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The big screen adaptation of Wicked has been on the cards for a while now, but hit a block when director Stephen Daldry stepped down, now Crazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu has stepped in.

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The American director has just completed the movie In The Heights, a musical which will hit cinemas, hopefully, later in 2021 after release delays.

The sequel to Crazy Rich Asians, China Rich Girlfriend might also be on his schedule which will be film back to back with the third film Rich People Problems although rumours suggest Chu won't direct.

The film version of the hit musical about the witches of Oz has been in the works for a while, it should have hit cinemas in December of 2019, the same time as another musical adaptation hit, Cats!

No release date or cast has been given yet, and with COVID still a global issue it could be a couple of years before we see it, IMDB are showing a 22nd December 2021 which seems a but tight, maybe 2022 seems more likely?

Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg return for a sequel to the 2009 sleeper hit Zombieland with took over £3 Million in the UK, called Zombieland Double Tap Sony have given us its first trailer.

It's been 10 years but the original team are still together but this time living in the White House, but its not long before the boat is rocked with the introduction of some new characters.

Zombies are still roaming the earth and it looks like the new film is as crazy as the first, we'll find out on 10th October 2019.

The Chinese film The Wandering Earth keeps hold of the global box office for a second weekend with Alita: battle Angel showing good strength with its US release.

The Wandering Earth

Topping the global box office for a second weekend the Chinese hit takes $96.9 million from just 3 countries this weekend to boost its total global box office to an amazing $609.3 million.

Alita: Battle Angel

With its release in the US the manga live action movie from director Robert Rodriguez climbs to number 2 with a gross of $83.9 million from 86 countries.

the films total world gross now sits at $130 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

After entering at number 3 last weekend the brick movie remains in the same place this week with $33.3 million from 69 countries.

The films total gross is now $97 million after 2 weeks, it will hit $100 million by next weekend.

Crazy Alien

Still pulling in audiences in China this comedy is at number 4 this week with a gross of $28.1 million from just the single country.

This pushes the films total global gross to $318.4 million.

Pegasus

There is again a Chinese film to finish off the top 5 this week as the hit film takes $25.7 million from 6 countries to boosts its total cume to $238.4 million.

It was the Chinese new year this past week and Chinese films absolutely dominated the global box office with The Wandering Earth heading a trio of film inside the top 5.

The Wandering Earth

Opening in China to $172.2 million from 3 countries, the Chinese Sci-fi dominated the Chinese box office over the luna new year celebrations and hence dominated the global box office.

The Frant Gwo directed movie has a total global gross of $289 million, the closest Hollywood film this week is the second lego movie entering the box office down at 3.

Crazy Alien

Also doing well at the Chinese box office is Crazy Alien which leapt to number 2 this week with $77.6 million from 2 countries which boosts its total global gross to $213.5 million.

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Highest new film of the week is a Hollywood movie which enters at number 3 with a debut gross of $53.1 million from a quite large 64 countries.

Pegasus

Released in 6 countries the Han Han directed movie takes $52.4 million over the weekend to boosts its total global gross to $150.6 million.

How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Falling quite hard fro, the top this week the third Dragon movie takes $38.2 million from 47 countries on its second weekend to boost its total gross to $138.7 million.

The film is yet to be released in much of the world, including the US, which will give the film a second wind and boost on the box office charts.

It was a tight fought battle at the top of the UK box office this weekend between Night School and last weeks top film The House With A Clock In Its Walls but the new comer won in the end.

Night School

Taking iver at the top the new romantic comedy starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish took the top with £1.59 million, a very slim margin of £0.05million.

Kevin Hart has appeared in some high profile film including Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle so this is a fairly low opening for him, for Tiffany Haddish who starred is the £8 million Girls Trip from 2017 this will go down as her second highest grossing film in the UK.

The House With A Clock In Its Walls

Taking top honors that week the Jack Black starring film nearly repeated this week but gets knocked down to 2 taking £1.54 million for the weekend, this boosts the films total to £5.5 million after 2 weeks.

A Simple Favour

The Paul Feig directed film falls to number 3 this week with just over a million pound weekend gross which takes to films UK gross to £3.4 million after 2 weeks.

Crazy Rich Asians

The American smash hit comedy is still doing well in the UK, although not bringing in the same success as across the pond, but a £0.7 million weekend puts the film at number 4 this week and boosts the total gross to £4.8 million.

The Nun

Halloween may be just around the corner but this horror film will be out the charts by then, sitting at 5 this week with a £0.6 million weekend brings it to a very respectable £10.5 million UK gross.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The sequel has done amazingly well in the UK and is the top total grossing film again this week, dropping to number 13 this week the film has a UK total gross of £65 million.

It probably wont outgross the original movie's £69 million which for a time was the UK's top film but it will be in the same ball park.