Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 8th March 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Dune: Part Two from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kung Fu Panda 4
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Imaginary
• Red Island

Kung Fu Panda 4

• The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine also directed Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo in 2000 which grossed $65.5 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in Ice Age (2002).
• The film also stars Awkwafina who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• They also appeared together in Jumanji: The Next Level in 2019.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Love Lies Bleeding

• The movie is directed by Rose Glass, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rose Glass also directed Saint Maud in 2019.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in Catch That Kid (2004).
• The film also stars Katy O'Brian who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Imaginary

• The movie is directed by Jeff Wadlow, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Jeff Wadlow also directed Fantasy Island in 2020.
• It stars DeWanda Wise who also starred in How to Tell You're a Douchebag (2016).
• The film also stars Tom Payne who's last movie was IO (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Red Island

• The movie is directed by Robin Campillo, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Robin Campillo also directed Eastern Boys in 2014.
• It stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz who also starred in Red Island (2023).
• The film also stars Quim Gutierrez who's last movie was Jungle Cruise (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• A Guardians Heart - Friday, 15th March
• Kage and Celeste - Friday, 15th March
• American Dreamer - Friday, 15th March
• Knox Goes Away - Friday, 15th March
• Arthur the King - Friday, 15th March
• The American Society of Magical Negroes - Friday, 15th March
• One Life - Friday, 15th March - limited release

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Aladdin which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Godzilla: King Of The Monsters directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Kyle Chandler and Vera Farmiga which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino and directed by Brad Peyton

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £47.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Sex And The City 2 starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis and directed by Michael Patrick King

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20 Million over 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £24.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was House Of Wax directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Valiant which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £14.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Rob Schneider and William Forsythe which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was Erin Brockovich which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Rob Roy which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Richie Rich directed by Donald Petrie and starring Macaulay Culkin and John Larroquette which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.

The actor formally known as The Rock, Dwayne Johnson, takes his starring vehicle San Andreas to the top of the UK box office on it's debut weekend of release.

Taking an acceptable, if low, £4.6 million over the Friday - Sunday weekend San Andreas is by far the biggest hit for the actor in a primary role.

The biggest film he has appeared in, although as an ensemble cast of many stars is Fast and Furious 7 from this year which is still doing well at the box office.

Pitch Perfect 2 falls to number 2 this week after 2 weeks at the top, to date the film has taken £14 million in the UK.

Also new this week is Man Up starring Simon Pegg at 7 and Danny Collins starring Al Pacino at number 10.

Historical Charts

A year ago - Maleficent made its debut at the top of the charts knocking X-Men Days of Future Past down to number 2 after a week at the top.

Five years ago - The critically panned Sex and The City 2 made it's way to the top while StreetDance 3D fell into second.

Ten years ago - Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith was still the the top film in the country while House of Was was the highest new film at 2.

Fifteen years ago - Oscar winning Gladiator was still topping the charts and with a fairly static top 3 the highest new film was Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo at 4.

Twenty years ago - Street Fighter remained at the top with the highest new film Richie Rich at number 2.