This weekend, Friday 5th November 2021, 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, No Time to Die, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Eternals
• Spencer
• Red Notice
• The Card Counter
• Finch

Eternals

• The movie is directed by Chloe Zhao, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chloe Zhao also directed Nomadland in 2021 which grossed £2.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Gemma Chan who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Richard Madden who last appeared in 1917 (2020).
• Box Office prediction: Number 1

Spencer

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larrain, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Pablo Larrain also directed Post Mortem in 2011 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in Underwater (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica (2021).
• They also appeared together in 9 Kisses (2014).
• Box Office prediction: Number 4

Red Notice

• The movie is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rawson Marshall Thurber also directed Skyscraper in 2018 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $304.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jungle Cruise (2021).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who last appeared in Free Guy (2021).
• Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Free Guy (2021).
• Box Office prediction: Number 6

The Card Counter

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Patty Hearst in 1988 which grossed £40K in the UK.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Dune (2021).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who last appeared in Here Today (2021).

Finch

• The movie is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miguel Sapochnik also directed Hieroglyph in 2014.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Caleb Landry Jones who last appeared in The Forgiven (2021).

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Mandelas Gun, Friday, 12th November
• Cry Macho, Friday, 12th November
• Mothering Sunday, Friday, 12th November
• Becoming Cousteau, Friday, 12th November

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd September 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Free Guy from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
• Annette
• Time Rewind
• Cinderella
• Here Today

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• The movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Destin Daniel Cretton also directed The Glass Castle in 2017 which grossed £49.4 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Simu Liu who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Awkwafina who last appeared in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed The Hooligan Factory in 2014 which grossed £6.8 Thousand in the UK and grossed $11.1 Thousand globally.
• It stars Vinnie Jones who also starred in The Big Ugly (2020).
• The film also stars Craig Fairbrass who last appeared in Villain (2020).

Annette

• The movie is directed by Leos Carax, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Leos Carax also directed Holy Motors in 2012 which grossed £66.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2020).
• The film also stars Marion Cotillard who last appeared in Dolittle (2020).

Time Rewind

• The movie is from director Lincoln Fenner
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Cullingworth-Hudson who also starred in Time Rewind (2021).
• The film also stars Oliver Mason who also last appeared in Time Rewind (2021).

Cinderella

• The movie is directed by Kay Cannon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kay Cannon also directed Blockers in 2018 which grossed £3.8 Million in the UK.
• It stars Camila Cabello who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Porter who also last appeared in Like a Boss (2020).

Here Today

• The movie is directed by Billy Crystal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Billy Crystal also directed Forget Paris in 1995 which grossed £642.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Billy Crystal who also starred in Standing Up, Falling Down (2019).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who also last appeared in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2021).

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies released

• Malignant, Wednesday, 8th September
• Malibu Road, Thursday, 9th September
• Respect, Friday, 10th September
• Copshop, Friday, 10th September

This weekend, Friday 27th August 2021, 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, Free Guy, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Candyman
• Our Ladies
• Demonic
• The Nest
• The Last Bus

Candyman

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2022.
• It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who also starred in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who last appeared in The Photograph (2020).

Our Ladies

• The movie is directed by Michael Caton-Jones, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Caton-Jones also directed This Boys Life in 1993 which grossed £81.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Ross Anderson who also starred in Wolf (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Atherton who is making a feature film debut.

Demonic

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Chappie in 2015 which grossed £2.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Carly Pope who also starred in Poor Richards Almanack (2016).
• The film also stars Chris William Martin who last appeared in The Age of Adaline (2015).

The Nest

• The movie is directed by Sean Durkin, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Durkin also directed Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2012 which grossed £110.2 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in The Third Day: Autumn (2020).
• The film also stars Carrie Coon who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Last Bus

• The movie is directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Gillies MacKinnon also directed The Playboys in 1992.
• It stars Phyllis Logan who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in Mrs. Lowry and Son (2019).
• They also appeared together in Secrets & Lies (1996).

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

Next weeks there are 7 new movies released

• Time Rewind, Tuesday, 31st August
• Infinite, Wednesday, 1st September
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Friday, 3rd September
• Cinderella, Friday, 3rd September
• Annette, Friday, 3rd September
• Here Today, Friday, 3rd September
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Friday, 3rd September

Disney are causing a bit of a storm with cinema distributors because they want to release the forthcoming Tim Burton adaptation of Alice in Wonderland~2010 on DVD/Blu-ray only 13 weeks (about 3 months) after it hits the cinemas in the UK and Netherlands.

The usual window is between 4 and 6 months depending on the film, and as Alice in Wonderland is expected to be a big hit it will most likely be 6 months which would give the multiplexes more time to make money, so chains like Vue Entertainment Ltd are threatening to pull the film altogether.

Is this window too short? Cinema chains are argument it is and that it will reduce the number of bums on seats in movie theatres and the cinema goer will all to aware they can buy the film soon for home entertainment and hence reduce the box office money taken for a film, which in turn could have a knock on effect on cinema ticket prices.

10 years ago the window was 6 months or more, and there was a time when the window was even up to a year, although the market back then was more leaned towards the rental market and the internet was not so dominant, and hence no digital downloads, and piracy although an issue wasn't by any means as big as it is now.

Why then does the likes of Disney want such a short window? Is it to tackle piracy? Is it to cash in on the hype of a film in such a fickle here today gone tomorrow market; Or is it simply that home cinema can fulfil the movie goers as readily as an expensive visit to the cinema these days!

Just think if Avatar has a 13 week window it would be scheduled for release around 15th March during a time which it will surely be still riding high at the cinema, or maybe that would be the best time to release it.

The argument can be seen for and against this, but you have to admit that just maybe you did prefer it in the days when you were unable to watch a film for a period of months after leaving the cinema and then enjoy it even more when the VHS of the film was available from your local video rental store! Do you remember waiting for hours in a Blockbuster for the next copy of Back to the Future to be returned?