This weekend, Friday 29th September 2023, there are 9 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 Nun II, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Saw X
• 57 Seconds
• The Creator
• Surprised By Oxford
• Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere
• The Kill Room
• Stop Making Sense
• PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
• Dumb Money

Saw X

• The movie is directed by Kevin Greutert, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kevin Greutert also directed Saw: The Final Chapter in 2010 which grossed $45.7 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Loose Cannons (1990).
• The film also stars Shawnee Smith who was last seen in Grace Unplugged (2013).
• Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw IV in 2007, Saw II in 2005, Saw III in 2006, Saw VI in 2009, Saw in 2004 and Saw V in 2008.
• Kevin Greutert directed Tobin Bell in Saw: The Final Chapter
• Kevin Greutert directed Shawnee Smith in Saw VI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

57 Seconds

• The movie is directed by Rusty Cundieff, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Rusty Cundieff also directed Movie 43 in 2013 which grossed $8.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $32.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars Morgan Freeman who also starred in A Good Person (2023).
• The film also stars Josh Hutcherson who was last seen in Burn (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Creator

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed End Day in 2005.
• It stars John David Washington who also starred in Beckett (2021).
• The film also stars Madeleine Yuna Voyles who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Surprised By Oxford

• The movie is from director Ryan Whitaker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Simon Callow who also starred in England, My England (1995).
• The film also stars Rose Reid who was last seen in Finding You (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Carlos: The Santana Journey Global Premiere

• The movie is from director Rudy Valdez.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Carlos Santana who also starred in Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019).
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Kill Room

• The movie is directed by Nicol Paone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Nicol Paone also directed Friendsgiving in 2020 and grossed $122K globally.
• It stars Samuel L. Jackson who also starred in Unbreakable (2000).
• The film also stars Maya Hawke who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Stop Making Sense

• The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Jonathan Demme also directed Beloved in 1998 which grossed $22.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $23.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Bernie Worrell who also starred in Ricki and the Flash (2015).
• The film also stars Alex Weir who is making a feature film debut.
• Jonathan Demme directed Bernie Worrell in Ricki and the Flash
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

• The movie is directed by Cal Brunker, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Cal Brunker also directed The Nut Job 2: Nutty By Nature in 2017 which grossed $28.4 Mil. in the US and grossed $197.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Finn Lee-Epp who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Ron Pardo who was last seen in The PAW Patrol: Movie (2021).
• Cal Brunker directed Ron Pardo in The PAW Patrol: Movie
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dumb Money

• The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Craig Gillespie also directed Million Dollar Arm in 2014 which grossed $36.5 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Paul Dano who also starred in The Batman (2022).
• The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
• 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 6 new movies released

• Freelance - Friday, 6th October
• The Marsh Kings Daughter - Friday, 6th October
• Cat Person - Friday, 6th October
• The Exorcist: Believer - Friday, 6th October
• She Came to Me - Friday, 6th October - limited release
• Foe - Friday, 6th October

With A Haunting In Venice 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.

• The Creator
• Surprised By Oxford
• Saw X
• The Old Oak

The Creator

• The movie is directed by Gareth Edwards, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Gareth Edwards also directed End Day in 2005.
• It stars John David Washington who also starred in Tenet (2020).
• The film also stars Madeleine Yuna Voyles who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Surprised By Oxford

• The movie is from director Ryan Whitaker.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Simon Callow who also starred in Hampstead (2017).
• The film also stars Rose Reid who was last seen in Finding You (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Saw X

• The movie is directed by Kevin Greutert, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Kevin Greutert also directed Jessabelle in 2014.
• It stars Tobin Bell who also starred in Saw (2004).
• The film also stars Shawnee Smith who was last seen in Grace Unplugged (2013).
• Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Saw in 2004, Saw II in 2005, Saw III in 2006, Saw V in 2008, Saw VI in 2009 and Saw IV in 2007.
• Kevin Greutert directed Tobin Bell in Saw VI
• Kevin Greutert directed Shawnee Smith in Saw VI
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Old Oak

• The movie is directed by Ken Loach, it is the directors 20th movie.
• Ken Loach also directed I, Daniel Blake in 2016 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Debbie Honeywood who also starred in Sorry We Missed You (2019).
• The film also stars Trevor Fox who was last seen in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2023).
• Ken Loach directed Debbie Honeywood in Sorry We Missed You
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 5 new movies released

• BlackBerry - Friday, 6th October
• Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time - Friday, 6th October
• The Great Escaper - Friday, 6th October
• The Exorcist: Believer - Friday, 6th October
• Golda - Friday, 6th October

Two big franchises chose this weekend to release their latest episodes and despite Jigsaw which is part of the Saw series doing well Thor: Ragnarok was the clear winner.

The Disney Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a mammoth series of films that simply cant be matched at the moment and the all star Avengers cars in Thor 3 (try saying that fast) debuts with an incredible £12.3 million making it the 47th top opening in the UK ever.

The film which stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor and is directed by exciting newcomer Taika Waititi joins the ever increasing lineup of Marvel movies and the ever increasing gross for Disney.

The future for the film looks good and, this is nearly double the opening of Thor: The Dark World which went on to gross £20 million so we could have a £35 - 40 million total UK gross.

New in the runner up position is the latest Saw film, this time by the name go Jigsaw, its actually the 8th Saw movie, and opens with £1.8 million.

This is a bit of a low for the series as the average opening for a Saw movie is about £2 - 3 million, but with Halloween this week it will see a boost, but then a big slump after, it could get to £5 million in total.

After a jump back to the top Blade Runner 2049 falls to number 5 with week with £0.6 million over the weekend, after 4 weeks of release this brings the films total to £17.4 million.

Also new this weekend was Breathe, a directorial debut from Andy Serkis starring former Spider-Man Andrew Garfield, it enters at number 8.

With Despicable Me 3 making a reappearance on the UK box office it is once again the longest running film with 17 weeks and the highest total grossing movie with £47.5 million .

Historical charts

A year ago - This time last year Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch was the top new film of the week making its debut at number 1 while Trolls fell to number 2 after a week on top.

Five years ago - The latest James Bond film Skyfall made an incredible debut at the top of the Uk box office, it knocked Madagascar 3: Europes Most Wanted from the top after a week.

Ten years ago - Ratatouille spent its third week on top while the top new film was Saw IV at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - XXX starring Vin Diesel spent a second weekend at the top while the top new film was Halloween Resurrection right down at number 5.

Twenty years ago - With The Full Monty staring on top of the box office for another weekend the top new film was The Pacemaker with George Clooney and Nicole Kidman at number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Beauty And The Beast stayed at the top for a third weekend while the top new film was 1492 Conquest Of Paradise starring Gerard Depardieu at number 2.