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The Critic

The Critic
2024
 101 minutes (1 hrs 41 mins)

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United Kingdom • United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Anand Tucker

Starring

Gemma Arterton · Ian McKellen · Lesley Manville · Mark Strong · Ben Barnes · Romola Garai

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 13th September 2024
Canada release date Canada release: 13th September 2024
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 13th September 2024

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 13th Sep '24
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £353.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 11

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th Sep '24
  • Debut position: 19
  • Highest position: 19
  • Debut gross: $200 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

13 Sep, 2024
7
20 Sep, 2024
9

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
R

M

14A

15A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £1.7 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $435.4 Thousand
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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Leonardo DiCaprio stars in the lastest movie from the critically acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson which hits the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie takes a reasonable $22 Million on its debut which for both director and start is a reasonable, if not great, debut for one of their movies.

New at number 2 this weekend is the kids TV show hitting the big screen Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie which takes over $13 Million on its debut.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle falls from the top where it debuted last weekend to number 3 and has taken $118.7 Million to date.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - One Battle After Another (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - One Battle After Another (@1)
  • Longest run - Spider-Man (22 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Conjuring: Last Rites ($161,344,200)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - The Conjuring: Last Rites (-45%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $78,980,739
  • Also new this weekend
    • Spider-Man
    • Spider-Man 3
    • Spider-Man 2
    • Dead of Winter
    • Eleanor the Great
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 26th - 28th September 2025

One Battle After Another

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It has a total gross of $22,000,387 after 1 weekends of release

Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

  • The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It has a total gross of $13,697,595 after 1 weekends of release

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $7,101,531 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $118,177,378 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $17,022,816 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

The Conjuring: Last Rites

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $6,750,090 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $161,344,200 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took $59,204,511 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

The Strangers: Chapter 2

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $5,806,192 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $5,806,192 after 1 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to The Strangers: Chapter 1 which took $11,825,058 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

Pamela Anderson makes a triumphant return to the big screen in the critically acclaimed movie The Last Showgirl which has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex references

Pamela Anderson has also been seen in movies such as Crimes of Passion and Superhero Movie as well as Brenda Song who has starred in Like Mike and Bobbleheads: The Movie.

The movie is directed by Gia Coppola who has previously directed Palo Alto and Mainstream.

Movie Synopsis

A Las Vegas showgirl whose long-running stage show is set for closure faces challenges, both in her career and in her personal life.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: The Last Showgirl
  • BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
  • Reason: strong language, sex references
  • Release date: 10th February 2025
  • Runtime: 88 minutes (1 hours 28 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Gia Coppola
  • Starring:
    • Pamela Anderson
    • Brenda Song
    • Kiernan Shipka

BBFC movie page

Released globaly this week there are 29 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Megalopolis
  • Wolfs
  • Never Let Go
  • The Wild Robot
  • Weekend In Taipei
  • The Bagman
  • Transformers: One
  • Lee
  • Look Back
  • Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

Megalopolis

  • The movie is directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it is the directors 28th movie.
  • Francis Ford Coppola also directed The Rain People in 1969.
  • It stars Adam Driver who also starred in Hungry Hearts (2014).
  • The film also stars Giancarlo Esposito who's last movie was MaXXXine (2024).
  • Francis Ford Coppola directed Giancarlo Esposito in and The Cotton Club
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / Israel / Latvia / Norway / Philippines / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Wolfs

  • The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Jon Watts also directed Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019 which grossed $390.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
  • It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in Being John Malkovich (2000).
  • The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
  • Brad Pitt and George Clooney have starred in 6 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Burn After Reading in 2008, IF in 2024, Ocean's Eleven in 2002, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003, Ocean's Thirteen in 2007 and Ocean's Twelve in 2004.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Brazil / Canada / Germany / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United States / Vietnam

Never Let Go

  • The movie is directed by Alexandre Aja, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • Alexandre Aja also directed Horns in 2014 which grossed $173.9K in the US and grossed $3.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Halle Berry who also starred in The Wedding (1998).
  • The film also stars Anthony B. Jenkins who's last movie was The Deliverance (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Cambodia / Ecuador / Estonia / France / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / United Kingdom

The Wild Robot

  • The movie is directed by Chris Sanders, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Chris Sanders also directed How to Train Your Dragon in 2010 which grossed $217.6 Mil. in the US and grossed $479.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Lupita Nyong'o who also starred in The Jungle Book (2016).
  • The film also stars Pedro Pascal who's last movie was Drive-Away Dolls (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / Finland / Israel / Mexico / New Zealand / Singapore / United States

Weekend In Taipei

  • The movie is directed by George Huang, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • George Huang also directed Weekend Escape Project in 2024.
  • It stars Luke Evans who also starred in Ma (2019).
  • The film also stars Sung Kang who's last movie was Fast X (2023).
  • Luke Evans and Sung Kang have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Weekend Escape Project in 2024, Fast and Furious 7 in 2015 and Fast and Furious 6 in 2013.
  • George Huang directed Luke Evans in and Weekend Escape Project
  • George Huang directed Sung Kang in and Weekend Escape Project
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Belgium / France / Latvia / Romania / Taiwan

The Bagman

  • The movie is directed by Colm McCarthy, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Colm McCarthy also directed Outcast in 2010.
  • It stars Sam Claflin who also starred in My Cousin Rachel (2017).
  • The film also stars Antonia Thomas who's last movie was The Passion of Remembrance (1986).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Mongolia / Spain / Ukraine / United States

Transformers: One

  • The movie is directed by Josh Cooley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Josh Cooley also directed Toy Story 4 in 2019 which grossed $434 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
  • It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
  • The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who's last movie was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      China / Denmark / Italy / South Korea

Lee

  • The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in The Diver (2000).
  • The film also stars Kate Winslet who's last movie was Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Denmark / Portugal / Sweden / United States

Look Back

  • The movie is directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Kiyotaka Oshiyama also directed Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur in 2020.
  • It stars Yumi Kawai who also starred in April, Come She Will (2024).
  • The film also stars Mizuki Yoshida who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Brazil / Mexico / Uruguay

Veteran 2: I, the Executioner

  • The movie is from director Ryoo Seung-wan.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ahn Bo-hyun who also starred in Memories of a Dead End (2019).
  • The film also stars Oh Dae-hwan who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Philippines / United States / Vietnam

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

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Joker: Folie a Deux - From Wednesday, 2nd October
  • The Wild Robot - From Tuesday, 1st October
  • White Bird - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • A Different Man - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Look Back - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • The Outrun - From Wednesday, 2nd October
  • My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Ryan's World: The Movie Titan Universe Adventure - From Tuesday, 1st October
  • V/H/S/Beyond - From Friday, 4th October
  • Veteran 2: I, the Executioner - From Tuesday, 1st October
  • Lee - From Friday, 4th October
  • The Legend of Johnny Jones - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Salem's Lot - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • The Critic - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Give You a Candy - From Monday, 30th September
  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Memoir of a Snail - From Tuesday, 1st October
  • Jung Kook: I Am Still - From Friday, 4th October
  • The Concierge At Hokkyoku Department Store - From Tuesday, 1st October
  • Monster Summer - From Friday, 4th October
  • Memory - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Weekend In Taipei - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Zhi Yuan Jun 2 - From Monday, 30th September
  • Firebrand - From Thursday, 3rd October
  • Saturday Night - From Tuesday, 1st October

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice retains the box office crown for a second weekend as its total gross gets close to the £15 Million mark.

The sequel movie remains strong well outgrossing everything at the box office with a second weekend of over £4 Million.

Landing at number 2 this weekend is Speak No Evil, a phycological thriller starring James McAvoy which lands at number 2 with a debut gross of nearly £1.5 Million.

Inside Out 2 continues its strong box office run, this week the movie is at number 11 and has a total gross of nearly £60 Million.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Speak No Evil (@2)
  • Longest run - Inside Out 2 (14 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Inside Out 2 (£58,916,081)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Despicable Me 4 (-28%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £9,374,408
  • Also new this weekend
    • The Critic
    • Ajayante Randam Moshanam
    • Ardaas Sarbat De Bhalle Di
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 13th - 15th September 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £4,272,202 over the weekend, a 42% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £14,400,271 over 2 weeks of release
  • It is the 5th top debuting movie in the month of September
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Beetlejuice which took £1,201,186 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,424,998 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £705,643 over its debut weekend
  • The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £556,470 over its debut weekend

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £389,929 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £46,254,904 over 10 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took £45,561,378 at the box office after 10 weeks in cinemas.

Released globaly this week there are 22 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Beetlejuice Beetlejuice from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Speak No Evil
  • Uglies
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • Hellboy: The Crooked Man
  • How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
  • The Critic
  • The Killer's Game
  • Lee
  • Kinds of Kindness
  • Spring Garden

Speak No Evil

  • The movie is directed by James Watkins, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • James Watkins also directed Bastille Day in 2016 which grossed $50.3K in the US and grossed $14.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars James McAvoy who also starred in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2013).
  • The film also stars Mackenzie Davis who's last movie was Swimming Home (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Mexico / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Uglies

  • The movie is directed by McG, it is the directors 14th movie.
  • McG also directed Charlie's Angels in 2000 which grossed $125.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $264.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Joey King who also starred in The Princess (2022).
  • The film also stars Chase Stokes who's last movie was The Beach House (2018).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

  • The movie is directed by Tim Burton, it is the directors 22nd movie.
  • Tim Burton also directed Sleepy Hollow in 2000 which grossed $101.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Michael Keaton who also starred in Knox Goes Away (2024).
  • The film also stars Winona Ryder who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Beetlejuice in 1988.
  • Tim Burton directed Michael Keaton in Batman Returns, Beetlejuice, Batman, and Dumbo
  • Tim Burton directed Winona Ryder in Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Frankenweenie
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Belgium / Denmark / France / Germany

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

  • The movie is directed by Brian Taylor, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Brian Taylor also directed Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance in 2012 which grossed $51.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $132.6 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jack Kesy who also starred in The Killer (2023).
  • The film also stars Jefferson White who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      India / Latvia / Lithuania / Philippines

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

  • The movie is from director Pat Boonnitipat.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Putthipong Assaratanakul who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Usha Seamkhum who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Singapore / Thailand / United States

The Critic

  • The movie is directed by Anand Tucker, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Anand Tucker also directed Hilary and Jackie in 1999.
  • It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
  • The film also stars Ian McKellen who's last movie was Hamlet (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Ireland / United Kingdom / United States

The Killer's Game

  • The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • J.J. Perry also directed Day Shift in 2022.
  • It stars Sofia Boutella who also starred in Argylle (2024).
  • The film also stars Lucy Cork who's last movie was The Union (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Russia / Ukraine / United States

Lee

  • The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001).
  • The film also stars Alexander Skarsgård who's last movie was Infinity Pool (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Ireland / Poland / United Kingdom

Kinds of Kindness

  • The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Poor Things in 2023.
  • It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Superbad (2007).
  • The film also stars Jesse Plemons who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
  • They also appeared together in Bugonia in 2025.
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in Poor Things, Bugonia, and The Favourite
  • Yorgos Lanthimos directed Jesse Plemons in and Bugonia
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Romania / Ukraine

Spring Garden

  • The movie is from director Ku Born.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Jo Yun-hie who also starred in Spring Garden (2024).
  • The film also stars Kim Joo-ryung who's last movie was Memories of Murder (2003).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Singapore / Taiwan

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

Next week there are 29 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Wolfs - From Wednesday, 18th September
  • The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
  • The Substance - From Wednesday, 18th September
  • Hellboy: The Crooked Man - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Never Let Go - From Thursday, 19th September
  • 200% Wolf - From Friday, 20th September
  • Strange Darling - From Friday, 20th September
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Lee - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Green Border - From Friday, 20th September
  • Speak No Evil - From Wednesday, 18th September
  • Hollywoodgate - From Friday, 20th September
  • The Forge - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Look Back - From Friday, 20th September
  • AfrAId - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Exhuma - From Friday, 20th September
  • Ozi: Voice of the Forest - From Thursday, 19th September
  • The Commandants Shadow - From Friday, 20th September
  • My Penguin Friend - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Kinds of Kindness - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Transformers: One - From Friday, 20th September
  • It Ends With Us - From Wednesday, 18th September
  • Trap - From Friday, 20th September
  • Rode College - From Friday, 7th June
  • Longlegs - From Friday, 20th September
  • The Front Room - From Friday, 20th September
  • Slingshot - From Thursday, 19th September
  • Project Silence - From Thursday, 19th September
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