Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd February 2023, there are 9 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
• Broker
• Saint Omer
• The Whale
• EO
• She Is Love
• Knock At the Cabin
• Thankam
• Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

• The movie is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado also directed The Croods: A New Age in 2020 which grossed £9.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $215.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Labyrinth of Passion (1982).
• The film also stars Salma Hayek who was last seen in House of Gucci (2021).
• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek have starred in 7 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Frida in 2003, Puss In Boots in 2011, Four Rooms in 1995, Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard in 2021, Desperado in 1996 and Spy Kids 3D: Game Over in 2003.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed Still Walking in 2010 which grossed £11.8K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in A Taxi Driver (2017).
• The film also stars Dong-won Gang who was last seen in Peninsula (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saint Omer

• The movie is directed by Alice Diop, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alice Diop also directed La Mort De Danton in 2011.
• It stars Kayije Kagame who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Guslagie Malanda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Extraordinary Measures (2010).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

EO

• The movie is directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Jerzy Skolimowski also directed The Lightship in 1985.
• It stars Sandra Drzymalska who also starred in Psy 3: W Imie Zasad (2020).
• The film also stars Isabelle Huppert who was last seen in Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

She Is Love

• The movie is directed by Jamie Adams, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jamie Adams also directed Bittersweet Symphony in 2019.
• It stars Haley Bennett who also starred in Cyrano (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Riley who was last seen in Rebecca (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Knock At the Cabin

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 15th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Old in 2021 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $90.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in Master Z: The IP Man Legacy (2018).
• The film also stars Jonathan Groff who was last seen in The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Thankam

• The movie is from director Saheed Arafath and Prinish Prabhakaran.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Biju Menon who also starred in Ayappanu Koshium (2020).
• The film also stars Vineeth Sreenivasan who was last seen in Kunjeldo (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Sword Art Online: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night

• The movie is directed by Ayako Kouno, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ayako Kouno also directed Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021 which grossed £64.6K in the UK.
• It stars Haruka Tomatsu who also starred in Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013).
• The film also stars Yoshitsugu Matsuoka who was last seen in The Quintessential Quintuplets (2022).
• Haruka Tomatsu and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online Extra Edition in 2013, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021, Sword Art Online: The Movie - Ordinal Scale in 2017 and Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night in 2021.
• Ayako Kouno directed Haruka Tomatsu in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• Ayako Kouno directed Yoshitsugu Matsuoka in Sword Art Online: - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night
• 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 4 new movies released

• Alice, Darling - Friday, 20th January - streaming
• Magic Mike's Last Dance - Friday, 10th February
• Distant - Friday, 10th February
• Women Talking - Friday, 10th February

Last weekend Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Whale
• Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio
• Christmas Bloody Christmas
• Detective Knight: Redemption
• Empire of Light
• Spoiler Alert
• Emancipation

The Whale

• The movie is directed by Darren Aronofsky, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Darren Aronofsky also directed The Fountain in 2006 which grossed $10.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $16.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brendan Fraser who also starred in Airheads (1994).
• The film also stars Sadie Sink who was last seen in Dear Zoe (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio

• The movie is directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson also directed Pacific Rim in 2013 which grossed $101.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $407.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gregory Mann who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who was last seen in Raymond and Ray (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Christmas Bloody Christmas

• The movie is directed by Joe Begos, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Joe Begos also directed Almost Human in 2014.
• It stars Riley Dandy who also starred in Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022).
• The film also stars Sam Delich who was last seen in Spiderhead (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Detective Knight: Redemption

• The movie is directed by Edward Drake, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Edward Drake also directed American Siege in 2022.
• It stars Bruce Willis who also starred in Hard Kill (2020).
• The film also stars Corey Large who was last seen in Detective Knight: Rogue (2022).
• Bruce Willis and Corey Large have starred in 5 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Detective Knight: Rogue in 2022, Cosmic Sin in 2021, Breach in 2020, Apex in 2021 and Paradise City in 2022.
• Edward Drake directed Bruce Willis in Cosmic Sin
• Edward Drake directed Corey Large in Cosmic Sin
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed 1917 in 2020 which grossed $159.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $384.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Hancock and Joan (2008).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in The Old Guard (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spoiler Alert

• The movie is directed by Michael Showalter, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Michael Showalter also directed The Big Sick in 2017 which grossed $42.9 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jim Parsons who also starred in Wish I Was Here (2014).
• The film also stars Ben Aldridge who was last seen in The Titan (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Emancipation

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed Exit Strategy in 2015.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in Hitch (2005).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• The Almond and the Seahorse - Friday, 16th December
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Friday, 16th December