This weekend the tenth movie in The Fast and the Furious series of movies gets its UK debut and tops the box office in the process with a gross of £5.8 Million.

The movie is just shy of there previous movie which took just over £6 Million on its debut in 2020 and it is well below the series high of Fast & Furious 8 which took £14 Million in April 2013.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 slips to number 2 this weekend after a couple of weeks at the top as the movies total gross hits £29 Million, below that of the previous movie.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still in the top 3 after 7 weeks of release as its gross passes another milestone of £50 Million at the UK box office.

Finally in the top 5 are a couple of new releases, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is at number 3 with £327,197 and Beau Is Afraid is at 5 with £231,370.

Also new this weekend is the event movie, Don Giovanni: Met Opera at 9 with £99,842.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st May 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
• It grosses £5,895,674 over its debut weekend
• It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took £6,014,132 at the box office after 1 week in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,810,731 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £28,928,869 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took £33,041,912 at the box office after 3 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £544,283 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £51,839,229 over 7 weeks of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £327,197 over its debut weekend

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £231,370 over its debut weekend

The tenth movie in The Fast and the Furious franchise makes its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend with a gross of $67.5 Million.

This is a slither lower than the $70 Million of the previous movie, which came out during the pandemic, and its way lower than the series high, Fast & Furious 7 which was released in April 2015.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 drops to number 2 this weekend and has taken $266.5 Million in total after 3 weeks of release in the US.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still hanging on to a top 3 place after 7 weeks of release and has taken nearly $550 Million at the US box office.

The only other new entry on this weeks top 15 was Master Gardener which makes its debut at 12 with $269,200.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st May 2023

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 $67,500,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Fast & Furious 9 which took $70,043,165 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $31,980,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $266,522,579 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 which took $301,391,228 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,800,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $549,290,720 after 7 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 15th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $3,000,000 over the weekend, a 55% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $13,125,220 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Book Club which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $2,375,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $64,105,752 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is a sequel to Army of Darkness which took $32,279,691 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

Last weekend Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 was at the top of the North American box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Fast X
• Master Gardener
• Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

Fast X

• The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Louis Leterrier also directed Grimsby in 2016 which grossed $6.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $28 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vin Diesel who also starred in Knockaround Guys (2001).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Fast & Furious 9 in 2021, Fast & Furious in 2009, Fast Five in 2011, The Fast and the Furious in 2001 and Fast & Furious 7 in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Master Gardener

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Witch Hunt in 1994.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in The Hard Word (2002).
• The film also stars Sigourney Weaver who was last seen in Avatar: The Way of Water (2022).
• They also appeared together in Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom

• The movie is directed by Guillaume Canet, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Guillaume Canet also directed Blood Ties in 2014 which grossed $42.5K in the US and grossed $2.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Guillaume Canet who also starred in Rivals (2008).
• The film also stars Gilles Lellouche who was last seen in The Stronghold (2021).
• Guillaume Canet and Gilles Lellouche have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Rock'n Roll in 2017, Tell No One in 2006, Les Infideles in 2012, Narco: The Secret Adventures of Gustave Klopp in 2004, Whatever You Say in 2002 and The Players in 2012.
• Guillaume Canet directed Guillaume Canet in Rock'n Roll
• Guillaume Canet directed Gilles Lellouche in Rock'n Roll
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 11 new movies released

• Victim Suspect - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Dark Nature - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Papaw Land - Tuesday, 23rd May
• Kandahar - Friday, 26th May
• The Little Mermaid - Friday, 26th May
• About My Father - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May
• You Hurt My Feelings - Friday, 26th May
• Being Mary Tyler Moore - Friday, 26th May
• By Invitation Only - Friday, 26th May
• The Machine - Friday, 26th May

This weekend, Friday 19th May 2023, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Fast X
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
• Beau Is Afraid

Fast X

• The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Louis Leterrier also directed Transporter 2 in 2005 which grossed £991.9K in the UK.
• It stars Vin Diesel who also starred in Fast & Furious 7 (2015).
• The film also stars Jordana Brewster who was last seen in Fast & Furious 9 (2021).
• Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Fast & Furious 7 in 2015, Fast & Furious in 2009, Fast & Furious 6 in 2013, Fast & Furious 9 in 2021, The Fast and the Furious in 2001 and Fast Five in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

• The movie is directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kelly Fremon Craig also directed The Edge of Seventeen in 2016 which grossed £273.1K in the UK.
• It stars Abby Ryder Fortson who also starred in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
• The film also stars Rachel McAdams who was last seen in Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Beau Is Afraid

• The movie is directed by Ari Aster, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Ari Aster also directed Hereditary in 2018 which grossed £5.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Joaquin Phoenix who also starred in Inherent VIce (2015).
• The film also stars Patti LuPone who was last seen in The School For Good and Evil (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• 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 3 new movies released

• The Little Mermaid - Friday, 26th May
• About My Father - Friday, 26th May
• Hypnotic - Friday, 26th May

The long running The Fast and The Furious series brings on its tenth movie, this time titled Fast X, which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, brief grisly images, infrequent strong language.

The movie stars Vin Diesel, who has previously starred in The Chronicles of Riddick and xXx - Return of Xander Cage, who once again brings his character Dominic Toretto to the series, it also stars Jordana Brewster who has previously starred in The Integrity of Joseph Chambers and Annapolis.

The movie is directed by Louis Leterrier who has previously directed Now You See Me and Transporter 2.

Movie Synopsis

Dominic Toretto must protect his crew and family from Dante Reyes, the son of drug lord Hernan Reyes, seeking revenge for the loss of his family's fortune at their heist in Rio de Janeiro.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Fast X
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, brief grisly images, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 19th May 2023
• Runtime: 141 minutes (2 hour 21 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Louis Leterrier
• Starring:
  • Vin Diesel
  • Jordana Brewster
  • Tyrese Gibson

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