Starring Dwayne Johnson Black Adam, the latest superhero movie from the DC Universe stable of films hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.

Irish friendship drama The Banshees of Inisherin is new at number 2, while outside the top 5 there is a new entry for Chinese drama Decision to Leave which enters at 6 with £410,107.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd October 2022

Highest new movie this weekend

Starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role the latest movie from the Warner Bros. DC Extended Universe of movies makes its debut at the top of the box office.

The movie makes its debut with a gross of £1.6 Million which is lower that The Batman from earlier this year, but this is a new IP and that was from one of the longest renning series of movies starring a DC superhero.

The movie has little competition in the coming weeks but come 11th November it we get the Black Panther sequel!

Starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson this lighthearted drama about friendship comes from the director who brought us the critically acclaimed In Bruges

The movie lands at numebr 2 this weekend with an incredible gross of £1.6 Million, quite a bit higher that In Bruges which took £343,760 on its debut, that movie was a bit of a sleeper hit and went on the take £4.7 Million over 15 weeks.

After making its debut at the top last weekend the childrens book brought to the big screen by directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck falls to number 3.

The movie takes £1.4 Million on its second weekend of release, a 48% drop over last weekend giving the movie a UK total of £4.9 Million.

The horror movie of the moment falls to number 4 this weekend with a gross of £996,477 on its 4th weekend, this is a 30% drop over last week.

THe movie has now taken an amazing £9 Million in the UK as it get close to the £10 Million milestone.

It will most likely see a bump in taking next weekend as the Halloween season is in full swing and audiences are looking for the scare over the weekend.

The last in the last trilogy of Halloween movies falls to number 5 this weekend with £703,338, a large 67% drop over last week.

The movie now has a total UK gross of £3.6 Million, and despite the fact it could get a boost from the Halloween season next week it will finish off its box office run the lowest of this trilogy of movies.

Last weekend Halloween Ends was at the top of the North American box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Black Adam
• Ticket to Paradise
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• Aftersun
• My Policeman

Black Adam

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed House of Wax in 2005.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
• The film also stars Viola Davis who was last seen in The Woman King (2022).
• The MPAA age rating is

Ticket to Paradise

• The movie is directed by Ol Parker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ol Parker also directed Imagine Me and You in 2005 which grossed $672.2K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars George Clooney who also starred in Welcome to Collinwood (2003).
• The film also stars Julia Roberts who was last seen in Ben Is Back (2019).
• George Clooney and Julia Roberts have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Money Monster in 2016, Ocean's Twelve in 2005 and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Banshees of Inisherin

• The movie is directed by Martin McDonagh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin McDonagh also directed In Bruges in 2008 which grossed $7.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Epic (2013).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who was last seen in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• They also appeared together in In Bruges in 2008.
• The MPAA age rating is

Aftersun

• The movie is from director Charlotte Wells.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Paul Mescal who also starred in The Lost Daughter (2021).
• The film also stars Frankie Corio who is making a feature film debut.
• The MPAA age rating is

My Policeman

• The movie is directed by Michael Grandage, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Grandage also directed Red in 2018.
• It stars Gina McKee who also starred in The Lair of the White Worm (1988).
• The film also stars Linus Roache who was last seen in A Call to Spy (2019).
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Here are 4 of the new movies for next weekend

• The Good Nurse - Monday, 10th October
• The Ambush - Friday, 21st October
• The Devil's Light - Friday, 28th October
• The Lair - Thursday, 25th August

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 21st October 2022, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Black Adam
• The Roundup
• Decision to Leave
• The Banshees of Inisherin
• The School For Good and Evil
• Raymond and Ray
• My Policeman
• Vesper

Black Adam

• The movie is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Jaume Collet-Serra also directed The Shallows in 2016 which grossed £1.7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Pain and Gain (2013).
• The film also stars Viola Davis who was last seen in The Woman King (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Roundup

• The movie is directed by Sang-yong Lee, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sang-yong Lee also directed 4th Period Mystery in 2009.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Doomsday Book (2012).
• The film also stars Sukku Son who is making a feature film debut.

Decision to Leave

• The movie is from director Park Chan-wook.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tang Wei who also starred in Push and Shove (2019).
• The film also stars Go Kyung-Pyo who was last seen in Casa Amor Exclusive For Ladies (2015).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Banshees of Inisherin

• The movie is directed by Martin McDonagh, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin McDonagh also directed In Bruges in 2008 which grossed £5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $34.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017).
• The film also stars Brendan Gleeson who was last seen in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• They also appeared together in In Bruges in 2008.

The School For Good and Evil

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed People In New Jersey in 2013.
• It stars Rachel Bloom who also starred in Trolls World Tour (2020).
• The film also stars Charlize Theron who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Raymond and Ray

• The movie is directed by Rodrigo Garcia, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rodrigo Garcia also directed Delirium in 2014.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Hamlet (2000).
• The film also stars Ewan McGregor who was last seen in The Birthday Cake (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

My Policeman

• The movie is directed by Michael Grandage, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Grandage also directed Red in 2018.
• It stars Gina McKee who also starred in Women Talking Dirty (1999).
• The film also stars Linus Roache who was last seen in A Call to Spy (2019).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Vesper

• The movie is from director Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Raffiella Chapman who also starred in Homebound (2022).
• The film also stars Eddie Marsan who was last seen in Flag Day (2021).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Barbarian - Friday, 28th October
• BROS - Friday, 28th October
• Triangle of Sadness - Friday, 28th October
• The Devil's Light - Friday, 28th October