
£0
$0
$0 This weekend, Friday 12th May 2023, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, for the number 1 spot?
Check out other new releases from around the world.
Here are this weeks new releasesCheck back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
Making its debut at the top was IT Chapter Two starring Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy and directed by Andy Muschietti
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £73.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.
The number one film was Straight Outta Compton which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was No Escape directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Owen Wilson and Lake Bell which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 36 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Inside Out which had taken £36 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was The Last Exorcism starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell and directed by Daniel Stamm
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £93.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The 40 Year Old Virgin starring Steve Carell and Catherine Keener and directed by Judd Apatow
The film with the longest run was Wedding Crashers which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £35 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Snatch starring Jason Statham and Stephen Graham and directed by Guy Ritchie
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.5 Million over 17 weeks of release.
The number one film was Die Hard With A Vengeance which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The City Of Lost Children directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Ron Perlman and Daniel Emilfork which entered the box office at number 9.
The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £18.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Memphis Belle starring Matthew Modine and Eric Stoltz and directed by Michael Caton-Jones
The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £8 Million after 7 weeks of release.
What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
The number one film was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £45.2 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.
The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.
What were the big films in movie theatres over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
Making its debut at the top was Spider-Man: Far From Home starring Tom Holland and Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Jon Watts
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 18 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £88.5 Million after 11 weeks of release.
The number one film was Minions which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Terminator Genisys directed by Alan Taylor and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jason Clarke which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £53.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Shrek Forever After starring Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy and directed by Mike Mitchell
The film with the longest run was Robin Hood which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Sex And The City 2 which had taken £21 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was War Of The Worlds starring Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning and directed by Steven Spielberg
The film with the longest run was Valiant which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £38.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Chicken Run starring Phil Daniels and Lynn Ferguson and directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £25.7 Million over 8 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Congo starring Laura Linney and Dylan Walsh and directed by Frank Marshall
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.5 Million over 12 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Dick Tracy starring Warren Beatty and Charlie Korsmo and directed by Warren Beatty
The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £11.9 Million after 6 weeks of release.
The British fishing based movie Fisherman's Friends makes a good new entry at number 2 but Captain MArvel is too strong on its second weekend of release and remains at the top.
The hit Marvel movie starring Brie Larson remains at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend taking £6.6 million.
This pushed the female led super hero movie to £23.6 million after 10 days in cinemas (including previews).
The British films directed by Chris Foggin enters the box office at number 2 this week with a debut gross of £1.2 million.
The film has got very good reviews across the board which could hold the film in good sted and see it a staple of the box office for the coming weeks.
The mind reading comedy starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan enters the UK box office this week at 3 with a gross of £836,612.
Falling to number 4 this week the second brick movie takes £643,623 on its fourth weekend of release.
The film is taking a long slide down the chart and considering how its total gross of £17.5 million is far lower than the first film this will work in its favour.
Falling to number 5 this week is the Stephen Merchant directorial debut which has done quite well for itself and this weekend takes £632,598.
This pushes the films total UK gross to £4.6 million.