The latest, and last, animated film, The Boy and the Heron, from celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki hits the top of the US box office on its debut weekend with $12.8 Million.

This is by far the greatest US opening for a movie from Studio Ghibli who's previous top opening was Ponyo from 2008 which took $3.5 Million on its opening

Last weekends top movie Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce falls to number 6 this weekend and has taken $28 Million in total grosses after 2 weekends.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $12,836,313 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,400,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $135,655,926 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $244,604,272 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,342,710 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,344,044 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,200,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $83,081,775 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $3,060,000 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $49,412,846 after 3 weekends of release

With Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé 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.

• Poor Things
• Lord of Misrule
• Leave the World Behind
• Eileen
• Your Christmas Or Mine 2
• The Oath
• The End We Start From
• Fast Charlie
• The Peasants
• The Boy and the Heron

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Venice 70: Future Reloaded in 2013.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in My Favorite Shapes By Julio Torres (2019).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in AND in 2024.
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in AND
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in AND
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Wer in 2013.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in Mank (2020).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Leave the World Behind

• The movie is from director Christian Larson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Steve Angello who also starred in Leave the World Behind (2023).
• The film also stars Nikhil Chinappa who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Eileen

• The movie is directed by William Oldroyd, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• William Oldroyd also directed Lady Macbeth in 2017.
• It stars Thomasin McKenzie who also starred in Jean (2016).
• The film also stars Shea Whigham who was last seen in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Your Christmas Or Mine 2

• The movie is directed by Jim O'Hanlon, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jim O'Hanlon also directed All In the Game in 2006.
• It stars Asa Butterfield who also starred in Miss Peregrines Home For Peculiar Children (2016).
• The film also stars Jane Krakowski who was last seen in My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021).
• Jim O'Hanlon directed Asa Butterfield in Your Christmas Or Mine?
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Storks (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The End We Start From

• The movie is from director Mahalia Belo.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jodie Comer who also starred in The Last Duel (2021).
• The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch 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

Fast Charlie

• The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Phillip Noyce also directed Lakewood in 2022.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in After the Sunset (2004).
• The film also stars Morena Baccarin who was last seen in The Good House (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Boy and the Heron

• The movie is directed by Hayao Miyazaki, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Hayao Miyazaki also directed Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind in 1984 which grossed $495.8K in the US and grossed $8.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Christian Bale who also starred in Vice (2018).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• They also appeared together in Thor: Love and Thunder in 2022.
• Hayao Miyazaki directed Christian Bale in Howl's Moving Castle
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 8 new movies released

• A Small Town Christmas - Monday, 11th December
• Happy Suicide - Friday, 15th December
• Ij Inspector Jamshed - Friday, 15th December
• Raindows - Friday, 15th December
• Control - Friday, 15th December
• Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire - Friday, 15th December - limited release
• Wonka - Friday, 15th December
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Friday, 15th December - streaming

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
• The movie is release in 38 countries globally this weekend
• It has a total gross of $42,173,703 over 1 weeks in cinemas

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $35,725,000 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $136,640,243 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 64 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $29,400,000 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $243,943,408 over 3 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 88 countries globally this weekend
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $0 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
• It has a total gross of $27,400,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 95 countries globally this weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
• It grosses $26,212,000 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $81,555,942 over 2 weeks in cinemas
• The movie is release in 34 countries globally this weekend

Napoleon~2023 stays at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a gross of £1.9 Million which is a 64% drop from last weekend when it debuted at the top.

The movie has now taken a very respectable £9.3 Million as it heads to break the £10 Million mark.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce which lands at number 4 this weekend with just over a million pound.

Taylor Swift hit the top of the box office earlier this year with Taylor Swift The Eras Tour which hit the top with a £5.7 Million debut.

Finally on the top 5 is a new entry from André Rieu who's new Christmas concert movie Andre Rieus White Christmas is new with a £1 Million debut.

The whole top 5 this weekend took over £1 Million at the box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd December 2023

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,689,887 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £13,036,525 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 18th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took £23,321,491 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie remains at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,440,044 over the weekend, a 41% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,376,957 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,001,094 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around which took £710,326 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

The second concert film to reach the top of the US box office this year has Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce claiming the top spot on its debut release with a total weekend gross of $21 Million.

A couple of months back Taylor Swift did the same with Taylor Swift The Eras Tour which topped the box office with a debut of $92 Million.

Falling to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top is The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes which has taken a total of $121 Million.

Godzilla Minus One makes an impressive debut at 3 with a weekend gross of $11 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 1st - 3rd December 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $21,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $14,500,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $121,243,408 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $227,369,547 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $11,031,954 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,600,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $74,833,055 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $2,600,000 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $7,412,000 over the weekend, a 62% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $41,955,942 after 2 weekends of release