Last weekend saw Ghostbusters: Afterlife at the top of the UK box office, with 4 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

• House of Gucci
• Encanto
• A Boy Called Christmas
• Pirates

House of Gucci

• The movie is directed by Ridley Scott, it is the directors 31st movie.
• Ridley Scott also directed All the Money In the World in 2018 which grossed £3.3 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Lady Gaga who also starred in A Star Is Born (2018).
• The film also stars Adam Driver who last appeared in The Last Duel (2021).
• UK Box Office Prediction: Number 2

Encanto

• The movie is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jared Bush and Byron Howard also directed Zootopia in 2016 which grossed £23.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Stephanie Beatriz who also starred in Short Term 12 (2013).
• The film also stars Maria Cecilia Botero who is making a feature film debut.
• UK Box Office Prediction: Number 5

A Boy Called Christmas

• The movie is directed by Gil Kenan, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Gil Kenan also directed Monster House in 2006 which grossed £6.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $141.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Maggie Smith who also starred in Downton Abbey (2019).
• The film also stars Isabella O'Sullivan who is making a feature film debut.

Pirates

• The movie is from director Reggie Yates
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Elliot Edusah who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Jordan Peters who last appeared in Blue Story (2019).

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

• The Power of the Dog, Monday, 11th October
• Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, Friday, 3rd December
• Silent Night, Friday, 3rd December
• Blue Bayou, Friday, 3rd December
• Christmas With Andre, Saturday, 4th December

This weekend, Friday 17th January 2020, there are 6 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge 1917 for the top spot?

Bad Boys For Life

First up at cinemas this week is Bad Boys For Life, a movie directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah who also directed Black in 2016 which grossed £1.8 Thousand in the UK.

It stars Will Smith who last starred in Spies In Disguise (2019).

The film also stars Martin Lawrence who last appeared in The Beach Bum (2019).

Bombshell

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Bombshell.

This new Dramatic movie stars Charlize Theron who's last film was The Addams Family (2019)

It also stars Nicole Kidman who appeared in The Goldfinch (2019).

The film is brought to us by veteran director Jay Roach.

A Hidden Life

Next up this week is A Hidden Life which is directed by Terrence Malick who directed The New World in 2005.

It stars August Diehl and Valerie Pachner.

Waves

Also this week there is Waves from director Trey Edward Shults who also directed It Comes At Night in 2017.

The film features Taylor Russell and Kelvin Harrison Jr. in starring roles.

Just Mercy

The long list of new releases continues with Just Mercy which is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton who directed Short Term 12 in 2013.

It stars Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

Weathering With You

Finally there is Weathering With You from director Makoto Shinkai who also directed Your Name in 2016, the film stars Kotaro Daigo and Nana Mori.

Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 3 new releases. -

• The Personal History Of David Copperfield, Friday, 24th January
• The Turning, Friday, 24th January
• The Public, Friday, 24th January