Last weekend Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was at the top of the North American box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the US box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Civil War
• The Long Game
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
• Arcadian
• Sting
• The Absence of Eden

Civil War

• The movie is directed by Alex Garland, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Alex Garland also directed Annihilation in 2018 which grossed $32.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $43.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Nick Offerman who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
• 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 MPAA age rating is

The Long Game

• The movie is from director Julio Quintana.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dennis Quaid who also starred in A Dogs Journey (2019).
• The film also stars Gillian Vigman who's last movie was The Holdovers (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

• The movie is from director Wade Allain-Marcus.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jermaine Fowler who also starred in Am I OK? (2022).
• The film also stars June Squibb who's last movie was The Humans (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA 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.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in The Sorcerers Apprentice (2010).
• 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.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sting

• The movie is directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Kiah Roache-Turner also directed Wyrmwood Road of the Dead in 2015.
• It stars Jermaine Fowler who also starred in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (2024).
• The film also stars Alyla Browne who's last movie was The Secret Kingdom (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Absence of Eden

• The movie is from director Marco Perego.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Adria Arjona who also starred in Sweet Girl (2021).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who's last movie was Good Burger 2 (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

• Abigail - Friday, 19th April
• Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver - Friday, 19th April
• Not Another Church Movie - Friday, 19th April
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Friday, 19th April
• Sasquatch Sunset - Friday, 19th April
• Spy X Family Code: White - Friday, 19th April
• The Three Musketeers: Milady - Friday, 19th April - streaming

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.

• 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

We all knew it was coming but hoped that maybe somehow things would improve, but with the slow reopening of cinemas and paying audiences still not feeling safe many films have had their release schedules changed.

Among them are Black Widow, Eternals, Death On The Nile, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and West Side Story, most of which have now gone into 2021 which at the moment seems like a safer bet.

Black Widow starring Scarlett Johansson has changed to May 7th 2021 and is perhaps one of the biggest to have a change, this could still see a debut on Disney+ if things don't improve quick enough.

West Side Story from director Steven Spielberg has gone on a whole year to December 10th 2021, this originally set to be a big 2020 holiday movie and Oscar contender.

Interestingly Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune which was set to be released the same day has not (yet) moved from December 18th 2020.

Death On The Nile has moved to December 18th 2020, not into 2021 yet but it is the same day as Dune and (which I'm sure will move) and long awaited comedy sequel starring Eddie Murphy, Coming 2 America, although with no trailer or poster yet this will move to same time in 2021 at some point.

Eternals, another Marvel feature, has moved to later in 2021, November 5th, and also from Marvel Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has changed to July 9th.

With the UK about to go back into some kind of lockdown the state of cinemas is looking as uncertain as ever, it is being suggested that Tenet's box office was effected because Warner Bros. opened the movie when people were simply not ready to go back to the movies.

There needs to be a breakthrough in overcoming the virus and cinema chains regaining the trust of the public before things will truly recover and that could be more like the end of 2021 in reality.

Source of much of this story @GiteshPandya on twitter

On the UK video charts the sequel movie London Has Fallen makes its debut at the top knocking off The Divergent Series Allegiant.

London Has Fallen how UK cinemas on 4th March 2016 as a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen from 2013, the film hit the top of the box office on its debut weekend.

A sizeable hit the film was on the box office for 5 weeks and then hung around cinemas for another 8 weeks after that.

A £10.9 million total gross in the UK isn't bad for a disaster movie of this kind, but hte film did perform far better in the UK than in other countries, possibly the setting being part of the reason.

After a debut at the top last week The Divergent Series Allegiant falls to number 3 this week with Kung Fu Panda 3 holding firm at number 2.

Other new film this week are The Witch at number 5 and High Rise at number 7, Norm of The North is new at 11 and The Trust debuts at number 12.