Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th May 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace IF from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Furiosa
• Hit Man
• Kidnapped
• Atlas
• The Garfield Movie

Furiosa

• The movie is directed by George Miller, it is the directors 12th movie.
• George Miller also directed Mad Max 2 in 1982.
• It stars Anya Taylor-Joy who also starred in Barry (2016).
• The film also stars Chris Hemsworth who's last movie was Extraction 2 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hit Man

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 25th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Before Midnight in 2013.
• It stars Glen Powell who also starred in Stuck In Love (2013).
• The film also stars Adria Arjona who's last movie was The Absence of Eden (2024).
• Richard Linklater directed Glen Powell in Everybody Wants Some!!
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Kidnapped

• The movie is directed by Marco Bellocchio, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Marco Bellocchio also directed The Traitor in 2020.
• It stars Paolo Pierobon who also starred in Quo vado? (2016).
• The film also stars Fausto Russo Alesi who's last movie was Cabrini (2024).
• They also appeared together in Vincere in 2010.
• Marco Bellocchio directed Paolo Pierobon in Vincere
• Marco Bellocchio directed Fausto Russo Alesi in Vincere
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Atlas

• The movie is directed by Brad Peyton, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Brad Peyton also directed San Andreas in 2015 which grossed $155.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $474 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jennifer Lopez who also starred in The Boy Next Door (2015).
• The film also stars Simu Liu who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Garfield Movie

• The movie is directed by Mark Dindal, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Mark Dindal also directed The Emperors New Groove in 2001 which grossed $89.3 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was Argylle (2024).
• Chris Pratt and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018 and Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
• 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 11 new movies released

• Terra Infirma - Thursday, 30th May
• RSVP - Thursday, 30th May - streaming
• In a Violent Nature - Friday, 31st May
• Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump - Friday, 31st May
• Ezra - Friday, 31st May
• Summer Camp - Friday, 31st May
• Robot Dreams - Friday, 31st May
• Young Woman and the Sea - Friday, 31st May - limited release
• The Dead Don't Hurt - Friday, 31st May

The Force Awakens this week opened in the last of the worlds major territories and broken records in that country too.

China is the last of the major cinema going nations, and like in almost all other countries it is now the highest grossing opening film.

The last record the film has to get now is that of the highest grossing movie of all time, currently held by Avatar with $2.8 billion dollars, can it get there, its actually looking unlikely.

Despite all the records that The Force Awakens has broken, and the fact that most of the world is still showing the film it still needs to make another billion dollars, this could be out of its reach.

I am certain that it will be the first film since Avatar to go over $2 billion, and I suspect it has a good chance of beating Titanic which is number 2 with $2.1 billion but there will have to be a lot of repeat viewing to get to $2.8 billion, but who knows at this point?

Highest new film of the week is The Forest which has grossed $13.5 million from 5 territories and sits at number 6 this week.

Worth a mention is The Revenant which is out in 11 countries and went in general release this week and sits at number 2 this week with $58.2 million.

This week top 10 looks like this

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $145,930,000
2. The Revenant - $58,200,000
3. Daddys Home - $25,200,000
4. The Hateful Eight - $18,351,000
5. The Good Dinosaur - $13,644,000
6. The Forest - $13,538,000
7. Joy - $12,000,000
8. Detective Chinatown - $11,800,000
9. Quo Vado? - $11,500,000
10. Alvin And The Chipmunks The Road Chip - $11,300,000