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

Trolls Band Together and Killers of the Flower Moon fought it out for the top spot in this weekend UK box office and The Trolls won the battle with a debut gross over £3 Million.

Killers of the Flower Moon came in second with a debut gross of just over £2.5 Million.

Last weekends top movie, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, drop to 3rd place this weekend and has taken £8.6 Million since its release.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 20th - 22nd October 2023

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,531,393 over its debut weekend
• Director Martin Scorsese best debut on the UK box office is The Wolf of Wall Street which took £4.6 Million in January 2014.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,362,710 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £8,661,146 over 2 weeks of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £801,725 over the weekend, a 76% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £4,512,913 over 2 weeks of release

Based on a true story from a couple of years back Dumb Money has been given a 15 age rating for strong language, sex references, drug misuse.

The movie stars Paul Dano who recently has been in the hit movie The Batman and has also starred in The Extra Man and The Guilty, it also stars Pete Davidson who has previously appeared in The Guilty and Bodies Bodies Bodies.

The movie is directed by Craig Gillespie who is most famous for directing Cruella but has also directed The Finest Hours and the remake of Fright Night~2011 from 2011.

Movie Synopsis

Everyday people flip the script on Wall Street and get rich by turning GameStop into one of the world's hottest companies. In the middle of everything is Keith Gill, a regular guy who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock. When his social media posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets wealthy -- until the billionaires fight back and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Dumb Money
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex references, drug misuse
• Release date: 22nd September 2023
• Runtime: 104 minutes (1 hours 44 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Craig Gillespie
• Starring:
  • Paul Dano
  • Pete Davidson
  • America Ferrera

BBFC movie page

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Dumb Money which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 1st January 1970
• It is due for release in North America on 22nd September 2023
• It stars among others Paul Dano (Where the Wild Things Are) and Pete Davidson (The Dirt)
• It is directed by Craig Gillespie
• The movie also stars America Ferrera, Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen

Synopsis for Dumb Money

In 2021, a group of rag-tag amateur investors from the Reddit page, Wall Street Bets, band together in a David-vs-Goliath GameStop short squeeze that crushes one of the biggest hedge funds on Wall Street and upends the establishment.

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

Babylon set in the 1920's Hollywood is given an 18 age rating in the UK for strong sex, nudity, drug misuse

The movie stars a powerhouse of the current Hollywood A listers including Brad Pitt, this years Bullet Train and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Margot Robbie, The Suicide Squad and The Wolf of Wall Street as well as starring alongside Brad Pitt in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

The movie is directed by Damien Chazelle who is best known for directing the Oscar Winning La La Land and Whiplash, so no pressure on this movie!

Movie Synopsis

Decadence, depravity, and outrageous excess lead to the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers in 1920s Hollywood.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Babylon
• BBFC age rating: 18 Certificate
• Reason: strong sex, nudity, drug misuse
• Release date: 20th January 2023
• Runtime: 189 minutes (3 hour 09 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Damien Chazelle
• Starring:
  • Brad Pitt
  • Margot Robbie
  • Olivia Wilde

BBFC movie page