Spending a second weekend at the top of the US box office this weekend is the Spider-verse movie Venom: The Last Dance which takes $26.1 Million.

The movie has now taken a very respectable $90 Million over 2 weeks of release, the lowest of the Venom series but not bad for the Spider-verse series which is dying in the cinema.

The new Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks Collaboration Here is the top new movie of the weekend landing at 5 with $5 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd November 2024

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $26,100,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $90,047,430 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Venom: Let There Be Carnage which took $141,419,239 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,550,000 over the weekend, a 14% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $121,475,610 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,801,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $52,687,540 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Smile which took $71,332,255 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $15,221,960 after 2 weekends of release

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $5,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $5,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

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.

Here are this weeks new releases

• 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

This weekend, Friday 12th April 2024, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Kung-Fu Panda 4, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Civil War
• Arcadian
• Bleeding Love
• Back to Black
• The Teachers' Lounge

Civil War

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alex Garland also directed Annihilation in 2018 and grossed $43.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nick Offerman who also starred in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).
• The film also stars Kirsten Dunst who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
• They also appeared together in All Good Things in 2010.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Arcadian

• The movie is directed by Benjamin Brewer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Benjamin Brewer also directed The Trust in 2016 which grossed £151 in the UK.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Stolen (2012).
• The film also stars Jaeden Martell who's last movie was Knives Out (2019).
• Benjamin Brewer directed Nicolas Cage in The Trust
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bleeding Love

• The movie is from director Emma Westenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Clara McGregor who also starred in Christopher Robin (2018).
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who's last movie was Raymond and Ray (2022).
• Clara McGregor and Ewan McGregor have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Birthday Cake in 2021 and Christopher Robin in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back to Black

• The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed A Million Little Pieces in 2019 which grossed £47.7K in the UK and grossed $89.8K globally.
• It stars Jack O'Connell who also starred in Private Peaceful (2012).
• The film also stars Marisa Abela who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Teachers' Lounge

• The movie is from director Ilker Catak.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Leonie Benesch who also starred in The White Ribbon (2009).
• The film also stars Anne-Kathrin Gummich who's last movie was The Reader (2009).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Abigail - Friday, 19th April
• The Book of Clarence - Friday, 19th April
• Butterfly Tale - Friday, 19th April
• Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver - Friday, 19th April
• Jeanne Du Barry - Friday, 19th April
• Sometimes I Think About Dying - Friday, 19th April

The very British movie

The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry has been given an age rating by the BBFC of 12A for infrequent strong language, drug misuse, suicide, moderate sex references

The movie stars British acting legent Jim Broadbent who has starred in many many movies both Hollywood and British including The Harry Hill Movie and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, the movie also stars Penelope Wilton who is as much of a legend and has been in movies such as Pride and Prejudice and Laughterhouse.

The movie is directed by Hettie Macdonald who has previously directed movie such as Banglatown Banquet and White Girl.

Movie Synopsis

A seemingly unremarkable man in his 60s named Harold one day learns his old friend Queenie is dying. He embarks on a walk, only to keep going for 450 miles until he reaches Queenie's hospice, much to the despair of his wife Maureen.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: infrequent strong language, drug misuse, suicide, moderate sex references
• Release date: 28th April 2023
• Runtime: 108 minutes (1 hour 48 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Hettie Macdonald
• Starring:
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Penelope Wilton
  • Monika Gossmann

BBFC movie page

Marvel release their latest movie and with it the first signs that cinema goers are putting the pandemic behind them is stating to show as it gets a massiv debut gross.

Also new on the global box office this week is The Tomorrow War which makes its debut in Chinese cinemas and gets a good debut weekend, also new this week are After We Fell which is new at 7 with $6 Million .

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (@1)
• Longest run - Fast & Furious 9 (16 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Fast & Furious 9 ($710.6 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown weekend 3rd - 5th September 2021

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

A new Marvel movie and a new number 1, the second movie in the phase 4 series of movies from the MCU gets a cinema only release and becomes one of the top movies in recent months.

The movie takes a fantastic $127.6 Million on its debut weekend and continues to prove that cinema is not a dying form of watching movies and studios can make money.

The movie got released in 42 countries this weekend and topped the box office in most of them.

Free Guy

Shawn Levys sleeper movie of the summer falls to number 2 this weekend after spending 3 weeks at top with a $34 Million gross from 48 countries.

The movie has had small drops in weekend taking over its weeks of release and this week is no exception with a small 33% drop, another sign people are going back to cinemas.

It is now the 6th top grossing movie globally of 2021 with $239.2 Million.

Candyman

The horror remake never made it to the top of the global box office as this week it drop to number 3 with a weekend gross of $13.1 Million from 53 countries, a 52% drop on its second weekend, the movie has taken $50 Million in total.

The PAW Patrol: Movie

The Children's movie drops to number 4 this weekend with $11.1 Million from from 48 countries, a very slim 34% drop over last weekend, for a total of $80.6 Million after 4 weeks of release.

The Tomorrow War

This Chris McKay starring Chris Pratt got released in many countries back in July on the Amazon Prime streaming channel, but this week gets a cinema release in China and makes its global debut at 5 with $8.1 Million.