This weekend, Friday 11th August 2023, there are 6 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Barbie, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Haunted Mansion
• Gran Turismo
• L'immensità
• The Last Voyage of Demeter
• Heart of Stone
• Marry My Dead Body

Haunted Mansion

• The movie is directed by Justin Simien, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Justin Simien also directed Dear White People in 2014 which grossed £10.1K in the UK.
• It stars LaKeith Stanfield who also starred in The Photograph (2020).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Back On the Strip (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Gran Turismo

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Elysium in 2013 which grossed £8.7 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Harbour who also starred in Tilda (2011).
• The film also stars Orlando Bloom who was last seen in Needle In a Timestack (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

L'immensità

• The movie is directed by Emanuele Crialese, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Emanuele Crialese also directed Golden Door in 2006 which grossed £156.8K in the UK.
• It stars Penélope Cruz who also starred in The Girl of Your Dreams (1998).
• The film also stars Vincenzo Amato who was last seen in Red Notice (2021).
• Emanuele Crialese directed Vincenzo Amato in Golden Door
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Last Voyage of Demeter

• The movie is directed by André Øvredal, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• André Øvredal also directed Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark in 2019 which grossed £2.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Corey Hawkins who also starred in The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021).
• The film also stars Aisling Franciosi who was last seen in God's Creatures (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Heart of Stone

• The movie is directed by Tom Harper, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Tom Harper also directed The Aeronauts in 2019 which grossed £1.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $3.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Gal Gadot who also starred in Criminal (2016).
• The film also stars Matthias Schweighofer who was last seen in Oppenheimer (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Marry My Dead Body

• The movie is directed by Wei-Hao Cheng, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Wei-Hao Cheng also directed Who Killed Cock Robin? in 2017.
• It stars Greg Han Hsu who also starred in Behind the Blue Eyes (2023).
• The film also stars Po-Hung Lin who was last seen in Day Off (2023).
• 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 3 new movies released

• Reinventing Elvis: The ’68 Comeback - Wednesday, 16th August - streaming
• Blue Beetle - Friday, 18th August
• Strays - Friday, 18th August

This weekend, Friday 27th August 2021, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Free Guy, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Candyman
• Our Ladies
• Demonic
• The Nest
• The Last Bus

Candyman

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2022.
• It stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II who also starred in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who last appeared in The Photograph (2020).

Our Ladies

• The movie is directed by Michael Caton-Jones, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Michael Caton-Jones also directed This Boys Life in 1993 which grossed £81.5 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Ross Anderson who also starred in Wolf (2019).
• The film also stars Tony Atherton who is making a feature film debut.

Demonic

• The movie is directed by Neill Blomkamp, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Neill Blomkamp also directed Chappie in 2015 which grossed £2.4 Million in the UK.
• It stars Carly Pope who also starred in Poor Richards Almanack (2016).
• The film also stars Chris William Martin who last appeared in The Age of Adaline (2015).

The Nest

• The movie is directed by Sean Durkin, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Sean Durkin also directed Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2012 which grossed £110.2 Thousand in the UK.
• It stars Jude Law who also starred in The Third Day: Autumn (2020).
• The film also stars Carrie Coon who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

The Last Bus

• The movie is directed by Gillies MacKinnon, it is the directors 19th movie.
• Gillies MacKinnon also directed The Playboys in 1992.
• It stars Phyllis Logan who also starred in Misbehaviour (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in Mrs. Lowry and Son (2019).
• They also appeared together in Secrets & Lies (1996).

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

Next weeks there are 7 new movies released

• Time Rewind, Tuesday, 31st August
• Infinite, Wednesday, 1st September
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Friday, 3rd September
• Cinderella, Friday, 3rd September
• Annette, Friday, 3rd September
• Here Today, Friday, 3rd September
• Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Friday, 3rd September

Last week saw Unhinged at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?

An American Pickle

First up at cinemas this week is An American Pickle, from director Brandon Trost who is directing for the first time.

• It stars Seth Rogen who last starred in The Lion King (2019).
• The film also stars Sarah Snook who last appeared in Winchester (2018).

Spinster

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Spinster.

• This new release stars Chelsea Peretti who's last film was The Photograph (2020)
• It also stars Susan Kent who is making a feature film debut.
• The film is brought to us by 2 time director Andrea Dorfman.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks new films are:

There are 2 new releases. -

• Pinocchio, Friday, 14th August
• Spree, Friday, 14th August

This weekend, Friday 6th March 2020, there are 5 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge The Invisible Man for the top spot?

Onward

First up at cinemas this week is Onward, directed by Dan Scanlon who also directed Monsters University in 2013 which grossed £30.6 Million in the UK and grossed $744.9 Million globally.

It stars Tom Holland who last starred in Dolittle (2020).

The film also stars Chris Pratt who last appeared in Avengers: Endgame (2019).

Military Wives

Next on this weeks new release schedule is Military Wives.

This new movie stars Kristin Scott Thomas who's last film was Tomb Raider (2018)

It also stars Sharon Horgan who appeared in Game Night (2018).

The film is brought to us by Peter Cattaneo.

Escape From Pretoria

Next up this week is Escape From Pretoria which is directed by Francis Annan and is a directorial debut.

It stars Daniel Radcliffe and Ian Hart who were last seen together in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 which grossed £73,094,187.

The Photograph

Also this week there is The Photograph from director Stella Meghie who also directed Everything, Everything in 2017.

The film features LaKeith Stanfield and Chelsea Peretti in starring roles.

Fantasy Island

The long list of new releases continues with Fantasy Island which is directed by Jeff Wadlow who directed Never Back Down in 2008.

It stars Michael Peña and Maggie Q.

Check back on Monday to see if these new releases enter the UK Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 3 new releases. -

• Bloodshot, Wednesday, 11th March
• Misbehaviour, Friday, 13th March
• And Then We Danced, Friday, 13th March