With Back to Black currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Abigail
• The Book of Clarence
• Jeanne Du Barry
• Swede Caroline
• Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver
• Butterfly Tale
• Sometimes I Think About Dying

Abigail

• The movie is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett also directed Scream VI in 2023 which grossed £7.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $169 Mil. globally.
• It stars Melissa Barrera who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin directed Melissa Barrera in Scream
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Book of Clarence

• The movie is directed by Jeymes Samuel, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeymes Samuel also directed The Harder They Fall in 2021 and grossed $8.3K globally.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• Jeymes Samuel directed LaKeith Stanfield in The Harder They Fall
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Jeanne Du Barry

• The movie is directed by Maïwenn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maïwenn also directed Mon Roi in 2016 which grossed £4K in the UK.
• It stars Maïwenn who also starred in Polisse (2011).
• The film also stars Johnny Depp who's last movie was Johnny Puff: Secret Mission (2024).
• Maïwenn directed Maïwenn in Polisse
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Swede Caroline

• The movie is from director Finn Bruce and Brook Driver.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jo Hartley who also starred in Ill Manors (2012).
• The film also stars Aisling Bea who's last movie was And Mrs (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Sofia Boutella who also starred in Argylle (2024).
• The film also stars Charlie Hunnam who's last movie was Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023).
• They also appeared together in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire in 2023.
• Zack Snyder directed Sofia Boutella in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
• Zack Snyder directed Charlie Hunnam in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Butterfly Tale

• The movie is from director Sophie Roy.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tatiana Maslany who also starred in Dawn Anna (2005).
• The film also stars Mena Massoud who's last movie was The Sacrifice Game (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sometimes I Think About Dying

• The movie is directed by Rachel Lambert, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Rachel Lambert also directed In the Radiant City in 2017.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in The Marsh King's Daughter (2023).
• The film also stars Dave Merheje 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 7 new movies released

• National Theatre Live: Nye - Tuesday, 23rd April
• The American Society of Magical Negroes - Friday, 26th April
• Challengers - Friday, 26th April
• Boy Kills World - Friday, 26th April
• I.S.S. - Friday, 26th April
• Ordinary Angels - Friday, 26th April
• Spy X Family Code: White - Friday, 26th April

Cinemas are back open in the UK after nearly 5 months of being closed and there are a whole host of new releases this week to mark the occasion.

Most of these new movies came out on Monday, and many of them have been delayed from last year, and some of them are already available on streaming so there is a nice mixed bag.

Here is a rundown of this weeks new movies in the UK.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

• The movie is directed by Will Gluck
• Will Gluck also directed Friends With Benefits in 2011 which grossed £6.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars James Corden who last starred in Superintelligence (2020).
• The film also stars Elizabeth Debicki who last appeared in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019).
• James Corden and Elizabeth Debicki starred in Peter Rabbit (2018) together.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

• The movie is directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
• Darren Lynn Bousman also directed Identity Lost in 2001.
• It stars Chris Rock who last starred in The Witches (2020).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).

The Unholy

• The movie is from director Evan Spiliotopoulos
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who last starred in Walkaway Joe (2020).
• The film also stars Cary Elwes who last appeared in Black Christmas (2019).

Nomadland

• The movie is directed by Chloé Zhao
• Chloé Zhao also directed The Rider in 2018 which grossed £36.3 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Frances McDormand who last starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2020).
• The film also stars Gay DeForest who is making a feature film debut.

My New York Year

• The movie is directed by Philippe Falardeau
• Philippe Falardeau also directed The Bleeder in 2016.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who last starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who last appeared in The Meyerowitz Stories New and Selected (2017).

Army of the Dead

• The movie is directed by Zack Snyder
• Zack Snyder also directed Dawn of the Dead in 2004 which grossed £5.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Hiroyuki Sanada who last starred in Mortal Kombat (2021).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who last appeared in My Spy (2020).
• Hiroyuki Sanada and Dave Bautista starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019) together.

Sound of Metal

• The movie is from director Darius Marder
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Riz Ahmed who last starred in Mogul Mowgli (2020).
• The film also stars Olivia Cooke who last appeared in Naked Singularity (2021).

Those Who Wish Me Dead

• The movie is directed by Taylor Sheridan
• Taylor Sheridan also directed Wind River in 2017 which grossed £1.2 Million in the UK.
• It stars Angelina Jolie who last starred in Come Away (2020).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who last appeared in Le Mans '66 (2019).

Rare Beasts

• The movie is from director Billie Piper
• It is their directorial debut.
• It stars Billie Piper who last starred in Eternal Beauty (2019).
• The film also stars Leo Bill who last appeared in In Fabric (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train, Wednesday, 26th May
• Cruella, Friday, 28th May
• The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, Friday, 28th May
• First Cow, Friday, 28th May

This week Disney had a double dip on the UK box office with Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Muppets Most Wanted hitting at one and two.

Captain America, the latest from the Marvel Avengers (Avengers Assemble as it's called in the UK) universe of films, was by far and away the better grossing film taking £6 million. The film is a sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger which took £3 million on it's July debut.

Muppets Most Wanted is the follow up to 2012 The Muppets. That film took £2.6 million on it's debut, this one took a very similar £2.2 million.

New releases this week are: - Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Muppets Most Wanted - The Legend of Hercules - The Past - 20 Feet From Stardom

Also worth a mention is that after 2 weeks off the top 15, Frozen has returned at number 15.

This time last year The Croods held onto the top spot holding off G.I. Joe: Retaliation which entered at two.

Five years ago Nicolas Cage starred in the number one films Knowing which also debuted there nocking Marley and Me to number two.

Ten years ago The Passion of Christ stayed at the top keeping Dawn of the Dead at bay debuting at number two.

Fifteen years ago The Rugrats Movie took the number one spot on it's debut knocking Waking Ned Devine down to three with Payback entering at two.