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Men In Black

Men In Black
1997

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Tommy Lee Jones · Will Smith · Linda Fiorentino · Vincent D'Onofrio · Rip Torn · Tony Shalhoub

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 1st Aug '97
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £7.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 4th Jul '97
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $51.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 21

Chart position history

UK box office

1 Aug, 1997
1
8 Aug, 1997
1
15 Aug, 1997
1
22 Aug, 1997
1
29 Aug, 1997
1
5 Sep, 1997
4
12 Sep, 1997
5
19 Sep, 1997
7
26 Sep, 1997
8
3 Oct, 1997
8
10 Oct, 1997
11

US box office

4 Jul, 1997
1
11 Jul, 1997
1
18 Jul, 1997
1
25 Jul, 1997
3
1 Aug, 1997
4
8 Aug, 1997
5
15 Aug, 1997
7
22 Aug, 1997
10
29 Aug, 1997
3
5 Sep, 1997
10
12 Sep, 1997
13
19 Sep, 1997
13
26 Sep, 1997
13
3 Oct, 1997
14
10 Oct, 1997
14
14 Nov, 1997
12
21 Nov, 1997
15

Global box office

4 Jul, 1997
1

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £24.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $250.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $589.4 Million

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Movie breakdown

  • It stars among others Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) and Ariana Grande (Men In Black: International)
  • It is directed by Jon M. Chu (Step Up 3D)
  • The movie also stars Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode and Ethan Slater
  • The UK release date is 22nd November 2024
  • And the release date in North America is 22nd November 2024
  • Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande appeared together in Wicked Part 2
  • Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms

Synopsis for Wicked

An unlikely friendship emerges between Elphaba and Glinda, two clashing witches in the magical land of Oz. Elphaba is wrongfully cast as a wicked witch as she seeks to expose the fraudulent, corrupt Wizard who rules the land.

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

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Wicked~2024 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

  • The movie is directed by Jon M. Chu
  • It stars Cynthia Erivo (Chaos Walking) and Ariana Grande (Men In Black: International) among others.
  • The movie also stars Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode and Ethan Slater
  • The release date in the UK is 22nd November 2024
  • While the North American release date is set for 22nd November 2024
  • Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande appeared together in Wicked Part 2
  • Jon M. Chu directed Ariana Grande in Jem and the Holograms

Synopsis for Wicked

An unlikely friendship emerges between Elphaba and Glinda, two clashing witches in the magical land of Oz. Elphaba is wrongfully cast as a wicked witch as she seeks to expose the fraudulent, corrupt Wizard who rules the land.

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

An animates prequel to the Transformers movies has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild violence, threat, language.

The movie features the voice talents of Chris Hemsworth who has previously been seen in Thor: Love and Thunder and Men In Black: International, it also features Brian Tyree Henry who has starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Woman In the Window.

The movie is directed by Josh Cooley who has previously directed the animated movies We Bare Bears: The Movie and Up.

Movie Synopsis

A young, idealistic Transformer embarks on a quest to find his ancestors, but discovers a dark secret in the process.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Transformers One
  • BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
  • Reason: mild violence, threat, language
  • Release date: 11th October 2024
  • Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hours 44 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Josh Cooley
  • Starring:
    • Chris Hemsworth
    • Brian Tyree Henry
    • Scarlett Johansson

BBFC movie page

The fourth in the now long running Bad Boys series of movies has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, language, sex references

The movie stars Will Smith who has previously been seen in Men In Black and Collateral Beauty, it also stars Martin Lawrence who has starred in Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and Life.

THe movie is directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah who directed the previous Bad Boys movie Bad Boys For Life.

Movie Synopsis

Two wisecracking Miami cops embark on a dangerous mission to clear the name of their late police captain in this fast-paced action thriller.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

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  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong bloody violence, language, sex references
  • Release date: 7th June 2024
  • Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 45 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Adil El Arbi
    • Bilall Fallah
  • Starring:
    • Will Smith
    • Martin Lawrence
    • Vanessa Hudgens

BBFC movie page

Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace gets rated by the BBFC once again ahead of its 25th anniversary release and its been given a PG age rating for moderate violence, mild threat

The movie which was first released in 1999 stars Liam Neeson who has since been seen in many movies including Taken and Men In Black: International, it also stars Ewan McGregor who has been seen in Son of a Gun and other Star Wars movies including Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.

The movie was directed by George Lucas who has directed the likes of American Graffiti and THX 1138.

Movie Synopsis

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BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
  • BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
  • Reason: moderate violence, mild threat
  • Release date: 3rd May 2024
  • Runtime: 136 minutes (2 hours 16 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • George Lucas
  • Starring:
    • Liam Neeson
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Natalie Portman

BBFC movie page