With Twisters currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Beast Within
• Didi
• Humane
• The Fabulous Four

Deadpool and Wolverine

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Shawn Levy also directed Night At the Museum 2 in 2009 which grossed $113.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $413.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Van Wilder (2002).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who's last movie was Oklahoma! (1999).
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Deadpool 2 in 2018, Free Guy in 2021 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.
• Shawn Levy directed Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Real Steel
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast Within

• The movie is from director Alexander J. Farrell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kit Harington who also starred in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan (2019).
• The film also stars Ashleigh Cummings who's last movie was Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Didi

• The movie is directed by Sean Wang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Wang also directed 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Films Documentary in 2024.
• It stars Izaac Wang who also starred in Think Like a Dog (2020).
• The film also stars Joan Chen who's last movie was Under the Light (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Humane

• The movie is from director Caitlin Cronenberg.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jay Baruchel who also starred in Nick and Norahs Infinite Playlist (2009).
• The film also stars Emily Hampshire who's last movie was Fitting In (2024).
• They also appeared together in Cosmopolis in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Fabulous Four

• The movie is directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Jocelyn Moorhouse also directed A Thousand Acres in 1997 which grossed $7.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Susan Sarandon who also starred in Shall We Dance (2005).
• The film also stars Bette Midler who's last movie was Hocus Pocus 2 (2022).
• 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 4 new movies released

• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Friday, 2nd August - streaming
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 2nd August
• Trap - Friday, 2nd August
• Sing Sing - Friday, 12th July

With Despicable Me 4 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Deadpool and Wolverine
• The Beast Within
• I Saw the TV Glow

Deadpool and Wolverine

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Shawn Levy also directed Night At the Museum in 2006 which grossed £20 Mil. in the UK and grossed $571.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in Woman In Gold (2015).
• The film also stars Hugh Jackman who's last movie was Oklahoma! (1999).
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009, Deadpool 2 in 2018 and Free Guy in 2021.
• Shawn Levy directed Ryan Reynolds in Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Night At the Meseum: Secret of the Tomb
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beast Within

• The movie is from director Alexander J. Farrell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kit Harington who also starred in Henry V: NT Live 2022 (2022).
• The film also stars Ashleigh Cummings who's last movie was Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

I Saw the TV Glow

• The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021 which grossed £4.4K in the UK.
• It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
• The film also stars Brigette Lundy-Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie - Friday, 2nd August - streaming
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - Friday, 2nd August
• Didi - Friday, 2nd August
• Kensukes Kingdom - Friday, 2nd August

Still no sign of the US closedown ending anytime soon so the American box office is once more relying on mainly drive-in movie theatres for its figures.

This week the Dave Franco directed The Rental tops the box office with ease and is the widest release since the pandemic closed 99% of movie theatres.

Here is a rundown of the top 5 box office films in America 24th - 26th July 2020.

The Rental

Directed by Dave Franco this horror suspense movie takes the top spot with ease, last weeks Beauty And The Beast live action doesn't even feature on this week chart.

The movie takes $403.8K over its debut weekend giving the actor turned director a sizeable hit even under these strange circumstances.

The Karate Kid

Re-released movies are going to be a mainstay of the box office for the foreseeable future as studios keep on changing their release schedule and this week this 1984 classic is a 'new' entry at number 2.

The Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita starring movie takes $225K over the weekend with a total gross since release of $91 Million.

The Goonies

Climbing from last weeks number 5 to 3 is this old Richard Donner favourite which takes $176K over the weekend pushing its total in the US to $62.5 Million.

Jurassic Park

Steven Spielberg classic Dinosaur movie for 1993 stays put at 4 this week with $173K, the films has now taken $403.5 Million wince its release.

The Big Ugly

Highest new film of the week with this Scott Wiper directed movie which takes a modest $150K over the weekend.

The movie starrs among other Vinnie Jones and Ron Perlman.

Cinemas in the US are starting to close down again rather than re-open and release dates are starting to get changed and removed altogether from schedules so its drive-in movie showings which once again shine.

Disney's live action remake of Beaty And The Beast from 2017 is this weeks top film and with nothing in the way of new release there is nothing to report on that front, in fact the whole top 5 this week are all re-released.

Here is the top 5 movies in the US 17th - 19th July 2020

Beauty And The Beast~2017

Originally released in mid-March of 2017 Disney continued their live action re-make succes with this tale as old as time, it made over $500 Million on its initial run.

This week it takes $467K which pushes the movies total to $504 Million.

Iron Man

Released May of 2009 the movie is credited with really kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Disney and succeeded where Hulk had failed previously.

This week the movie is at number 2 with $430K which brings the movies total gross to $318.6 Million.

Bohemian Rhapsody

The 2019 Oscar winning movie is at number 3 this week with a gross of $240K which boosts its total in the US to $216.4 Million.

Jurassic Park

This movie from director Steven Spielberg never seems to lose popularity and once again appears in the top 5 27 years after first release with $210K giving it a $403.5 Million total.

The Goonies

An '80 classic movie is at number 5 with a weekend take of $202K for a total US gross of $62.5 Million.

Last week saw Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?

Little Women

First up at cinemas this week is Little Women, a Dramatic movie directed by Greta Gerwig who also directed Lady Bird in 2018 which grossed £5.1 Million in the UK.

It stars Saoirse Ronan who last starred in Mary Queen Of Scots (2019).

The film also stars Emma Watson who last appeared in Beauty And The Beast (2017).

Spies In Disguise

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Spies In Disguise.

This new movie stars Will Smith who's last film was Gemini Man (2019)

It also stars Tom Holland who appeared in The Current War (2019).

The film is brought to us by new director Nick Bruno and Troy Quane.

Playing With Fire

Next up this week is Playing With Fire which is directed by Andy Fickman who directed Parental Guidance in 2012.

It stars John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key.

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 2 new releases. -

• Jojo Rabbit, Wednesday, 1st January
• The Gentlemen, Wednesday, 1st January