Sequel to the movie version of the successful TV show Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, is given a PG age rating in the UK.

The movie stars Maggie Smith who was seen last Christmans is the movie A Boy Called Christmas and was in the original TV series and movie, it also stars Elizabeth McGovern who as well as being in the original Downton movie was in the remake Clash of the Titans~2010 in 2010 - for which her co-star Maggie Smith was in the original 1981 version.

The movie is directed this time by Simon Curtis who directed Goodbye Christopher Robin from 2017.

Movie Synopsis

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Downton Abbey: A New Era
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild bad language, sex references
• Release date: 29th April 2022
• Runtime: 125m (2 hour 5 minutes)
• Director:
  • Simon Curtis
• Starring:
  • Maggie Smith
  • Michelle Dockery
  • Elizabeth McGovern

BBFC movie page

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd December 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace House of Gucci from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Christmas With Andre
• Blue Bayou
• C'mon C'mon
• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
• Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas
• Silent Night

Christmas With Andre

• The movie is directed by André Rieu and Michael Wiseman, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• André Rieu and Michael Wiseman also directed André Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014 which grossed £830.6K in the UK.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in André Rieu: Christmas With Andre (2016).
• The film also stars Charlotte Hawkins who last appeared in André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music (2020).
• Andre Rieu and Charlotte Hawkins have starred in 4 movies together.
• They also appeared together in André Rieu: 70 Years Young (2020), André Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music (2020), André Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance? (2019) and André Rieu's 2019 Live New Year Concert From Sydney (2019).
• Box office prediction: Number 1

Blue Bayou

• The movie is directed by Justin Chon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Justin Chon also directed Gook in 2018 which grossed £1K in the UK.
• It stars Justin Chon who also starred in Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014).
• The film also stars Alicia Vikander who last appeared in The Green Knight (2021).
• Box office prediction: Number 10

C'mon C'mon

• The movie is directed by Mike Mills, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mike Mills also directed Beginners in 2011 which grossed £541.6K in the UK.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Secret Witness (1988).
• The film also stars Gaby Hoffmann who last appeared in Wild (2015).
• Box office prediction: Number 7

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

• The movie is directed by Johannes Roberts, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Johannes Roberts also directed 47 Meters Down in 2017 which grossed £1.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Kaya Scodelario who also starred in Crawl (2019).
• The film also stars Hannah John-Kamen who last appeared in SAS: Red Notice (2021).
• Box office prediction: Number 2

Cbeebies Christmas Show 2021: The Night Before Christmas

• The movie is from director Chris Jarvis
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Justin Fletcher who also starred in The Cbeebies Christmas Show 2019: Hansel & Gretel (2019).
• The film also stars Evie Pickerill who is making a feature film debut.
• Box office prediction: Number 6

Silent Night

• The movie is from director Camille Griffin
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annabelle Wallis who also starred in Hello Carter (2014).
• The film also stars Keira Knightley who last appeared in Charlotte (2021).

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

• West Side Story, Friday, 10th December
• Clifford the Big Red Dog, Friday, 10th December
• Lamb, Friday, 10th December

This weekend, Friday 23rd August 2019, there are 3 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood for the top spot?

Angel Has Fallen

First up at cinemas this week is Angel Has Fallen, an Action movie directed by Ric Roman Waugh who also directed Shot Caller in 2017 which grossed £1.1 Thousand.

It stars Gerard Butler who last starred in The Vanishing (2019) and Morgan Freeman who last appeared in The Poison Rose (2019).

Crawl

Next on the new release schedule is Crawl, this new Dramatic movie stars Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper who starred in Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) together.

The film is brought to us by Alexandre Aja.

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Next up this week is Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark which is directed by Andre Ovredal who directed Tunnel in 2016.

It stars Zoe Margaret Colletti and Michael Garza.

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 3 new releases. -

• Killers Anonymous, Wednesday, 28th August
• Mrs. Lowry And Son, Friday, 30th August
• A Million Little Pieces, Friday, 30th August

Last week saw The Lion King at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?

Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood

First up at cinemas this week is Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood, a Comedy directed by Quentin Tarantino who also directed Kill Bill Volume 1 in 2003 which grossed £11.5 Million.

It stars Leonardo DiCaprio who last starred in Before The Flood (2016) and Brad Pitt who last appeared in Deadpool 2 (2018).

Dora And The Lost City Of Gold

Next on the new release schedule is Dora And The Lost City Of Gold, this new Family stars Isabela Moner and Eugenio Derbez.

The film is brought to us by 4 time director James Bobin.

Good Boys

Next up this week is Good Boys which is directed by Gene Stupnitsky and is a directorial debut.

It stars Jacob Tremblay and Keith L. Williams.

Uglydolls

Also this week there is Uglydolls from director Kelly Asbury who also directed Gnomeo And Juliet in 2011.

The film features Pitbull and Ice-T in starring roles.

Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 3 new releases hitting cinemas. -

• Crawl you can see from Friday, 23rd August
• Angel Has Fallen is out Friday, 23rd August
• Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark is in cinemas Friday, 23rd August

The Lion King is still the top film of the week at the US box office but director Quentin Tarantino scores the best debut of his career with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

The Lion King

The Disney live action movie spends a second weekend at the top with a gross of $75.5 Million.

This pushes the films total gross after 2 weeks to an amazing $350.7 Million.

Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino brings his latest film to the big screen and in the process gets the biggest opening of his career.

Making its debut at number 2 this 1960's based film set in Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt takes $40.3 Million on its debut weekend.

Spider Man: Far From Home

Still pulling in the crowds at number 3 in the latest film from Sony and Marvel starring Tom Holland which pulls in $12.2 Million over the weekend.

This puts the film 4 week total gross at $344.4 Million.

Toy Story 4

Sitting at number 4 this week is the Pixar animation with a weekend of $9.8 Million wich boosts its total to $395.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Crawl

3 weeks on and the big crocodile thriller is at number 5 with a weekend gross of $4 Million which boosts its total to $31 Million.

Avengers: Endgame

The Marvel mammoth is still at number 12 this week and 14 weeks after its release it has taken $856.4 Million.