekend

Falling to number 5 this week is the sequel movie from the Magic Mike series which take just under half a million pound on its 3rd weekend of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £470,020 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,904,652 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Magic Mike XXL which took £5,501,254 at the box office after 3 weeks of release.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 24th February 2023, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania from the top of the UK box office.

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Here are this weeks new releases

• Cocaine Bear
• Broker
• What's Love Got to Do With It?

Cocaine Bear

• The movie is directed by Elizabeth Banks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Elizabeth Banks also directed Movie 43 in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $32.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ray Liotta who also starred in The Entitled (2011).
• The film also stars Margo Martindale who was last seen in Lazy Susan (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed I Wish in 2013 which grossed £20.5K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in Emergency Declaration (2022).
• The film also stars Gang Dong-won who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Masoom in 1983.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Fast Girls (2012).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• 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 2 new movies released

• Creed III - Friday, 3rd March
• Close - Friday, 3rd March

Last weekend Puss In Boots: The Last Wish was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
• Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
• The Son

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania

• The movie is directed by Peyton Reed, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Peyton Reed also directed Ant-Man and the Wasp in 2018 which grossed £17.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $622.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Paul Rudd who also starred in The Chateau (2001).
• The film also stars Evangeline Lilly who was last seen in Crisis (2021).
• Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ant-Man and the Wasp in 2018, Ant-Man in 2015 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• Peyton Reed directed Paul Rudd in Ant-Man
• Peyton Reed directed Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man and the Wasp
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

• The movie is from director Dean Fleischer-Camp.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jenny Slate who also starred in I Want You Back (2022).
• The film also stars Dean Fleischer-Camp who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Son

• The movie is directed by Florian Zeller, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Florian Zeller also directed The Father in 2021 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Vanessa Kirby who also starred in The World to Come (2020).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who was last seen in Reminiscence (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 are 4 new movies released

• Missing - Friday, 24th February
• Cocaine Bear - Friday, 24th February
• Broker - Friday, 24th February
• What's Love Got to Do With It? - Friday, 24th February

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd February 2023, there are 9 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• Broker
• Saint Omer
• The Whale
• EO
• She Is Love
• Knock At the Cabin
• Thankam
• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed £9.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Labyrinth of Passion (1982).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, Puss In Boots in 2011, Four Rooms in 1995, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Desperado in 1996 and Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed Still Walking in 2010 which grossed £11.8K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in A Taxi Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Dong-won Gang who was last seen in Peninsula (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saint Omer

• The movie is directed by Alice Diop, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Diop also directed La Mort De Danton in 2011.
• It stars Kayije Kagame who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Guslagie Malanda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

EO

• The movie is directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jerzy Skolimowski also directed The Lightship in 1985.
• It stars Sandra Drzymalska who also starred in Psy 3: W Imie Zasad (2020).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

She Is Love

• The movie is directed by Jamie Adams, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jamie Adams also directed Bittersweet Symphony in 2019.
• It stars Haley Bennett who also starred in Cyrano (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Riley who was last seen in Rebecca (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Knock At the Cabin

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Old in 2021 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $90.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Master Z: The IP Man Legacy (2018).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thankam

• The movie is from director Saheed Arafath and Prinish Prabhakaran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Biju Menon who also starred in Ayappanu Koshium (2020).
• The film also stars Vineeth Sreenivasan who was last seen in Kunjeldo (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

• The movie is directed by Ayako Kouno, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ayako Kouno also directed Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021 which grossed £64.6K in the UK.
• It stars Haruka Tomatsu who also starred in Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013).
• The film also stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka who was last seen in The Quintessential Quintuplets (2022).
• Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online Extra Edition in 2013, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: The Movie - Ordinal Scale in 2017 and Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021.
• Ayako Kouno directed Haruka Tomatsu in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• Ayako Kouno directed Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• 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 4 new movies released

• Alice, Darling - Friday, 20th January - streaming
• Magic Mike's Last Dance - Friday, 10th February
• Distant - Friday, 10th February
• Women Talking - Friday, 10th February

With Black Adam 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Living
• Return to Dust
• Hunt
• Causeway
• One Piece Film: Red
• Watcher
• Call Jane

Living

• The movie is directed by Oliver Hermanus, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oliver Hermanus also directed Moffie in 2020 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Thirteen At Dinner (1985).
• The film also stars Aimee Lou Wood who was last seen in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Return to Dust

• The movie is directed by Ruijun Li, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Ruijun Li also directed The Summer Solstice in 2007.
• It stars Renlin Wu who also starred in Fly With the Crane (2012).
• The film also stars Hai-Qing who was last seen in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Hunt

• The movie is from director Lee Jung-jae.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lee Jung-jae who also starred in The Face Reader (2013).
• The film also stars Jung Woo-sung who was last seen in Illang: The Wolf Brigade (2018).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Causeway

• The movie is from director Lila Neugebauer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jennifer Lawrence who also starred in House At the End of the Street (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who was last seen in Bullet Train (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

One Piece Film: Red

• The movie is directed by Gorô Taniguchi, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Gorô Taniguchi also directed Code Geass: Lelouch of the I - Initiation in 2017.
• It stars AmaLee who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Daniel Baugh who was last seen in One Piece: Episode of Sabo - Bond of Three Brothers, a Miraculous Reunion and An Inherited Will (2015).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Watcher

• The movie is directed by Chloe Okuno, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chloe Okuno also directed V/H/S/94 in 2021.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in Labor Day (2014).
• The film also stars Karl Glusman who was last seen in Greyhound (2020).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Call Jane

• The movie is directed by Phyllis Nagy, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Phyllis Nagy also directed Mrs. Harris in 2006.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Meet Dave (2008).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Master Gardener (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Broker - Thursday, 10th November
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Friday, 11th November
• Spirited - Friday, 11th November