Cinemas closed back in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and since then many movies have had their release date changed or gone directly to VOD at a premium rate, the movie Tenet has for a long time been seen as the movie that will reopen cinemas and bring audiences back.

After a couple of release date changes the movie is here and with this event many more cinemas are re-opening, with safety precautions in place.

With the pandemic still an issue in the US the movie still has another couple of weeks before its release but cinemas are reopening far slower there.

Here is a rundown of this weeks movies, and I suspect one of them will replace one the current number one film, Unhinged, from the top of the box office chart.

Tenet

• The movie is directed by Christopher Nolan
• Christopher Nolan also directed Insomnia in 2002 which grossed £5.1 Million in the UK.
• It stars John David Washington who last starred in Monsters And Men (2019).
• The film also stars Robert Pattinson who last appeared in The Lighthouse (2020).

Ava

• This new release stars Jessica Chastain who's last film was IT Chapter Two (2019)
• It also stars Common who appeared in The Kitchen (2019).
• Jessica Chastain and Common appeared in Unity (2015) together.
• The film is brought to us by Tate Taylor.

Hope Gap

• The movie is directed by William Nicholson and is their directorial debut.
• It stars Annette Bening and Bill Nighy.

Away

• Also this week there is Away from director Gints Zilbalodis marking a directorial debut.

Savage

• The long list of new releases continues with Savage which is directed by Sam Kelly which is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jake Ryan and John Tui.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• Mulan, Friday, 4th September
• The New Mutants, Friday, 4th September
• Dream Horse, Friday, 4th September
• Les Misérables, Friday, 4th September

At the UK box office this week, Friday, 31st May 2019, there is 3 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and break into the box office chart next week.

Godzilla: King Of The Monsters

First up at cinemas this week is Sci-Fi movie Godzilla: King Of The Monsters directed by Michael Dougherty who also directed Krampus in 2015 which grossed £1,184,159.

It stars Kyle Chandler who last starred in First Man and Vera Farmiga who last appeared in The Front Runner.

Booksmart

Next on the new release schedule is Booksmart, this new Comedy movie stars Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein.

The film is brought to us by new director Olivia Wilde.

Ma

Also out this week is Ma which is directed by Tate Taylor who directed Pretty Ugly People in 2008.

It stars Octavia Spencer and Diana Silvers.

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

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

• X-Men: Dark Phoenix you can see from Wednesday, 5th June
• Gloria Bell is in cinemas Friday, 7th June
• Late Night get released on Friday, 7th June

Directed by Tate Taylor and starring Octavia Spencer and Allison Janney Ma is released in the UK on 31st May 2019.

This psychological horror has a star turn for Spencer who play a woman who invites students into her home to party but has sinister ulterior motive.

The film has a good horror pedigree coming from Jason Blum the producer of Get Out, Us and Happy Death Day.

The BBFC have given the film a 15 certificate for strong violence, sexual abuse, threat, sex, drug use, very strong language and it has an official run time of 99 minutes (1 hour 39 minutes).

MA (15) strong violence, sexual abuse, threat, sex, drug use, very strong language https://t.co/u6MBh2lNhM

— BBFC (@BBFC) May 3, 2019