James Bond retakes the top of the UK box office as No Time To Die and Dune have a photo finish with with only £200,000 separating them at the finish line.

Top new movie of the weekend is Last Night In Soho which enters at number 8 this week with £731,950, although the highest debut of the week is Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone which is re-released to celebrate 20 years since its release, it makes its debut at 6 with £965,007.

Also new this weekend are Antlers at number 11 with £251,100 and My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission at number 12 with &pond;218,956 while Cliff Richard - The Great 80 Tour which hit cinemas on Wednesday was at number 13 for the weekend with £157,345.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - No Time To Die (4th weekend - non consecutive)
• Highest debut - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (@6)
• Longest run - No Time To Die (5 weeks)
• Highest total gross - No Time To Die ($85.9 Million)

United Kingdom box office top 5 box office breakdown weekend 29th - 31st October 2021

No Time To Die

Far and away the biggest hit of 2021 (so far) goes back to the top of the UK box office in a very tight battle with Dune with the Bond movie winning the race by just £202,149.

Daniel Craigs final Bond outing takes £3.5 Million over the weekend, a very slim 25% drop over last weekend when it fell to number 2.

This gives the movie a total UK gross of £85.9 Million over its 5 weeks of release, this also makes it the top movie of 2021 and the 5th top movie ever in the UK.

Unlike Tenet last year, which was released too early, the Bond movie, which has a bigger appeal anyway, has got people to go back to cinemas, and for the 5th weekend running the box office top 15 has grossed over £15 Million, something which hasn't happened since the end of 2019 start of 2020 when Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was released.

Also the movie has broken the record to most consecutive days grossing over £1 Million, it currently stands at 33 days.

Dune

Director Denis Villeneuve's take on the classic sci-fi movie falls to number 2 this weekend with £3.3 Million, this gives it a very good 44% drop on its second weekend of release.

This gives the movie a total gross of £13.2 Million and it pushes it into the top 10 movies of 2021 at number 9.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Staying put at number 3 this weekend is the Spiderverse villain movie which takes £1,5 Million on its 3rd weekend, a good 39% drop over last week, giving the movie a total UK gross of £14.7 Million and the 7th top movie of 2021.

The Addams Family 2

The animated sequel goes back up to number 4 this weekend with a take of £1.4 Million, and increase of 40% over last weekend, largely due to the school autumn half term.

This gives the movie a total gross of £8.9 Million over 4 weeks of release.

The Boss Baby 2: Family Business

Also benefitting from the school half term in another animated sequel which takes £1.3 Million over the weekend as the movie falls to number 5, this is an 11% increase from last weekend, this movie has taken £4.9 Million after 2 weeks of release.

Holding a strong lead over the US box office this weekend Dune stays at the top for a second weekend while My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission is the top new movie at number 4.

Also new this week is Antlers at number 6 with $4.2 Million and Last Night in Soho at number 7 with a debut gross of $4.1 Million.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Dune (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (@4)
• Longest run - Free Guy (12 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($222.7 Million)

North American top 5 breakdown box office weekend 29th - 31st October 2021

Dune

Easily taking a second weekend at the top of the US box office Denis Villeneuve's vision of the classic sci-fi noval takes $15.5 Million, a 61% drop over last weekend.

The movie, which has just has a sequel green lit, has now taken $69.4 Million at the US box office on its way to $100 Million which it should have by next weekend.

Halloween Kills

It was the Halloween weekend and the namesake movie hanks onto the box office number 2 slot for a second week with a gross of $8.5 Million, a very good 41% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of $85.6 Million over its 3 weeks of release which is looking good for the third part of the new trilogy, Halloween Ends, which is set for release in 2022.

No Time To Die

The latest Bond movie hald firm at number 3 with a $7.8 Million weekend gross, a very slim 34% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken $133.3 Million in the US over 4 weeks of release and is the 6th top movie of 2021.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 4 this week with the Japanese superhero manga comic book adaptation.

The animated movie takes a very good $6.4 Million over the weekend.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Sony's Spiderverse villain movie falls to number 5 this weekend with a gross of $5.7 Million, a slim 37% drop over last week, giving the movie a 5 weekend total of $190.4 Million and the 2nd top movie of 2021 having overtaken Black Widow.

The 25th Bond movie No Time To Die goes back to the top of the global box office with its release in China where it took just less than a $30 Million debut.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Antlers which makes it debut at number 9 with $6.6 Million from 32 countries.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - No Time To Die (2 weeks - non consecutive)
• Highest debut - Antlers (@9)
• Longest run - My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Battle At Lake Changjin ($844.9 Million)

GLobal box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 31st October 2021

No Time To Die

After topping the global box office a few weeks back the 25th Bond movie gets its release in China where it takes $28 Million on its debut and pushes the movie back to the top.

Across the globe the movie takes $59.7 Million this weekend from 73 countries which is an incredible 25% increase over last weekend.

The movie has now taken an excellent $605.7 Million globally over its 5 weeks of release and is the 5th top movie of 2021.

Dune

The sci-fi movie from director Denis Villeneuve fallt to number 2 this weekend after spending a week at the top, the movie takes $36.9 Million on its 7th weekend of release from 76 countries, a 58% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $292.1 Million and is the 10th top grossing movie of 2021.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

The Spider-Man super villain movie falls to number 3 this weekend with $27.1 Million from 54 countries, a 43% drop.

The movie has now taken $395.8 Million globally over 5 weeks of release and is the 7th top movie of 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

The smash hit Chinese movie is at number 4 this weekend and takes $19 Million, a 40% drop over last weekend.

What this movie has achieved is quite incredible, it has been on the global box office for just 5 weeks and has taken $844.9 Million, it is the top movie globally of 2021 and yet it has only had a release in China.

To be fair the Chinese cinema has been open all year, unlike many other high grossing cinema territories like North America, United Kingdom, Australia, and I'm sure has these countries been open all year the likes of Fast and Furious 9, Black Widow and No Time To Die would have made over a Billion dollars, but you still can't take away this movies achievement.

Halloween Kills

The long running Halloween series had its celebrated day this Sunday and the latest movie holds tight at number 5 this weekend with $16.6 Million from 64 countries, a fairly slim 32% drop over last weekend, the movie has taken $115 Million over its 3 weeks of release.

Last weekend saw Dune at the top of the UK box office, with 3 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Last Night In Soho
• My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission
• Antlers

Last Night In Soho

• The movie is directed by Edgar Wright, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Edgar Wright also directed Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World in 2010 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $48.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in The Justice of Bunny King (2021).
• The film also stars Anya Taylor-Joy who last appeared in The New Mutants (2020).
• Predicted box office: 3

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

• The movie is directed by Kenji Nagasaki, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kenji Nagasaki also directed My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in 2018.
• It stars Robbie Daymond who also starred in Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020).
• The film also stars Tetsu Inada who last appeared in Promare (2019).

Antlers

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Hostiles in 2018 which grossed £770.8K in the UK.
• It stars Keri Russell who also starred in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
• The film also stars Jesse Plemons who last appeared in Jungle Cruise (2021).

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

• Eternals, Friday, 5th November
• Finch, Friday, 5th November
• Spencer, Friday, 5th November
• The Card Counter, Friday, 5th November

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 22nd October 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace No Time to Die from the top of the UK box office.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Dune
• The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• The Harder They Fall
• Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
• Dear Evan Hansen
• The Boss Baby 2: Family Business

Dune

• The movie is directed by Denis Villeneuve, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Denis Villeneuve also directed Incendies in 2011 which grossed £28.2K in the UK.
• It stars Timothee Chalamet who also starred in Little Women (2019).
• The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who last appeared in Reminiscence (2021).
• Box Office prediction: Number 2

The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Fantastic Mr. Fox in 2009 which grossed £9.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $46.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Willem Dafoe who also starred in The Last Thing He Wanted (2020).
• The film also stars Adrien Brody who last appeared in The Bombing (2018).
• Willem Dafoe and Adrien Brody have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).
• Box Office Prediction: Number 7

The Harder They Fall

• The movie is from director Jeymes Samuel
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Idris Elba who also starred in The Suicide Squad (2021).
• The film also stars Zazie Beetz who last appeared in Seberg (2020).

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

• The movie is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tomohisa Taguchi also directed Persona 3 the Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream in 2014.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train (2021).
• The film also stars Yoshimasa Hosoya who last appeared in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2020).

Dear Evan Hansen

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chbosky, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Stephen Chbosky also directed Wonder in 2017 which grossed £4.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $305.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Platt who also starred in Run This Town (2019).
• The film also stars Julianne Moore who last appeared in Spirit Untamed (2021).
• Box Office Prediction: Number 6

The Boss Baby 2: Family Business

• The movie is directed by Tom McGrath, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Tom McGrath also directed Madagascar Escape 2 Africa in 2008 which grossed £23.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $581.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Alec Baldwin who also starred in Pixie (2020).
• The film also stars James Marsden who last appeared in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Box Office Prediction: number 5

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

• Last Night In Soho, Friday, 29th October
• Antlers, Friday, 29th October
• My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission, Friday, 29th October