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US release: 9th January 2026Babylon set in the 1920's Hollywood is given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
The movie stars a powerhouse of the current Hollywood A listers including Brad Pitt, this years Bullet Train and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Margot Robbie, The Suicide Squad and The Wolf of Wall Street as well as starring alongside Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle who is best known for directing the Oscar Winning La La Land and Whiplash, so no pressure on this movie!
Movie Synopsis
Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Chinese movie Home Coming
hits the top of the global box office in another quiet weekend with the Hollywood movie Smile~2022 coming in behind it at number 2.Further down the chart Indian movie Ponniyin Selvan: I is new at number 7 with $8.7 Million, Ordinary Hero is also new at number 8 with $8.4 Million while Hollywood movie BROS is new at 9 with $4.8 Million.
Outside the top 10 there is a new release at number 12 with Honest Candidate 2 which takes $2.7 Million on its debut.
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Released in China to celebrate China's National Day holiday weekend the movie about two members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tasked with getting people out after was breaks out with Libya in 2011.
the movie makes its debut with a gross of $59.5 Million from its single terretory of release.
A new horror movie from director Parker Finn is the new movie at number 2 this weekend as it gets a release in a large 59 countries.
The movie has a global debut of $36.5 Million which includes territories like United Kingdom and Untied States.
The re-release of the highest grossing global movie of all time drops to number 2 this weekend after making a debut at the top.
The re-release takes $16.9 Million, from 52 territories, on its second weekend, a drop of 44%, and a take of $58 Million for this release, the movie of very close to an all time of $3 Billion and if it ever does cross that milestone it will be the first movie to ever achieve this.
Director Olivia Wildes troubled movie falls to number 4 this weekend with a gross fo $13.7 Million, from 64 territories, a large 54% drop over last weekend.
The movie has taken $54.7 Million over its 2 weeks of release.
George Clooney and Julie Roberts latest star vehicle drops to number 5 this weekend after 4 weeks on the chart with $9.4 Million from 59 countries.
The movie drop a small 15% this weekend for a total global gross of $45 Million, the movie has been a bigger hit than anyone probably thought, including the studio.
As we go into October the horror movies start to flood the cinemas and the box office and this week we see the critically acclaimed movie Smile~2022 hit the top.
Coming in also on the top 5 is new comedy BROS which has surprised many by making its debut at 5 while Ponniyin Selvan: I is new at 6 with $4 Million, Vikram Vedha~2022 is new at 12 with $986,172 and finally The Good House is new at 15 with $797,309.
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Making a mark on the horror genre is the new movie from director Parker Finn which after the reviews and he success of this movie, and the low budget, it will spawn a number of sequels.
The movie makes its debut at the top of the US box office with a very good $22 Million opening.
The troubled movie directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Florence Pugh falls to number 2 this weekend with a gross of $6.84 Million, a fairly hefty 65% drop over its debut last weekend.
This gives the movie a total gross of $12 Million after 2 weeks of release.
Three weeks in for the Viola Davis starring movie wich this weeks falls to number 3 with $6.82 Million, a 38% drop over last week.
It only just missed out on the number 2 spot with just over $20,000 separating this and Dont Worry Darling.
The movie has a total gross of $46.5 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The 2 week special release of the 2009 movie in 4K drop to number 4 this weekend with a gross of $5 Million, a 52% drop over last weekend.
The movie in its special release format has taken $18.9 Million on its re-release but the movie has taken $779.8 Million since it was released.
Making its debut at number 5 this weekend, despite all the hype and critical acclaim is the Nicholas Stoller directed movie which makes its debut at number 5 with $4.8 Million.
The movie expands into more theatres next weekend which could give it a big boost.
It was a very tight race for the top this weekend as new horror movie Smile~2022 and last weeks number 2 movie Don't Worry Darling battle for the top with the new horror movie just about winning.
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is also a new movie at number 4 this weekend and Indian movie Ponniyin Selvan: I also makes its debut inside the top 5.
Further down the box office Vikram Vedha~2022 is new at 13 with £137,189 and Richard III: RSC makes its debut at 15 with £60,378.
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As we roll into October the low budget horror movies start to roll in and first off the mark is this movie from writer/director Parker Finn which narrowly lands at the top this weekend.
The movie has been praised by critics for being a low budget horror which is genuinely scary as the movie takes £1.86 Million.
The movie got a jump on the weekend opening on Thursday which added to the movies opening gross, whereas Don't Worry Darling had to rely on Friday - Monday box office, it would have won the weekend had things all been even.
Remaining at number 2 for a second weekend is the Olivia Wilde suburbia sci-fi/drama which takes £1.83 Million on its second weekend, a fairly good 34% drop for the controversial movie.
The movie has taken £6.1 Millon over its 2 weeks of release in the UK and it should feel a bit cheated not to have been a number 1 movie!
After loosing out last weekend with Ticket to Paradise after that movie got a 3 day head start on the weekend, and then just loosing out to Smile~2022 this weekend after that movie got its Thursday previews added to its weekend gross.
The George Clooney and Julia Roberts starring romantic comedy falls from the top to number 3 this weekend with a gross of £1.3 Million, a large 52% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken a total of £5.1 Million in the UK afer 2 weeks of release.
Making its debut at number 4 this weekend is the latest movie from director Anthony Fabian which takes £807,817 on its first weekend of release.
Making its debut at number 5 this Indian movie from director Mani Ratnam has become the highest opening for an Indian movie of 2022 and the highest opening Tamil language movie of all time.
The movie lands with a debut gross of £800,116.
After all the controversy surrounding the new movie starring Florence Pugh and directed by and starring Olivia Wilde, Don't Worry Darling makes its debut at the op of the US box office.
Looking ahead to the release of the much awaited sequel Avatar gets another re-release in cinemas this time in a new 4K print the apparently enhances the 3D and the experience!
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Despite the reports that have emerged over the months regarding the production of this much anticipated movie it manages to land at the top of the US box office on its debut.
The audience in North America was primarily female it it has got mixed reviews across the board but in the current theatrical climate a $19.3 Million debut is not too bad.
For the director Olivia Wilde this is a career high, but star Florence Pugh has been in some very high profile movie including Black Widow from 2021, but Midsommar from 2019 is a good comparison and that debuted to $6.5 Millon in early July.
Falling from the top spot this weekend is the Viola Davis movie which takes $11 Million on its second weekend, a 41% drop over its debut.
The movie has taken a total of $36.2 Million over its 2 weeks of release in North America.
Getting another cinema release in preperation for the sequel this December is the former highest grossing movie of all time in North America, which in a new 4K version lands at number 3 with $10 Million.
This is the movie 32 weekend on the North American box office and it is the 5th time it has has a re-release.
The movie has to date taken $771 Million at the US box office and is 4th top grossing movie in the US behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Low budget horror movies are the order of the day as Halloween approaches and the Zach Cregger directed movie drop to number 4 this week on its 3rd weekend of release with $4.8 Million, a small 28% drop over last weekend.
This gives the movie a total US gross of $28.4 Million over its 3 weeks of release.
Falling to 5 this weekend is another relatively low budget horror movie as the second film in the Ti West director X horror trilogy takes $2 Million on its second weekend, a 39% drop.
The movie has taken $6 Million after 2 weeks of release.