US release: 28th May 2021
£9.5 Million 
$86.1 Million 
$233.3 Million Based on a true story from a couple of years back Dumb Money has been given a 15 age rating for strong language, sex references, drug misuse.
The movie stars Paul Dano who recently has been in the hit movie The Batman and has also starred in The Extra Man and The Guilty, it also stars Pete Davidson who has previously appeared in The Guilty and Bodies Bodies Bodies.
The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie who is most famous for directing Cruella but has also directed The Finest Hours and the remake of Fright Night~2011 from 2011.
Movie Synopsis
Everyday people flip the script on Wall Street and get rich by turning GameStop into one of the world's hottest companies. In the middle of everything is Keith Gill, a regular guy who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock. When his social media posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets wealthy -- until the billionaires fight back and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th December 2022, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Matilda: The Musical from the top of the UK box office.
Check out other new releases from around the world.
Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
The British institution that is Emma Thompson stars in this comedy which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong sex references, sex, language.
As mentioned the movie stars Emma Thompson who lets face it is a comedy legend and has been in movies such as Cruella and Saving Mr. Banks to classics such as LoveActually and The Remains of the Day to list a tiny part of her back catalogue, the movie also stars Daryl McCormack who last appeared in Pixie from 2020.
The movie is directed by Sophie Hyde who is bringing her third movie to the big screen and who previously directed Animals in 2019 and 52 Tuesdays in 2015.
Movie Synopsis
Retired widow Nancy Stokes hires a good-looking young sex worker called Leo Grande, in the hope of enjoying a night of pleasure and self-discovery after an unfulfilling married life.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
The UK box office didn't get started in 2021 until 24th May so the summer season is the first season of the year to get any results from ticket sales after the last box office chart being 25th December 2020 and Wonder Woman 1984 topping that chart.
The top movie of the summer got off to a flying start which was Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and it took £4 Million the weekend cinemas re-opened.
The sequel movie directed by Will Gluck and starring James Corden as Peter was the top movie in the country for the first weekend audiences were allowed back into cinemas and it hung around for 12 weeks and has to date taken over £20 Million.
The much delayed Black Widow finally got a release on 23rd July 2021 and topped the box office for 3 weeks.
The movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh was on the UK top 15 for 15 weekend and has to date grossed over £18 Million and is the second top movie of 2021.
The Fast Saga was back this year with Fast & Furious 9 which was released at the end of June and topped the box office for a couple of weeks.
The movie has taken over £16 Million in the UK and is the third top movie of summer 2021.
There was a lot of hype around the James Gunn adaptation of The Suicide Squad which was released in late July and topped the box office on its release and the following weekend.
A 6 week UK box office run saw it gross £13 Million and is the fourth top in the UK over the summer of 2021.
A bit of a sleeper hit was the fifth top movie of the summer as Ryan Reynolds Free Guy which topped the box office in mid August for 3 weeks and has taken over £13 Million so far.
The movie is still on the box office as we go into the autumn and only got knocked off the top of the UK box office this last weekend by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
The top 10 movies of Summer 2021 looks like this.
Disney release its latest movie, Jungle Cruise, which makes its debut at the top of the North American box office with little in the way of competition.
Beating all expectations indie movie The Green Knight makes its debut at number 2 while rounding out the top 5 is the new Matt Damon movie Stillwater.
US box office QuickView
North American box office top 5 breakdown weekend 30th July - 1st August 2021
Disney release their latest movie based on a ride which hits the top of the North American box office with $34.2 Million on its debut.
As the world is still trying to cope with the global pandemic this is never going to hit the same heights at the other movies based on a ride
Pirates of the Caribbean but its a good start for the movie and its already the 16th top movie of 2021.
Starring Dev Patel and directed by David Lowery this historical drama about the nephew of King Arthur makes a surprise new entry at number 2 this week.
The movie takes a very respectable, especially in the current box office climate $6.7 Million debut, largely pushed by very good critical reviews.
Falling to number 3 from its debut position at the top of the box office is the M. Night Shyamalan directed movie which takes $6.7 Million on its second weekend, a quite large 60% drop.
This takes the movie total US gross to $30.6 Million after its 2 weeks on the chart.
In truth it had a tough fight with the new number 2 movie The Green Knight and only missed out on the number 2 position by a few thousand dollars.
The Marvel movie falls to number 4 this weekend with $6.4 Million, a decent 45% drop, giving the movie a $167 Million total after 4 weeks.
Finally in the top 5 a new entry for Matt Damon as his new movies makes its debut at 5 with $5.12 Million.