This weekend, Friday 4th June 2021, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, for the number 1 spot?

A Quiet Place Part II

• The movie is directed by John Krasinski, it is the directors 4th movie.
• John Krasinski also directed Brief Interviews With Hideous Men in 2009.
• It stars Emily Blunt who last starred in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
• The film also stars John Krasinski who also last appeared in A Quiet Place (2018).
• Emily Blunt and John Krasinski have starred in 4 movies together.
• They also appeared together in The Muppets (2012).

Dream Horse

• The movie is directed by Euros Lyn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Euros Lyn also directed Damilola Our Loved Boy in 2016.
• It stars Toni Collette who last starred in Stowaway (2021).
• The film also stars Damian Lewis who also last appeared in Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood (2019).

Land

• The movie is from director Robin Wright
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Robin Wright who last starred in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020).
• The film also stars Demian Bichir who also last appeared in Chaos Walking (2021).

The Killing of Two Lovers

• The movie is directed by Robert Machoian, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Robert Machoian also directed The Integrity of Joseph Chambers in 2021.
• It stars Chris Coy who last starred in Cowboys (2020).
• The film also stars Clayne Crawford who also last appeared in The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2021).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 3 new movies

• Nobody, Wednesday, 9th June
• The Father, Friday, 11th June
• Wish Dragon, Friday, 11th June

After 2 weeks at the top Lucy gets knocked down the chart by Sex Tape which makes it's debut in the Uk at number 1.

Starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel this Jake Kasdan directed comedy about a couple trying to spice up their sex life by making a movie, which then gets shared to everyone debuts with £1.4 million.

Not a great opening gross especially for the 2 leads, Diaz has enjoyed great success with the Shrek franchise while Segel has seen big grosses with the likes of The Muppets, Gullivers Travels and Knocked Up.

Lucy has been having a great cinema run and after 3 weeks of release has taken a very respectable £10.46 million.

Also new this week is

Before I go to Sleep at 3 - The Hundred Foot Journey at 4 - The Guest at 8

Chart History - One year ago this week Richard Curtis's About Time made it's debut at the top of the box office knocking the One Direction boys to 3rd.

Five years ago District 9 was the debut film for Neill Blomkamp and it debuted at the top knocking The Final Destination into second.

Ten years ago Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks team up agin to debut the Terminal at the top knocking Dodgeball to second place.

Fifteen years ago so a very static box office with South Park Bigger Louder and Uncut staying at the top while the top new film was Go right down at six.

Finally twenty years ago this month Speed and Forest Gump where the big film at the box office while twenty five years ago Dead Poets Society and Young Einstein were the big grossing films of September.

This week Disney had a double dip on the UK box office with Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Muppets Most Wanted hitting at one and two.

Captain America, the latest from the Marvel Avengers (Avengers Assemble as it's called in the UK) universe of films, was by far and away the better grossing film taking £6 million. The film is a sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger which took £3 million on it's July debut.

Muppets Most Wanted is the follow up to 2012 The Muppets. That film took £2.6 million on it's debut, this one took a very similar £2.2 million.

New releases this week are: - Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Muppets Most Wanted - The Legend of Hercules - The Past - 20 Feet From Stardom

Also worth a mention is that after 2 weeks off the top 15, Frozen has returned at number 15.

This time last year The Croods held onto the top spot holding off G.I. Joe: Retaliation which entered at two.

Five years ago Nicolas Cage starred in the number one films Knowing which also debuted there nocking Marley and Me to number two.

Ten years ago The Passion of Christ stayed at the top keeping Dawn of the Dead at bay debuting at number two.

Fifteen years ago The Rugrats Movie took the number one spot on it's debut knocking Waking Ned Devine down to three with Payback entering at two.