This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Three Day Millionaire
• Strange World
• Matilda: The Musical
• Bones and All

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

• The movie is from director Jack Spring.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
• The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
• The film also stars Timothée Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• 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 2 new movies released

• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

Black Widow and Space Jam 2 fought it out for the top spot this weekend with the Marvel MCU movie coming out on top and remaining at number 1 for a second weekend.

Space Jam: A New legacy made its debut at number 2 while The Forever Purge and The Croods: A New Age also made new entries inside the top 5.

Continuing the new releases Escape Room: Tournament of Champions just missed a place on the top 5 making its debut at 6 with £278,097 and documentary feature Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) was new at 10 with £62 Thousand.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Black Widow (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - Space Jam: A New Legacy (@2)
• Longest run - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (9 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (£18.6 Million)

UK box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th July 2021

Black Widow

The Scarlett Johansson starring movie remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with £1.8 Million, a quite large 74% drop from last weekend.

This gives the movie a total UK gross of £11.2 Million after 2 weeks of release and its the fourth top grossing movie of 2021 so far.

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the sequel movie to 1996's Space Jam which took £1.3 Million over the weekend.

Compared to the original its far lower as the 1996 original took £4.6 Million on it's debut weekend, its a little unfair considering the global pandemic, but I would have thought this movie would have taken less regardless.

The Forever Purge

The fifth movie in the long running series makes its debut at number 3 with £720,032.

The highest grossing movie in the series is 2018's The First Purge which took £1.7 Million on its debut.

The Croods: A New Age

Another sequel hitting the box office this weekend is the animated sequel starring Nicolas Cage which makes its debut at number 4 with £696,563.

The original movie, The Croods was released in 2013 and took £5.3 Million on its debut, even considering the pandemic this is a disappointing debut for the sequel.

Fast & Furious 9

The ninth Fast movie falls to number 5, from 2, on its 4th weekend of release with a gross of £446,126, a large 59% drop.

This movie seems to be sinking faster than expected and after 4 weeks has taken £14.14 Million, although it is currently the second top grossing movie of 2021.

It may be 25 years after the original but sequel movie Space Jam: A New Legacy top the US box office on its debut weekend removing Black Widow after a single week at the top.

Elsewhere on the US box office chart Escape Room: Tournament of Champions makes its debut at 3 and Nicholas Cage stars in Pig which is new at 10 with $945,000.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Space Jam: A New Legacy (1st weekend)
• Highest debut - Space Jam: A New Legacy (@1)
• Longest run - A Quiet Place Part II (8 weeks)
• Highest total gross - A Quiet Place Part II ($155 Million)

US box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th July 2021

Space Jam: A New Legacy

25 years after the original movie which starred Micheal Jordon as the pro basketball player in a toon world comes the sequel which replaces Jordan for LeBron James, and the movie its the top spot on its debut.

The movie took $31.6 Million on its debut, comparisons to the original movie are irrelevant considering we are still in a pandemic and it was 25 years ago but Spance Jam made its debut with $27.5 Million at he end of 1996.

Black Widow

The MCU return to box office last a week at the top (so far) as the Scarlett Johansson starring movie srop to number 2 with $26.2 Million, a 67% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken $132 Million over 2 weekends and is the third top movie of 2021 in North America.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Making its debut at number 3 this weekend is a sequel movie which has had little buzz, Escape Room was released in 2019 and took a decent $57 Million over its US run.

The Adam Robitel directed sequel makes its debut with $8.8 Million.

Fast & Furious 9

Falling to number 4 this weekend is The Fast Saga's latest instalment which takes $7.6 Million, a slim 20% drop from last weekend, for a total os $154.8 Million after 4 weeks, and the second top movie of 2021.

The Boss Baby 2

Animated movies have done well during the pandemic but this movie seems to have been overlooked by audiences as the sequel movie falls to 5 with a gross of $7.6 Million, a 30% drop, giving it $154.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.

The MCU take a second weekend at the top of the global box office as Black Widow remains at number 1, but Space Jam: A New Legacy makes a strong challenge for the top on its second weekend.

The Space Jam sequel is the real top new movie at number 2, although it did get a release in Russia last week where is took $194,073, which makes Chinese movie The Day We Lit Up the Sky the top new movie making its debut at number 6 this weekend with $11.8 Million.

Global box offie QuickView

• Number 1 - Black Widow (2nd Weekend)
• Highest debut - The Day We Lit Up the Sky (@6)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (30 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Fast & Furious 9 ($591.2 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th July 2021

Black Widow

The Marvel movie which got delayed due to the pandemic remains at the top of the global box office this weekend with a gros of $56.1 Million from 49 territories, a large 65% drop from last weekend.

This gives the Scarlett Johansson starring movie a $264 Million total after 2 weeks of release.

Space Jam: A New Legacy

In reality the top new movie of the weekend but a Russian release last weekend means it actually climbs to number 2 with $54.6 Million from a huge 65 countries.

This gives the movie a total gross of $54.8 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Chinese Doctors

Falling to number 3 this weekend is the Chinese drama which takes $43.9 Million from just 1 country, only an 18% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken a very respectable $136 Million take after 2 weeks.

Fast & Furious 9

Highest grossing movie on the global box office at the moment, The Fast Sage movie takes $36.2 Million, a 32% increase over last weekend, from 58 countries for a $591.2 Million total after 9 weeks.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Released in a few countries last weekend, the horror sequel makes its top 10 debut this weekend with $12.2 Million, 93% higher than last week, from 19 countries, giving the movie a $13.3 Million total to date.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 16th July 2021, there are 7 movies looking to take your viewing attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Widow from the top of the UK box office.

The Croods: A New Age

• The movie is from director Joel Crawford
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Willy's Wonderland (2021).
• The film also stars Emma Stone who last appeared in Cruella (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Croods (2013).

Space Jam: A New Legacy

• The movie is directed by Malcolm D. Lee, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Malcolm D. Lee also directed Girls Trip in 2017 which grossed £8.9 Million in the UK.
• It stars LeBron James who also starred in Smallfoot (2018).
• The film also stars Don Cheadle who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Birthday Cake

• The movie is from director Jimmy Giannopoulos
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Shiloh Fernandez who also starred in Burn (2019).
• The film also stars Val Kilmer who last appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019).

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

• The movie is directed by Questlove, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Questlove also directed Black Woodstock in 1969.
• It stars Lin-Manuel Miranda who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
• The film also stars Chris Rock who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).

Gunpowder Milkshake

• The movie is directed by Navot Papushado, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Navot Papushado also directed Big Bad Wolves in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Karen Gillan who also starred in The Call of the Wild (2020).
• The film also stars Carla Gugino who last appeared in With/In: Volume 2 (2021).

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

• The movie is directed by Adam Robitel, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Adam Robitel also directed Insidious: The Dark Realm in 2021.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Words On Bathroom Walls (2020).
• The film also stars Logan Miller who last appeared in Shithouse (2020).
• Taylor Russell and Logan Miller have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Escape Room (2019).

The Forever Purge

• The movie is from director Everardo Gout
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ana de la Reguera who also starred in Army of the Dead (2021).
• The film also stars Tenoch Huerta who last appeared in Bel Canto (2019).

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

Next weeks there are 2 new movies released

• Old, Friday, 23rd July
• Riders of Justice, Friday, 23rd July