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The Mechanic

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1972
 100 minutes (1 hrs 40 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

Charles Bronson · Jan-Michael Vincent · Keenan Wynn · Jill Ireland · Linda Ridgeway · Frank DeKova

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Release dates

US release date US release: 17th November 1972
Italy release date Italy release: 7th December 1972
Finland release date Finland release: 15th December 1972

Certificates

US
PG

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Last weekend The Nun II was at the top of the North American box office, there are 4 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Expend4bles
  • Relax, I'm From the Future
  • Stop Making Sense
  • It Lives Inside

Expend4bles

  • The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Scott Waugh also directed 6 Below Miracle On the Mountain in 2017 which grossed $14.8K in the US and grossed $1.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Mechanic (2011).
  • The film also stars 50 Cent who was last seen in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
  • Jason Statham and 50 Cent have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Spy in 2015 and 13 in 2010.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Relax, I'm From the Future

  • The movie is from director Luke Higginson.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Rhys Darby who also starred in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022).
  • The film also stars Gabrielle Graham who was last seen in Possessor (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Stop Making Sense

  • The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme, it is the directors 22nd movie.
  • Jonathan Demme also directed Crazy Mama in 1975.
  • It stars Bernie Worrell who also starred in Stop Making Sense (1984).
  • The film also stars Alex Weir who is making a feature film debut.
  • Jonathan Demme directed Bernie Worrell in Ricki and the Flash
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

It Lives Inside

  • The movie is from director Bishal Dutta.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Megan Suri who also starred in Missing (2023).
  • The film also stars Neeru Bajwa who was last seen in Es Jahano Door Kitte Chal Jindiye (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 7 new movies released

  • Surprised By Oxford - Wednesday, 27th September
  • The Creator - Friday, 29th September
  • Saw X - Friday, 29th September
  • 57 Seconds - Friday, 29th September
  • The Kill Room - Friday, 29th September
  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - Friday, 29th September
  • Stop Making Sense - Friday, 22nd September

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 22nd September 2023, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace A Haunting In Venice from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Expend4bles
  • Creation of the Gods Part 1
  • The Canterville Ghost
  • The Lesson
  • Dumb Money
  • It Lives Inside

Expend4bles

  • The movie is directed by Scott Waugh, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Scott Waugh also directed Need For Speed in 2014 which grossed £4.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $203.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jason Statham who also starred in The Mechanic (2011).
  • The film also stars 50 Cent who was last seen in Escape Plan: The Extractors (2019).
  • Jason Statham and 50 Cent have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in 13 in 2010 and Spy in 2015.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Creation of the Gods Part 1

  • The movie is directed by Wuershan, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Wuershan also directed Mojin: The Lost Legend in 2015 and grossed $259.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Bo Huang who also starred in The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010).
  • The film also stars Hsiang Fei who was last seen in The Monkey King 2 (2016).
  • Wuershan directed Bo Huang in Mojin: The Lost Legend
  • Wuershan directed Hsiang Fei in Painted Skin the Resurrection
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Canterville Ghost

  • The movie is from director Kim Burdon and Robert Chandler.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Toby Jones who also starred in Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005).
  • The film also stars Freddie Highmore who was last seen in The Journey (2017).
  • They also appeared together in Finding Neverland in 2004.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lesson

  • The movie is from director Alice Troughton.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Richard E. Grant who also starred in Cuckoo (2009).
  • The film also stars Julie Delpy who was last seen in Three Colours White (1994).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Dumb Money

  • The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Craig Gillespie also directed Million Dollar Arm in 2014 which grossed £150.1K in the UK.
  • It stars Paul Dano who also starred in There Will Be Blood (2008).
  • The film also stars Pete Davidson who was last seen in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

It Lives Inside

  • The movie is from director Bishal Dutta.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Megan Suri who also starred in Missing (2023).
  • The film also stars Neeru Bajwa who was last seen in Es Jahano Door Kitte Chal Jindiye (2023).
  • 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

  • Surprised By Oxford - Wednesday, 27th September
  • The Creator - Thursday, 28th September
  • Saw X - Friday, 29th September
  • The Old Oak - Friday, 29th September

Having already done big business in the US and currently standing as the 104th all time grossing film in the world Tangled this week tops the UK box office chart.

The new traditional film, as in hand drawn rather than CGI (although computers were used in the production) is the story of Rapunzel, although I think this Rapunzel is a little less the princess in the tower type. Over the weekend is tool a respectable £5,106,612.

Falling to number 2 this week after 3 weeks on top is The King's Speech, a weekend gross of £ 3,634,265 takes it's total to £24,905,378. With many awards in the bag and many more to come expect this to hang around for a while and gross a lot more.

Also in award contention is the number 3 film Black Swan, Natalie Portman is picking up actress awards left right and center and its gross reflects this with £2,566,346 last weekend and £7,305,659 in total.

Jason Statham makes a debut at 4 this week with The Mechanic taking £921,554 and The Dilemma is at 5 taking £669,368 expanding its gross to £2,292,011. This weeks box office is quite a bit up on last years where Avatar was still at the top but slowing down and Mel Gibson was the highest new entry with Edge of Darkness.