It was a battle for the top this weekend with the releases of Kung-Fu Panda 4 and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire both released for the Easter weekend, but the animated take and Kung-Fu panda sequel won the box office with less than a million pound between the two.

Kung-Fu Panda 4 took just over £5 Million on its debut which is better than the previous movies £4.7 Million but not close to the original movies over £6 Million debut.

Godzilla and King Kong movies have always done well in the UK and the release of the latest blockbuster to star both monsters makes its debut at 2 this weekend.

The movie takes just over £4 Million on its debut which in comparison to the last released movie, Godzilla Minus One is far batter.

Last weeks number 1 movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire falls by 47% this weekend and has taken a total of £8.2 Million over 2 weeks, actually better than Ghostbusters: Afterlife!

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st March 2024

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £4,139,394 over its debut weekend
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,133,302 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,272,714 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2024
• The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took £7,513,854 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £556,514 over its debut weekend

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 29th March 2024, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Disco Boy
• Mother's Instinct
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• Kung-Fu Panda 4

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed The Guest in 2014 which grossed £669.3K in the UK.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Transcendence (2014).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disco Boy

• The movie is from director Giacomo Abbruzzese.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Morr Ndiaye who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Wahab Oladiti who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Mother's Instinct

• The movie is from director Benoit Delhomme.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Anne Hathaway who also starred in Love and Other Drugs (2010).
• The film also stars Jessica Chastain who's last movie was Memory (2023).
• Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Interstellar in 2014 and Armageddon Time in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey in 2023 which grossed £24.6K in the UK.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Patrick (2018).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024 which grossed £8.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Underworld: Evolution (2006).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Kung-Fu Panda 4

• The movie is directed by Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Stine also directed The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 which grossed £18.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $192.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jack Black who also starred in Crossworlds (1996).
• The film also stars Awkwafina who's last movie was Migration (2023).
• They also appeared together in Jumanji: The Next Level in 2019.
• 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 5 new movies released

• Monkey Man - Thursday, 4th April
• Seize Them! - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Trouble With Jessica - Friday, 5th April
• Io Capitano - Friday, 5th April

Last weekend Dune: Part Two was at the top of the UK box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
• National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
• The Persian Version
• Road House
• Immaculate
• Late Night With the Devil

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

• The movie is directed by Gil Kenan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gil Kenan also directed Monster House in 2006 which grossed £6.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $141.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Mckenna Grace who also starred in Malignant (2021).
• The film also stars Carrie Coon who's last movie was Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).
• They also appeared together in Ghostbusters: Afterlife in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue

• The movie is from director Zoe Ford and Sam Mendes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Johnny Flynn who also starred in The Score (2022).
• The film also stars Tuppence Middleton who's last movie was Lord of Misrule (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Persian Version

• The movie is directed by Maryam Keshavarz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maryam Keshavarz also directed Circumstance in 2012 which grossed £1.9K in the UK.
• It stars Layla Mohammadi who also starred in Cursed Friends (2022).
• The film also stars Niousha Noor who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Road House

• The movie is directed by Doug Liman, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Doug Liman also directed Swingers in 1997 which grossed £176.8K in the UK.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in The Good Girl (2003).
• The film also stars Conor McGregor who's last movie was Conor Mcgregor: Notorious (2017).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Immaculate

• The movie is directed by Michael Mohan, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Michael Mohan also directed Save the Date in 2012.
• It stars Sydney Sweeney who also starred in Under the Silver Lake (2019).
• The film also stars Simona Tabasco who's last movie was The Ties (2020).
• Michael Mohan directed Sydney Sweeney in The Voyeurs
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Late Night With the Devil

• The movie is directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes also directed Scare Campaign in 2016.
• It stars David Dastmalchian who also starred in All Creatures Here Below (2018).
• The film also stars Laura Gordon who's last movie was Foe (2023).
• 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 7 new movies released

• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 - Tuesday, 26th March
• Mother's Instinct - Wednesday, 27th March
• Kung-Fu Panda 4 - Thursday, 28th March
• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Friday, 29th March
• Bleeding Love - Friday, 29th March
• The Beautiful Game - Friday, 29th March - streaming
• Disco Boy - Friday, 29th March