This weekend, Friday 5th November 2021, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, No Time to Die, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Eternals
• Spencer
• Red Notice
• The Card Counter
• Finch

Eternals

• The movie is directed by Chloe Zhao, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chloe Zhao also directed Nomadland in 2021 which grossed £2.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Gemma Chan who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Richard Madden who last appeared in 1917 (2020).
• Box Office prediction: Number 1

Spencer

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larrain, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Pablo Larrain also directed Post Mortem in 2011 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in Underwater (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica (2021).
• They also appeared together in 9 Kisses (2014).
• Box Office prediction: Number 4

Red Notice

• The movie is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rawson Marshall Thurber also directed Skyscraper in 2018 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $304.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jungle Cruise (2021).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who last appeared in Free Guy (2021).
• Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Free Guy (2021).
• Box Office prediction: Number 6

The Card Counter

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Patty Hearst in 1988 which grossed £40K in the UK.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Dune (2021).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who last appeared in Here Today (2021).

Finch

• The movie is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miguel Sapochnik also directed Hieroglyph in 2014.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Caleb Landry Jones who last appeared in The Forgiven (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

• Mandelas Gun, Friday, 12th November
• Cry Macho, Friday, 12th November
• Mothering Sunday, Friday, 12th November
• Becoming Cousteau, Friday, 12th November

Eternals is the next movie in the forever running Marvel Cinematic Universe and the BBFC have given the movie a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate fantasy violence, horror, sex, rude gesture.

The movie stars Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie among a whole host of celebrities that includes the likes of and Salma Hayek.

The movie is directed by Oscar winner Chloe Zhao who won for 2020's Nomadland, this is her first major blockbuster.

Movie Synopsis

After an unexpected tragedy following the events of Avengers: Endgame the Eternals, an immortal alien race created by the Celestials who have secretly lived on Earth for over 7,000 years, reunite to protect humanity from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Eternals
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, horror, sex, rude gesture
• Release date: 5th November 2021
• Runtime: 156m (2 hour 36 minutes)
• Director: Chloe Zhao
• Starring: Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek

Marvel Studios have today released a new trailer for their upcoming movie Eternals which is directed by Oscar Winning Nomadland director Chloe Zhao.

"When you love something, you protect it." Watch the brand-new trailer for Marvel Studios' #Eternals. Arriving in theatres November 5. pic.twitter.com/ClywAG421i

— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) August 19, 2021

The new trailer is deeper and more involved than the first trailer, we get to see more of the story, more of the special effect, and more of the emotion that will drive the movie.

The movie is set for a release on 5th November 2021 and looks to be one of the holiday hits of the year.

You can also catch the new poster Marvel has released below.

Keep up to date with the latest info from Eternals and bookmark the movie page.

As cinemas re-open in bigger numbers in the UK and the public get more comfortable with sitting in a dark room with a mask on the midweek box office chart has The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It set for a number one debut.

The movie, which is the third in The Conjuring main series but the 8th in the extended universe got a UK release on Wednesday 26th May, also getting a release on that day is Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train.

The Japanese animated movie has been a global smash taking nearly $500 Million so far and it set for a top 3 release, the midweek position is number 2.

Wednesday May 27th UK box office.

1. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2. Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
3. Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
4. Nomadland
5. Spital: From the Book of Saw

WEDNESDAY'S TOP 5 FILMS FOR THE UK: - - 1 - #TheConjuring : The Devil Made Me Do It - 2 - Demon Slayer: #MugenTrain - 3 - #PeterRabbit2 - 4 - #Nomadland - 5 - #Spiral

— Comscore Movies UK & Ireland (@CsMoviesUK) May 27, 2021

This week cinemas in the UK came back to life and started showing movies again, and in a week where it feels like things have been re-set and every one of the top 15 films in basically a new entry Peter Rabbit 2 leads the way.

As a testement to how much cinema has been missed by the british public over the last 5 months this weeks box office is the highest since March of 2020 when cinemas started to close and despite the fact that a number of the movies on the chart are on streaming platforms they still managed to bring in decent numbers.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - The whole top 15!
• Longest run - All movies on 1 week!
• Highest total gross - Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (£4.6 Million)

UK box office top 5 breakdown 21st - 23rd May 2021

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

The start of the UK re-opening has the sequel movie to Peter Rabbit hit the top with a gross that gives it over 50% of the box office total takings.

A weekend gross of £4.6 Million has the movie very comfortably at the top, and considering the current situation with the pandemic its an opening which is only about £2.5 Million below the 2018 first movie.

Nomadland

The Oscar winning film from director Chloé Zhao is at number 2 this weekend with a gross of £874,785, which is very good considering its been available on streaming for some time.

Godzilla Vs Kong

Another movie which is available on streaming is the monster bash up which is at 3 this week with a weekend gross of £783,879.

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

The new movie from the Saw series is at number 4 this weekend, it stars Chris Rock in the lead role with Samuel L. Jackson along for support and it takes £779,107 on its debut.

The Unholy

Finally on this all new UK box office chart is a new horror film from director Evan Spiliotopoulos which stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan from The Walking Dead and opens its box office run with £405,391 .