This weekend, Friday 5th January 2024, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Wonka, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Night Swim
• Noryang: Deadly Sea
• Memory
• Shining For One Thing

Night Swim

• The movie is directed by Bryce McGuire, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bryce McGuire also directed Unfollowed in 2018.
• It stars Wyatt Russell who also starred in Table 19 (2017).
• The film also stars Kerry Condon who was last seen in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Noryang: Deadly Sea

• The movie is directed by Han-min Kim, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Han-min Kim also directed Paradise Murdered in 2007.
• It stars Jeong Jae-yeong who also starred in Noryang: Deadly Sea (2023).
• The film also stars Yeo Jin-goo who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Memory

• The movie is directed by Michel Franco, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Michel Franco also directed Chronic in 2016.
• It stars Jessica Chastain who also starred in IT Chapter Two (2019).
• The film also stars Peter Sarsgaard who was last seen in The Batman (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Shining For One Thing

• The movie is from director Xiaoming Chen and Pan Zhang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Yun-Lin Chiang who also starred in Shining For One Thing (2023).
• The film also stars Jing Fu who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• The Book of Clarence - Friday, 12th January
• Her Seye Ragmen - Friday, 12th January
• Mean Girls - Friday, 12th January
• The Beekeeper - Friday, 12th January
• Mean Girls - Friday, 12th January

This weekend, Friday 5th January 2024, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Wonka, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Night Swim
• The Goldfinger
• One Life
• Priscilla
• Bad Behaviour

Night Swim

• The movie is directed by Bryce McGuire, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Bryce McGuire also directed Unfollowed in 2018.
• It stars Wyatt Russell who also starred in Goon 2 (2017).
• The film also stars Kerry Condon who was last seen in The Banshees of Inisherin (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Goldfinger

• The movie is directed by Felix Chong, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Felix Chong also directed Lady Cop and Papa Crook in 2008.
• It stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai who also starred in Red Cliff II (2009).
• The film also stars Andy Lau who was last seen in The Movie Emperor (2024).
• Felix Chong directed Tony Leung Chiu-wai in The Silent War
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

One Life

• The movie is directed by James Hawes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• James Hawes also directed The Amateur in 2024.
• It stars Helena Bonham Carter who also starred in Dark Shadows (2012).
• The film also stars Anthony Hopkins who was last seen in Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023).
• They also appeared together in Howards End in 1992.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Priscilla

• The movie is directed by Sofia Coppola, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Sofia Coppola also directed The Beguiled in 2017 which grossed £1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Cailee Spaeny who also starred in Pacific Rim Uprising (2018).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who was last seen in Saltburn (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bad Behaviour

• The movie is from director Alice Englert.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jennifer Connelly who also starred in The Hot Spot (1990).
• The film also stars Alice Englert who was last seen in You Won't Be Alone (2022).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Lord of Misrule - Monday, 8th January - streaming
• Poor Things - Friday, 12th January
• The Beekeeper - Friday, 12th January
• The Boys In the Boat - Friday, 12th January

When the movie was first released it was a quirky movie about multiverse jumping, coinciding with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, but here we are nearly a year later and the movie is doing well in the awards season and is nominated for 11 Oscars.

The movie is nominated in the following categories

• Best Motion Picture of the Year
• Best Achievement in Directing
• Dan Kwan
• Daniel Scheinert
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
• Michelle Yeoh
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
• Stephanie Hsu
• Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Ke Huy Quan
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
• Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
• Best Achievement in Costume Design
• Best Achievement in Film Editing

Its good to see a movie like this getting recognition for its creative flair and anti-blockbuster independent look and feel.

Michelle Yeoh gets recognitions in a lead actress role although Cate Blanchett is also nominated for Tar and is the current favourite.

Jamie Lee Curtis gets her first ever nomination but Angela Bassett also get a nomination for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever which is the current favourite.

Here is a list of all the movies up for best picture of the year

1. All Quiet on the Western Front
2. Avatar: The Way of Water
3. The Banshees of Inisherin
4. Elvis
5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
6. The Fabelmans
7. Tar
8. Top Gun: Maverick
9. Triangle of Sadness
10. Women Talking

Its interesting seeing both Avatar: The Way of Water and Top Gun: Maverick on the list, 2 of the highest grossing movies of the last 12 months, Oscar does not normally award big budget, high grossing blockbusters, although neither will probably get the award!

In the lead actor category Colin Farrell gets a nod for The Banshees of Inisherin but the hot favourite is Brendan Fraser in The Whale who is the one to beat.

The most wide open category is best director which has no out and out leader, Steven Spielberg is an Oscar darling and must be a favourite for The Fabelmans, but then Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan must also be in with a shout for Everything Everywhere All at Once.

The ceremony takes place on Sunday March 12th and the full list of nomination can be found on the Oscars Website.

Staying at the top for a second weekend is Avatar: The Way of Water while coming in second on its debut is Puss In Boots: The Last Wish at number 2.

Also new this week is I Wanna Dance With Somebody at number 3 and Babylon at number 4 while Corsage is new at 13 with $32,000 and Living is ew at 15 with $21,233.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 23rd - 25th December 2022

Two weeks at the top now for the James Cameron directed sequel movie which takes $64 Million over the Christmas weekend, and bearing in mind that Christmas Day fell on Sunday this weekend this is a 52% drop.

Comparing this to the first Avatar movie, in 2009 that movie took $75 Million on its second weekend so the sequel is tracking just over $10 Million below.

After 2 weeks the movie has taken $261 Million at the North American box office which is about $50 Million higer than Avatar at this stage.

The movie is already, after 10 days of release, the 8th top movie of 2022.

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its debut at number 2 this weekend is the sequel movie to Puss in Boots which itself is a spin off from the Shrek series of movies.

The movie makes its debut with a gross of $12.4 Million, which is considerably lower than the $34 Million of the 2011 first movie.

The Shrek series started way back in 2001 and was an instant hit with a $42 Million opening for the first movie, Shrek 2 opened in 2004 with $108 Million.

The bio-pic about superstar Whitney Houston and her rise to fame and premature death makes it debut at number 3 this weekend.

A $4.7 Million debut is disappointing and lower than expectations, Oscar buzz might give the movie a bit of a push but the future is looking like a quick release on streaming.

Another movie with an all star Oscar potential cast fails to perform at the box office this weekend as the new Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie double header lands at number 4.

A $3.6 Millon debut for a movie costing $80 Million is not a great result and the studio must be looking at way to increase the exposure of this movie.

Falling to number 5 this weekend is the Sata Claus meets Home Alone which takes $3.5 Million on its 7th weekend of release, a 30% drop over last week.

The movie has now taken $41 Million on its box office run as the movie hits streaming on Christmas eve.

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.