With Mufasa: The Lion King currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• A Complete Unknown
• William Tell
• Emmanuelle
• Here
• Back In Action
• Wolf Man

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Heavy in 1995.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence in 1998 which grossed £912.1K in the UK.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Emmanuelle

• The movie is directed by Audrey Diwan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Audrey Diwan also directed Happening in 2021 which grossed £27.7K in the UK.
• It stars Noemie Merlant who also starred in Baby Ruby (2022).
• The film also stars Will Sharpe who's last movie was A Real Pain (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part II in 1989 which grossed £12.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $336 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Nothing In Common (1986).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed The King of Kong in 2007.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in Toys (1993).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Assistant (2019).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Flight Risk - Friday, 24th January
• The Brutalist - Friday, 24th January
• Presence - Friday, 24th January

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 13th January 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• M3GAN
• Enys Men
• Empire of Light
• TAR

M3GAN

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
• The film also stars Violet McGraw who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Enys Men

• The movie is directed by Mark Jenkin, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Mark Jenkin also directed Golden Burn in 2002.
• It stars Mary Woodvine who also starred in Dressing Granite (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Rowe who was last seen in Bait (2019).
• They also appeared together in Bait in 2019.
• Mark Jenkin directed Mary Woodvine in The Midnight Drives
• Mark Jenkin directed Edward Rowe in Bait
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Empire of Light

• The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sam Mendes also directed Skyfall in 2012 which grossed £102.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Mothering Sunday (2021).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in Beauty (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

TAR

• The movie is directed by Todd Field, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Todd Field also directed In the Bedroom in 2002 which grossed £662.8K in the UK.
• It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in Ponyo (2008).
• The film also stars Noemie Merlant who was last seen in Paris, 13th District (2021).
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• Babylon - Friday, 20th January