After the massive success of Moana 2 Disney turn back to their live action remakes with the original Moana getting the treatment which has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat.

The movie stars Catherine Laga'aia who is making a feature film debut, it also stars Dwayne Johnson who returns as the same character he voiced in the animated version, he has also starred in Fighting With My Family and San Andreas.

The movie is directed by Thomas Kail who has directed Grease Live and Hamilton~2020.

Movie Synopsis

A Polynesian girl joins forces with a shape-shifting demigod to save her dying island from a curse.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Moana~2025
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat
• Release date: 10th July 2026
• Runtime: 115 minutes (1 hours 55 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Thomas Kail
• Starring:
  • Catherine Laga'aia
  • Dwayne Johnson
  • John Tui

BBFC movie page

It has been while since the last big screen Star Wars outing, Star Wars The Rise Of Skywalker, but with the success of the TV series Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu gets the treatment - the movie has been given a 12A age rating for moderate violence, threat, injury detail.

As with the TV show Pedro Pascal stars as The Mandalorian, he has also starred in Drive-Away Dolls and Sisters~2005, it also stars Sigourney Weaver who has been seen in Imaginary Heroes and The Meyerowitz Stories: New and Selected.

The movie is directed by Jon Favreau who created the TV show and has directed movies like Zathura: A Space Adventure and Chef.

Movie Synopsis

The Mandalorian and his young apprentice Grogu hunt down imperial fugitives after the fall of the Empire.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, injury detail
• Release date: 22nd May 2026
• Runtime: 132 minutes (2 hours 12 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Jon Favreau
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Jeremy Allen White

BBFC movie page

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie The Wedding Banquet which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Bowen Yang (The Tigers Apprentice) and Lily Gladstone (The Thin Line)
• It is directed by Andrew Ahn (30 30 Vision 3 Decades of Strand Releasing)
• The movie also stars Kelly Marie Tran, Joan Chen and Youn Yuh-jung
• There is currently no UK release date set
• The release date in North America is 18th April 2025

Synopsis for The Wedding Banquet

Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment. However, things soon get complicated when his grandmother surprises them with plans for an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

With Five Nights At Freddy's currently at the top of the North American box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the US box office crown?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• The Marvels
• Villains Incorporated
• Journey to Bethlehem
• Manodrome
• It's a Wonderful Knife
• Tiger 3
• The Killer
• The Holdovers

The Marvels

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed Candyman in 2021 which grossed $61.1 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Brie Larson who also starred in Treatment (2011).
• The film also stars Teyonah Parris who was last seen in They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Teyonah Parris in Candyman
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Villains Incorporated

• The movie is directed by Jeremy Warner, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Jeremy Warner also directed Go West in 2023.
• It stars Mallory Everton who also starred in Go West (2023).
• The film also stars Colin Mochrie who was last seen in Astronaut (2019).
• Jeremy Warner directed Mallory Everton in Go West
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Journey to Bethlehem

• The movie is from director Adam Anders.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Antonio Banderas who also starred in Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever (2002).
• The film also stars Milo Manheim who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Manodrome

• The movie is directed by John Trengove, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• John Trengove also directed Hopeville in 2010.
• It stars Jesse Eisenberg who also starred in Rio (2011).
• The film also stars Adrien Brody who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• They also appeared together in The VIllage in 2004.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

It's a Wonderful Knife

• The movie is directed by Tyler MacIntyre, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Tyler MacIntyre also directed Tragedy Girls in 2017.
• It stars Jane Widdop who also starred in It's a Wonderful Knife (2023).
• The film also stars Jess McLeod who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Tiger 3

• The movie is directed by Maneesh Sharma, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Maneesh Sharma also directed Shuddh Desi Romance in 2013.
• It stars Salman Khan who also starred in Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004).
• The film also stars Katrina Kaif who was last seen in Merry Christmas (2023).
• Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Partner in 2007, Bharat in 2019, Zero in 2018, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya in 2005, Welcome to New York in 2018, Hello in 2008, Yuvvraaj in 2008, Bodyguard in 2011, Ek Tha Tiger in 2012, Tiger Zinda Hai in 2017 and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani in 2009.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Killer

• The movie is directed by David Fincher, it is the directors 13th movie.
• David Fincher also directed Gone Girl in 2014 which grossed $167.8 Mil. in the US and grossed $368.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Steve Jobs (2015).
• The film also stars Tilda Swinton who was last seen in Asteroid City (2023).
• David Fincher directed Tilda Swinton in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Holdovers

• The movie is directed by Alexander Payne, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Alexander Payne also directed The Passion of Martin in 1991.
• It stars Paul Giamatti who also starred in The Last Station (2010).
• The film also stars Dominic Sessa who is making a feature film debut.
• Alexander Payne directed Paul Giamatti in Sideways
• 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 12 new movies released

• American Cherry - Monday, 13th November
• Loose Cannon - Tuesday, 14th November
• The Prince of Egypt: The Musical - Wednesday, 15th November - streaming
• Best. Christmas. Ever! - Thursday, 16th November - streaming
• Saltburn - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Next Goal Wins - Friday, 17th November
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Friday, 17th November
• Thanksgiving - Friday, 17th November
• May December - Friday, 17th November - limited release
• Rustin - Friday, 3rd November - streaming
• Trolls Band Together - Friday, 17th November
• Do Not Disturb - Friday, 17th November

Maverick director Steven Spielberg releases his much anticipated, and much delayed, remake of West Side Story which should have been an easy number 1 movie but it was released the same weekend as children's favourite Clifford the Big Red Dog and and the two had a mighty battle for the top spot!

Also new this week is a re-entry for the Christmas favourite Home Alone which gets another holiday release this year and enters at number 7 this week with £122,299.

UK box office QuickView

• Number 1 - West Side Story (1st Weekend)
• Highest debut - West Side Story (@1)
• Longest run - No Time To Die (11 weeks)
• Highest total gross - No Time To Die (£96.3 Million)

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 10th - 12th December 2021

West Side Story

Director Steven Spielberg brings his latest movie to the big screen, his first since 2018's Ready Player One, and it narrowly hits the top of the weekend box office on its debut weeekend.

The movie which is baed on the 1957 Broadway show of the same name takes £1.297 Million over the weekend.

The movie had a tight fight with Clifford the Big Red Dog and in the end there was less than half a million pound separating them.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Landing at 2 this week is the children's classic animated TV show which here gets the big screen treatment with a large CGI dog.

The movie is directed by Walt Becker and stars Britains own Jack Whitehall, it took £1.293 Million over its debut weekend.

House of Gucci

The Ridley Scott directed true life drama falls to 3 this week taking £779,973 on its 3rd weekend of release, a 48% drop over last weekend which gives it a UK total gross of £7.3 Million.

Encanto

The Disney animated feature falls to 4 this week with £635,387, a 50% drop over last week, giving the movie a 3 week total of £4.2 Million.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Finishing off the top 5 this week is the Ghostbusters sequel which takes £585,505 on its 4th weekend of release, a 45% drop, giving it a £10.1 Million total.