As 2024 comes to an end Sonic the Hedgehog 3 takes over at the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend.

The threequel movie which has got good reviews across the board makes its debut with a gross of £11.7 Million.

This is higher than the previous movie but this figure is the gross since release and only took £4 Million over the weekend.

Falling to number 2 is Mufasa: The Lion King which took £4.2 Million and was the top movie once the 3 day weekend Friday to Sunday.

Also new this weekend is Better Man~2024, the Robbie Williams bio-pic which is new at 5 with £1.5 Million.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 27th - 29th December 2024

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £4,244,612 over the weekend, a 4% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,613,098 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took £36,889,089 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,699,246 over the weekend, a 7% increase from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £53,009,797 over 6 weeks of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,568,932 over its debut weekend

With The Wild Robot currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Bird
• Paddington In Peru
• Red One
• Piece By Piece

Bird

• The movie is directed by Andrea Arnold, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Andrea Arnold also directed Cow in 2022 which grossed £33.7K in the UK.
• It stars Nykiya Adams who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Franz Rogowski who's last movie was Disco Boy (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Paddington In Peru

• The movie is from director Dougal Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ben Whishaw who also starred in Spectre (2015).
• The film also stars Imelda Staunton who's last movie was Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023).
• Ben Whishaw and Imelda Staunton have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Paddington in 2014 and Paddington 2 in 2017.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Red One

• The movie is directed by Jake Kasdan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jake Kasdan also directed Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle in 2017 which grossed £37.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $962.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Gridiron Gang (2007).
• The film also stars Chris Evans who's last movie was Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).
• They also appeared together in Free Guy in 2021.
• Jake Kasdan directed Dwayne Johnson in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Jumanji: The Next Level
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Piece By Piece

• The movie is directed by Morgan Neville, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Morgan Neville also directed 20 Feet From Stardom in 2014 which grossed £62.2K in the UK.
• It stars Pharrell Williams who also starred in Amex Unstaged Pharrell Williams Live At the Apollo (2014).
• The film also stars Morgan Neville who is making a feature film debut.
• 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 3 new movies released

• Gladiator II - Friday, 15th November
• Conclave - Friday, 15th November
• Cbeebies Panto 2024: Beauty and the Beast - Sunday, 17th November

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Better Man which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jonno Davies (Better Man) and Jake Simmance (Better Man)
• It is directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman)
• The movie also stars Jesse Hyde, Damon Herriman and Alison Steadman
• The UK release date is 26th December 2024
• And the release date in North America is 17th January 2025

Synopsis for Better Man

Biopic of pop superstar Robbie Williams told from his perspective and following his life from childhood to his time in the boy band Take That then his solo career. The story also includes Williams' struggles with substance abuse and family dramas.

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

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Better Man~2024 which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jonno Davies (Kingsman: The Secret Service) and Jake Simmance (Better Man~2024)
• It is directed by Michael Gracey (Better Man~2024)
• The movie also stars Jesse Hyde, Damon Herriman and Alison Steadman
• The UK release date is 26th December 2024
• And the release date in North America is 17th January 2025

Synopsis for Better Man~2024

Biopic of pop superstar Robbie Williams told from his perspective and following his life from childhood to his time in the boy band Take That then his solo career. The story also includes Williams' struggles with substance abuse and family dramas.

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

Kathryn Newton stars in the new comedy horror movie Lisa Frankenstein which has ben given a 15 age rating for strong violence, bloody images

The movies star Kathryn Newton has also appeared in movies such as Paranormal Activity 4 and Blockers, the movie also stars Liza Soberano who appeared in My Ex and Whys.

The movie is directed by Zelda Williams who as well as directing a number of music videos directed Kappa Kappa Die in 2020.

Movie Synopsis

A lonely teenager comes out of her shell after accidentally reanimating a Victorian corpse in this 1980s-set romantic horror comedy, which combines dark humour and fantasy with occasional gory moments.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Lisa Frankenstien
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong violence, bloody images
• Release date: 1st March 2024
• Runtime: 101 minutes (1 hours 41 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Zelda Williams
• Starring:
  • Kathryn Newton
  Liza SoberanoJenna Davis

BBFC movie page