
US release: 25th May 1983
Canada release: 25th May 1983
Lesotho release: 25th May 1983




£16.8 Million
$309.3 Million
$475.1 Million The Fall Guy tops the North American box office in its debut weekend with a gross of gross of $27.7 Million which marks the start of the box office summer season.
Making a very impressive return to the box office at number 2 this weekend is the 25th Anniversary re-release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
The movie takes $8.7 Million on its new debut this weekend, not bad for a movie panned by critics and fans alike on its release in 1999.
Challengers this weekend falls from its debut position at the top of the chart to number 3 this weekend with a $29.4 Million total gross.
Highest new movie this weekend
UK Box Office Weekend Report 3rd - 5th May 2024: The Fall Guy makes its debut at the top of the UK box office as the summer season kicks off As the box office summer season kicks off the Ryan Reynolds and Emily Blunt double header The Fall Guys makes its debut at the top of the UK box office.
The movies debuts with a box office gross of £3.5 Million.
Marking not only the 4th of May Star Wars celebration but also the movies 25th Anniversary Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace lands at 2 on this weeks box office.
The movie takes an incredible £1,1 Million, not bad for a 25 year old movie.
Last weeks top movie Challengers drop to number 3 this week after a week at the top, the movie has grossed £3.6 Million to date.
Highest new movie this weekend
It will most likely be the last weekend at the top for The Super Mario Bros. Movie but the top grossing movie of 2023 so far spends a fourth weekend at the top of the UK box office pushing its total gross to over £45 Million after 4 weeks of release.
With the horror movie Evil Dead Rise staying at number 2 with a gross of just over a million the top new movie of the weekend is The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry starring Jim Broadbent and Penelope Wilton which takes £784,698 on its debut.
Also new this weekend is Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two taking £618,244 on its debut and there is a new entry for the 40th Anniversary rerelease of the much loved classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi at number 7 with £446,291
Maybe a little disappointing is the debut place for Polite Society which enters the box office at 9 with £220,278.
Finally inside outside the top 10 is Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World which debut's with £204,220.
Highest new movie this weekend
For potentially one last weekend The Super Mario Bros. Movie hangs onto the top slot, a place it has been for 4 weeks taking a further $40 Million to push its gross to nearly $500 Million.
Next weekend sees the release of the next Marvel movie which should, with ease, top the box office.
The highest new movie of the weekend makes its debut at 3 in that shape of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret which takes $6.8 Million on its debut.
A release to celebrate 40 years since it first appeared in cinemas has Star Wars: Return of the Jedi making a new entry at number 5 with $4.7 Million.
Further down the box office there is a new entry for Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two which takes $3.8 Million at number 8 and Sisu is new at 10 with $3.2 Million.
Outside the top 10 there is a new entry for Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World at 11 with $3 Million and the British movie Polite Society which slides in at 15 with $800,000.
Highest new movie this weekend
The Marvel unsung heroes (outside of Deadpool) have gained a massive following since the release of the first film and the inevitable sequel was always going to be a massive blockbuster.
Landing at the top of this weeks UK box office Guardians of The Galaxy Vol 2 takes a fantastic £13 million making it the 41 highest debut ever, behind The Inbetweeners Movie and head of The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers.
The original Guardians of The Galaxy opened to £6.3 million in 2014, good for an untried new franchise, this film had bigger hype and has gained a loyal following and more than doubles the debut gross.
With favourable reviews and stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana at the top of their games, and with the best hero at the cinema in Baby Groot were looking at a £40 - £50 million total gross.
Falling from the top after 2 weeks if Fast and Furious 8, a £1.7 million 3rd weekend means that the film has now taken £26 million, it will struggle now to catch up with Fast and Furious 7.
Also new this week is Baahubali 2 The Conclusion at number 6 with £0.4 million, The Promise at number 9 with £178,000 and Lady McBeth at number 10 with £174,000.
Sing re-entered the chart this week and at 9 weeks is the longest running film while Beauty and The Beast is the highest total grossing movie with £70 million, its the 8th UK top film ever.
Historical Charts A year ago - Captain America: Civil War from Marvel was the top new film of the week, it knocked The Jungle Book from Disney from the top.
Five years ago - Avengers Assemble from Marvel took over at the top, it knocked Salmon Fishing In The Yemen down to number 2.
Ten years ago - Next starring Nicholas Cage was new at the top, it knocked Wild Hogs down to number 2 after a couple of weeks at the top.
Fifteen years ago - About A Boy starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Holt was the top new film of the week making its debut at the top, it knocked Bend It Like Beckham to number 2.
Twenty years ago - Finishing off the release of Star Wars Special Editions Star Wars: Return of The Jedi made its debut at the top, it knocked Scream down to 2.
Twenty five years ago - Staying at the top was The Hand The Rocks The Cradle for a second weekend while Denzel Washington starred in the top new film Ricochet at number 3.