With Mufasa: The Lion King currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

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

• A Complete Unknown
• William Tell
• Emmanuelle
• Here
• Back In Action
• Wolf Man

A Complete Unknown

• The movie is directed by James Mangold, it is the directors 14th movie.
• James Mangold also directed Heavy in 1995.
• It stars Timothée Chalamet who also starred in One and Two (2015).
• The film also stars Monica Barbaro who's last movie was Top Gun: Maverick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

William Tell

• The movie is directed by Nick Hamm, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Nick Hamm also directed Martha Meet Frank Daniel and Laurence in 1998 which grossed £912.1K in the UK.
• It stars Jonathan Pryce who also starred in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989).
• The film also stars Claes Bang who's last movie was Miss VIborg (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Emmanuelle

• The movie is directed by Audrey Diwan, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Audrey Diwan also directed Happening in 2021 which grossed £27.7K in the UK.
• It stars Noemie Merlant who also starred in Baby Ruby (2022).
• The film also stars Will Sharpe who's last movie was A Real Pain (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Here

• The movie is directed by Robert Zemeckis, it is the directors 24th movie.
• Robert Zemeckis also directed Back to the Future Part II in 1989 which grossed £12.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $336 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in Nothing In Common (1986).
• The film also stars Robin Wright who's last movie was Damsel (2024).
• They also appeared together in Forrest Gump in 1994.
• Robert Zemeckis directed Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, Cast Away, The Polar Express, and Pinocchio
• Robert Zemeckis directed Robin Wright in Forrest Gump, Beowulf, and A Christmas Carol
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Back In Action

• The movie is directed by Seth Gordon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Seth Gordon also directed The King of Kong in 2007.
• It stars Jamie Foxx who also starred in Toys (1993).
• The film also stars Cameron Diaz who's last movie was Annie (2014).
• Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Any Given Sunday in 2000 and Annie in 2014.
• Seth Gordon directed Jamie Foxx in and Horrible Bosses
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Wolf Man

• The movie is directed by Leigh Whannell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Leigh Whannell also directed Insidious Chapter 3 in 2015 which grossed £3.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $113 Mil. globally.
• It stars Julia Garner who also starred in The Assistant (2019).
• The film also stars Christopher Abbott who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• They also appeared together in Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• Flight Risk - Friday, 24th January
• The Brutalist - Friday, 24th January
• Presence - Friday, 24th January

Here’s a first look of the young test pilot that became the Space Ranger we all know him to be today. Lightyear launches into theatres June 17, 2022. pic.twitter.com/QfXnHsBLcO

— Pixar (@Pixar) December 11, 2020

Disney and their top computer animation studio Pixar are dipping into the Toy Story universe again and releasing an origins movie, Lightyear.

Based on the fan favourite character Buzz Lightyear the movie is being billed as the definitive story of the character which was voiced by Tim Allen on the 4 movies.

Stepping up this time os Chris Evans who will voice the fames Space Ranger as his younger self.

Its an interesting concept to bring up an origins story based on a character which is a living toy, toys don't age!

All the toy story films, including the fourth one, where excellent and there is no doubt that if anyone can pull this off its Pixar.

Release date, in the US at least, is 22 June 2022, all being well with the world by then.

The Lion King returns to the top of the UK box office this week after letting go of it for Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw while the top new film comes it at number 4 with Blinded By The Light.

The Lion King

Disneys remake of their 1994 hit animation has proved to be a massive hit in the same way the remake of Beauty And The Beast was back in 2017.

This week the film goes back to the top of the UK box office with an excellent £4.3 Million gross, incredible for a film which has been on general release for 4 weeks.

In comparison Beauty And The Beast had a big fall in its fourth week and took about a third of the previous weeks taking, here the film drop about a third from the previous weekend.

The films total is also higher and to date it has taken £59 Million and is the second highest grossing film of the year behind Avengers: Endgame.

Fast & Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw

The Fast & Furious franchise move drops into second place on its 2nd weekend of release with £2.9 Million for a £12.8 Million total gross.

Toy Story 4

Another massive hit for Pixar with Woody and the gang taking £1.6 Million on its 8th weekend for a £58.7 Million Uk total.

Blinded By the Light

Coming in at number 4 this weekend, and the highest new film, is the latest from acclaimed director Gurinder Chadha who brought us classics British films such as Bend It Like Beckham and Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging.

Not her best debut to date, but she'e contending with the Disney big hitters, but a debut of just shy of a Million is not bad for the Bruce Springsteen inspired movie.

Spider Man: Far From Home

Still hanging onto a top 5 place the Sony Spider-Man movie takes £700K on its 6th weekend of release pushing its total to £35.5 Million.

Playmobil: The Movie

Maybe cashing in on the succes of the recent LEGO movies this animated version of the popular toys hots the chart at number 7 with just less than £400K.

Aladdin

Disneys other live action remake on the chart this week sits at number 15 after 12 weeks on the box office and a total UK gross of £36.5 Million.

The Pixar movie Toy Story 4 has been age rated by the BBFC and given a U certificate for very mild violence, scary scenes.

The fourth film in the Toy Story saga has all your favourite characters back for more adventures, this time it looks like its set in a travelling amusement park and Woody seems to get lost with the rest of the toys of Buzz Lightyear, Rex and Mr Potato Head et el searching for him.

The original three films are considered one of the greatest film trilogies of all time sitting alongside the likes of the original Star Wars trilogy and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

Hence there are high hopes for the new movie and judging by the trailers Pixar wont be disappointing us.

The BBFC have given the film a U age rating for very mild violence, scary scenes and it has an official run time of 100 minutes (1 hour 40 minutes).

TOY STORY 4 (U) very mild violence, scary scenes https://t.co/MC4f6O6o1N

— BBFC (@BBFC) June 5, 2019

The Toy Story trilogy is one of the greatest trilogies of all time sitting alongside the likes of The Star Wars trilogy and The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, and like those great films Toy Story is turning into a Saga.

Lets hope this turns out better than the fourth instalments of the previous mentioned films, and judging by the trailers Toy Story 4 will be great.

Disney today release the final trailer for the film coming out in 1 month on 21st June 2019 and its so funny.

Check it out below.

#ToyStory4 arrives in one month. Watch the final trailer now. pic.twitter.com/gcKEKpzEVH

— Pixar (@Pixar) May 21, 2019