This weekend, Friday 5th May 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Zombie Traveler
• What's Love Got to Do With It?
• This Is Us
• 1976
• Love Again

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

• The movie is directed by James Gunn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gunn also directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017 which grossed $389.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $863.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Cursed Part 3 (2000).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 in 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• James Gunn directed Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy
• James Gunn directed Zoe Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Zombie Traveler

• The movie is directed by Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks also directed A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• It stars Lacey Franks who also starred in Zombie Traveler (2023).
• The film also stars Addison Dawn Perry-Franks who was last seen in Equally Friends (2022).
• Lacey Franks and Addison Dawn Perry-Franks have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Alita: Battle Angel in 2019, Equally Friends in 2022 and A Biography of Great Proportions in 2021.
• Lacey Franks directed Lacey Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• Lacey Franks directed Addison Dawn Perry-Franks in A Biography of Great Proportions
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Mr. India in 1987.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Darkest Hour (2018).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

This Is Us

• The movie is directed by Jerry J. White III, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jerry J. White III also directed 0:22:43 in 2010.
• It stars Amelia Brantley who also starred in This Is Us (2023).
• The film also stars Raymond Creamer who was last seen in Autumns End (2016).
• Jerry J. White III directed Raymond Creamer in Autumns End
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

1976

• The movie is from director Manuela Martelli.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Aline Kuppenheim who also starred in 1976 (2022).
• The film also stars Nicolas Sepulveda who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Love Again

• The movie is directed by Jim Strouse, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jim Strouse also directed People Places Things in 2015.
• It stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas who also starred in Love Story 2050 (2008).
• The film also stars Sam Heughan who was last seen in SAS: Red Notice (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 4 new movies released

• Book Club 2: The Next Chapter - Friday, 12th May
• Fools Paradise - Friday, 12th May
• Still: A Michael J Fox Movie - Friday, 12th May - streaming
• Knights of the Zodiac - Friday, 12th May

UK Box Office Weekend Report 10th - 12th March 2023: Scream 6 is the top new movie and makes its debut with £3 Million over the weekend Scream VI makes its debut a the top of the UK box office with a £3 Million debut when including Thursday previews, on the Friday to Sunday chart it enters at 2 with £2,4 Million leaving Creed III at the top.

Also making its debut this weekend is 65 which is new at number 3 while outside the top 5 is Champions~2023 at number 9 with £376,816 and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar at 9 with £194,217.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

A year after the previous installment of the long running Scream~1997 franchise comes the sixth release in the series which makes its debut with £3 Million which is the second highest of the series.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £3,043,922 on its debut weekend
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Scream~2022 which took £2,468,510 at the box office after 1 week in cinemas.

The sequel movie from the Rocky franchise falls to number 2 this weekend with £2.7 Million giving the movie a nearly £10 Million total.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,705,980 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £9,371,993 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took £5,990,120 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

The latest movie from Star Wars actor Adam Driver makes its debut at 3 with a debut gross of £1.2 Million.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,270,409 on its debut weekend

The Puss In Boots sequel is still doing well on the UK box office and 6 weeks on the movie is at number 4 with a weekend gross of £902,867.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £902,867 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £23,223,621 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Puss In Boots which took £12,993,569 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

Starting its decent down the charts is the Ant-Man sequel movie from the greater MCU which is now 4 weeks on the box office and has a total gross of £18 Million.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £722,885 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £18,357,719 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which took £15,470,066 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Continuing the legacy of the Rocky movies, Creed III tops the UK box office this weekend as it makes its debut in cinemas.

Also making its debut on this weeks box office chart is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Swordsmith Village which comes in at number 6 with just over £500,00 and Heaven In Hell at number 10 with £146,318 and finally Close~2022 at number 11 with £128,208.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 3rd - 5th March 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debut at the top of the UK box office is the third installment of the Creed franchise of movie, which itself is a spin off from the Rocky series of movies.

The series has got better and better with each movie and this one which is a directorial debut for star Micheal B Jordan makes its debut with kist over £5 Million.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £5,003,452 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Creed II which took £2,991,509 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Dropping to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top is the sequel to Ant-Man and the Wasp which adds £1.4 Million to its UK total.

Two weeks at the top of the UK box office this weekend for Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocain Bear is the top new movie.

Also new this week is What's Love Got to Do With It at number 4 and Broker at number 8 with £150,178, while finally at number 15 is Joyland with £61,461.

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 24th February 2023, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Cocaine Bear
• Broker
• What's Love Got to Do With It?

Cocaine Bear

• The movie is directed by Elizabeth Banks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Elizabeth Banks also directed Movie 43 in 2013 which grossed £1.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $32.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ray Liotta who also starred in The Entitled (2011).
• The film also stars Margo Martindale who was last seen in Lazy Susan (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Broker

• The movie is directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Hirokazu Koreeda also directed I Wish in 2013 which grossed £20.5K in the UK.
• It stars Song Kang-ho who also starred in Emergency Declaration (2022).
• The film also stars Gang Dong-won who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

What's Love Got to Do With It?

• The movie is directed by Shekhar Kapur, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Shekhar Kapur also directed Masoom in 1983.
• It stars Lily James who also starred in Fast Girls (2012).
• The film also stars Emma Thompson who was last seen in Matilda: The Musical (2022).
• They also appeared together in Burnt in 2015.
• 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

• Creed III - Friday, 3rd March
• Close - Friday, 3rd March