With Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Firestarter
• Father Stu

Everything Everywhere All At Once

• The movie is directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert also directed Swiss Army Man in 2016 which grossed £80.4K in the UK and grossed $4.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Yeoh who also starred in The Lady (2011).
• The film also stars Stephanie Hsu who was last seen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).
• They also appeared together in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings in 2021.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Firestarter

• The movie is directed by Keith Thomas, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Keith Thomas also directed The Vigil in 2020 which grossed £56K in the UK.
• It stars Zac Efron who also starred in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile (2019).
• The film also stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Father Stu

• The movie is from director Rosalind Ross.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mark Wahlberg who also starred in Max Payne (2008).
• The film also stars Mel Gibson who was last seen in Boss Level (2021).
• They also appeared together in Daddy's Home 2 in 2017.
• 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

• Benediction - Friday, 20th May
• Men - Wednesday, 1st June

As the UK box office starts to show signs of recovering fro the 3 month closure the Russel Crowe starrring Unhinged is the top new film at number 1.

It was a busy weekend for the box office as alongside the 'catalogue' re-releases there were 5 new released and the ususal spattering of older hang over movies.

Here is a break down of the top 5 movies in the UK 31st July - 2nd August 2020.

Unhinged

Russel Crowe stars in this dramatic thriller about a man who terrorises a woman after a seemingly innocent altercation, the movie takes £175.2K on its debut weekend.

Onward

Pixars latest animated movie drops to number 2 this week after 8 weeks on the box office with £58.9K which gives the film a total UK gross of £5.6 Million.

100% Wolf

A new animated tale from Australia about a young boy from a werewolf family who wants to become a most fearsome creature ever.

The Alexs Stadermann directed movie takes £33.1K on its debut weekend.

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Still holding its head high on its 40th anniversary re-release the Star Wars sequel takes £31.1K this weekend pushing its total to £22.9 Million in the UK.

The Vigil

Finally in the top 5 is this horror film directed by Keith Thomas which makes its debut on the UK box office with £30.3K.