Barbie spends a third weekend at the top of the UK box office this weekend and in the process takes over at the top grossing film of the year out grossing The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

The Greta Gerwig movie has now taken over £67.5 Million at the UK box office and is showing no sign of slowing down, it is second top grossing movie in the UK by a female director with Mamma Mia from director Phyllida Lloyd being the top, but Barbie should take that by next weekend.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Meg 2: The Trench which comes in at number 3 with £3.7 Million, a tiny increase over The Meg's £3.6 Million debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 4th - 6th August 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £5,493,480 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £39,176,945 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £3,777,784 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to The Meg which took £3,651,111 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,038,687 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £22,848,905 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Mission:Impossible - Fallout which took £20,102,327 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

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

Tonight I attended the UK premiere of the new Star Trek movie at the Empire Leicester Square in the heart of the West End in London, and what a night it was.

Although there was a wait of over an hour once I took my seat in the theatre and got chatting to a very nice couple sitting behind me, the wait was well worth it as JJ. Abrams and the full cast of the movie came in to introduce the film.

Simon Pegg who plays Scotty in the movie came dressed in a kilt, honouring the Scottish heritage of his character Scotty, and took to the mike and gave a speech to his fellow Brits on how honoured he was to be in the movie.

As for the film itself, WOW, what a film, action from start to finish, this is what so many other Star Trek movies have lacked in the past but this film piles on the action right from the word go.

Despite enjoying this film to the full I do still have some reservations, the story, although good and honours the Star Trek 40 year legacy it does take some liberties, the opening is really well done and I think true Trek Fans will love it, but, and I hope this isn't too much of a spoiler, the time travel aspect of the film can be a little difficult to swallow.

I don't think I'm giving too much away by saying that original Spock Leonard Nimoy make an extended cameo in the film, but after the initial appearance I found his presence a little uncomfortable, and the final scene in the film although fascinating I found a little odd.

That said the new cast a just superb and Abrams has stayed true to the legend while giving non hard core fans enough reasons to go, there are some in joke which the true fans will roll around on the floor at, but they are well placed and are additions to the film and don't drive it.

Let's hope this film can reignite the series and in 4 or 5 films time we can explore the origins of The Next Generation crew.