Daniel Craig returns to cinemas in this controversial art house movie of an author pursuing a relationship with a young man which has been given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, drug misuse.

The movie stars former James Bond Daniel Craig who has previously been seen in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and >Road to Perdition, it also stars Daan de Wit who is making a feature film debut.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously directed Io Sono L'amore and Challengers.

Movie Synopsis

A writer pursues a romance with a younger man in 1950s Mexico City.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Queer
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, drug misuse
• Release date: 13th December 2024
• Runtime: 137 minutes (2 hours 17 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Daniel Craig
  • Daan de Wit
  • Jason Schwartzman

BBFC movie page

After a single weekend at the top Furiosa gets knocked off the top of the North American box office by The Garfield Movie.

The animated tale takes $14 Million on its second weekend to top the box office and has a total of $51.5 Million to date.

Furiosa is at 2 this weekend and has taken $49.7 Million to date.

With no major new releases this weekend the Japanese animated movie Haikyu The Movie Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump is the top new film at number 7.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 31st - 2nd June 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $14,005,272 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $51,577,603 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,782,606 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $49,700,225 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road which took $88,079,541 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $10,505,718 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $80,134,668 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,968,666 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $140,164,725 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took $130,449,389 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,196,120 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $80,281,525 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2024

John Krasinski directs with Ryan Reynolds starring in the new movie IF~2024 which tops the US box office on its debut weekend of release with a gross of $33.7 Million.

Compared to the directors last movie A Quiet Place: Part II this is quite a bit lower as that movie took $48.3 Million on its debut weekend in May of 2021.

Last weekends top movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes falls to number 2 this weekend and has taken just over $100 Million in 2 weeks.

Also new on this weekends top 5 is The Strangers: Chapter 1 which lands at number 3 with $11.8 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th May 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $33,715,801 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $25,450,289 over the weekend, a 56% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $100,689,790 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took $98,235,137 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $11,825,058 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,350,640 over the weekend, a 39% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $62,887,485 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,867,343 over the weekend, a 34% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $43,436,439 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2024

It was a tight contest this weekend for the top of the box office with IF~2024 taking over at the top of the UK box office by about £300,000.

The Ryan Reynolds starring movie took over at the top of the box office with a debut gross of £2.4 Million.

The last movie directed by John Krasinski A Quiet Place Part II made its debut at the top with £3.4 Million in June 2021.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes falls to number 2 this weekend but it put up a fight to keep the crown and only just lost out.

The movie has taken a very good £7.6 Million to date.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 also makes its debut on the UK box office top 5 at number 4 with £452,506.

The UK box office top 15 took a little more than last weekend which was a big low but the numbers a still no where near past movie summer seasons which is a worrying sign for the cinema industry.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th May 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,185,572 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,684,708 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took £12,667,484 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £876,184 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,246,320 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £291,416 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,345,554 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes continues the summer box office season as it tops the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes $58.4 Million on its debut weekend which is in the same ballpark but a little higher than the $56 Million of the last movie in the series War For the Planet of the Apes.

The Fall Guy falls from the top to number 2 this weekend with a 51% drop giving the movie a total US gross of nearly $50 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $58,400,788 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took $56,262,929 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,699,600 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $49,696,520 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,376,617 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $37,766,203 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,400,329 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $11,965,748 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,612,517 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $191,908,060 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024