Last weekend Wonka was at the top of the UK box office, there are 3 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• Silent Night
• Maestro

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

• The movie is directed by James Wan, it is the directors 12th movie.
• James Wan also directed Insidious in 2011 which grossed £7 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Slumberland (2022).
• The film also stars Patrick Wilson who was last seen in The Nun II (2023).
• Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 and Aquaman in 2018.
• James Wan directed Jason Momoa in Aquaman
• James Wan directed Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Case
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Silent Night

• The movie is directed by John Woo, it is the directors 37th movie.
• John Woo also directed Princess Chang Ping in 1976.
• It stars Joel Kinnaman who also starred in Simon and Malou (2009).
• The film also stars Catalina Sandino Moreno who was last seen in Barbarians (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Maestro

• The movie is directed by Bradley Cooper, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Bradley Cooper also directed A Star Is Born in 2018 which grossed £30.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $436.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010).
• The film also stars Bradley Cooper who was last seen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
• Bradley Cooper directed Bradley Cooper in A Star Is Born
• 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.

Next week there are 6 new movies released

• The Boy and the Heron - Tuesday, 26th December
• Ferrari - Tuesday, 26th December
• Anyone But You - Tuesday, 26th December
• Next Goal Wins - Tuesday, 26th December
• Cats In the Museum - Friday, 29th December

It was a time when Disney was riding on the wave of success, Matt Damon could carry a movie and Joss Whedon used cinema to finish off his cancelled TV series.

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

No.1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Abominable directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman and starring Chloë Bennet and Albert Tsai which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Toy Story 4 which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.

Top total grossing: - The Lion King which had taken £75.5 Million after 13 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Martian which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Sicario directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro which entered the box office at number 2.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Inside Out which had taken £38.4 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starring Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Oliver Stone

Longest run: - Back To The Future which had been on the box office for 18 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Toy Story 3 which had taken £73.3 Million after 12 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Serenity starring Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres and directed by Joss Whedon

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £37.2 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson and directed by Peter Segal

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Chicken Run which had taken £28.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Pocahontas starring Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson and directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg

Longest run: - Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20 Million after 12 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: Ghost which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £15.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and starring Rene Auberjonois and Christopher Daniel Barnes which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Total Recall which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.