It looks like the cinema going audience is still wanting to see those Bad Boys Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as Bad Boys ride or Die tops the UK box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut which is in the same ballpark as the 2020 movie Bad Boys For Life which took £3.7 Million.

Last weeks top movie IF~2024 drops to second place this weekend, the movie has taken a total of £10.8 Million in the UK.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th June 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £866,474 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,859,242 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £729,503 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,375,071 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £436,983 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,558,548 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Mad Max: Fury Road which took £13,722,941 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

It was a tight contest this weekend for the top of the box office with IF~2024 taking over at the top of the UK box office by about £300,000.

The Ryan Reynolds starring movie took over at the top of the box office with a debut gross of £2.4 Million.

The last movie directed by John Krasinski A Quiet Place Part II made its debut at the top with £3.4 Million in June 2021.

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes falls to number 2 this weekend but it put up a fight to keep the crown and only just lost out.

The movie has taken a very good £7.6 Million to date.

The Strangers: Chapter 1 also makes its debut on the UK box office top 5 at number 4 with £452,506.

The UK box office top 15 took a little more than last weekend which was a big low but the numbers a still no where near past movie summer seasons which is a worrying sign for the cinema industry.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 17th - 19th May 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,185,572 over the weekend, a 43% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,684,708 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to War For the Planet of the Apes which took £12,667,484 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £876,184 over the weekend, a 8% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,246,320 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £291,416 over the weekend, a 13% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £5,345,554 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2024

As the box office summer season moves into the next gear sequel movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes gets its UK release and top the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.8 Million on its debut, which in recent times is not a terrible opening weekend but it is half that of War For the Planet of the Apes £7.1 Million from 7 years ago.

Last weeks top movie The Fall Guy takes a hard tumble from the top this week with a weekend gross of £948,970, a 74% drop from last week.

Only 1 movie this weekend took over a million, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and with a total 15 combines gross of £6.3 Million this of the lowest box office total since December 6th 2022 when Matilda The Musical spent its 3rd weekend at the top.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th May 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £948,970 over the weekend, a 74% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £948,970 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £333,281 over the weekend, a 66% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,699,043 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 17th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £140,983 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £923,013 over 2 weeks of release

The summer season continues this weekend with another highly anticipated new release.

This weekend in the UK, Friday, 10th May 2024, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Fall Guy from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• The Almond and the Seahorse
• La Chimera

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• The movie is directed by Wes Ball, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Wes Ball also directed Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials in 2015 which grossed £8.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $312.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Baghead (2023).
• The film also stars Kevin Durand who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Almond and the Seahorse

• The movie is from director Celyn Jones and Tom Stern.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in A Few Best Men (2011).
• The film also stars Charlotte Gainsbourg who's last movie was Meet the Leroys (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

La Chimera

• The movie is directed by Alice Rohrwacher, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Alice Rohrwacher also directed Corpo Celeste in 2012 which grossed £493 in the UK.
• It stars Josh O'Connor who also starred in Gods Own Country (2017).
• The film also stars Carol Duarte who's last movie was Malu (2024).
• 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

• IF~2024 - Friday, 17th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Friday, 17th May

With the summer season kicking off this week last weekend saw Challengers 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 Fall Guy
• Sting
• Love Lies Bleeding
• Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story
• Tarot

The Fall Guy

• The movie is directed by David Leitch, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David Leitch also directed Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw in 2019 which grossed £20.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $759.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Gosling who also starred in The Gray Man (2022).
• The film also stars Emily Blunt who's last movie was Pain Hustlers (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Sting

• The movie is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kiah Roache-Turner also directed Wyrmwood Road of the Dead in 2015 which grossed £163 in the UK.
• It stars Tony J Black who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Alyla Browne who's last movie was The Secret Kingdom (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Lies Bleeding

• The movie is directed by Rose Glass, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rose Glass also directed Saint Maud in 2019 which grossed £849.7K in the UK.
• It stars Anna Baryshnikov who also starred in Wiener Dog (2016).
• The film also stars Kristen Stewart who's last movie was Crimes of the Future (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story

• The movie is from director Jerry Seinfeld.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars James Marsden who also starred in 10th and Wolf (2006).
• The film also stars Melissa McCarthy who's last movie was The Little Mermaid (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Tarot

• The movie is from director Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Avantika who also starred in Senior Year (2022).
• The film also stars Humberly Gonzalez who's last movie was Slumberland (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

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Thursday, 9th May
• My Ex-Friends Wedding - Friday, 10th May
• La Chimera - Friday, 10th May