A new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about the start with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence.
The movie stars the man who is in most things at the moment Pedro Pascal who has also been in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Wonder Woman~2011, the movie also stars Vanessa Kirby who has appeared in Mission:Impossible - Fallout and The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.
The movie is directed by Matt Shakman who is a TV director veteran and was responsible for much of the acclaimed series Wandavision, he has previously directed Cut Bank in 2014.
Movie Synopsis
A group of famous superheroes are the planet’s only hope when an intergalactic being threatens to consume the world.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Last weekend Venom: The Last Dance was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?
As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.
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Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
A reboot of the Dungeons & Dragon series, Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is given a 12 age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, horror, language.
The movie stars Chris Pine who played Captain Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek from 2009 and also appeared in the Wonder Woman movie from 2017 and its sequel, the movie also stars Michelle Rodriguez who will be seen later this year in Fast X and was in Machete from 2010.
The movie is directed by the duo John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein who were also responsible for Vacation in 2015 and Game Night in 2018.
Movie Synopsis
A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a long lost relic, but their charming adventure goes dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Remaining at the top this weekend is the Tom Cruise starring sequel movie Top Gun Maverick which has a small 32% drop over its debut last weekend.
Highest new movie of the weekend is the Indian movie Vikram which makes its debut at 7 with $1.7 Million, also new this weekend is David Cronenberg new movie Crimes of the Future with $1.1 Million while Watcher is new at number 11 with $815,000.
After a massive opening weekend the Top Gun sequel was going to stay at the top of the US box office for a second weekend, and it does it in style dropping only 32% from last weekend for a weekend gross of $86 Million.
The movie is proving to be a megga success for Paramount studios, which will make them wonder why they waited 36 years to pruduce a sequel, but perhaps thats why its proving to be a hit, the movie has been getting phenomenal reviews and great word of mouth as not being a formulaic summer blockbuster.
The total gross for the movie is now $291.6 Million after 10 days in cinemas which makes it the 3rd top movie of 2022.
The MCU sequel movie remains at number 2 this weekend with $9.2 Million on its 5th weekend of release, a 42% drop over last weekend.
This pushes the movies total US gross to $388.7 Million making it the top grossing movie of 2022 so far and the top grossing movie on this weekends box office chart.
The animated movie remains at number 3 this weekend with $4.5 Million, a large drop of 65% over its debut weekend last week.
The movie has now taken a US total of $22,2 Million, and with the American school holidays about to start this could be a top 5 mainstay for a few weeks to come.
The animated smash hit movie climbs back up to 4 this weekend with a gross of $3.3 Million, a small 24% drop over last week giving the movie a total of $87.2 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Dropping to number 5 is the British high class movie which takes $3 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, a 48% drop, giving the movie a total US gross of $35.7 Million.
Nicholas Cage plays himself in the off beat comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent which has been given a 15 age rating by the BBFC for strong language, drug misuse, violence, brief sex references
The movie stars Nicholas Cage who starred in the highly acclaimed Pig~2021 from 2021 as well as many other hit movies and Pedro Pascal who is best known these days as The Mandalorian but also starred as the baddie in Wonder Woman 1984.
The movie is directed by Tom Gormican who brought us That Awkward Moment in 2014.
Movie Synopsis
Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission. Taking on the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones.
BBFC certificate breakdown.