Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd August 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Deadpool & Wolverine from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Sing Sing
• Coup!
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• Trap

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ferdinand in 2017 which grossed $84.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $296.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in The Mauritanian (2021).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Lincoln (2012).
• The film also stars Clarence Maclin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup!

• The movie is from director Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Garden State (2004).
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Road House (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Survivor in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Return in 2012.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Trap

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 16th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Knock At the Cabin in 2023 which grossed $35.4 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Here On Earth (2000).
• The film also stars Hayley Mills who's last movie was Last Train to Christmas (2021).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - Friday, 9th August
• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• Cuckoo - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Girl You Know Its True - Friday, 9th August

Last weekend Deadpool & Wolverine was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Didi
• Kensuke's Kingdom
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ice Age in 2002 which grossed £14.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $383.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in An American Carol (2008).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Kensuke's Kingdom

• The movie is from director Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Cillian Murphy who also starred in Hippie Hippie Shake (2010).
• The film also stars Sally Hawkins who's last movie was Wonka (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Hateship Loveship in 2013 and grossed $83K globally.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The Wild (2006).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Trap - Friday, 9th August

As we move into the blockbuster summer season at the UK box office lets take a look at what movies SaltyPopcorn users are the most excited for.

Here is the top 10 most anticipated summer 2024 blockbusters.

A Quiet Place: Day One
28th June
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.

Borderlands
9th August
Returning to her home planet, an infamous outlaw forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

IF~2024
17th May
A girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

Despicable Me 4
5th July
Now married to Lucy Wilde and the father of a baby boy, in addition to his three adopted daughters, Gru finds his family under attack from new villains Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale partner Valentina.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6th September
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife.

The Garfield Movie
24th May
After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic, Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Inside Out 2
14th June
Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.

Alien: Romulus
16th August
Young people on a distant world find themselves confronting the most terrifying life-form in the universe.

Harold and the Purple Crayon
2nd August
4-year-old Harold uses a purple crayon to create a world of his own by just drawing.

Deadpool and Wolverine
26th July Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

Also released over the summer period but missing out on the 10 most anticipated movies.

2nd May
The Fall Guy

9th May
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

24th May
Furiosa

21st June
The Bikeriders

19th July
Twisters

Japanese smash hit movie Godzilla Minus One has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence, brief bloody images

The movie stars Ryunosuke Kamiki who has previously appeared in movie such as Your Name and Summer Wars, it also stars Minami Hamabe who has stared in Murder At Shijinso and Shin Kamen Rider.

The director is Takashi Yamazaki who has heled such classics as Ghost Book Obakezukan and Dragon Quest Your Story.

Movie Synopsis

Japan is already devastated by the war when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Godzilla Minus One
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence, brief bloody images
• Release date: 15th December 2023
• Runtime: 124 minutes (2 hours 4 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Takashi Yamazaki
• Starring:
  • Ryunosuke Kamiki
  • Minami Hamabe
  • Yuki Yamada

BBFC movie page

With The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Napoleon
• Maestro
• Good Burger 2
• Leo
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
• The Boy and the Heron
• Genie
• Wish

Napoleon

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 33rd movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed All the Invisible Children in 2006.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Master (2012).
• The film also stars Vanessa Kirby who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• Ridley Scott directed Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Maestro

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed $215.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in My Boy Jack (2007).
• The film also stars Bradley Cooper who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• Bradley Cooper directed Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Good Burger 2

• The movie is directed by Phil Traill, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Phil Traill also directed Chalet Girl in 2011 which grossed $1.7K in the US and grossed $5.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kenan Thompson who also starred in Good Burger (1998).
• The film also stars Kel Mitchell who was last seen in Cliffords Really Big Movie (2004).
• Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Good Burger in 1998 and The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle in 2000.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Leo

• The movie is from director Robert Marianetti and Robert Smigel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in The Longest Yard (2005).
• The film also stars Bill Burr who was last seen in The Guilty (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood

• The movie is from director Anna Hints.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kadi Kivilo who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Conan the Future Boy: The Big Giant Robots Resurrection in 1984.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Velvet Goldmine (1998).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Genie

• The movie is directed by Sam Boyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sam Boyd also directed In a Relationship in 2018.
• It stars Melissa McCarthy who also starred in Drowning Mona (2000).
• The film also stars Alan Cumming who was last seen in Marlowe (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wish

• The movie is directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn also directed Surf's Up in 2007 which grossed $58.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $152 Mil. globally.
• It stars Evan Peters who also starred in Never Back Down (2008).
• The film also stars Chris Pine who was last seen in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (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 11 new movies released

• Animal - Thursday, 30th November - limited release
• 21st Century Cleo - Friday, 1st December
• From the Ashes - Friday, 1st December
• Animal Crossing Christmas Festival: The Movie - Friday, 1st December
• Fuck Them All the Story of Heaven and Hell the Making of a Ballet - Friday, 1st December
• Silent Night - Friday, 1st December
• The Shift - Friday, 1st December
• Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce - Friday, 1st December
• Candy Cane Lane - Friday, 1st December - streaming
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 1st December
• May December - Friday, 17th November - streaming