FOR 22 YEARS
US release: 9th January 2026This 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?
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. -
Opening across the UK this weekend are The Wachowski's Cloud Atlas, Horror film Mama which is presented by respected director Guillermo del Toro and famed director Terrence Malick's latest To The Wonder.
Cloud Atlas is Andy and Lana Wachowski's return to film making after 5 years out of the game. Their most famous film to date is The Matrix from 1999. Their new film stars a host of Hollywood A-Listers including Tom Hanks and Halle Berry and is based on the surreal novel from David Mitchell, the story following characters spanning across decades of time.
Mama is a scare fest horror movie from director Andres Muschietti and is the story of 2 young girls who are found apparently living alone in the woods and brought back to live with a young couple, only to find their dead mother wants them back.
Finally Terrence Mallick releases his latest film To The Wonder that follows a young couple in love on their journey through life after a visit to Mont Saint-Michel.