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This weekend has a couple of big hitters making their way to streaming services that have been delayed for months due to the lockdown in the UK.

Godzilla Vs. Kong and Chaos Walking are both potential blockbusters that have missed out on a place in movie theatres due to the over crowding that is happening later in the year due to delayed films.

Chaos Walking

• The movie is directed by Doug Liman
• Doug Liman also directed Locked Down in 2021.
• It stars Tom Holland who last starred in Cherry (2021).
• The film also stars Daisy Ridley who last appeared in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

The Mauritanian

• This new release stars Tahar Rahim who's last film was The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
• It also stars Nouhe Hamady Bari who is making a feature film debut.
• The film is brought to us by veteran director Kevin Macdonald.

Godzilla Vs. Kong

• The movie is directed by Adam Wingard who directed Death Note in 2017.
• It stars Alexander Skarsgård and Millie Bobby Brown.

Minari

• Also this week there is Minari from director Lee Isaac Chung who also directed Abigail Harm in 2012.
• The film features Alan S. Kim and Yeri Han in starring roles.

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Another film which has had its release date moved about quite a bit, the battle of the big monsters from Warner Bros. Godzilla Vs. Kong which has been given a 12A certificate in the UK by the BBFC.

The movie is a continuation of sort of the 2017 movie Kong: Skull Island and the 2019 movie Godzilla: King of the Monsters.

This time the two oversized creatures battle it out in a big city before going in search of the mighty titans that live under the earths surface.

Story synopsis

Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe.

The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Godzilla Vs. Kong
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate fantasy violence, threat.
• Release date: April 1st 2021
• Runtime: 113m (1 hour 53 minutes)
• Director: Adam Wingard

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Godzilla Vs. Kong which can seen in full below.

Starring among others Alexander Skarsgard and Eiza Gonzalez the movie is directed by Adam Wingard and it has a release date of 21st March 2021.

As you can see the poster sets up the confrontation between the two 'super monsters' with Kong looming large over the burning city and Godzilla about to appear out of the water, the tagline 'One Will Fall' suggests this is a fight to the death!

Synopsis of the movie

Classic monsters Godzilla and King Kong fight it out in a mighty battle as the humans looks to wipe out both creatures in an epic battle to save the planet from destruction.

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

Last weekend saw The Secret Garden climb to the top of the UK box office, but in England cinemas are still closed so again the box office is looking at the few cinemas open in Wales and Scotland.

There are 3 movies this week hitting either cinemas or going direct to streaming.

The Kid Detective

• This new release stars Adam Brody who's last film was Promising Young Woman (2020)
• It also stars Sophie Nelisse who appeared in Close (2019).
• The film is brought to us by new director Evan Morgan.

Another Round

• The movie is directed by Thomas Vinterberg who directed The Commune in 2016.
• It stars Mads Mikkelsen and Thomas Bo Larsen who were last seen together in The Hunt which grossed £103,544.

Ashens And The Polybius Heist

• Also this week there is Ashens And The Polybius Heist from director Riyad Barmania marking a directorial debut.
• The film features Stuart Ashen and Robert Llewellyn in starring roles.

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next weeks there are 4 new movies

• The Loss Adjuster, Friday, 27th November
• A Christmas Carol, Friday, 27th November
• Possessor, Friday, 27th November
• Malibu Road, Wednesday, 28th October

With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the box office over the last 30 years?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019)

No. 1 and highest debut:
Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig

Top total grossing and longest run:
Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015)

No. 1 movie:
Spectre which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut:
The Lady In The Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run:
The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Ten years ago (2010)

No. 1 and Highest debut:
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates

Longest run:
The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing:
Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005)

No. 1 and highest debut:
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell

Longest run:
Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000)

No.1 movie:
What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut:
Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run:
Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995)

No.1 movie:
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut:
A Walk In The Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run:
Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990)

No. 1 and highest debut:
Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi

Longest run:
Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

Top total grossing:
Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.