Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 29th December 2023, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Wonka from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Boy and the Heron
• Cats In the Museum
• Anyone But You
• Ferrari~2023
• Next Goal Wins
• Noryang: Deadly Sea

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Spirited Away in 2001 which grossed £542.5K in the UK and grossed $356.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Cats In the Museum

• The movie is directed by Vasiliy Rovenskiy, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Vasiliy Rovenskiy also directed Magic Arch 3D in 2020 and grossed $456.1K globally.
• It stars Jordan Worsley who also starred in Little Bears Big Trip (2022).
• The film also stars Stephen Peter Krisel who was last seen in How to Save the Immortal (2022).
• They also appeared together in How to Save the Immortal in 2022.
• Vasiliy Rovenskiy directed Jordan Worsley in Little Bears Big Trip
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Anyone But You

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Will Gluck also directed Easy A in 2010 which grossed £773.8K in the UK.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in The Voyeurs (2021).
• The film also stars Glen Powell who was last seen in Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Ferrari

• The movie is directed by Michael Mann, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Mann also directed The Keep in 1983 and grossed $4.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in BlackKKlansman (2018).
• The film also stars Shailene Woodley who was last seen in Dumb Money (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Next Goal Wins

• The movie is directed by Taika Waititi, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Taika Waititi also directed Hunt For the Wilderpeople in 2016 which grossed £391.2K in the UK.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in 300 (2007).
• The film also stars Oscar Kightley who was last seen in Moana (2016).
• Taika Waititi directed Oscar Kightley in Hunt For the Wilderpeople
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Noryang: Deadly Sea

• The movie is directed by Han-min Kim, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Han-min Kim also directed Handphone in 2009.
• It stars Jeong Jae-yeong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Yeo Jin-goo who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 3 new movies released

• One Life - Monday, 1st January
• Night Swim - Friday, 5th January
• Priscilla - Friday, 5th January

Last week Captain America kick started the summer box office in the UK, and this weekend the sun actually showed its face making people forget about the cinema for the weekend.

With the sun shining the box office saw a massive drop in taking and Captain America: Civil War war a 60%+ drop in taking to £4.06 million.

This brings the films total takings to £27.3 million on its second weekend of release, although this is still better than the previous 2 film at the same point in their release.

Highest new film of the week is Bad Neighbours 2 at number 3 which debuts with £1.69 million.

With the sun out this is way lower than the original 2014 film which scored an £8 million plus opening.

Also new this week are Florence Foster Jenkins at number 4, Robinson Crusoe at number 5 and 24 at number 10.

Historical charts

A year ago - Avengers Age of Ultron stayed at the top of the box office leaving [spooks] The Greater Good to land at number 2.

Five years ago - A fairly static chart saw Thor stay at the top with Water For Elephants the top new film at number 4.

Ten years ago - Mission:Impossible III kicked off the summer season with a number 1 debut while Ice Age: The Meltdown fell to number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Bridget Jones's Diary stayed put at the top with Captain Corelli's Mandolin landing new at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Toy Story was still reigning at the top of the UK box office, highest new film was right down at number 5 in the shape of Things to Do In Denver When You're Dead.

Twenty five years ago - Predator 2 made its debut at the top of the chart with The Doors falling down to number 2.