It will most likely be the last weekend at the top for The Super Mario Bros. Movie but the top grossing movie of 2023 so far spends a fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office pushing its total gross to over £45 Million after 4 weeks of release.

With the horror movie Evil Dead Rise staying at number 2 with a gross of just over a million the top new movie of the weekend is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton which takes £784,698 on its debut.

Also new this weekend is Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two taking £618,244 on its debut and there is a new entry for the 40th Anniversary rerelease of the much loved classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi at number 7 with £446,291

Maybe a little disappointing is the debut place for Polite Society which enters the box office at 9 with £220,278.

Finally inside outside the top 10 is Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World which debut's with £204,220.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th April 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £3,067,431 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £45,780,596 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,059,777 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £3,356,627 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took £311,311 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £784,698 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £618,244 over its debut weekend

The movie is a sequel to Ponniyin Selvan: Part One which took £800,116 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £575,796 over the weekend, a 25% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,781,642 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

For potentially one last weekend The Super Mario Bros. Movie hangs onto the top slot, a place it has been for 4 weeks taking a further $40 Million to push its gross to nearly $500 Million.

Next weekend sees the release of the next Marvel movie which should, with ease, top the box office.

The highest new movie of the weekend makes its debut at 3 in that shape of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret which takes $6.8 Million on its debut.

A release to celebrate 40 years since it first appeared in cinemas has Star Wars: Return of the Jedi making a new entry at number 5 with $4.7 Million.

Further down the box office there is a new entry for Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two which takes $3.8 Million at number 8 and Sisu is new at 10 with $3.2 Million.

Outside the top 10 there is a new entry for Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World at 11 with $3 Million and the British movie Polite Society which slides in at 15 with $800,000.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th April 2023

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $40,000,000 over the weekend, a 33% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $490,015,825 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,200,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $44,416,000 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $7,800,345 at the box office after 2 weeks of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It grosses $6,800,000 on its debut weekend

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,000,000 over the weekend, a 14% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $176,155,296 over 6 weeks of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took $156,067,424 at the box office after 6 weeks of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,694,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $4,694,000 on its re-release debut

This weekend, Friday 28th April 2023, there are 5 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.

Here are this weeks new releases

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

Sisu

• The movie is directed by Jalmari Helander, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jalmari Helander also directed Zéro deux in 2007.
• It stars Jorma Tommila who also starred in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010).
• The film also stars Aksel Hennie who was last seen in The Middle Man (2021).
• Jalmari Helander directed Jorma Tommila in Big Game
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Peter Pan & Wendy

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Lowery also directed A Ghost Story in 2017.
• It stars Alexander Molony who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ever Anderson who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

• The movie is directed by George Tillman Jr., it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Tillman Jr. also directed Notorious in 2009 which grossed $36.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Khris Davis who also starred in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
• The film also stars Jasmine Mathews who was last seen in The Man From Toronto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Polite Society

• The movie is from director Nida Manzoor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Priya Kansara who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ritu Arya who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

• The movie is directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kelly Fremon Craig also directed The Edge of Seventeen in 2016.
• It stars Abby Ryder Fortson who also starred in Ant-Man (2015).
• The film also stars Rachel McAdams who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• 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 5 new movies released

• The Channel - Monday, 1st May
• 1976 - Friday, 5th May
• What's Love Got to Do With It? - Friday, 5th May
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Friday, 5th May
• Love Again - Friday, 5th May

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Polite Society
• The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
• Peter Pan & Wendy
• Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

Polite Society

• The movie is from director Nida Manzoor.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Priya Kansara who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ritu Arya who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

• The movie is directed by Hettie Macdonald, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Hettie Macdonald also directed White Girl in 2008.
• It stars Jim Broadbent who also starred in Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (1985).
• The film also stars Penelope Wilton who was last seen in Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• They also appeared together in Iris in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Peter Pan & Wendy

• The movie is directed by David Lowery, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Lowery also directed Pete's Dragon in 2016 which grossed £4.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $143.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Alexander Molony who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ever Anderson who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World

• The movie is directed by George Tillman Jr., it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Tillman Jr. also directed Faster in 2011 which grossed £157.2K in the UK and grossed $35.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Khris Davis who also starred in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021).
• The film also stars Jasmine Mathews who was last seen in The Man From Toronto (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 is 1 new movie released

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 - Friday, 5th May

Polite Society is a British action/comedy directed by Nida Manzoor about a sister who suspects her sisters boyfriend of wrong doing. The movie has been given a 12A age rating in the UK.

The movie stars Priya Kansara who is making a feature film debut but was in the popular Netflix series Bridgerton, the movie also stars Ritu Arya who was in the Christmas hit movie Last Christmas and was also in an episode if Doctor Who.

The movie is directed by Nida Manzoor who is making a feature film debut but has directed episodes of the TV show We Are Lady Parts and an episode of Doctor Who.

Movie Synopsis

A martial artist-in-training believes she must save her older sister from her impending marriage. After enlisting the help of her friends, she tries to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Polite Society
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence, sex references, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 28th April 2023
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hour 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Aaron Horvath
• Starring:
  • Priya Kansara
  • Ritu Arya
  • Renu Brindle

BBFC movie page