US release: 9th August 2019
£218 Thousand 
$12.2 Million 
$16 Million As the UK has various different level of lockdown cinemas in some parts of the country are open while others have to remain shut so this weekends box office could be similar to recent charts.
There are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Elf, for the number 1 spot?
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Cinemas closed back in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and since then many movies have had their release date changed or gone directly to VOD at a premium rate, the movie Tenet has for a long time been seen as the movie that will reopen cinemas and bring audiences back.
After a couple of release date changes the movie is here and with this event many more cinemas are re-opening, with safety precautions in place.
With the pandemic still an issue in the US the movie still has another couple of weeks before its release but cinemas are reopening far slower there.
Here is a rundown of this weeks movies, and I suspect one of them will replace one the current number one film, Unhinged, from the top of the box office chart.
Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.
Last week saw Downton Abbey at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?
First up at cinemas this week is Ad Astra, an Adventure directed by James Gray who also directed We Own The Night in 2007 which grossed £1.8 Million.
It stars Brad Pitt who last starred in Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood (2019) and Liv Tyler who last appeared in Wildling (2018).
Next on the new release schedule is Rambo: Last Blood, this new Action movie stars Sylvester Stallone and Paz Vega.
The film is brought to us by 2 time director Adrian Grunberg.
Next up this week is The Kitchen which is directed by Andrea Berloff and is a directorial debut.
It stars Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish.
Also this week there is The Farewell from director Lulu Wang marking a directorial debut,
The film features Shuzhen Zhao and Awkwafina in starring roles.
-Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
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Last week saw IT Chapter Two at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?
First up at cinemas this week is Downton Abbey, a Dramatic movie directed by Michael Engler who also directed Single With Parents in 2008 which grossed £0.
It stars Matthew Goode who last starred in The Big Bad Fox And Other Tales (2018) and Maggie Smith who last appeared in Tea With The Dames (2018).
Next on the new release schedule is Night Hunter, this new Action movie stars Alexandra Daddario and Henry Cavill.
The film is brought to us by new director David Raymond.
Next up this week is Hustlers which is directed by Lorene Scafaria who directed Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World in 2012.
It stars Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez.
-Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
-Come back next week when there are 4 new releases. -
Director Andrea Berloff's period drama The Kitchen is given a 15 age rating by the BBFC in the UK.
The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Tiffany Haddish and flexing her drama muscles again after an Oscar nomination Melissa McCarthy as gangster boss wives.
The film is set for release on 27th September and the BBFC have given the film a 15 age rating for very strong language, strong violence, domestic abuse, sexual threat and the film has a run time of 103 minutes (1 hour 43 minutes).
THE KITCHEN (15) very strong language, strong violence, domestic abuse, sexual threat https://t.co/CeT8PCBsfh
— BBFC (@BBFC) July 18, 2019