This weekend, Friday 5th April 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Monkey Man
• Housekeeping For Beginners
• Wicked Little Letters
• Coup De Chance
• Femme
• The First Omen
• The Beast
• DogMan

Monkey Man

• The movie is from director Dev Patel.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Dev Patel who also starred in Hotel Mumbai (2019).
• The film also stars Sharlto Copley who's last movie was Beast (2022).
• They also appeared together in Chappie in 2015.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Housekeeping For Beginners

• The movie is directed by , it is the directors 165th movie.
• also directed Kings of the Court in 1997.
• It stars who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars who is making a feature film debut.
• and have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Death Stranding in , Saw XI in 2024, Stand By Me Doraemon 3 in , Moana 2 in 2024, Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi in , The Lego Batman Movie 2 in , The Exorcist Deceiver in , Star Wars Rogue Squadron in , The Shrinking of Treehorn in 2024, Vacation Guide to the Solar System in and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.
• directed in Avengers: Secret Wars
• directed in The Exorcist Deceiver
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The MPAA age rating is

Wicked Little Letters

• The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Thea Sharrock and Michael Mohan also directed The One and Only Ivan in 2020.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Locke (2014).
• The film also stars Jessie Buckley who's last movie was Fingernails (2023).
• They also appeared together in The Lost Daughter in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Coup De Chance

• The movie is directed by Woody Allen, it is the directors 52nd movie.
• Woody Allen also directed Whatever Works in 2010.
• It stars Lou de Laage who also starred in Jappeloup (2013).
• The film also stars Niels Schneider who's last movie was Icarus (2022).
• They also appeared together in The Black Book in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Femme

• The movie is from director Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars George MacKay who also starred in Peter Pan (2003).
• The film also stars Nathan Stewart-Jarrett who's last movie was Candyman (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The First Omen

• The movie is from director Arkasha Stevenson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Hot Fuzz (2007).
• The film also stars Charles Dance who's last movie was Savage Waters (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Beast

• The movie is directed by Bertrand Bonello, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Bertrand Bonello also directed House of Tolerance in 2012.
• It stars Léa Seydoux who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars George MacKay who's last movie was Femme (2023).
• Bertrand Bonello directed Léa Seydoux in Saint Laurent
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

DogMan

• The movie is directed by Luc Besson, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Luc Besson also directed The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc in 2000 which grossed $14.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $67.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Caleb Landry Jones who also starred in Heaven Knows What (2016).
• The film also stars Jojo T. Gibbs who's last movie was Past Lives (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

• Arcadian - Friday, 12th April
• Civil War - Friday, 12th April
• The Long Game - Friday, 12th April
• Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead - Friday, 12th April
• The Absence of Eden - Friday, 12th April
• Coup De Chance - Friday, 5th April - streaming
• Sting - Friday, 12th April

When Universal delayed the release of the next Bond movie No Time To Die from November 2020 to April 2021 it seems it has had a devastating effect on cinema chains in the UK and US.

Today one of the worlds biggest cinema chains Cinema has announced they will close cinemas in the UK and US from Thursday 8th October until further notice and ODEON cinemas in the UK have announced they will only open at the weekend.

The root of this is the change in release date of No Time To Die which was to be the next blockbuster after the COVID-19 reopening to try and get people back into the habit of going to the movies.

Tenet which was released in late August has now been seen as a test bed for the publics tolerance for going back to cinemas, a public place where social distancing is a challenge, and with the figures coming off the movie it seems it failed the test, the movie has taken so far £25 million in the UK, $40 Million in the US and just over $300 Million globally.

If there is a positive side to this its that a number of smaller independent movies that would normally have been overshadowed by the big blockbusters are being given a chance to shine, and doing better than they would normally, After We Collided being a prime example.

The next 'big' movie to be released is Death On The Nile and Dune, both on December 18th 2020 (thats got to change), also due that day is Coming 2 America starring Eddie Murphy but with no poster, trailer or publicity thats not going to happen!

Then there is Wonder Woman 1984 coming out over Christmas which is massive, and unlike Tenet will do well in cinemas if its given the chance.