Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 16th December 2022, there are 3 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Panther: Wakanda Forever from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Almond and the Seahorse
• The Mean One

Avatar: The Way of Water

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 10th movie.
• James Cameron also directed True Lies in 1994 which grossed $146.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $378.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in The Great Raid (2005).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Amsterdam (2022).
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Almond and the Seahorse

• The movie is from director Celyn Jones and Tom Stern.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Rebel Wilson who also starred in The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• The film also stars Charlotte Gainsbourg who was last seen in The House That Jack Built (2018).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Mean One

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed One Stop Away in 2017.
• It stars David Howard Thornton who also starred in The Mean One (2022).
• The film also stars Krystle Martin who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Puss In Boots: The Last Wish - Wednesday, 21st December
• Corsage - Friday, 23rd December
• Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Friday, 23rd December
• Babylon - Friday, 23rd December
• Matilda: The Musical - Sunday, 25th December - streaming

Last weekend Matilda: The Musical was at the top of the UK box office for a third time, there are 2 new releases this weekend, one in cinemas, one on streaming, can the Avatar sequel top the UK box office?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Avatar: The Way of Water
• The Amazing Maurice

Avatar: The Way of Water

• The movie is directed by James Cameron, it is the directors 10th movie.
• James Cameron also directed True Lies in 1994 which grossed £14.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $378.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sam Worthington who also starred in Clash of the Titans (2010).
• The film also stars Zoe Saldana who was last seen in Amsterdam (2022).
• They also appeared together in Avatar in 2009.
• James Cameron directed Sam Worthington in Avatar
• James Cameron directed Zoe Saldana in Avatar
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Amazing Maurice

• The movie is directed by Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Toby Genkel and Florian Westermann also directed Thor: Legend of the Magical Hammer in 2011.
• It stars Hugh Laurie who also starred in Friends 25th: The One With the Anniversary (2019).
• The film also stars Emilia Clarke who was last seen in Last Christmas (2019).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

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

For home video enthusiasts today is a very sad day as Pioneer have announced they will stop making laserdisk players this month (June 2009).

Initially brought to market in 1978 under the name of DiscoVision the 12 inch disks were going to revolutionise home entertainment and bring that cinema quality high definition picture to the home.

Although the technology inside the huge players was far superior to that of it's magnetic tape (VHS and Beta) equivalents the lack of storage (60 minutes on each side) and high price stopped them from becoming a mainstream purchase.

American video enthusiasts took to the devices as did the Japanese, but Europe never really embraced the devices. VHS had a strong hold, and by the time people realised that their £15 film on the fragile tape was a bad idea and looked for alternatives the 5 inch DVD was hitting the market.

Here is a list of the top selling films on the Laserdisk format: -

1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
2. The Lion King
3. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
4. True Lies

Despite it's hard life the format has laser 30 years and sold a quite respectable 360 million units. Disks didn't shift that many, Star Wars was one of the biggest sellers with 100,000 sold and The Lion King not far behind, although exact sales data is hard to find.