As the story of the Minions from the Despicable Me series continues with Minions and Monsters the movie has been given a U age rating in the UK for very mild comic violence, threat, rude humour.

The movie stars the voice of Zoey Deutch who has previously been in The Professor and Hallelujah, it also features the voice of Bobby Moynihan who has been in Monsters University and The Secret Life of Pets.

The director of the movie is Pierre Coffin who also directed Despicable Me 2 and Despicable Me 3.

Movie Synopsis

very mild comic violence, threat, rude humour.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Minions and Monsters
• BBFC age rating: U Certificate
• Reason: very mild comic violence, threat, rude humour
• Release date: 1st July 2026
• Runtime: 90 minutes (1 hours 30 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Pierre Coffin
• Starring:
  • Zoey Deutch
  • Bobby Moynihan
  • Allison Janney

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With A Minecraft Movie currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Sinners
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Warfare
• Drop
• The Penguin Lessons
• Sneaks
• The King of Kings
• My Love Will Make You Disappear
• Black Bag
• In the Lost Lands

Sinners

• The movie is directed by Ryan Coogler, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Ryan Coogler also directed Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022 which grossed $858.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael B. Jordan who also starred in Creed (2016).
• The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld who's last movie was The Marvels (2023).
• Ryan Coogler directed Michael B. Jordan in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Black Panther, Fruitvale Station, and Creed
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Ecuador / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Mexico / Nicaragua / Panama / Uruguay / Venezuela

Warfare

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza also directed Men in 2022 which grossed $7.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joseph Quinn who also starred in Make Up (2020).
• The film also stars Noah Centineo who's last movie was Dream Scenario (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Germany / Indonesia / Ireland / Mexico / Spain / United Kingdom

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Happy Death Day 2U in 2019 which grossed $61 Mil. globally.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Drop (2025).
• The film also stars Brandon Sklenar who's last movie was It Ends With Us (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Germany / Italy

The Penguin Lessons

• The movie is directed by Peter Cattaneo, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Peter Cattaneo also directed The Rocker in 2008 which grossed $8.8 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Coogan who also starred in The Secret Life of Pets (2016).
• The film also stars Bjorn Gustafsson who's last movie was The Crown Jewels (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Ireland / New Zealand / Sweden / United Kingdom

Sneaks

• The movie is from director Rob Edwards and Christopher Jenkins.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Laurence Fishburne who also starred in Assault On Precinct 13 (2005).
• The film also stars Keith David who's last movie was Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / United States

The King of Kings

• The movie is from director Seong-ho Jang.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Pierce Brosnan who also starred in The Nephew (1998).
• The film also stars Oscar Isaac who's last movie was Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Hungary / Philippines / Taiwan

My Love Will Make You Disappear

• The movie is directed by Chad Vidanes, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Chad Vidanes also directed He's Into Her: The Movie Cut in 2021.
• It stars Kim Chiu who also starred in My Love Will Make You Disappear (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Ireland

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Bubble in 2005.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Black Bag (2025).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Turkey

In the Lost Lands

• The movie is directed by Paul W.S. Anderson, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul W.S. Anderson also directed Mortal Kombat in 1995.
• It stars Milla Jovovich who also starred in The Fourth Kind (2009).
• The film also stars Dave Bautista who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
• Paul W.S. Anderson directed Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife, Resident Evil, Resident Evil: Retribution, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Monster Hunter, and The Three Musketeers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Spain / United Arab Emirates

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

Next week there are 34 new movies released gloabally

• Until Dawn - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Havoc - From Friday, 25th April
• The Accountant 2 - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 24th April
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• Drop - From Wednesday, 23rd April
• In the Lost Lands - From Friday, 25th April
• Holy Cow - From Tuesday, 8th April
• On Swift Horses - From Friday, 25th April
• The Penguin Lessons - From Thursday, 24th April
• Four Letters of Love - From Friday, 25th April
• The Shrouds - From Friday, 25th April
• Santosh - From Friday, 25th April
• Julie Keeps Quiet - From Friday, 25th April
• The End - From Friday, 25th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 24th April
• April - From Friday, 25th April
• Flow - From Friday, 25th April
• Dog Man - From Friday, 25th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 24th April
• In the Grey - From Friday, 25th April
• Babygirl - From Wednesday, 25th December
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Friday, 25th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 24th April
• Heretic - From Friday, 25th April
• Neighborhood Watch - From Friday, 25th April
• Black Dog - From Thursday, 24th April
• Frewaka - From Friday, 25th April
• Night of the Zoopocalypse - From Friday, 25th April
• The Girl With the Needle - From Thursday, 24th April
• A Minecraft Movie - From Friday, 25th April
• Queer - From Thursday, 24th April
• Ne Zha 2 - From Friday, 25th April
• There's Still Tomorrow - From Thursday, 24th April

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 12th July 2024, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Inside Out 2 from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Despicable Me 4
• In a Violent Nature
• Fly Me to the Moon
• Longlegs

Despicable Me 4

• The movie is directed by Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage also directed The Secret Life of Pets 2 in 2019 which grossed £20.2 Mil. in the UK and grossed $430.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Steve Carell who also starred in Foxcatcher (2015).
• The film also stars Kristen Wiig who's last movie was A Boy Called Christmas (2021).
• Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Date Night in 2010, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues in 2013, Despicable Me in 2010, Despicable Me 3 in 2017, Knocked Up in 2007 and Despicable Me 2 in 2013.
• Chris Renaud directed Steve Carell in Despicable Me
• Chris Renaud directed Kristen Wiig in Despicable Me
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

In a Violent Nature

• The movie is from director Chris Nash.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ry Barrett who also starred in Anti-Social (2015).
• The film also stars Andrea Pavlovic who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Fly Me to the Moon

• The movie is directed by Greg Berlanti, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Greg Berlanti also directed Love, Simon in 2018 which grossed £3.5 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Scarlett Johansson who also starred in Manny & Lo (1996).
• The film also stars Channing Tatum who's last movie was Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023).
• Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Hail, Ceasar! in 2016 and Don Jon in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Longlegs

• The movie is directed by Oz Perkins, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Oz Perkins also directed Gretel and Hansel in 2020.
• It stars Maika Monroe who also starred in The Sound of Philadelphia (2020).
• The film also stars Nicolas Cage who's last movie was Arcadian (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 2 new movies released

• Thelma - Friday, 19th July
• Twisters - Friday, 19th July

With Barbie currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Blue Beetle
• The Queen Mary
• Back On the Strip
• The Moon
• Strays

Blue Beetle

• The movie is directed by Angel Manuel Soto, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Angel Manuel Soto also directed Charm City Kings in 2020.
• It stars Xolo Maridueña who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Bruna Marquezine who was last seen in Ophelia's Death (2020).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Queen Mary

• The movie is directed by Gary Shore, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gary Shore also directed Holidays in 2016.
• It stars Alice Eve who also starred in Star Trek: Into Darkness (2013).
• The film also stars Nell Hudson who was last seen in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back On the Strip

• The movie is from director Chris Spencer.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kevin Hart who also starred in Grudge Match (2014).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who was last seen in Landscape With Invisible Hand (2023).
• Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History in 2019, The Secret Life of Pets 2 in 2019, School Dance in 2014 and Night School in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Moon

• The movie is directed by Yong-hwa Kim, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Yong-hwa Kim also directed Oh Brother's in 2003.
• It stars Sol Kyung-gu who also starred in The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013).
• The film also stars Kyung-soo Do who was last seen in Along With the Gods the Last 49 Days (2018).
• Yong-hwa Kim directed Kyung-soo Do in Along With the Gods the Last 49 Days
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Strays

• The movie is directed by Josh Greenbaum, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Josh Greenbaum also directed Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show in 2017.
• It stars Will Ferrell who also starred in Winter Passing (2005).
• The film also stars Isla Fisher who was last seen in Back to the Outback (2021).
• They also appeared together in Wedding Crashers in 2005.
• 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 6 new movies released

• Bad Things - Friday, 25th August - streaming
• The Inventor - Friday, 25th August
• Golda - Friday, 25th August
• Retribution - Friday, 25th August
• The Dive - Friday, 25th August - limited release
• Gran Turismo - Friday, 25th August

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is an animated feature that was released in the US in July 2022 and gets its release in the UK in February 2022, its has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild upsetting scenes, rude humour, infrequent drug references.

The movie features the voice of Jenny Slate who is the voice is Tammy in Bob's Burgers: The Movie and she also lent her voice to The Secret Life of Pets 2, it also features the voice of Isabella Rossellini who is probably best known for the 1986 movie Blue Velvet.

The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp, it is a feature debut for the director but this is based on hit short story of the same name.

Movie Synopsis

Marcel, a 1-inch-tall shell, lives with his grandmother, Connie, the only residents of their town after their neighbors' sudden, mysterious disappearance. When discovered by a guest amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans and a new hope of reuniting with his long-lost family.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild upsetting scenes, rude humour, infrequent drug references
• Release date: 17th February 2023
• Runtime: 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Dean Fleischer-Camp
• Starring:
  • Jenny Slate
  • Dean Fleischer-Camp
  • Isabella Rossellini

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