This weekend, Friday 20th September 2024, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, for the number 1 spot?

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

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Substance
• Transformers: One
• Never Let Go
• A Mistake
• Wolfs

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Demi Moore who's last movie was The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

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 Assemble (2012).
• 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.

Never Let Go

• The movie is directed by Alexandre Aja, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Alexandre Aja also directed The Hills Have Eyes in 2006 which grossed $41.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Halle Berry who also starred in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony B. Jenkins who's last movie was The Deliverance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Mistake

• The movie is directed by Christine Jeffs, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Christine Jeffs also directed Sunshine Cleaning in 2009.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Call Jane (2022).
• The film also stars Mickey Sumner who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Wolfs

• The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jon Watts also directed Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 which grossed $334.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $880.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford (2007).
• 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, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003, Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Eleven in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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 7 new movies released

• The Thicket - Friday, 6th September - streaming
• Apartment 7A - Friday, 27th September - streaming
• The Bagman - Friday, 27th September
• Wolfs - Friday, 20th September - streaming
• Lee - Friday, 27th September
• Megalopolis - Friday, 27th September
• The Wild Robot - Friday, 27th September

With a tight race at the top of the North American box office with new movie Gran Turismo trying to make its debut at the top while Barbie tries to retake to box office.

With a think margin of less than $200,000 Gran Turismo makes its debut at the top, although with 6 weeks behind it Barbie made a great challenge.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th August 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 grosses $17,300,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $17,300,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $17,100,000 over the weekend, a 19% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $594,801,000 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2023
• The movie is the 18th top grossing movie of all time in the US.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,765,000 over the weekend, a 49% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $46,308,690 after 2 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,000,000 over the weekend, a 16% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $300,024,260 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2023

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,100,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $98,143,134 after 4 weekends of release

Last weekend Blue Beetle was at the top of the North American box office, there are 9 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Gran Turismo
• Andre Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around
• Golda
• Warrior King
• Scrapper
• The Hill
• The Dive
• Retribution
• Bottoms

Gran Turismo

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Elysium in 2013 which grossed $93.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $286.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Quantum of Solace (2008).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

André Rieu's 2023 Maastricht Concert: Love Is All Around

• The movie is directed by Michael Wiseman and André Rieu, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Michael Wiseman and André Rieu also directed Andre Rieu's White Christmas in 2023.
• It stars André Rieu who also starred in Gold Gold Gold (2002).
• The film also stars Donij van Doorn who was last seen in Andre Rieu: In Dublin 2023 (2023).
• Andre Rieu and Donij van Doorn have starred in 21 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Andre Rieu: Christmas With André in 2016, Andre Rieu: 70 Years Young in 2020, Andre Rieu: In Dublin 2023 in 2023, Andre Rieu: Ich Hab Mein Herz In Heidelberg Verloren in 2009, Andre Rieu's 2016 Maastricht Concert in 2016, Andre Rieu's Magical Maastricht: Together In Music in 2020, Andre Rieu: Live In Sydney in 2009, Andre Rieu: Die Grobe Nacht Der Wiener Musik in 2006, Andre Rieu 2019 Maastricht Concert: Shall We Dance? in 2019, Andre Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, Christmas With André in 2021, Andre Rieu's 2017 Maastricht Concert in 2017, Andre Rieu's 2021 Summer Concert: Together Again in 2021, Andre Rieu: Live In Bucharest in 2015, Andre Rieu's 2018 Maastricht Concert in 2018, Andre Rieu's White Christmas in 2023, Andre Rieu's 2022 Maastricht Concert: Happy Days Are Here Again in 2022, Andre Rieu: Ich Tanze Mit Dir In Den Himmel Hinein in 2008, Andre Rieu's 2014 Maastricht Concert in 2014, Andre Rieu: Christmas With André in 2016 and Andre Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert in 2015.
• Michael Wiseman directed Andre Rieu in Andre Rieu's White Christmas
• Michael Wiseman directed Donij van Doorn in Andre Rieu's White Christmas
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Golda

• The movie is directed by Guy Nattiv, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Guy Nattiv also directed Skin in 2019.
• It stars Helen Mirren who also starred in Coming Through (1988).
• The film also stars Zed Josef who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Warrior King

• The movie is from director Lu Qi.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Katie Leigh who also starred in Monster Island (2017).
• The film also stars Brandon Hunt who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Scrapper

• The movie is from director Charlotte Regan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lola Campbell who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Alin Uzun who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Hill

• The movie is directed by Jeff Celentano, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Jeff Celentano also directed Gunshy in 1998.
• It stars Dennis Quaid who also starred in Frequency (2000).
• The film also stars Joelle Carter who was last seen in The Big Ugly (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Dive

• The movie is directed by Maximilian Erlenwein, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maximilian Erlenwein also directed Stereo in 2014.
• It stars Sophie Lowe who also starred in Autumn Blood (2014).
• The film also stars Louisa Krause who was last seen in Maggie Moore(s) (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Retribution

• The movie is directed by Nimród Antal, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Nimród Antal also directed Armoured in 2010.
• It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999).
• The film also stars Matthew Modine who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Dark Knight Rises in 2012.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Bottoms

• The movie is directed by Emma Seligman, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Emma Seligman also directed Shiva Baby in 2020.
• It stars Nicholas Galitzine who also starred in The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014).
• The film also stars Ayo Edebiri who was last seen in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023).
• 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 5 new movies released

• Slotherhouse - Wednesday, 30th August
• The Good Mother - Friday, 1st September
• The Equalizer 3 - Friday, 1st September
• No More Bets - Friday, 1st September - limited release
• All Fun and Games - Friday, 1st September

As we get closer to the re-opening of UK cinemas we take a look back at what was making headlines at the UK box office in the last 30 years.

We take a look at 1991 where Awakenings was the top movie, 2016 with Kung Fu Panda hitting the top and 2006 where The Hills Have Eyes was the new film at number 1.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - Onward which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - The Hunt directed by Craig Zobel and starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Kung Fu Panda 3 starring Jack Black and Bryan Cranston and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh

Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.9 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart and Ramón Rodríguez and directed by Jonathan Liebesman

Top total grossing and longest run: - The Kings Speech which had taken £43.3 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Hills Have Eyes starring Maxime Giffard and Michael Bailey Smith and directed by Alexandre Aja

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £12.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £19.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Watcher directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader and Marisa Tomei which entered the box office at number 7.

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No.1 movie: - Trainspotting which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Restoration directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Sam Neill which entered the box office at number 10.

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.3 Million after 11 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams and directed by Penny Marshall

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 15 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Directed by Ang Lee the action movie Gemini Man has been given a 12A age rating by the BBFC in the UK.

Starring Will Smith the film is being hailed for its use of special effects to de-age Smith as he fights against a clone of himself.

From the trailer this looks interesting and having Smith play an over the hill hit man fighting a younger version of himself looks good, although it does look like The Fresh Prince has gone bad!.

The film has been given its 12A rating by the BBFC for moderate violence, infrequent strong language and it has a run time of 117 minutes (1 hours 57 minutes) and the film was passed uncut.

The film is released in the UK on October 11th 2019.

BBFC film link