Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 2nd August 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Deadpool & Wolverine from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Harold and the Purple Crayon
• Sing Sing
• Coup!
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
• Trap

Harold and the Purple Crayon

• The movie is directed by Carlos Saldanha, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Carlos Saldanha also directed Ferdinand in 2017 which grossed $84.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $296.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Zachary Levi who also starred in The Mauritanian (2021).
• The film also stars Zooey Deschanel who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sing Sing

• The movie is from director Greg Kwedar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colman Domingo who also starred in Lincoln (2012).
• The film also stars Clarence Maclin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup!

• The movie is from director Joseph Schuman and Austin Stark.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Peter Sarsgaard who also starred in Garden State (2004).
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Road House (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Survivor in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

• The movie is directed by Liza Johnson, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Liza Johnson also directed Return in 2012.
• It stars Carolyn Lawrence who also starred in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
• The film also stars Tom Kenny who's last movie was Dicks: The Musical (2023).
• Carolyn Lawrence and Tom Kenny have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Doraemon The Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend in 2008, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On the Run in 2020, The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie in 2004 and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Trap

• The movie is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it is the directors 16th movie.
• M. Night Shyamalan also directed Knock At the Cabin in 2023 which grossed $35.4 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Josh Hartnett who also starred in Here On Earth (2000).
• The film also stars Hayley Mills who's last movie was Last Train to Christmas (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - Friday, 9th August
• Borderlands - Friday, 9th August
• Cuckoo - Friday, 9th August
• It Ends With Us - Friday, 9th August
• Girl You Know Its True - Friday, 9th August

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 3rd September 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Free Guy from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins
• Annette
• Time Rewind
• Cinderella
• Here Today

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

• The movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Destin Daniel Cretton also directed The Glass Castle in 2017 which grossed £49.4 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Simu Liu who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Awkwafina who last appeared in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

• The movie is directed by Nick Nevern, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nick Nevern also directed The Hooligan Factory in 2014 which grossed £6.8 Thousand in the UK and grossed $11.1 Thousand globally.
• It stars Vinnie Jones who also starred in The Big Ugly (2020).
• The film also stars Craig Fairbrass who last appeared in Villain (2020).

Annette

• The movie is directed by Leos Carax, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Leos Carax also directed Holy Motors in 2012 which grossed £66.1 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Adam Driver who also starred in The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2020).
• The film also stars Marion Cotillard who last appeared in Dolittle (2020).

Time Rewind

• The movie is from director Lincoln Fenner
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Cullingworth-Hudson who also starred in Time Rewind (2021).
• The film also stars Oliver Mason who also last appeared in Time Rewind (2021).

Cinderella

• The movie is directed by Kay Cannon, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kay Cannon also directed Blockers in 2018 which grossed £3.8 Million in the UK.
• It stars Camila Cabello who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Porter who also last appeared in Like a Boss (2020).

Here Today

• The movie is directed by Billy Crystal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Billy Crystal also directed Forget Paris in 1995 which grossed £642.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Billy Crystal who also starred in Standing Up, Falling Down (2019).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who also last appeared in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (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

• Malignant, Wednesday, 8th September
• Malibu Road, Thursday, 9th September
• Respect, Friday, 10th September
• Copshop, Friday, 10th September

With the release of the fifth in the now long running Transformers series we were bound to get a new film at the top of the UK box office.

Transformers The Last Knight makes its way to the top of the Uk box office on its debut weekend of release with a gross of £4.6 million, a low for the series.

In fact the other 4 films have made between £8 and £11 million on their opening, it could not surprise me if this one struggles to make that during its entire run.

Wonder Woman spent three weeks at the top of the box office before this week falling to number 2, still a &poound;1.5 million weekend is not too bad.

The films total gross has not crossed the &poound;18 million mark and it should go past the £20 million before the end of its run.

Also new this week is Hampsted at number 6 and Tubelight at number 7 with half a million and £300,000+ respectively.

Longest running film this week is The Boss Baby with 12 weeks on the charts and highest total grossing is Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 which has now takes £40.7 million.

Historical chart

A year ago - The Secret Life of pets landed at the top, it knocked off The Conjuring 2 The Enfield Case which spent just a week at the top.

Five years ago - As odd as it seemed Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter made its debut at the top knocking off Prometheus which fell to 4.

Ten years ago - Staying at the top for a second weekend was 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer while the top new film was Captivity at number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Spider-Man stayed at the top of the box office while top new film was The Musketeer right down at number 8.

Twenty years ago - The Devils Own found its way to the top on its debut while The Fifth Element fell to number 3 after two weeks on top.

Twenty five years ago - spending a third week at the top was The Lawnmower Man, it kept The Lover at bay which made its debut at number 2.

This week makes it 2 in a row for DiCaprio and Scorsese as The Wolf of Wall Street retains it's hold as the top film in the country.

Taking in &pounfd;3.6 million over the weekend nothing gave it a run for it's money, the total for the film is now £10.9 million from 10 days.

Highest new film is Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit, a re-boot of the series and the fifth film to portray the character. Maybe a little disappointing the film only took £1.2 million and lands at 3.

A year ago Les Mis was still riding the wave of popularity at the top of the box office while Spielberg's Lincoln entered at 3 as the highest new film, the top 5 were all Oscar contenders.

Five years ago it was still Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire at the top with the Tom Cruise vehicle Valkyrie landing in second place.

Ten years ago we had a new number one film, Scary Movie 3 which knocked The Return of the King from the top spot after five weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago it was all change at the top with girl power reigning in Practical Magic knocking Little Voice from the top.

Despite the threat of World War Z at UK multiplexes last weekend the Man of Steel manages to hold himself at the top.

Superman entered it's second weekend of release in a good position with after a strong opening weekend and managed a good £5 million take which not only kept it at the top but also brings it's total to over £21 million.

Entering this week in the runner up spot is Brad Pitt fighting Zombies in World War Z which took £4.5 million, coming close to Superman.

As I predicted World War Z wasn't strong enough to knock Man of Steel from the top spot.

Last year Lincoln was new at the top, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter that is, debuting on it's first week of release knocking Men in Black 3 into the runner up spot.

Five years ago The Hulk was still the top film on it's second week of release while British indie film Adulthood was the top new film at 4.

Ten years ago sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious was new at the top of the chart knocking The Matrix Reloaded into second place.

Fifteen years ago Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan were at the top with City of Angels displacing The Wedding Singer from the top.