This weekend, Friday 1st September 2023, there are 6 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Gran Turismo, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Equalizer 3
• All Fun and Games
• The Good Mother
• Slotherhouse
• No More Bets
• Don't Look Away

The Equalizer 3

• The movie is directed by Antoine Fuqua, it is the directors 17th movie.
• Antoine Fuqua also directed Olympus Has Fallen in 2013 which grossed $98.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $170.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Denzel Washington who also starred in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009).
• The film also stars Dakota Fanning who was last seen in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• They also appeared together in Man On Fire in 2004.
• Antoine Fuqua directed Denzel Washington in The Magnificent Seven
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

All Fun and Games

• The movie is from director Eren Celeboglu and Ari Costa.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Your Christmas Or Mine? (2022).
• The film also stars Laurel Marsden who was last seen in The Pope's Exorcist (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Good Mother

• The movie is directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miles Joris-Peyrafitte also directed As You Are in 2016.
• It stars Olivia Cooke who also starred in The Signal (2014).
• The film also stars Hilary Swank who was last seen in Ordinary Angels (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Slotherhouse

• The movie is directed by Matthew Goodhue, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matthew Goodhue also directed Woe in 2021.
• It stars Stefan Kapicic who also starred in Slotherhouse (2023).
• The film also stars Lisa Ambalavanar who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

No More Bets

• The movie is directed by Ao Shen, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ao Shen also directed My People, My Homeland in 2020 and grossed $422.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yixing Zhang who also starred in Kung Fu Yoga (2017).
• The film also stars Gina Chen Jin who was last seen in Te Jing Dui (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Don't Look Away

• The movie is directed by Micheal Bafaro, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Micheal Bafaro also directed Sleeping Dogs in 1997.
• It stars Kelly Bastard who also starred in Don't Look Away (2023).
• The film also stars Michael Mitton who was last seen in Okja (2017).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Jawan - Thursday, 7th September
• Poor Things - Friday, 8th September
• The Nun II - Friday, 8th September
• Raid On the Lethal Zone - Friday, 8th September - limited release
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 - Friday, 8th September

Threequel movie Angel Has Fallen makes its debut at the top of the UK box office while Scary Movie To Tell In The Dark makes a debut inside the top 5.

Angel Has Fallen

Landing at the top of the box office this weekend is the third in the action series starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman.

The film takes a fairly respectable £2.11 Million over its debut weekend, this is lower than the last film London Has Fallen but about the same as the first film Olympus Has Fallen.

Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood

Quentin Tarantino 9th film falls from the top spot into number 2 this weekend although it was a close call with the Hollywood history film taking £2.10 Million.

This pushes the films total UK gross to £12.7 Million after 2 weeks of release.

The Lion King

Disneys remake is still pulling in the audiences over the summer holidays and this week falls to 3 with a gross of £1.09 Million.

This takes the Jon Favreau directed movie to an excellent £69 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw

The Fast & Furious film falls to number 4 this weekend with £634,421 on its 4th weekend of release.

This takes the Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham starring movie to a £12.8 Million total UK gross.

Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark

Second new entry inside the top 5, at 5, is the scare fest from director Andre Ovredal which takes £611,218 on its debut weekend.

Toy Story 4

Sitting at number 8 this week is the Pixar animated hit which is now 10 weeks into its box office run and has taken £62.5 Million.

The late summer at the US box office is generally a quiet one and is often a chance for smaller movie to have their day at the box office, this week Angel Has Fallen takes advantage and hits the top along with faith-based movie Overcomer also entering in the top 5.

Angel Has Fallen

The third part in the series of film starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman that started with Olympus Has Fallen then had its sequel London Has Fallen enter the box office at the top.

The film takes $21.2 Million on its debut which is almost identical to its immediate predecessor.

Bad Boys

Last weeks top film falls to number 2 this weekend with a gross of $11.7 Million which takes its 2 week total gross to $42 Million.

Overcomer

Also entering the US box office at number 3 this week is this sports based movie which takes $8.2 Million on its debut.

The film is a faith-based movie which have always done well in the US and the film is directed by Christian filmmaker Alex Kendrick.

The Lion King

Disneys live action animated remake falls to 4 this week with a gross of $8.1 Million on its 6th weekend of release.

With the film going over the $1.5 Million mark globally this last week it has take $510.6 Million in the US.

Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw

The Fast & Furious franchise film falls to number 4 this week with $8.1 Million which takes its total to $147.7 after 4 weeks of release.

Spider Man: Far From Home

The MCU Spider-Man film (how many more will we have, if any?) is the longest running film on the US box office this week with 8 weeks and a total gross of $370.7 Million.

On the UK video charts the sequel movie London Has Fallen makes its debut at the top knocking off The Divergent Series Allegiant.

London Has Fallen how UK cinemas on 4th March 2016 as a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen from 2013, the film hit the top of the box office on its debut weekend.

A sizeable hit the film was on the box office for 5 weeks and then hung around cinemas for another 8 weeks after that.

A £10.9 million total gross in the UK isn't bad for a disaster movie of this kind, but hte film did perform far better in the UK than in other countries, possibly the setting being part of the reason.

After a debut at the top last week The Divergent Series Allegiant falls to number 3 this week with Kung Fu Panda 3 holding firm at number 2.

Other new film this week are The Witch at number 5 and High Rise at number 7, Norm of The North is new at 11 and The Trust debuts at number 12.

With no massive new releases on Friday The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was able to claim the top spot at the box office for a second consecutive week.

Adding a weekend gross of £3.4 million the Spider-Man follow-up has got a 10 day UK box office taking of £16.5 million. This is lower than it's predecessor which had taken £18.8 million during the same period, although that film had a July Opening.

Highest new film of the week is the Cameron Diaz starring The Other Woman. The rom com starring one of the biggest female leads at the moment grossed £2.7 million on it's debut landing at 2.

Other new film this week - Transcendence - Cosi Fan Tutte Met Opera 2014

This time last year the big Marvel tentpole Iron Man 3 hit UK cinemas at the top with an incredible £13.7 million gross, it knocked Olympus Has Fallen for 6 into second place.

Five years ago State of Play hit the top on it's debut weekend in the UK knocking Monsters Vs Aliens into second place.

Ten years ago Quentin Tarantino took his Kill Bill Volume 2 to the top of the box office on it;s debut which knocked 50 First Dates into second place.

Fifteen years ago Nicholas Cage hit number one with 8mm on it's opening weekend and knocked The Faculty down to 2.