Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 12th January 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Wonka from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Poor Things
• The Boys In the Boat
• Lord of Misrule
• The Beekeeper

Poor Things

• The movie is directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Yorgos Lanthimos also directed Kinetta in 2007.
• It stars Emma Stone who also starred in Easy A (2010).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who was last seen in The Boy and the Heron (2023).
• They also appeared together in Kinds of Kindness in .
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Emma Stone in The Favourite
• Yorgos Lanthimos directed Willem Dafoe in Kinds of Kindness
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Boys In the Boat

• The movie is directed by George Clooney, it is the directors 9th movie.
• George Clooney also directed The Midnight Sky in 2020 and grossed $70K globally.
• It stars Joel Edgerton who also starred in Black Mass (2015).
• The film also stars Callum Turner who was last seen in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Lord of Misrule

• The movie is directed by William Brent Bell, it is the directors 10th movie.
• William Brent Bell also directed Separation in 2021.
• It stars Tuppence Middleton who also starred in The Imitation Game (2014).
• The film also stars Ralph Ineson who was last seen in The Creator (2023).
• William Brent Bell directed Ralph Ineson in Brahms: The Boy II
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Beekeeper

• The movie is directed by David Ayer, it is the directors 9th movie.
• David Ayer also directed Street Kings in 2008 which grossed £1.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Expendables (2010).
• The film also stars Emmy Raver-Lampman who was last seen in Dog (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 4 new movies released

• Mean Girls - Wednesday, 17th January
• The End We Start From - Friday, 19th January
• The Holdovers - Friday, 19th January
• The Book of Clarence - Friday, 19th January

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was Stan And Ollie starring John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan.

The film with the longest run was A Star Is Born which had been on the box office for 12 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £49,958,709 after 12 weeks of release

Making its debut at the top was Tak3n starring Liam Neeson and Forest Whitaker.

The film with the longest run was The Imitation Game which had been on the box office for 9 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies which had taken £39,201,752 after 5 weeks of release

The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £40,991,797 it was also the top total grossing film. The top new film of the week was Daybreakers starring Ethan Hawke and Isabel Lucas which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was The Twilight Saga: New Moon which had been on the box office for 8 weeks .

Making its debut at the top was White Noise starring Michael Keaton and Chandra West.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason which had taken £35,612,127 over 9 weeks of release

Making its debut at the top was Sleepy Hollow starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.

The film with the longest run was Tarzan which had been on the box office for 14 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £25,453,243 after 7 weeks of release

Making its debut at the top was Stargate starring Kurt Russell and James Spader.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23,160,883 over 14 weeks of release

Making its debut at the top was Parenthood starring Steve Martin and Mary Steenburgen.

The film with the longest run was The Abyss which had been on the box office for 14 weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11,723,429 after 12 weeks of release

The young adult drama is big business at the moment and The Hunger Games: Mockingly Part 1 this week enters the video chart at the top.

Released in UK cinemas on 21st November 2014 the film had a massive £12.6 million debut weekend, the 31 highest ever in the UK.

The film was on the box office chart for 8 weeks taking a total gross of £20.8 million during it's run.

In the UK it is the 78th highest grossing film ever while worldwide it is the 65th highest grossing movie with $807.5 million.

The Imitation Game fell from the top into the runner up spot on it's second week of release.

Other new film on the video chart this week are: Halo Nightfall at 4, Horns at 5 and Extraterrestrial at 13.

At the UK video chart this week Oscar nominated The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch is the new number 1 film.

Released at UK cinemas on 14th November 2014 it entered the box office at number 2 with a weekend gross of £2.7 million.

The film spent 9 weeks on the official top 15 and is still floating around some cinemas on it's video release.

It is the 249th highest grossing film in the UK with a total gross of £16.2 million.

Other new films this week are: The Hundred Foot Journey at number 2, '71 at number 5, Ouija at number 6 and Assasin at number 11.

Sunday February 22nd 2015 and its the annual awards ceremony that ends the movie award ceremonies that dominate the start of the year.

This year Birdman starring Michael Keaton won the big award of best film but missed out the the best Actor award the The Theory of Everything Eddie Redmayne.

Below is a lost of the top winners on the night.

Best Picture - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Best Director - Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Best actor - Eddie Redmayne for The Theory Of Everything

Best Actress - Julianne Moore for Still Alice

Best Supporting Actress - Patricia Arquette for Boyhood

Best Supporting Actor - JK Simmons for Whiplash

Adapted Screenplay - The Imitation Game

Original Screenplay - Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Animated Feature - Big Hero 6