This weekend, Friday 21st April 2023, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Beau Is Afraid
• Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer the Blockbuster Exhibition 2023
• Ghosted
• Chevalier
• Spirited Away Live On Stage
• The Covenant
• Evil Dead Rise
• Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
• Other Peoples Children

Beau Is Afraid

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Midsommar in 2019.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in The Sisters Brother's (2019).
• The film also stars Patti LuPone who was last seen in The School For Good and Evil (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer the Blockbuster Exhibition 2023

• The movie is directed by David Bickerstaff, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Bickerstaff also directed Exhibition On Screen: Van Gogh and Japan 2019 in 2019.
• It stars Robert Lindsay who also starred in Hawkins (2001).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Ghosted

• The movie is directed by Dexter Fletcher, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Dexter Fletcher also directed Wild Bill in 2012.
• It stars Ana de Armas who also starred in Wasp Network (2019).
• The film also stars Amy Sedaris who was last seen in Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chevalier

• The movie is from director Stephen Williams.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lucy Boynton who also starred in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
• The film also stars Samara Weaving who was last seen in Scream VI (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Spirited Away Live On Stage

• The movie is from director John Caird.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kotaro Daigo who also starred in The Battle: Roar to VIctory (2019).
• The film also stars Kanna Hashimoto who was last seen in Nemesis The Movie: Mystery of Golden Spiral (2023).
• Kotaro Daigo and Kanna Hashimoto have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Karada Sagashi in 2022 and Remember Member in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Covenant

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed The Gentlemen in 2020 which grossed $36.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $115.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in End of Watch (2012).
• The film also stars Alexander Ludwig who was last seen in Night Teeth (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Evil Dead Rise

• The movie is directed by Lee Cronin, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lee Cronin also directed The Hole In the Ground in 2019.
• It stars Mirabai Pease who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Richard Crouchley who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan

• The movie is directed by Farhad Samji, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Farhad Samji also directed Its Entertainment in 2014.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Chal Mere Bhai (2000).
• The film also stars Pooja Hegde who was last seen in Cirkus (2022).
• Farhad Samji directed Pooja Hegde in Housefull 4
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Other Peoples Children

• The movie is directed by Rebecca Zlotowski, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rebecca Zlotowski also directed Grand Central in 2014.
• It stars Virginie Efira who also starred in Other Peoples Children (2022).
• The film also stars Roschdy Zem who was last seen in The Innocent (2022).
• 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

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - Friday, 28th April
• Peter Pan & Wendy - Friday, 28th April - streaming
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World - Friday, 28th April
• Polite Society - Friday, 28th April

With The Super Mario Bros. Movie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Suzume
• The Popes Exorcist
• Renfield
• Sweetwater
• Beautiful Disaster
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
• Law of Tehran
• Mafia Mamma

Suzume

• The movie is directed by Makoto Shinkai, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Makoto Shinkai also directed The Garden of Words in 2013 and grossed $439K globally.
• It stars Nanoka Hara who also starred in The Voice of Sin (2020).
• The film also stars Hokuto Matsumura who was last seen in Liar � Liar (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Popes Exorcist

• The movie is directed by Julius Avery, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Julius Avery also directed Son of a Gun in 2015 and grossed $717.4K globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Rough Magic (1995).
• The film also stars Daniel Zovatto who was last seen in Heavy (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Renfield

• The movie is directed by Chris McKay, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chris McKay also directed The Lego Batman Movie 2 in .
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Inconceivable (2017).
• The film also stars Nicholas Hoult who was last seen in The Menu (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Weather Man in 2006.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sweetwater

• The movie is directed by Martin Guigui, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Martin Guigui also directed 9/11 in 2017.
• It stars Cary Elwes who also starred in Felidae (1994).
• The film also stars Eric Roberts who was last seen in Babylon (2023).
• They also appeared together in Race Against Time in 2000.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Beautiful Disaster

• The movie is directed by Roger Kumble, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Roger Kumble also directed Cruel Intentions in 2016.
• It stars Dylan Sprouse who also starred in Big Daddy (1999).
• The film also stars Virginia Gardner who was last seen in Fall (2022).
• Roger Kumble directed Dylan Sprouse in After We Collided
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

• The movie is from director Pierre Foldes.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Amaury de Crayencour who also starred in In Safe Hands (2019).
• The film also stars Mathilde Auneveux who was last seen in Custody (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Law of Tehran

• The movie is from director Saeed Roustayi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Payman Maadi who also starred in Last Knights (2015).
• The film also stars Navid Mohammadzadeh who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Mafia Mamma

• The movie is directed by Catherine Hardwicke, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Catherine Hardwicke also directed Lords of Dogtown in 2005.
• It stars Toni Collette who also starred in The James Gang (1997).
• The film also stars Monica Bellucci who was last seen in Memory (2022).
• Catherine Hardwicke directed Toni Collette in Miss You Already
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Covenant - Friday, 21st April
• Ghosted - Friday, 21st April - streaming
• Other Peoples Children - Friday, 21st April
• Evil Dead Rise - Friday, 21st April
• Chevalier - Friday, 21st April
• Spirited Away Live On Stage - Sunday, 23rd April

With cinemas in the UK still not operating anywhere near capacity and couple that with many people still not willing to spend a couple of hours in close proximity to other people tenet spends a second weekend at the top in a weaker box office than last week.

The top film of the weekend is 20th Century Fox's (and hence Disney's) much delayed mutant movie The New Mutants which makes its debut this week and has perhaps been a bit disappointing for many.

With the weakened weekend box office and the potential new spike in the COVID-19 cases the box office is not looking good, and if the likes of Wonder Woman 1984 and No Time To Die get delayed we may not see a full recovery until well into next year.

Here is a breakdown of this week top 5 movies in the UK 4th - 6th September 2020.

Tenet

Christopher Nolans head scratching new movie which has split opinion among movie goers remains at the top in the UK box office for a second weekend with £2.1 Million.

This puts the movies total UK gross at £10 Million, it is the top movie of the summer period and could well be the top title for weeks to come.

The New Mutants

Peerhaps coming in lower than expected the new Disney movie from the X-Men univers makes its debut at number 2 with £686.4K.

It's hard to know where this movie will go from here, it could be a long running movie as Unhinged has been, but if we get the new big blockbusters that are expected in the next couple of months it could sink without trace and end up on Disney+ sooner rather than later.

After We Collided

Directed by Roger Kumble this movie at first was not a top 5 movie but then when figures came in from the distributer it was a top 3 movie!

The film takes £256K on its debut with little in the way of hype or word of mouth.

Onward

Pixars computer generated animation falls to it lowest position since it launched on March with a weekend gross of £135.6K.

This puts the movies total gross as £6.9 Million after 13 weeks on the box office.

Unhinged

The Russell Crowe starring thriller drops to number 5 this week with £96.9K for a £1 Million total after 6 weeks of play.

James Bond actor Daniel Craig has confirmed that he will not return as 007 for the next movie in the long running series.

No Time To Die is set for release next April with Craig as the main character but in a recent interview with German site Express he seems to have enough of playing the role and this will be his last.

The film has reportedly has a troubled production with injuries happening to Craig and other people involved in the making, and there has apparently been friction between Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga.

In the same interview the actor also dismissed any notion of returning as a director for the franchise.

Daniel Craig has appeared as James Bond since 2006 in Casino Royale and has been the character in Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.