This weekend, Friday 4th August 2023, there are 4 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?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
• Just Super
• Meg 2: The Trench
• Joy Ride

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

• The movie is directed by Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears also directed The Mitchells Vs. the Machines in 2021.
• It stars Ayo Edebiri who also starred in How It Ends (2021).
• The film also stars Rose Byrne who was last seen in Insidious: The Red Door (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Just Super

• The movie is directed by Rasmus A. Sivertsen and Jean-Luc Julien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rasmus A. Sivertsen and Jean-Luc Julien also directed Solan Og Ludvig - Jul I Flåklypa in 2013.
• It stars Hennika Huuse who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Todd Bishop Monrad Vistven who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Meg 2: The Trench

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed In the Earth in 2021 which grossed £156.9K in the UK.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in Homefront (2013).
• The film also stars Cliff Curtis who was last seen in True Spirit (2023).
• Jason Statham and Cliff Curtis have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw in 2019 and The Meg in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Joy Ride

• The movie is from director Adele Lim.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Stephanie Hsu who also starred in The Monkey King (2023).
• The film also stars Ashley Park who was last seen in Mr. Malcolms List (2022).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Gran Turismo - Wednesday, 9th August
• Haunted Mansion - Friday, 11th August
• Heart of Stone - Friday, 11th August - streaming

Sequel movie The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard got a Monday release last week and with a full weeks box office figures tops the chart, but musical In The Heights is the top movie over the Friday - Sunday frame.

Videogame Monster Hunter make a debut at number 9 with a £150,000 debut and In the Earth has to make do with an entry at number 13 with £58,000.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (@1)
• Longest run - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (5 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (£15.2 Million)

UK box office top 5 breakdown weekend 18th - 20th June 2021

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

Making its debit at the top of UK box office this week is the sequel movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson which got its release in Monday.

The movie takes £1.6 Million across the whole week and takes £1 Million over the Friday - Sunday frame which would put it at number 3 behind Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway and In The Heights

Bad reviews for the movie means it may be short lived, the original movie from 2017 took £1.9 Million on its debut before a 5 week run on the box office.

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Remaining at number 2 this week is the Peter Rabbit sequel movie which takes £1.1, a 28% increase from last weekend.

This has the movie back at the top of the box office over the weekend frame and gives the movie a £15.2 Million total over 5 weeks of release.

It is the top grossing movie in the UK for 2021 and the top grossing movie over the pandemic period, which will be coming to an end with the lockdown set to finish in July.

In the Heights

Director Jon M. Chu's adaptation of the hit broadway musical enters the box office at number 3 this weekend with £1.07 Million, just shy of the Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway total for the weekend and was nearly the top movie over the 3 day weekend.

The movie would of course have been the top new entry at number 2 had it not been for The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard extended debut run.

A Quiet Place Part II

John Krasinski's horror hit falls from the top after 2 weeks to number 4 this weekend with £1.02 Million, a 22% drop over last weeeknd.

Three weeks on and the movie has taken a very respectable £8.2 Million at the UK box office.

Cruella

Disney's hit movie from the 101 Dalmatians universe falls to number 3 this weekend with £731,639 which is almost the same as last weeks total.

The movie now has a total gross of £7.02 Million after 4 weeks of release.

This weeks new movie releases in the UK include The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, In The Earth and Monster Hunter, all looking to replace A Quiet Place Part II from the box office number 1.

Here is this weeks new release rundown.

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

• The movie is directed by Patrick Hughes, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Patrick Hughes also directed The Hitman's Bodyguard in 2017 which grossed £7.1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who last starred in 6 Underground (2019).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021).
• Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017).

In the Earth

• The movie is directed by Ben Wheatley, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Ben Wheatley also directed Free Fire in 2017 which grossed £1 Million in the UK.
• It stars Joel Fry who last starred in Cruella (2021).
• The film also stars Reece Shearsmith who last appeared in High Rise (2016).

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

• The movie is directed by Taichi Ishidate, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Taichi Ishidate also directed Beyond the Boundary Movie: I'll Be Here - Mirai Hen in 2015.
• It stars Yui Ishikawa who last starred in Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (2019).
• The film also stars Daisuke Namikawa who last appeared in Robot Carnival (1987).

Luca

• The movie is from director Enrico Casarosa
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jacob Tremblay who last starred in Doctor Sleep (2019).
• The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer who last appeared in Don't Tell a Soul (2020).

In the Heights

• The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Jon M. Chu also directed Step Up 3D in 2010 which grossed £7.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Anthony Ramos who last starred in Honest Thief (2020).
• The film also stars Melissa Barrera who is making a feature film debut.

Fatherhood

• The movie is directed by Paul Weitz, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Paul Weitz also directed Being Flynn in 2012.
• It stars Kevin Hart who last starred in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019).
• The film also stars Paul Alexander Desire who is making a feature film debut.

Monster Hunter

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed AVP Alien Vs. Predator in 2004 which grossed £5 Million in the UK.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who last starred in Hellboy (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Jaa who last appeared in Detective Chinatown 3 (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

• Fast & Furious 9, Thursday, 24th June
• Freaky, Friday, 25th June
• Supernova, Friday, 25th June
• False Positive, Friday, 25th June

Last weekend saw A Quiet Place Part II at the top of the UK box office, with 5 new releases this weekend, and of those released in cinemas can they do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Nobody

• The movie is directed by Ilya Naishuller, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Ilya Naishuller also directed Hardcore Henry in 2016 which grossed £201.8 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Bob Odenkirk who last starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Connie Nielsen who last appeared in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).

Shiva Baby

• The movie is from director Emma Seligman
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rachel Sennott who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Molly Gordon who last appeared in The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020).

The Father

• The movie is from director Florian Zeller
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Olivia Colman who last starred in The Mitchells Vs. the Machines (2021).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who last appeared in The Virtuoso (2021).

Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)

• The movie is from director Monica Zanetti
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sophie Hawkshaw who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Zoe Terakes who is making a feature film debut.

Wish Dragon

• The movie is from director Chris Appelhans
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars John Cho who last starred in The Grudge (2020).
• The film also stars Jimmy Wong who also last appeared in Mulan (2020).

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

Next weeks there are 6 new movies released

• The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Monday, 14th June
• In the Earth, Thursday, 17th June
• Luca, Friday, 18th June
• In the Heights, Friday, 18th June
• Fatherhood, Friday, 18th June
• Monster Hunter, Friday, 18th June

Godzilla Vs. Kong is keeping the US box office alive at the moment as the monster movie spends a third weekend at the top and with no new movies inside the top 5 its more or less static.

The only change is that Tom & Jerry: The Movie moves back inside the top 5, there is one new entry his weekend at number 8 in the shape of horror movie In the Earth directed by Ben Wheatley which takes $505,723 on its debut.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Godzilla Vs. Kong (3rd Weeknd)
• Highest debut - In The Earth (@8)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (21 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Croods: A New Age ($57 Million)

Top 5 US box office breakdown 16th - 18th April 2021.

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Three weeks on and there is no stopping the monster movie clash as it by a long shot becomes the top movie during the pandemic and the top movie in the US this year.

The movie has far outgrossed expectation as this weekend is takes $7.8 Million, down a large 43% from last weekend, to give the movie a massive $80.6 Million total gross.

It will get a massive challenge for the top movie next weekend as Mortal Kombat hits the big screen under lots of hype.

Nobody

The Bob Odenkirk starring action movie stays put at number 2 this weekend with $2.5 Million, down only 6% from last weekend which is excellent for a movie 4 weeks on and during the pandemic, but this is a sign of the recovering box office.

The movie has now taken a very respectable $19 Million over its 4 week run.

The Unholy

The Jeffrey Dean Morgan starring horror movie remains at number 3 this weekend with a gross of $2 Million, down just 15% from last weekend.

Despite the less favourable reviews for the movie it is proving to be a hit with movie goers during the pandemic and has taken a very respectable $9.55 Million over 3 weeks.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disney's latest move started incredibly strong at the box office 7 weeks ago and this week take $1.92 Million, down 13% from last weekend.

The movie has been available on the Disney+ platform, with a premium price, since release which will have effected its box office run, but the movie has still taken $37.69 Million.

Tom and Jerry

The animated duo in their live action movie moves up to number 5 this weekend with $1.11 Million, down only 8%, giving it a $42.6 Million total over 8 weeks of release.