Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 1st March 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Bob Marley: One Love from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Dune Part Two
• Lisa Frankenstein
• Spaceman
• Four Daughters
• Hamlet

Dune Part Two

• The movie is directed by Denis Villeneuve, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Denis Villeneuve also directed Dune in 2021 which grossed £21.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $400.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothee Chalamet who also starred in Men Women and Children (2014).
• The film also stars Zendaya who was last seen in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
• They also appeared together in Dune in 2021.
• Denis Villeneuve directed Timothee Chalamet in Dune
• Denis Villeneuve directed Zendaya in Dune
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Lisa Frankenstein

• The movie is from director Zelda Williams.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kathryn Newton who also starred in Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019).
• The film also stars Liza Soberano who was last seen in My Ex and Whys (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Spaceman

• The movie is directed by Johan Renck, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Johan Renck also directed Downloading Nancy in 2008.
• It stars Adam Sandler who also starred in Pixels (2015).
• The film also stars Carey Mulligan who was last seen in Saltburn (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Four Daughters

• The movie is directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kaouther Ben Hania also directed The Man Who Sold His Skin in 2020 which grossed £4K in the UK.
• It stars Olfa Hamrouni who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Eya Chikhaoui who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Hamlet

• The movie is directed by Sean Mathias, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Sean Mathias also directed National Theatre Live: No Man's Land in 2016.
• It stars Ian McKellen who also starred in Miss In Her Teens (2012).
• The film also stars Francesca Annis who was last seen in King of Thieves (2018).
• Sean Mathias directed Ian McKellen in Bent
• 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 4 new movies released

• Titanic: The Musical - Thursday, 7th March
• Imaginary - Friday, 8th March
• Origin - Friday, 8th March
• Io Capitano - Friday, 8th March

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 24 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £66 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Pixels starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Chris Columbus

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 33 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £63.7 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Toy Story 3 which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £58.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jackson Rathbone and Dev Patel which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Shrek Forever After which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Island directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Batman Begins which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was War Of The Worlds which had taken £29.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Gone In 60 Seconds which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Rules Of Engagement directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson which entered the box office at number 6.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £29.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Waterworld starring Kevin Costner and Chaim Jeraffi and directed by Kevin Reynolds

The film with the longest run was Man Of The House which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £15.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Die Hard 2: Die Harder starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia and directed by Renny Harlin

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Despite there being 7 new releases hitting the top 15 films this week the top five films in the UK remain unchanged from last week with Suicide Squad remaining at the top.

On its second weekend of release the DC comics anti-hero picture took £4.2 million, down just over 66% from the previous weekend.

The film has now taken £22 million during its 10 days of release and is not that far behind stable mate Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice.

With the rest of the top 4 remaining fairly static the highest new film of the week is Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates starring Zak Efron and Anna Kendrick.

The comedy film took just over a million pound on its debut weekend in the UK, but the suspicion is it will fall fast in the coming weeks ready for a home video release.

Big suprise of the week is the Disney remake of Petes Dragon landing at number 6 with £844,090, one of the Mouse Houses smallest hits in a while.

Other new films this week are Newrve at number 7, The Shallows at number 8, Mohenjo Daro at number 11, Rustom at number 12 and finally Wiener Dog at number 14.

Longest running film this week and highest total gross is The Secret Life of Pets, 8 weeks on the chart and £33 million.

Historical Charts

A year ago - Pixels made its debut at the top of the box office smashing Fantastic Four down to number 6 after a single week at the top.

Five years ago - Rise of The Planet of The Apes took over the top spot on its debut knocking off Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 which fell to number 3.

Ten years ago - Cars remained at the top of the box office for a third week while highest new entry was Monster House right down at number 4.

Fifteen years ago - Cats and Dogs remained at the top of the box office for another week with The Parole Officer entering highest at number 5.

Twenty years ago - Independence Day was the top new film of the week making its debut at the top with Twister falling to number 2 on its third week of release.

Mission:Impossible Rogue Nation this week takes over as the top film on the Video charts on its debut week of release.

Rogue Nation was release at the UK box office, after being brought forward, on the 31st July 2015 to good reviews and a number 1 debut.

The film had a good run on the box office staying on the official top 15 for 9 weeks and had an extra 4 weeks floating around the box office.

Rogue Nation is the 172nd highest grossing film in the UK with a total gross of £21 million, it is also the 77th highest grossing film in the world with $682.1 million.

Ant-Man after a new entry at the top falls down to number 4 this week.

Also new on the UK video charts this week is Pixels at number 3 and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. at number 6.

This week the top global box office number one is the sequel film Maze Runner The Scorch trials which tops the chart after stalling along the way at number 4 last week.

This week the Maze Runner sequel takes $73.6 million from 67 territories and has to date made over $100 million in total.

After hitting the top for the second time last week Mission:Impossible Rogue Nation falls to number 5 with $23.4 million from 58 countries, the global gross is $656 million.

The Minions continue to do well across the world and this week sit at number 4 with an incredible $118 billion total gross.

Here is the full global top 10:

1. Maze Runner The Scorch Trials - $73,600,000
2. Everest - $35,757,515
3. Black Mass - $24,035,000
4. Minions - $23,690,190
5. Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation - $23,450,000
6. Fack ju Gohte 2 - $16,000,000
7. Pixels - $15,600,000
8. The Visit - $13,748,540
9. Inside Out - $10,764,000
10. The Throne - $10,600,000