Last weekend Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was at the top of the North American box office, there are 7 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Air
• Joyland
• Paint
• Chevalier
• The Popes Exorcist
• On a Wing and a Prayer

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic also directed Teen Titans Go! to The Movies in 2018.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
• The film also stars Anya Taylor-Joy who was last seen in The Menu (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Air

• The movie is directed by Ben Affleck, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ben Affleck also directed Gone Baby Gone in 2008.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Forces of Nature (1999).
• The film also stars Matt Damon who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Dogma in 1999, The Last Duel in 2021, The Third Wheel in 2002, Field of Dreams in 1989, Jersey Girl in 2004, Good Will Hunting in 1998, Glory Daze in 1996, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, Chasing Amy in 1997 and School Ties in 1992.
• Ben Affleck directed Ben Affleck in Argo
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Joyland

• The movie is from director Saim Sadiq.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ali Junejo who also starred in Joyland (2022).
• The film also stars Rasti Farooq who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Paint

• The movie is from director Brit McAdams.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Owen Wilson who also starred in Meet the Fockers (2005).
• The film also stars Stephen Root who was last seen in To Leslie (2022).
• They also appeared together in Drillbit Taylor in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chevalier

• The movie is from director Stephen Williams.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Samara Weaving who also starred in Guns Akimbo (2019).
• The film also stars Lucy Boynton who was last seen in The Pale Blue Eye (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Popes Exorcist

• The movie is directed by Julius Avery, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Julius Avery also directed Overlord in 2018.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in The Insider (2000).
• The film also stars Franco Nero who was last seen in The Collini Case (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

On a Wing and a Prayer

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Sister Swap: A Hometown Holiday in 2021.
• It stars Heather Graham who also starred in Sidewalks of New York (2001).
• The film also stars Dennis Quaid who was last seen in Strange World (2022).
• They also appeared together in At Any Price in 2012.
• Sean McNamara directed Dennis Quaid in Soul Surfer
• 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 3 new movies released

• Renfield - Friday, 14th April
• Suzume - Friday, 14th April
• Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - Friday, 14th April

Last weekend Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves was at the top of the UK box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• On a Wing and a Prayer
• Air
• The Popes Exorcist

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• The movie is directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic also directed Teen Titans Go! to The Movies in 2018 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Chris Pratt who also starred in 10 Years (2012).
• The film also stars Anya Taylor-Joy who was last seen in The Menu (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

On a Wing and a Prayer

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 22nd movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Casper: A Spirited Beginning in 1997.
• It stars Heather Graham who also starred in Hope Springs (2003).
• The film also stars Dennis Quaid who was last seen in Strange World (2022).
• They also appeared together in At Any Price in 2012.
• Sean McNamara directed Dennis Quaid in Soul Surfer
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Air

• The movie is directed by Ben Affleck, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ben Affleck also directed Argo in 2012 which grossed £7.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $232.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Dazed and Confused (1994).
• The film also stars Matt Damon who was last seen in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
• Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in School Ties in 1992, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot in 2019, The Last Duel in 2021, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001, Glory Daze in 1996, Dogma in 1999, The Third Wheel in 2002, Chasing Amy in 1997, Field of Dreams in 1989, Jersey Girl in 2004 and Good Will Hunting in 1998.
• Ben Affleck directed Ben Affleck in Live By Night
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Popes Exorcist

• The movie is directed by Julius Avery, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Julius Avery also directed Son of a Gun in 2015 which grossed £41.6K in the UK and grossed $717.4K globally.
• It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Virtuosity (1996).
• The film also stars Franco Nero who was last seen in The Collini Case (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Assassin Club - Friday, 14th April
• Renfield - Friday, 14th April
• Suzume - Friday, 14th April

Sequel movie Avatar: The Way of Water remains at the top of the UK box office for a third weekend as Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody comes in at number 2 on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st January 2023

Spending a third week on top of the UK box office is the sequel movie to Avatar which takes £7.6 Million, a 35% increase on its Christmas weekend total.

The movie has now taken a magnificent £44.9 Million at the UK box office after 3 weeks of release.

It is £12 Million ahead of Avatar at the same point of its run and for many years that was the top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

The movie is the 3rd top grossing film of 2022, but is fast catching Top Gun: Maverick and will likely be the top grossing movie released in 2022 before the end of its run.

Highest new movie this weekend

The bio-pic of Whitney Houston starring Naomi Ackie and directed by Kasi Lemmons got released on Boxing Day this year and lands at number 2 on the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.3 Million on its debut despite getting quite a panning from critics.

The movie is looking for Oscar glory which if it achieves could boost the gross quite a but especially around the February window, and even more so if it wins!

Falling to number 2 this weekend is the musical version of the Roald Dahl story of Matilda which takes £2 Million over the New Year weekend, a 45% increase over last weekend.

The former number 1 movie has now taken £20.8 Million over its 6 weeks of release.

The sequel movie to Black Panther climbs back up the box office to number 4 this weekend with a gross of £436,156, a 54% increase over last weekend.

The movies weekend gross being so low and the movie still climbing to number 4 is a reflection of the current state of the box office and shows how much Avatar: The Way of Water is taking from the box office.

The movie has taken a total of £33.2 Million in the UK and is well below that of the first movie which had taken nearly £50 Million 8 weeks into its run.

Disney's latest animated movie, which had been considered a relative flop at the box officem, climbs to number 5 this weekend with a gross of £280,777, a 49% increase.

The movie has grossed a total of £3.1 Million at the UK box office which is about half that of Disney's previous movie Encanto.

A couple of new releases bookend the UK box office this weekend with Avatar: The Way of Water making its debut at the top and The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute new at number 12 with £16,691.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th December 2022

Highest new movie this weekend

Director James Cameron and Disney finally release the long awaited sequel to the highest grossing movie of all time Avatar at the Uk box office.

The movie comes 13 years after the film visit to Pandora, and this movie takes place 10 years after the events of that movie.

The first Avatar took £8.5 Million on its opening weekend and over 18 weeks took over £93 Million and overtook Titanic as the top grossing movie in the UK, it has since been taken by a number of movie and Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the top grossing movie.

This sequel takes £11.6 Million on its debut which makes it the 77th top opening in the UK ever and the 9th top opening in the UK for the month of December.

THe original Avatar was a bit of a slow burner, and with the Christmas season upon us this movie could have good legs until Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is released on 17th February 2023.

After spending an incredible 3 weeks at the top the musical version of the classic Roal Dahl novel falls to number 2 with £1.3 Million, a 34% drop.

The movie has taken an amazing £12.8 Million over its 4 weeks of release.

In comparison the 1997 movie, adjusted for inflation, took £3.7 Million on its 4th weekend for a total of £37.8 Million.

Looking ahead to the movies total gross and if it can become the top grossing movie released in 2022, Top Gun: Maverick took £15.9 Million on its debut weekend and spent 23 weeks on the box office.

Falling to 3 this week is the sequel movie to Black Panther which takes a bit of a hit this weekend with Avatar: The Way of Water being a movie in direct competition, it takes £377,598 over the weekend, a 53% drop.

The movie has taken £31.6 Million over its 6 weeks of release, far lower than the original movie which has taken £44.8 Million at this point.

The movie about Santa Claus being a bad ass drops to number 3 this weekend with £330,606, a 42% drop over last weekend.

The movie as been on the box office fir 3 weeks now and has taken £2.6 Million.

Falling to number 4 is the latest Disney movie which takes £193,659 this weekend, a 37% drop, for a £2 Million total over 4 weeks of release.

Making its debut at the top of the North American box office is the long awaited sequel to James Cameron's 2009 movie Avatar, Avatar: The Way of Water.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 16th - 18th December 2022

Highest new movie this weekend

Its been a long road to the sequel of the highest grossing movie of all time but this weekend director James Cameron finally delivers his 3 hour movie and it, as expected, hits the ground running.

The movie takes $134 Million on its debut weekend, it takes 88% of the total top 15 this weekend and it the 6th highest grossing movie in the month of December in America.

Compared to the original Avatar this movie is considerably higher than the 2009 opening weekend of $77 Million, even when adjusted for inflation.

Avatar was a slow burner at the box office, and this sequel is getting positive word of mouth, so the road ahead into 2023 looks good.

The David Harbour directed movie which is Santa Claud crossed with Home Alone with violent results remains at number 2 this weekend with a gross of $5 Million, a 36% drop over last weekend.

THis gives the movie a total US gross of $34.9 Million over 3 weeks of release, which comparing to Krampus from 2015, that movie had taken $35.1 Million 3 weeks into its run.

Dropping to number 3 this weekend after 5 weeks at the top is the sequel movie to the 2018 film Black Panther which takes $5.4 Million, a 52% over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total US gross of $418.9 Million after 6 weeks of release, lower than the first movie but still a good gross for 2022.

The movie is now the second highest grossing movie of the year behind Top Gun Maverick, how long it will star there with Avatar: The Way of Water coming up the charts fast remains to be seen.

Despite Disney pulling their latest animated feature from cinemas far earlier than expected the movie only drops to number 4 this weekend with $2.2 Million, a 42% drop over last weekend.

THe movie has now taken $33.7 Million after 4 weeks of release, considerably lower than the 2021 Encanto which was at $81.4 Million 4 weeks into its run.

Dropping to 5 on its 5th weekend is the Ralph Finnes fine dining movie which takes $1.7 Million over the weekend, a 39% drop over last week.

The movie has taken a reasonable $32.1 Million in total over its 5 weeks of release.