Disney returns to the animated scene this month with Wish which has been given a U age rating in the UK for mild fantasy threat, very mild rude humour, language

The movie features the voice of Evan Peters who has previously starred in Deadpool 2 and American Animals, it also features Chris Pine who has been seen in Into the Woods and The Finest Hours as well as playing Captain Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek movies.

The movie is co-directed by Chris Buck who has directed animated movie Surf's Up and was the co-director of Frozen~2013 and its sequel Frozen II and Fawn Veerasunthorn who is making a feature film debut.

Movie Synopsis

A young girl named Asha who wishes on a star and gets a more direct answer than she bargained for when a trouble-making star comes down from the sky to join her.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Wish
• BBFC age rating: U Certificate
• Reason: mild fantasy threat, very mild rude humour, language
• Release date: 24th November 2023
• Runtime: 95 minutes (1 hours 35 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Chris Buck
  • Fawn Veerasunthorn
• Starring:
  • Evan Peters
  • Chris Pine
  • Ariana DeBose

BBFC movie page

Last weekend Fast X was at the top of the UK box office, there are 5 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Little Mermaid
• Master Gardener
• Sisu
• About My Father
• Hypnotic

The Little Mermaid

• The movie is directed by Rob Marshall, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rob Marshall also directed Into the Woods in 2015 which grossed £9.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $213.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Halle Bailey who also starred in The Line (2023).
• The film also stars Jonah Hauer-King who was last seen in Once Upon a Time In Staten Island (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Light Sleeper in 1992.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale in 2010 which grossed £32.9K in the UK.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

About My Father

• The movie is from director Laura Terruso.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robert De Niro who also starred in Everybody's Fine (2009).
• The film also stars Leslie Bibb who was last seen in The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hypnotic

• The movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Robert Rodriguez also directed Once Upon a Time In Mexico in 2003 which grossed £2.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $98.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Armageddon (1998).
• The film also stars Alice Braga who was last seen in The Suicide Squad (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

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Friday, 2nd June
• Reality - Friday, 2nd June

As the UK has various different level of lockdown cinemas in some parts of the country are open while others have to remain shut so this weekends box office could be similar to recent charts.

There are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Elf, for the number 1 spot?

The Prom

• The movie is directed by Ryan Murphy
• Ryan Murphy also directed Pretty/Handsome in 2008.
• It stars Meryl Streep who last starred in Let Them All Talk (2020).
• The film also stars James Corden who last appeared in Trolls World Tour (2020).
• Meryl Streep and James Corden appeared in Into The Woods (2015) together.

Superintelligence

• This new release stars Melissa McCarthy who's last film was The Kitchen (2019)
• It also stars Bobby Cannavale who appeared in The Jesus Rolls (2020).
• Melissa McCarthy and Bobby Cannavale appeared in Spy (2015) together.
• The film is brought to us by 4 time director Ben Falcone.

Dreamland

• The movie is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte who directed As You Are in 2016.
• It stars Margot Robbie and Travis Fimmel.

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

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Arkansas, Tuesday, 15th December
• Wonder Woman 1984, Wednesday, 16th December
• Let Him Go, Friday, 18th December
• Come Away, Friday, 18th December

Big Hero 6 takes the crown as the biggest selling video in the UK this week, removing single week winner Into The Woods from the top, although it's not all bad news as Disney are behind both films.

Big Hero 6 was released in the UK on 30th January 2015 and hit the top spot on it's debut week with a UK gross os £4.2 million.

It remained at the top of the box office for a couple of weeks before being knocked off by Fifty Shades of Grey.

The film spent a total of 10 weeks on the top 15 and in that time took a total of £20 million which makes it the 179th highest grossing film in the UK.

Across the world it took $652 million making it the 82nd highest grossing film ever.

Into the Woods falls to number 2 this week.

Other new film this week are: Testament of Youth at number 5 and Wild at number 9.

On the UK video sales chart this week Disneys Into The Woods outsells the competition and debuts at the top.

Into The Woods was released in the UK on 9th January this year where is debuted at number 2, missing out on the top spot by new entry that week Tak3n.

The film spent 7 weeks on the chart and was still making a showing at some cinemas in the last few weeks.

The film to date has grossed £9.8 million during it's run.

Last weeks top film The Theory of Everything fell to number 2 this week.

Other new film on the video chart are: Foxcatcher at number 4 and A Most Violent Year at number 13.