With Venom: The Last Dance currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Here
• Emilia Perez
• Absolution
• A Real Pain
• Blitz
• Juror #2
• Hitpig

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Romancing the Stone in 1984 which grossed $76.6 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Elvis Has Left the Building (2004).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Pinocchio, and The Polar Express
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Emilia Perez

• The movie is directed by Jacques Audiard, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Jacques Audiard also directed Rust and Bone in 2012.
• It stars Zoe Saldana who also starred in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
• The film also stars Karla Sofia Gascon who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Absolution

• The movie is directed by Hans Petter Moland, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hans Petter Moland also directed Cold Pursuit in 2019.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014).
• The film also stars Ron Perlman who's last movie was The Instigators (2024).
• Hans Petter Moland directed Liam Neeson in and Cold Pursuit
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

A Real Pain

• The movie is from director Jesse Eisenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kieran Culkin who also starred in Igby Goes Down (2002).
• The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg who's last movie was Sasquatch Sunset (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blitz

• The movie is directed by Steve McQueen, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steve McQueen also directed Hunger in 2008.
• It stars Saoirse Ronan who also starred in The Way Back (2010).
• The film also stars Harris Dickinson who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
• They also appeared together in See How They Run in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Juror #2

• The movie is directed by Clint Eastwood, it is the directors 40th movie.
• Clint Eastwood also directed Bronco Billy in 1980.
• It stars Nicholas Hoult who also starred in Tolkien (2019).
• The film also stars Toni Collette who's last movie was Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023).
• They also appeared together in About a Boy in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hitpig

• The movie is from director Cinzia Angelini and David Feiss.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Andy Serkis who also starred in Stormbreaker (2006).
• The film also stars Jason Sudeikis who's last movie was Fool's Paradise (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 7 new movies released

• Trap - Friday, 2nd August
• Heretic - Friday, 8th November
• Weekend In Taipei - Friday, 8th November
• Christmas Eve In Miller's Point - Friday, 8th November
• The Piano Lesson - Friday, 8th November - limited release
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever - Friday, 8th November
• Small Things Like These - Friday, 8th November

After the success of her previous movie, director Emerald Fennell's next movie Saltburn has been given a 15 age rating at the UK box office for strong sex, nudity, sexual threat, drug misuse, very strong language.

THe movie stars Barry Keoghan who has previously been seen in American Animals and Light Thereafter and Jacob Elordi who has starred in The Sweet East and the new Sofia Coppola movie Priscilla as Elvis.

Emerald Fennell his the ground running with her directorial debet

Promising Young Woman but has starred in movies such as Albert Nobbs and had a cameo in this years Barbie.

Movie Synopsis

An Oxford student is dazzled by his classmate's aristocratic life when he stays with his wealthy family in this British thriller, in which a darkly comic tone offers relief to more disturbing scenes of violence and sex.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Saltburn
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, nudity, sexual threat, drug misuse, very strong language
• Release date: 17th November 2023
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Emerald Fennell
• Starring:
  • Rosamund Pike
  • Barry Keoghan
  • Jacob Elordi

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 11th August 2023, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?

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Here are this weeks new releases

• Haunted Mansion
• Gran Turismo
• L'immensità
• The Last Voyage of Demeter
• Heart of Stone
• Marry My Dead Body

Haunted Mansion

• The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014 which grossed £10.1K in the UK.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Photograph (2020).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gran Turismo

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Elysium in 2013 which grossed £8.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Tilda (2011).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

L'immensità

• The movie is directed by Emanuele Crialese, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emanuele Crialese also directed Golden Door in 2006 which grossed £156.8K in the UK.
• It stars Penélope Cruz who also starred in The Girl of Your Dreams (1998).
• The film also stars Vincenzo Amato who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• Emanuele Crialese directed Vincenzo Amato in Golden Door
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Criminal (2016).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marry My Dead Body

• The movie is directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Wei-Hao Cheng also directed Who Killed Cock Robin? in 2017.
• It stars Greg Han Hsu who also starred in Behind the Blue Eyes (2023).
• The film also stars Po-Hung Lin who was last seen in Day Off (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback - Wednesday, 16th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August

The Greta Gerwig directed smash hit Barbie remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend taking an amazing £13 Million boosting its gross to £47 Million.

Talk to Me~2023 is the highest new entry this weekend at 5 with a debut gross of £643,547.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th July 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £8,222,657 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £27,657,601 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,831,384 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £20,314,208 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Mission:Impossible - Fallout which took £17,455,734 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £643,547 over its debut weekend

The Flash only spends a single weekend at the top of the UK box office as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse goes back to the top on its 4th weekend of release.

The top new movie of the weekend is No Hard Feelings which makes its debut at 3 while Asteroid City makes its debut one place lower at 4.

This is the first weekend since 22nd July 2022 where the full top 5 has taken over £1 Million, that weekend we had Minions the rise of Gru at the top, Thor Love and Thunder in second, Where the Crawdads Sing at 3, Elvis at 4 and the summer hit Top Gun Maverick at 5.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th June 2023

• The movie goes back up the chart to number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 3 weeks in total at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £1,995,517 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £23,437,344 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which took £7,730,537 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,336,897 over the weekend, a 69% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £6,771,495 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £1,181,383 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,176,972 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,088,803 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £23,701,009 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023