Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Paddington In Peru which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 8th November 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 17th January 2025
• It stars among others Olivia Colman (Superworm w/ Zog) and Antonio Banderas (Black Gold)
• It is directed by Dougal Wilson (Paddington In Peru)
• The movie also stars Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton
• Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas appeared together in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Synopsis for Paddington In Peru

Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Paddington In Peru which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 8th November 2024
• It is due for release in North America on 17th January 2025
• It stars among others Olivia Colman (Hyde Park On Hudson) and Antonio Banderas (Homeland Security)
• It is directed by Dougal Wilson (Paddington In Peru)
• The movie also stars Emily Mortimer, Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton
• Olivia Colman and Antonio Banderas appeared together in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish

Synopsis for Paddington In Peru

Paddington and his adopted family, the Browns, decide to visit his aunt Lucy in Peru, but circumstances lead them towards misadventures in the Amazon rainforest and mountains of Peru.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

This weekend, Friday 8th December 2023, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Napoleon, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Wonka
• The Peasants
• Please Dont Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
• Tarrac

Wonka

• The movie is directed by Paul King, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Paul King also directed Paddington 2 in 2017 which grossed £42.6 Mil. in the UK and grossed $228 Mil. globally.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• The film also stars Olivia Colman who was last seen in Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Peasants

• The movie is from director DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kamila Urzedowska who also starred in Zolza (2022).
• The film also stars Robert Gulaczyk who was last seen in Loving VIncent (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

• The movie is from director Paul Briganti.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Martin Herlihy who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Higgins who was last seen in A Man Called Otto (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

• The movie is directed by Sam Fell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Sam Fell also directed ParaNormaN in 2012 which grossed £6 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Thandiwe Newton who also starred in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
• The film also stars Zachary Levi who was last seen in Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Tarrac

• The movie is directed by Declan Recks, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Declan Recks also directed The Truth Commissioner in 2016 which grossed £1.8K in the UK.
• It stars Kelly Gough who also starred in Out of Innocence (2019).
• The film also stars Lorcan Cranitch who was last seen in Lakelands (2023).
• Declan Recks directed Lorcan Cranitch in Dad
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 15th December
• Godzilla Minus One - Friday, 15th December
• What Happens Later - Friday, 15th December

Animated movie The Super Mario Bros. Movie stays at the top of the UK box office as its total gross goes over £35 Million.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the Nicholas Cage movie Renfield which is new at 5 while one place below is the Japanese animated smash Suzume which takes £469,100 on its debut.

At 10 we have the event movie Der Rosenkavalier: Met Opera 2023 which takes £96,665, and at 11 the event movie Cinderella: ROH London 2023 which takes £94,743 and the final new release of the weekend is One Fine Morning at 12 with £82,447.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 14th - 16th April 2023

THe animated feature video game adaptation remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a £7.5 Million gross, a 52% drop over last weekend.

Despite a large weekend on weekend drop the movies total gross is up to £35 Million which means it takes over from Avatar: The Way of Water as the top grossing movie of 2023.

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £7,568,523 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £35,855,948 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

Still hanging on at number 2 is the role playing board game adaptation which after 3 weeks takes £1.1 Million, a very slip 27% drop.

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,179,222 over the weekend, a 27% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £10,752,937 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

Also hanging on at number 3 is the fourth chapter in the John Wick sereis which now has a total gross of £14 Million in the UK.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £823,624 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £14,959,483 over 4 weeks of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took £8,911,996 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

The Ben Affleck directed movie remains at number 4 with a solid second weekend on the box office with £723,125, a small 38% drop.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £723,125 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £2,825,367 over 2 weeks of release

Highest new movie this weekend

Coming in at number 5, and on a weekend with little in the way of new releases is the new movie starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicholas Cage.

The movie which has not has the best of reviews from critics makes its debut with £680,661.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It grosses £680,661 over its debut weekend

The animated video game adaptation The Super Mario Bros. Movie makes its debut at the top of the UK box office with a £15.6 Million debut.

Also making its debut is the new Ben Affleck directed Air at number 4 while The Popes Exorcist is new at number 5.

Further down the box office Godland makes £42,854 on its debut weekend.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 7th - 9th April 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

Video game adaptations have not historically made good movie adaptation, and the box office grosses have not been good, but Nintendos flagship character Mario looks set to change that as it makes its debut with £15.6 Million.

The movie has not been a big hit with critics but paying audiences have loved the animated movie and if it be the fan service or the love of the characters this is set to be one of the biggest movies of the year.

In comparison Sonic the Hedgehog from 2020 took £4.7 Million on its debut and Super Mario Bros from 1993 took £2.8 Million on release, £3.7 Million adjusted for inflation.

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £15,691,810 over its debut weekend
• It is the 5th top debuting movie in the month of April
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2023

After making its debut at the top last weekend the board game adaptation falls to number 2 on its second weekend with a 54% drop.

The movie has taken £8.2 Million after 2 weeks of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,624,628 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,224,628 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2023

The fourth chapter in the John Wick series is at number 3 this weekend with a £1.2 Million gross on its 3rd weekend of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,286,221 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,933,430 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum which took £8,002,938 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

Ben Affleck directs himself and Matt Damon in this movie based on the shoe made famous by basketball player Michael Jordan.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,174,554 over its debut weekend

The new movie starring Russell Crowe lands at number 5 this weekend on the UK box office with a gross of £707,050.

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £707,050 over its debut weekend