Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 18th October 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Transformers: One from the top of the UK box office.

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Wild Robot
• Smile 2
• The Apprentice
• Happyend
• My Hero Academia: You're Next

The Wild Robot

• The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Chris Sanders also directed The Call of the Wild in 2020 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in Queen of Katwe (2016).
• The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Smile 2

• The movie is directed by Parker Finn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Parker Finn also directed Smile in 2022 which grossed £11.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $216.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Naomi Scott who also starred in Distant (2023).
• The film also stars Kyle Gallner who's last movie was Strange Darling (2024).
• Parker Finn directed Kyle Gallner in and Smile
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Apprentice

• The movie is directed by Ali Abbasi, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Ali Abbasi also directed Shelley in 2016.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Sharper (2023).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was Armageddon Time (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Happyend

• The movie is directed by Neo Sora, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Neo Sora also directed Ainu Neno An Ainu in 2021.
• It stars Makiko Watanabe who also starred in A Banana? At This Time of Night? (2018).
• The film also stars Shiro Sano who's last movie was Hazardous Wife Warning (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

My Hero Academia: You're Next

• The movie is directed by Tensai Okamura, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Tensai Okamura also directed Cowboy Bebop: The Movie in 2001.
• It stars Kaito Ishikawa who also starred in Haikyuu!! The Movie 2:: The Winner and the Loser (2015).
• The film also stars Yuki Kaji who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Kaito Ishikawa and Yuki Kaji have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising in 2019, Haikyuu!! The Movie 1: The End And: The Beginning in 2015, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes in 2018, Genocidal Organ in 2017, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis - Stellar War 2 in 2019 and Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump in 2024.
• 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

• Emilia Pérez - Friday, 25th October
• Wolf Man - Friday, 25th October
• Venom: The Last Dance - Friday, 25th October
• The Room Next Door - Friday, 25th October
• The Front Room - Friday, 25th October

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 19th January 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Mean Girls from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• I.S.S.
• The Last Girl
• Johnny Keep Walking!
• Sunrise

I.S.S.

• The movie is directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gabriela Cowperthwaite also directed Our Friend in 2019 which grossed $663.7K in the US and grossed $795.5K globally.
• It stars Ariana DeBose who also starred in Seaside (2018).
• The film also stars Chris Messina who was last seen in The Boogeyman (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Last Girl

• The movie is directed by Jon Keeyes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jon Keeyes also directed Rogue Hostage in 2021 and grossed $887.5K globally.
• It stars Shelley Hennig who also starred in Ouija (2014).
• The film also stars Alice Eve who was last seen in The Queen Mary (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Johnny Keep Walking!

• The movie is directed by Runnian Dong, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Runnian Dong also directed Gone With the Light in 2019.
• It stars Da Peng who also starred in Johnny Keep Walking! (2023).
• The film also stars White-K who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Sunrise

• The movie is from director Andrew Baird.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Olwen Fouere who also starred in She Will (2022).
• The film also stars Guy Pearce who was last seen in The Infernal Machine (2022).
• 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

• On the Line - Monday, 22nd January - streaming
• Smoke Sauna Sisterhood - Friday, 24th November - streaming
• Fighter - Thursday, 25th January
• Teachers Pet - Thursday, 25th January
• The Underdoggs - Friday, 26th January
• Totem - Friday, 26th January - limited release
• The Tigers Apprentice - Friday, 26th January
• Miller's Girl - Friday, 26th January

Last weekend The Nun II was at the top of the North American box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• A Haunting In Venice
• Camp Hideout
• The Inventor

A Haunting In Venice

• The movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Kenneth Branagh also directed Thor in 2011 which grossed $181 Mil. in the US and grossed $446 Mil. globally.
• It stars Kyle Allen who also starred in Rosaline (2022).
• The film also stars Kenneth Branagh who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• Kenneth Branagh directed Kenneth Branagh in Mary Shelleys Frankenstein
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Camp Hideout

• The movie is directed by Sean Olson, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Sean Olson also directed F.R.E.D.I. in 2018.
• It stars Corbin Bleu who also starred in Walk. Ride. Rodeo. (2019).
• The film also stars Ethan Drew who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Inventor

• The movie is from director Jim Capobianco and Pierre-Luc Granjon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Daisy Ridley who also starred in Chaos Walking (2021).
• The film also stars Marion Cotillard who was last seen in Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2023).
• 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 4 new movies released

• It Lives Inside - Friday, 22nd September
• Stop Making Sense - Friday, 22nd September
• Expend4bles - Friday, 22nd September
• Dumb Money - Friday, 22nd September - limited release

Director Kenneth Branagh follows up Murder on the Orient Express~2017 and Death on the Nile~2020 with another Agatha Christie novel, this time A Haunting In Venice which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence, suicide references

Kenneth Branagh himself stars in the movie movie as Hercule Poirot and this his co-stars are the likes of Kelly Reilly who has been in 1320~2011 and Last Orders as well as Michelle Yeoh who has starred in Butterfly and Sword and Master Z: The IP Man Legacy.

Kenneth Branagh has helmed 23 movie to day with movies including All Is True and Mary Shelleys Frankenstein.

Movie Synopsis

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot investigates a murder while attending a Halloween seance at a haunted palazzo in Venice, Italy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: A Haunting In Venice
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence, suicide references
• Release date: 15th September 2023
• Runtime: 103 minutes (1 hours 43 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Kenneth Branagh
• Starring:
  • Kenneth Branagh
  • Kelly Reilly
  • Michelle Yeoh

BBFC movie page

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 4 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Men In Black: International directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £87.8 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015)

Also making its debut at the top was Jurassic World starring Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard and directed by Colin Trevorrow

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 24 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £48.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010)

The number one film was Sex And The City 2 which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Letters To Juliet directed by Gary Winick and starring Amanda Seyfried and Gael Garca Bernal which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Iron Man 2 which had taken £20.9 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005)

Making its debut at the top was Mr. And Mrs. Smith starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and directed by Doug Liman

The film with the longest run was Valiant which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £35.4 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000)

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £21.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Drive Me Crazy directed by John Schultz and starring Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier which entered the box office at number 5.

The film with the longest run was American Psycho which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995)

Making its debut at the top was The Brady Bunch Movie starring Shelley Long and Gary Cole and directed by Betty Thomas

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Dumb And Dumber which had taken £9.2 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990)

The number one film was Pretty Woman which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £10.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Package directed by Andrew Davis and starring Gene Hackman and Joanna Cassidy which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Look Who's Talking which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.