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$3.5 Million This weekend, Friday 11th August 2023, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?
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Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
With the box office collapsing due to a second COVID-19 lockdown and only 22 cinemas open last weekend in the UK what were the biggest movies hitting the box office over the last 30 years.
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 6 weeks and with a total gross of £54.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper and starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Joker which had taken £54.3 Million over 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Spectre which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £64 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Brooklyn directed by John Crowley and starring Saoirse Ronan and Matt Glynn which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - Inside Out which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
No.1 movie: - Due Date which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut: - Skyline directed by Colin Strause and Greg Strause and starring Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - The Social Network which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £18.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - In Her Shoes starring Cameron Diaz and Anson Mount and directed by Curtis Hanson
Longest run: - Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £30.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Bedazzled starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley and directed by Harold Ramis
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Billy Elliot which had taken £14 Million over 7 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar starring Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze and directed by Beeban Kidron
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £21.3 Million over 17 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Flatliners starring Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts and directed by Joel Schumacher
Longest run: - Heart Condition which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Top total grossing: - Ghost which had taken £22.5 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Spending an unprecedented sixth weekend at the top of the UK box office Joker easily beats out any new comers, The Aeronauts is the top new film coming in at number 2.
There is simply no stopping the Todd Philips directed movie at the moment as the DC villain movie makes it a cool 6 weeks at the top with a weekend gross of £1.6 Million.
The film this week became the top grossing 15 age rated film in the UK with a total gross of £54.3 Million.
The movie is also the highest total grossing film on this weeks box office and has the longest run at 6 weeks.
Highest new film of the week flies in at number 2, although the movie has a Monday release and the weekend take is half the £1.04 Million being reported.
The film is an Amazon produced movie and will disappear onto the companies streaming service soon and its box office taking will clearly suffer.
Disney's sequel movie had a slow start but has sustained it box office over a 4 week release so far with £1.02 Million this weekend.
The film has managed a £13 Million gross so far, this is only a couple of Million below the first Maleficent movie at the same point in its run.
The animated reboot of the TV show falls to number 4 this week with no Halloween to boost it with a weekend take of £1 Million.
The movie has now taken £8.2 Million after 3 weeks of release.
Veteran British actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen team up in this number 5 new release for a £755,000 debut.
At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 1st November 2019, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Joker from the top of the UK box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Doctor Sleep, a movie directed by Mike Flanagan who also directed Ouija: Origin Of Evil in 2016 which grossed £2.5 Million.
This is an adaptation to Stephen Kings novel and is the long awaited sequel to Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 movie The Shining.
It stars Ewan McGregor who last starred in Christopher Robin (2018).
The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson who last appeared in Men In Black: International (2019).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is Brittany Runs A Marathon.
This new movie stars Jillian Bell who's last film was Rough Night (2017)
It also stars Jennifer Dundas who appeared in The Post (2018).
The film is brought to us by new director Paul Downs Colaizzo.
Next up this week is Western Stars which is directed by Bruce Springsteen and Thom Zimny directing together.
It stars Bruce Springsteen who was last seen in Asbury Park: Riots, Redemption, Rock 'n' Roll which grossed £43,489.
Also this week there is Sorry We Missed You from director Ken Loach who also directed Riff Raff in 1991.
The film features Kris Hitchen and Debbie Honeywood in starring roles.
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 7 new releases. -