This weekend, Friday 16th August 2024, there are 2 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, It Ends With Us, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Alien: Romulus
• The Union

Alien: Romulus

• The movie is directed by Fede Alvarez, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Fede Alvarez also directed The Girl In the Spider's Web in 2018 which grossed £557.4K in the UK.
• It stars Isabela Merced who also starred in Spirit Untamed (2021).
• The film also stars Cailee Spaeny who's last movie was Civil War (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Union

• The movie is directed by Julian Farino, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Julian Farino also directed Marvellous in 2014.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in The Italian Job (2003).
• The film also stars Halle Berry who's last movie was Moonfall (2022).
• 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 6 new movies released

• The Crow - Friday, 23rd August
• Blink Twice - Friday, 23rd August
• The Killer - Friday, 23rd August
• Widow Clicquot - Friday, 23rd August
• Between the Temples - Friday, 23rd August
• Cuckoo - Friday, 23rd August

In an unusual move this week, and maybe due to little in the way of new releases, Ron Howards Rush moves 1 place UP to the top of the box office chart.

Taking £1.3 million from the weekend Rush takes over at the top, simply swapping places with last weeks top film Insidious Chapter 2.

There was little in the way of new films, the biggest of which is the critically panned film Diana, about the life of the late Princess which landed at 5 with a small take of $pound;600,000.

A small side note, the latest Grand Theft Auto Game was released last Monday which may have kept the young and middle aged men from cinemas, as reflected in the new releases.

One year ago ParaNorman was still at the top with Killing them softly a way behind at 2 being the highest new film.

Five years ago Tropic Thunder was the top film new film of the week smashing the previous weeks number 1, Pinapple Express, down to 4.

Ten years ago the remake of The Italian Job was at the highest new film of the week entering at the top and knocking Calendar Girls down to 2.

And fifteen years ago there was no shifting Saving Private Ryan from the top although highest new film of the week Lethal Weapon 4 had a good go and came within a whisker, it landed at 2.