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The Reader

The Reader
2009

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Ralph Fiennes · Jeanette Hain · David Kross · Kate Winslet · Susanne Lothar · Alissa Wilms

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 2nd Jan '09
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £671.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 12th Dec '08
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: $168.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 18

Chart position history

UK box office

2 Jan, 2009
7
9 Jan, 2009
10
16 Jan, 2009
11
23 Jan, 2009
15
30 Jan, 2009
14
6 Feb, 2009
15
20 Feb, 2009
14
27 Feb, 2009
14
6 Mar, 2009
15

US box office

30 Jan, 2009
15
6 Feb, 2009
14
13 Feb, 2009
15
22 Feb, 2009
14
27 Feb, 2009
13
6 Mar, 2009
12
13 Mar, 2009
14

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £5.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $34.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $108.9 Million

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This week there are 17 new films released in countries around the globe looking to hit their box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top global movie, Moana 2, for the number 1 spot?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • Mufasa: The Lion King
  • The Six Triple Eight
  • Conclave
  • Death Whisperer 2
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3
  • The Room Next Door
  • Dear Santa
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
  • All We Imagine As Light
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo

Mufasa: The Lion King

  • The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Barry Jenkins also directed If Beale Street Could Talk in 2018.
  • It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Foe (2023).
  • The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Argentina / Australia / Azerbaijan / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Curacao / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Mexico / Mexico / Moldova / Mongolia / Netherlands / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The Six Triple Eight

  • The movie is from director Armani Ortiz and Tyler Perry.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Miracle At St Anna (2008).
  • The film also stars Ebony Obsidian who's last movie was If Beale Street Could Talk (2018).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United States / Vietnam

Conclave

  • The movie is directed by Edward Berger, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Edward Berger also directed Moms Gotta Go in 2012.
  • It stars Ralph Fiennes who also starred in The Reader (2009).
  • The film also stars Jacek Koman who's last movie was Talk to Me (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Finland / Hong Kong / Italy / Spain / Sweden

Death Whisperer 2

  • The movie is directed by Taweewat Wantha, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Taweewat Wantha also directed Death Whisperer in 2023.
  • It stars Nadech Kugimiya who also starred in Death Whisperer (2023).
  • The film also stars Nutthatcha Padovan who's last movie was Death Whisperer (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Death Whisperer in 2023.
  • Taweewat Wantha directed Nadech Kugimiya in and Death Whisperer
  • Taweewat Wantha directed Nutthatcha Padovan in and Death Whisperer
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Kazakhstan / Kyrgyzstan / Philippines / Russia / Uzbekistan

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • The movie is directed by Jeff Fowler, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Jeff Fowler also directed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020 which grossed $306.8 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Ben Schwartz who also starred in Coffee Town (2013).
  • The film also stars Colleen O'Shaughnessey who's last movie was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022).
  • Ben Schwartz and Colleen OShaughnessey have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 in 2022 and Sonic the Hedgehog in 2020.
  • Jeff Fowler directed Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Jeff Fowler directed Colleen O'Shaughnessey in Sonic the Hedgehog, and Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / Ireland / Norway / United States

The Room Next Door

  • The movie is directed by Pedro Almodovar, it is the directors 24th movie.
  • Pedro Almodovar also directed Volver in 2006.
  • It stars Julianne Moore who also starred in The End of the Affair (2000).
  • The film also stars John Turturro who's last movie was Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio (2022).
  • Julianne Moore and John Turturro have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in The Big Lebowski in 1998 and Gloria Bell in 2019.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Mexico / Netherlands / United States

Dear Santa

  • The movie is directed by Bobby Farrelly, it is the directors 14th movie.
  • Bobby Farrelly also directed Hall Pass in 2011.
  • It stars Jack Black who also starred in The Big Year (2011).
  • The film also stars Robert Timothy Smith who's last movie was Happy Accident (2019).
  • Bobby Farrelly directed Jack Black in and Shallow Hal
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      France / Germany

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

  • The movie is from director Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ben Whitehead who also starred in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
  • The film also stars Peter Kay who's last movie was Britains Got the Pop Factor (2008).
  • They also appeared together in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005.
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • Released this week in:
      Ireland / United Kingdom

All We Imagine As Light

  • The movie is directed by Payal Kapadia, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Payal Kapadia also directed A Night of Knowing Nothing in 2021.
  • It stars Kani Kusruti who also starred in Mura (2024).
  • The film also stars Divya Prabha who's last movie was Kammara Sambavam (2018).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Germany / Portugal

The Count of Monte-Cristo

  • The movie is directed by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte also directed The Best Is Yet to Come in 2019.
  • It stars Pierre Niney who also starred in Someone, Somewhere (2019).
  • The film also stars Bastien Bouillon who's last movie was Monsieur Aznavour (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Romania / United States

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

Next week there are 31 new movies released gloabally

Check here for more details
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Better Man - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Parthenope - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - From Tuesday, 24th December
  • The Room Next Door - From Thursday, 26th December
  • The Marching Band - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Nosferatu - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • 2073 - From Friday, 27th December
  • Here - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • Flow - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Elevation - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • A Complete Unknown - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santas Sleigh - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 26th December
  • La Cocina - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Heretic - From Thursday, 26th December
  • We Live In Time - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Anyone But You - From Saturday, 28th December
  • The Bagman - From Thursday, 26th December
  • There's Still Tomorrow - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • Anora - From Thursday, 26th December
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig - From Thursday, 26th December
  • All We Imagine As Light - From Friday, 27th December
  • Queer - From Wednesday, 25th December
  • Absolution - From Tuesday, 24th December
  • Death Whisperer 2 - From Thursday, 26th December
  • The Order - From Friday, 27th December
  • A Real Pain - From Thursday, 26th December
  • Bird - From Friday, 8th November
  • Oh Canada - From Wednesday, 25th December

This weekend, Friday 13th September 2024, 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, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, for the number 1 spot?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Uglies
  • Kill
  • Speak No Evil
  • Lee
  • The Critic

Uglies

  • The movie is directed by McG, it is the directors 14th movie.
  • McG also directed 3 Days to Kill in 2014 which grossed £798K in the UK and grossed $53.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Joey King who also starred in The Kissing Booth (2018).
  • The film also stars Chase Stokes who's last movie was The Beach House (2018).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Kill

  • The movie is directed by Rodger Griffiths, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Rodger Griffiths also directed Kill in 2023.
  • It stars Daniel Portman who also starred in Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024).
  • The film also stars Brian Vernel who's last movie was Kill (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Kill in 2023.
  • Rodger Griffiths directed Daniel Portman in and Kill
  • Rodger Griffiths directed Brian Vernel in and Kill
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Speak No Evil

  • The movie is directed by James Watkins, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • James Watkins also directed The Woman In Black in 2012 which grossed £21.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $129 Mil. globally.
  • It stars James McAvoy who also starred in Gnomeo & Juliet (2011).
  • The film also stars Mackenzie Davis who's last movie was Swimming Home (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Lee

  • The movie is from director Ellen Kuras.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Kate Winslet who also starred in The Reader (2009).
  • The film also stars Alexander Skarsgård who's last movie was Infinity Pool (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Critic

  • The movie is directed by Anand Tucker, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Anand Tucker also directed Shopgirl in 2005 which grossed £132K in the UK and grossed $11.7 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2010).
  • The film also stars Ian McKellen who's last movie was Hamlet (2024).
  • 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 5 new movies released

  • 200% Wolf - Friday, 20th September
  • The Substance - Friday, 20th September
  • Strange Darling - Friday, 20th September
  • Exhuma - Friday, 20th September - streaming
  • Wolfs - Friday, 20th September

This weekend, Friday 12th April 2024, 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, Kung-Fu Panda 4, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Civil War
  • Arcadian
  • Bleeding Love
  • Back to Black
  • The Teachers' Lounge

Civil War

  • The movie is directed by Alex Garland, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Alex Garland also directed Annihilation in 2018 and grossed $43.1 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Nick Offerman who also starred in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019).
  • The film also stars Kirsten Dunst who's last movie was The Power of the Dog (2021).
  • They also appeared together in All Good Things in 2010.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Arcadian

  • The movie is directed by Benjamin Brewer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Benjamin Brewer also directed The Trust in 2016 which grossed £151 in the UK.
  • It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Stolen (2012).
  • The film also stars Jaeden Martell who's last movie was Knives Out (2019).
  • Benjamin Brewer directed Nicolas Cage in The Trust
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Bleeding Love

  • The movie is from director Emma Westenberg.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Clara McGregor who also starred in Christopher Robin (2018).
  • The film also stars Ewan McGregor who's last movie was Raymond and Ray (2022).
  • Clara McGregor and Ewan McGregor have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in The Birthday Cake in 2021 and Christopher Robin in 2018.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back to Black

  • The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed A Million Little Pieces in 2019 which grossed £47.7K in the UK and grossed $89.8K globally.
  • It stars Jack O'Connell who also starred in Private Peaceful (2012).
  • The film also stars Marisa Abela who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Teachers' Lounge

  • The movie is from director Ilker Catak.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Leonie Benesch who also starred in The White Ribbon (2009).
  • The film also stars Anne-Kathrin Gummich who's last movie was The Reader (2009).
  • 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 6 new movies released

  • Abigail - Friday, 19th April
  • The Book of Clarence - Friday, 19th April
  • Butterfly Tale - Friday, 19th April
  • Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver - Friday, 19th April
  • Jeanne Du Barry - Friday, 19th April
  • Sometimes I Think About Dying - Friday, 19th April

The annual BAFTA awards for film took place in the Royal Opera House on Sunday night with many stars attending including Kate Winslet, Danny Boyle and Brad Pitt.

The ceremony is the UK's equivalent of the Oscars and has taken place 2 weeks before the American ceremony. Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button were the two films expected to take the big awards before the ceremony began.

The winners were fairly predictable with Winslet winning for The Reader, Mickey Rouke winning for The Wrestler, Penelope Cruz winning supporting actress for Vicky Cristina Barcelona and of course the late Heath Ledger winning for Supporting Actor.

As the evening unfolded is became clear, predictably, that Slumdog was going to be top dog for the evening, a British film in a British ceremony, what did you expect?

Benjamin Button got a couple of awards but it was Slumdogs evening wining best film and director for Danny Boyle.

The attention for those interested turns to the Oscars now where Slumdog won’t do so well but the money is on Slumdog to beat Benjamin Button for best film but not director.

Good on Danny Boyle and the crew behind the British/Indian film Slumdog Millionaire for doing so well at the American Golden Globe awards on Sunday night, the film took four awards including best film and best director in the drama category.

Kate Winslet also did very well taking both best actress and supporting actress in a dramatic role for Revolution Road and The Reader.

The night threw up many surprises but one surprise which wasn't had, and the fans will love was Heath Ledgers win for The Dark Knight in the supporting role, the late actor has one more film to be released and from early reports he could still have another award to come.

The Oscars are in a couple of months time with the nominations being announced next month, but although in recent years the Golden Globes haven't been such a huge indication of the Oscars, Danny Boyle and Kate Winslet must be getting the frock and suit ready for the biggest glitzy night of the year.

For a full list of winners check out the Empire story.