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What Men Want

What Men Want
2019
 117 minutes (1 hrs 57 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

Taraji P. Henson · Aldis Hodge · Richard Roundtree · Tracy Morgan · Kristen Ledlow · Josh Brener

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 15th Mar '19
  • Debut position: 3
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: £836.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Feb '19
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $18.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 9

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Feb '19
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $19 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 4

Chart position history

UK box office

15 Mar, 2019
3
22 Mar, 2019
4
29 Mar, 2019
5
5 Apr, 2019
10

US box office

8 Feb, 2019
2
15 Feb, 2019
4
22 Feb, 2019
6
1 Mar, 2019
9
8 Mar, 2019
11
15 Mar, 2019
15

Global box office

8 Feb, 2019
9
15 Feb, 2019
9
22 Feb, 2019
14
15 Mar, 2019
13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £2.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $54 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $64.1 Million

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The next movie in the long running Transformers series, Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts, has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate action violence, threat, language

The movie stars comedian, and most worked star of the moment Pete Davidson who has previously been in Set It Up and What Men Want, it also stars Michelle Yeoh who has starred in Butterfly and Sword and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor among many other movies.

The director of the movie this time around is Steven Caple Jr. who has previously directed Class~2015 a TV movie from 2015 and The Land he also directed Creed II.

Movie Synopsis

In the year 1994, a pair of archaeologists from Brooklyn come into an ancient conflict through a globe-trotting adventure with the Autobots that ties in with three factions of the Transformers race: the Maximals, the Predacons and the Terrorcons.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

  • Title: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
  • BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
  • Reason: moderate action violence, threat, language
  • Release date: 9th June 2023
  • Runtime: 127 minutes (2 hour 7 minutes)
  • The movie is being released into movie theatres
  • Directed by:
    • Steven Caple Jr.
  • Starring:
    • Pete Davidson
    • Michelle Yeoh
    • Ron Perlman

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • She Said
  • Disenchanted
  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
  • Three Day Millionaire
  • Strange World
  • Matilda: The Musical
  • Bones and All

She Said

  • The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
  • It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
  • The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

  • The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
  • Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
  • The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

  • The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
  • It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
  • The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

  • The movie is from director Jack Spring.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
  • The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

  • The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
  • The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

  • The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
  • The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

  • The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
  • Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
  • It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
  • The film also stars Timothée Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • 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 2 new movies released

  • Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
  • Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

This weekend, Friday 18th November 2022, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • She Said
  • Disenchanted
  • Poker Face
  • Taurus
  • The Wonder
  • Slumberland
  • Spirited
  • A Christmas Story Christmas
  • The Menu

She Said

  • The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
  • It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in Inside Llewyn Davis (2014).
  • The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Disenchanted

  • The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
  • Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed $54 Mil. in the US.
  • It stars Amy Adams who also starred in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006).
  • The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Poker Face

  • The movie is directed by Russell Crowe, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Russell Crowe also directed The Water Diviner in 2015.
  • It stars Russell Crowe who also starred in Body of Lies (2008).
  • The film also stars Liam Hemsworth who was last seen in Arkansas (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

Taurus

  • The movie is directed by Tim Sutton, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Tim Sutton also directed Dark Night in 2017.
  • It stars Megan Fox who also starred in Think Like a Dog (2020).
  • The film also stars Scoot McNairy who was last seen in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Wonder

  • The movie is directed by Sebastian Lelio, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Sebastian Lelio also directed Disobedience in 2018.
  • It stars Niamh Algar who also starred in Calm With Horses (2020).
  • The film also stars Florence Pugh who was last seen in Don't Worry Darling (2022).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Slumberland

  • The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 in 2015 which grossed $281.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $653.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Jason Momoa who also starred in Braven (2018).
  • The film also stars Mercedes Blanche who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Spirited

  • The movie is directed by Sean Anders and John Morris, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Sean Anders and John Morris also directed That's My Boy in 2012 which grossed $36.9 Mil. in the US.
  • It stars Ryan Reynolds who also starred in The Nines (2007).
  • The film also stars Will Ferrell who was last seen in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020).
  • They also appeared together in Dick in 1999.
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

A Christmas Story Christmas

  • The movie is directed by Clay Kaytis, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Clay Kaytis also directed The Christmas Chronicles in 2018.
  • It stars Peter Billingsley who also starred in Russkies (1987).
  • The film also stars Zack Ward who was last seen in Survive the Game (2021).
  • They also appeared together in A Christmas Story in 1983.
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Menu

  • The movie is directed by Mark Mylod, it is the directors 4th movie.
  • Mark Mylod also directed The Big White in 2005.
  • It stars Anya Taylor-Joy who also starred in Emma. (2020).
  • The film also stars Ralph Fiennes who was last seen in The Forgiven (2022).
  • 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.

Here are 5 of the new movies for next weekend

  • Something In the Dirt - Tuesday, 22nd November - streaming
  • The Woman King - Friday, 16th September - streaming
  • Poker Face - Wednesday, 16th November - streaming
  • Bones and All - Wednesday, 23rd November
  • Strange World - Wednesday, 23rd November

Disney continue their run of live action movie re-images of classic cartoons with Dumbo which makes its box office debut at the top this weekend.

Dumbo

Tim Burton brings his unique style to the live action movie and charms audiences but leaves critics less than thrilled with the re-telling of the classic tale.

The films makes its UK debut with a healthy £6 million debut which makes it already the 16th top grossing film of 2019.

Captain Marvel

Four weeks on and the Marvel super hero movie is at number 2 with a weekend gross of £1.7 million.

This brings the films total Uk gross to £32.5 million and is, for the moment, the top grossing film of 2019.

Us

Jordan Peele's horror film missed out on the top spot last week and falls to 3 this week with £1.7 million pushing its total to £6 million.

Fishermans Friends

The British comedy falls to 4 this week but the film has had a successful run at the box office, this week it takes £629,247.

This takes the films total gross to £4.8 million after 3 weeks and should pass £5 million by next weekend.

What Men Want

Finally in the top 5 is the American comedy which takes £300,641 on its third weekend of release taking its total to £2.5 million.

Green Book

The Oscar winning movie has probably had the best run on the box office post ceremony and this week spends its 9th weekend on the box office with £95,129 and a £9.8 million total.

It should pass £10 million before it finishes its UK box office run.

Captain Marvel managed to hold onto the top spot for a third consecutive weekend on the UK despite competition for horror movie Us which makes its box office debut at 2.

Captain Marvel

Holding on for a third week at the top is the Marvel super hero movie which this weekend take £3.4 million.

This pushes the films total UK gross to just under £30 million and is the top grossing film of the year so far in the UK.

Us

Jordan Peele follows up his critically acclaimed Get Out with this much praised horror movie which makes its UK debut at number 2 with £2.7 million.

Get out debuted with £2.1 million and went on to make over £10 million in the UK so this has got off to a flying start for the director.

Fishermans Friends

The British comedy falls to second place in its second weekend making just under a million pound over the weekend.

This pushes the films total Uk gross to £3.3 million after 10 days of release (not including previews).

What Men Want

The mind reading comedy falls to 4 and takes £515,410 this weekend pushing its UK total to £1.8 million.

Fighting With My Family

The light hearted comedy from director Stephen Merchant takes £388,963 this weekend pushing its total gross to £5.2 million.

The White Crow

The Ralph Fiennes directed movie makes its UK debut at number 7 this week with £326,997.

Five Feet Apart

Making its debut at number 10 this week is the Justin Baldoni directed romantic drama which takes £253,341.

Note

This is the lowest UK box office combined gross since the end of August 2018, a period when the weather in the UK for extremely hot causing people to spend more time outside and away from the multiplexes.