Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 9th December 2022, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Matilda: The Musical from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Emancipation
• Nocebo
• The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie
• The Silent Twins

Emancipation

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed King Arthur in 2004 which grossed £6.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $203.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Will Smith who also starred in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000).
• The film also stars Ben Foster who was last seen in Medieval (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Nocebo

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Vivarium in 2019.
• It stars Eva Green who also starred in Based On a True Story (2017).
• The film also stars Mark Strong who was last seen in Cruella (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie

• The movie is from director Masato Jinbo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Felecia Angelle who also starred in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020).
• The film also stars Bryn Apprill who was last seen in Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2019).
• Felecia Angelle and Bryn Apprill have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Boy and the Beast in 2015, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2012 and Genocidal Organ in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Silent Twins

• The movie is from director Agnieszka Smoczynska.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Letitia Wright who also starred in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
• The film also stars Tamara Lawrance who was last seen in Boxing Day (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

• The Amazing Maurice - Friday, 16th December - streaming
• Avatar: The Way of Water - Friday, 16th December

Disney release its latest movie, Jungle Cruise, which makes its debut at the top of the North American box office with little in the way of competition.

Beating all expectations indie movie The Green Knight makes its debut at number 2 while rounding out the top 5 is the new Matt Damon movie Stillwater.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Jungle Cruise (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Jungle Cruise (@1)
• Longest run - A Quiet Place Part II and Cruella (10 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Fast & Furious 9 ($168.5 Million)

North American box office top 5 breakdown weekend 30th July - 1st August 2021

Jungle Cruise

Disney release their latest movie based on a ride which hits the top of the North American box office with $34.2 Million on its debut.

As the world is still trying to cope with the global pandemic this is never going to hit the same heights at the other movies based on a ride

Pirates of the Caribbean but its a good start for the movie and its already the 16th top movie of 2021.

The Green Knight

Starring Dev Patel and directed by David Lowery this historical drama about the nephew of King Arthur makes a surprise new entry at number 2 this week.

The movie takes a very respectable, especially in the current box office climate $6.7 Million debut, largely pushed by very good critical reviews.

Old

Falling to number 3 from its debut position at the top of the box office is the M. Night Shyamalan directed movie which takes $6.7 Million on its second weekend, a quite large 60% drop.

This takes the movie total US gross to $30.6 Million after its 2 weeks on the chart.

In truth it had a tough fight with the new number 2 movie The Green Knight and only missed out on the number 2 position by a few thousand dollars.

Black Widow

The Marvel movie falls to number 4 this weekend with $6.4 Million, a decent 45% drop, giving the movie a $167 Million total after 4 weeks.

Stillwater

Finally in the top 5 a new entry for Matt Damon as his new movies makes its debut at 5 with $5.12 Million.

The Green Knight is a fantasy drama based around the legend of King Arthur which depicts the story of his nephews journey to prove his courage by confronting the legendary Green Knight.

The movie stars Dev Patel who is probably still most known for his role in Slumdog Millionaire and Lara Croft herself Alicia Vikander.

The movie is directed by David Lowery who directed Disney's remake of Pete's Dragon in 2016.

Movie Synopsis

King Arthur's headstrong nephew embarks on a daring quest to confront the Green Knight, a mysterious giant who appears at Camelot. Risking his head, he sets off on an epic adventure to prove himself before his family and court.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Green Knight
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex references, bloody images
• Release date: 6th August 2021
• Runtime: 130m (2 hour 10 minutes)
• Director: David Lowery
• Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie The Green Knight which can seen in full below.

The movie is directed by David Lowery and has a cast including the likes of Dev Patel and Alicia Vikander, while the release date of the film is 6th August 2021.

Synopsis of the movie

A fantasy adventure based on the Arthurian legend.

The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur"s headstrong nephew, who embarks on a quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a gigantic green-skinned stranger.

Check out the movie page for more information on this film.

Last week saw Angel Has Fallen at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?

A Million Little Pieces

First up at cinemas this week is A Million Little Pieces, a Dramatic movie directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson who also directed Nowhere Boy in 2009 which grossed £1.3 Million.

It stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson who last starred in Outlaw King (2018) and Charlie Hunnam who last appeared in King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword (2017).

Mrs. Lowry And Son

Next on the new release schedule is Mrs. Lowry And Son, this new Dramatic movie stars Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall.

The film is brought to us by 3 time director Adrian Noble.

Ne Zha

Next up this week is Ne Zha which is directed by Yu Yang and is a directorial debut.

It stars Yanting Lu and Joseph.

Killers Anonymous

The long list of new releases continues with Killers Anonymous which is directed by Martin Owen which is a directorial debut.

It stars Gary Oldman and Jessica Alba who were last seen together in Hunter Killer which grossed £698,575.

Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there is 1 new release in the shape of IT Chapter Two which is in cinemas on Friday, 6th September.