This weekend, Friday 29th March 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
• Black Flies
• Miracle In East Texas
• Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
• The Beautiful Game
• In the Land of Saints and Sinners
• The Oath
• The Listener

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Adam Wingard also directed Blair Witch in 2016.
• It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Closed Circuit (2013).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
• Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
• Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Black Flies

• The movie is directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jean-Stephane Sauvaire also directed A Prayer Before Dawn in 2018.
• It stars Sean Penn who also starred in Hugo Pool (1997).
• The film also stars Tye Sheridan who's last movie was The Card Counter (2021).
• They also appeared together in The Tree of Life in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

• The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
• It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
• The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who's last movie was The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
• They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
• Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

• The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.
• It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Chicken (2016).
• The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beautiful Game

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
• The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

• The movie is directed by Robert Lorenz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Robert Lorenz also directed Trouble With the Curve in 2012 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Kerry Condon who also starred in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023).
• The film also stars Desmond Eastwood who's last movie was Barber (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Oath

• The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
• Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Listener

• The movie is directed by Steve Buscemi, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steve Buscemi also directed Interview in 2007.
• It stars Derek Cecil who also starred in Recount (2008).
• The film also stars Margaret Cho who's last movie was Over the Moon (2020).
• 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 7 new movies released

• RSVP - Thursday, 4th April - streaming
• Housekeeping For Beginners - Friday, 5th April
• Monkey Man - Friday, 5th April
• The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
• The Beast - Friday, 5th April
• Wicked Little Letters - Friday, 5th April
• DogMan - Friday, 5th April

With Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour 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.

• Five Nights At Freddy's
• Freelance
• The Killer
• Miracle In East Texas
• Fingernails
• Pain Hustlers
• Suitable Flesh

Five Nights At Freddy's

• The movie is directed by Emma Tammi, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Emma Tammi also directed The Wind in 2019.
• It stars Matthew Lillard who also starred in Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness (2015).
• The film also stars Josh Hutcherson who was last seen in 57 Seconds (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Freelance

• The movie is directed by Pierre Morel, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Pierre Morel also directed The Ambush in 2021.
• It stars Alison Brie who also starred in Spin Me Round (2022).
• The film also stars Alice Eve who was last seen in The Queen Mary (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Killer

• The movie is directed by David Fincher, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Fincher also directed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2009 which grossed $127.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $328.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Inglourious Basterds (2009).
• The film also stars Tilda Swinton who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• David Fincher directed Tilda Swinton in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

• The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
• It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Tick Tock (2001).
• The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who was last seen in The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
• They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
• Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Fingernails

• The movie is directed by Christos Nikou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Christos Nikou also directed Apples in 2021.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Rob the Mob (2014).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who was last seen in Women Talking (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Pain Hustlers

• The movie is directed by David Yates, it is the directors 10th movie.
• David Yates also directed Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in 2016 which grossed $234 Mil. in the US and grossed $814 Mil. globally.
• It stars Emily Blunt who also starred in Arthur Newman (2012).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who was last seen in Ghosted (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Suitable Flesh

• The movie is directed by Joe Lynch, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joe Lynch also directed Knights of Badassdom in 2013.
• It stars Heather Graham who also starred in Wetlands (2017).
• The film also stars Judah Lewis who was last seen in The Christmas Chronicles Part Two (2020).
• 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 14 new movies released

• Baby Monitor - Tuesday, 31st October
• Dark Haven - Tuesday, 31st October
• There Is No Sanctuary - Tuesday, 31st October
• He Killed In Ecstasy - Tuesday, 31st October
• Nyad - Friday, 20th October - streaming
• The Marsh Kings Daughter - Friday, 3rd November
• What Happens Later - Friday, 3rd November
• Sound of Freedom - Tuesday, 4th July - streaming
• Fingernails - Friday, 27th October - streaming
• Rustin - Friday, 3rd November - limited release
• Quiz Lady - Friday, 3rd November - streaming
• Radical - Friday, 3rd November
• Priscilla - Friday, 3rd November
• The Persian Version - Friday, 3rd November

This weekend marks the first weekend that indicates there are signs of a return to normal as the Warner Bros. movie Godzilla Vs. Kong storms into the box office with the highest debut gross since cinemas closed in March 2020.

The monster battle movie opened in America on Wednesday and has taken an incredible $48 Million until the end of Sunday night.

Also new on the box office is The Unholy which came in at 2 and The Girl Who Believes In Miracles which entered the box office at 6 with $580,000.

US box office Quickview.

• Number 1 - Godzilla Vs. Kong (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - Godzilla Vs. Kong (@1)
• Longest run - The Croods: A New Age (19 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Croods: A New Age ($56.3 Million)

Here is the North American box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th April 2021

Godzilla Vs. Kong

Bringing together 2 of the biggest monsters in the cinema world has re-ignited the box office in a way where others have failed and the high action special effects movie takes $48.5 Million since its opening over 5 days.

The weekend Friday to Sunday gross is $32.2 Million which is still higher than anything in recent times.

The movie is now the third biggest movie since the pandemic started needing to just beat The Croods: A New Age and Tenet which it will do, but more importantly it getting the public back in movie theatres, and with most cinemas still only at 25% capacity this is even more impressive.

And to top things off the movie has even beaten the opening gross of the 2019 movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters which managed nearly $48 Million with no pandemic closures and limitations!

Finally the movie took 80% of the total of this weeks top 15 movie.

The Unholy

After all the news about Godzilla Vs. Kong its easy to forget that there was also a new movie at number 2, Evan Spiliotopoulos directs Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the movie which takes a very respectable $3.2 Million over the weekend.

The movie got fairly bad reviews but the public seem to like it and its good to see a second new movie hitting the box office in the current box office climate.

Nobody

Falling from number 1 to number 3 this weekend the Bob Odenkirk starring movie takes £3.07 on its second weekend of release, a 55% drop, giving the movie a total of $11.87 Million.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Disneys latest animated feature is this week at number 4, falling from number 2, with $1.4 Million, a 44% drop from last weekend.

The movie has now taken $39.5 Million after 5 weeks in cinemas, and with it also Disney+ prime that will have taken some of the box office taking from the movie.

Tom and Jerry

The cat and mouse duo fall to 5 this weekend with $1.4 Million, 44% down, giving it a $39.5 Million over 6 weeks.

The movie is currently the top grossing movie in America for 2021, it will lose out that place by next weekend by Godzilla Vs. kong.