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

What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

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) -

The number one film was Aladdin which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Godzilla: King Of The Monsters directed by Michael Dougherty and starring Kyle Chandler and Vera Farmiga which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson and Carla Gugino and directed by Brad Peyton

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £47.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Sex And The City 2 starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis and directed by Michael Patrick King

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20 Million over 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £24.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was House Of Wax directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray which entered the box office at number 2.

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

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £14.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Deuce Bigalow Male Gigolo directed by Mike Mitchell and starring Rob Schneider and William Forsythe which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was Erin Brockovich which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Rob Roy which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Richie Rich directed by Donald Petrie and starring Macaulay Culkin and John Larroquette which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Pretty Woman starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts and directed by Garry Marshall

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.

This weekend the video game adaptation Warcraft is the top film for the weekend, but Alice Through The Looking Glass is the top film over the week.

Opening on Friday Warcraft took £3.6 million from the 3 days making it the top film over that period.

The Duncan Jones directed film in fact only just made it to the top as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of The Shadows was a very close debut at number 2 with £3.4 million.

Alice Through The Looking Glass which debuted at number 2 last week falls to number 4 this week with £1.3 million but over the week Monday - Sunday it grossed £4.7 million, higher than any other film.

Last weeks top film X-Men Apocalypse falls to number 5 this week with £1.2 million for the weekend and £15.8 million in total after 3 weeks.

Longest stay on this weeks chart is Zootopia which has been around for 10 week while the highest total grossing film on the chart is The Jungle Book which has taken £44.5 million over 8 weeks.

Historical charts

A year ago - Spy was the top new film of the week entering at number 1 knocking San Andreas down to number 2.

Five years ago - X-Men First Class was the top new film of the week at number 1 while The Hangover Part II fell to number 2.

Ten years ago - X-Men The Last Stand was still at the top for a second week while the top new film was Poseidon at number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Pearl Harbour entered the box office at the top knocking The mummy Returns into the runner up spot.

Twenty years ago - Toy Story went back to the top of the box office leaving From Dusk Till Dawn to enter the chart in the runner up spot.

Twenty five years ago - Problem Child remained at the top of the box office with Sibling Rivalry to enter highest at number 2.

Brand new at the top of the video charts on it's debut week of release is the Dwayne Johnson starring vehicle San Andreas.

The film was released into UK cinemas on May 29th 2015 where it debuted at the top after “The Rock” did a whirlwind of publicity around the film.

A £4.6 million debut was greeted with a 60% drop the following week, a 6 week run on the box office was it gross £11.3 million in the UK.

Not a massive UK hit it did very well across the globe grossing $470.4 million and sits as the 155th top grossing movie of all time.

Mad Max Fury Road falls from the top where it debuted last week into number 2 this week.

Also new on the UK video charts this week are: Insidious Chapter 3 getting ready for the Halloween season at number 3 and Pierce Bronson in Survivor which was a small hit from earlier this year.

No surprise really that Jurassic World is still the top film across the world considering the massif start to it's box office run it had.

This week the film takes another $136.7 million dollars from 67 countries to bring its world gross to $1.2 Billion, the fastest film to do this.

With Japan still to get the film Jurassic World will easily become the third highest grossing movie of all time, and on this trajectory it could challenge Titanic as the second highest grossing, although it has got a bot to go.

Pixar are sticking solid in second place where Inside Out remains for another week, a $78.5 million dollar weekend, from 43 countries, brings it's world gross to $266.4 on its second weekend of release.

With most of Europe still to see a release of the film it still has some dollars to rake in giving it the potential to be one of the most successful animations of all time, although it wont touch Frozen, the biggest or Toy Story 3 which both made over a billion.

Highest new film of the week with a release in 27 countries of the sequel movie Ted 2, taking a non too shabby $53.2 million on it;s debut weekend.

Here is the top 10 world film weekending 29th June:

1. Jurassic World - $136,717,170
2. Inside Out - $78,528,000
3. Ted 2 - $53,222,730
4. Minions - $36,000,000
5. Hollywood Adventures - $26,000,000
6. San Andreas - $15,675,000
7. Spy - $14,200,000
8. Max - $12,210,000
9. SPL 2 A Time for Consequences - $11,000,000
10. NLL - Battle of Yeonpyeong - $8,700,000