This weekend, Friday 18th November 2022, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Poker Face
• Taurus
• The Wonder
• Slumberland
• Spirited
• A Christmas Story Christmas
• The Menu

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in Inside Llewyn Davis (2014).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed $54 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Poker Face

• The movie is directed by Russell Crowe, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Russell Crowe also directed The Water Diviner in 2015.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Body of Lies (2008).
• The film also stars Liam Hemsworth who was last seen in Arkansas (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Taurus

• The movie is directed by Tim Sutton, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tim Sutton also directed Dark Night in 2017.
• It stars Megan Fox who also starred in Think Like a Dog (2020).
• The film also stars Scoot McNairy who was last seen in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Wonder

• The movie is directed by Sebastian Lelio, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sebastian Lelio also directed Disobedience in 2018.
• It stars Niamh Algar who also starred in Calm With Horses (2020).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who was last seen in Don't Worry Darling (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Slumberland

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015 which grossed $281.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $653.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Braven (2018).
• The film also stars Mercedes Blanche who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spirited

• The movie is directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sean Anders and John Morris also directed That's My Boy in 2012 which grossed $36.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in The Nines (2007).
• The film also stars Will Ferrell who was last seen in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
• They also appeared together in Dick in 1999.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Christmas Story Christmas

• The movie is directed by Clay Kaytis, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Clay Kaytis also directed The Christmas Chronicles in 2018.
• It stars Peter Billingsley who also starred in Russkies (1987).
• The film also stars Zack Ward who was last seen in Survive the Game (2021).
• They also appeared together in A Christmas Story in 1983.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Menu

• The movie is directed by Mark Mylod, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mark Mylod also directed The Big White in 2005.
• It stars Anya Taylor-Joy who also starred in Emma. (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Fiennes who was last seen in The Forgiven (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 5 of the new movies for next weekend

• Something In the Dirt - Tuesday, 22nd November - streaming
• The Woman King - Friday, 16th September - streaming
• Poker Face - Wednesday, 16th November - streaming
• Bones and All - Wednesday, 23rd November
• Strange World - Wednesday, 23rd November

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 11th November 2022, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Adam from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• Paradise City
• The Friendship Game
• Spirited

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Black Panther in 2018 which grossed $700.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.3 Bil. globally.
• It stars Letitia Wright who also starred in Guava Island (2019).
• The film also stars Lupita Nyong'o who was last seen in The 355 (2022).
• They also appeared together in Black Panther in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Paradise City

• The movie is directed by Chuck Russell, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Chuck Russell also directed Junglee in 2019.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Precious Cargo (2016).
• The film also stars John Travolta who was last seen in Trading Paint (2019).
• Bruce Willis and John Travolta have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Look Who's Talking in 1990, Pulp Fiction in 1994 and Look Who's Talking Too in 1991.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Friendship Game

• The movie is from director Scooter Corkle.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peyton List who also starred in The Thinning New World Order (2018).
• The film also stars Brendan Meyer who was last seen in Color Out of Space (2020).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Spirited

• The movie is directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Sean Anders and John Morris also directed Never Been Thawed in 2005.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in R.I.P.D. (2013).
• The film also stars Will Ferrell who was last seen in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
• They also appeared together in Dick in 1999.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Here are 6 of the new movies for next weekend

• A Christmas Story Christmas - Thursday, 17th November - streaming
• The Menu - Friday, 18th November
• Disenchanted - Friday, 18th November - streaming
• She Said - Friday, 18th November
• Slumberland - Friday, 18th November - streaming
• Spirited - Friday, 11th November - streaming

It's time for another catalogue film to hit the top of the UK box office as England comes out of lockdown and cinemas slowly start to open again, 231 cinemas made up this weeks box office.

Elf was first released in the UK at the beginning of December 2003, it never hit the top then spending 4 weeks in the runner up spot, exactly 17 years later the movie get to the top.

Highest new movie of the week is a new telling of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol while outside the top 5 Katherine Jenkins Christmas Spectacular makes a debut at number 10, director Rob Savage's move Host is new at 14 and the re-edit of The Godfather Part III is new at 15.

UK box office Quickview.

• Number 1 - Elf (1st Week)
• Highest Debut - A Christmas Carol (@4)
• Longest run - Two By Two: Overboard! (7 weeks)^* **
• Highest total gross - Two By Two: Overboard! (£1,019,031)^*
^*Not including catalogue re-releases - ^**There are a total of 4 films which have spent 7 weeks on the box office

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 film on the UK box office 4th - 6th December 2020.

Elf

After 17 years director Jon Favreau's festival favourite hits the top of the UK box office, albeit under strange circumstances, with a weekend gross of £48,244, a 97% increase from last weekend.

The big increase from last weekend is due to the increased number of cinemas that have re-opened, but the movie has taken a total of £17 Million since its release in 2003.

Home Alone

The Chris Columbus movie falls from the top this week with £36,878, a 93% increase from last weekend!

This pushes the movies total gross to £9.64 Million since its 1990 release.

Wolfwalkers

Highest film of the weeks that is not a re-release is this animation from directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart which takes £26,171, a 94% increase over last weekend.

The movie has now taken £74,874 since its release 4 weeks ago.

A Christmas Carol

Highest new movie of the week lands at number 4, a re-telling of the classic Christmas story, this time directed by Jacqui Morris and starring Simon Russell Beale and Martin Freeman.

The film takes £22,366 on its debut weekend of release.

Two By Two: Overboard!

Finally on the top 5 is the former number 1 movies which takes £21,952 on its 7th weekend of release giving the animated take a total gross of £1 Million, it finally made it over the Million line!