Dune 2021

The Ghostbusters franchise proves that there is still life after the ill received reboot from 2016 as the Ghostbusters: Afterlife tops the global box office on its debut.

Also making an impact on its debut inside the top 5 is the Chinese movie The Door Lock which makes its debut at number 3.

Outside the top 5 Railway Heros is new at number 7 with $9.4 Million and Will Smith stars in King Richars which is new at number 8 with $8.2 Million.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (1st weekend)
• Highest debut - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (@1)
• Longest run - Dune (10 weeks)
• highest total gross - No Time To Die ($734 Million)

Global box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st November 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Director Jason Reitman, son of original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman, brings a true sequel to Ghostbusters to the screen and hits the top of the global box office on its debut week of release with $60 Million from 32 countries.

The movie has has a mixed reception from critics but audiences seem to love the return of the franchise and it has hot the top spot in most of the countries it has been released in.

The movie has some very stiff competition going forward, but for now this return of the beloved franchise has hit the right mark and will probably green light another in the franchise.

Eternals

Marvels latest movie falls to number 2 after 2 weeks at the top with a weekend gross of $33.5 Million from 50 countries on its third weekend of release, a 56% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a global total of $336.1 Million over its 3 weeks making it the 10th top movie of 2021.

Be Somebody

The Chinese movie is still only available in the single country and this weekend stays at number 3 with a gross of $23.6 Million, a 17% increase over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $20.3 Million after 2 weeks of release.

The Door Lock

Again released only in China this drama from director Orkenbek Baysenbay makes its debut with $19.9 Million and is the fourth top movie of the weekend.

No Time To Die

The James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig falls to number 5 this week from number 2 with a weekend gross of $16.1 Million from 73 countries, a resonable 44% drop over last weekend.

Despite the large drop on he box office the movie has taken $734 Million over its 8 weeks of release and is the 3rd top movie globally of 2021.

the movie does pass a big milestone this weekend, is is the highest grossing English speaking movie of 2021 overtaking Fast & Furious 9 and is only behind the massive Chinese blockbusters of Hi, Mom at number 2 and The Battle At Lake Changjin which is the top movie of the year.

Marvel's Eternals spends a second weekend at the top of the global box office with little competition from new releases or older movie as the film pushes towards the $300 Million global mark.

Top new movie of the weekend is the Chinese only release Be Somebody which is new at 3 while right behind it is Clifford The Big Red Dog which is new at number 4.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Eternals (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - Be Somebody (@3)
• Longest run - Dune (9 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Battle At Lake Changjin ($867.8 Million)

Global Box Office top 5 breakdown weekend 12th - 14th November 2021

Eternals

Marvel's latest big screen adventure remains at the top of the global box office for a second weekend with a take of $75.5 Million from 50 countries, a 53% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken $281.3 Million over its 2 weeks of release as it heads towards the $300 Million mark which it should do by next weekend.

No Time To Die

The 25th Bond movie spends another weekend in the top 5, this week staying put at number 2 with a weekend gross of $28.5 Million from 73 countries, a very slim 14% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $708.6 Million after 7 weeks of release, it is getting close to the $1 Billion mark but will fall short.

The movie is the fourth top movie of 2021 and by next weekend should take Fast & Furious 9 to be the top non Chinese movie of the year.

Be Somebody

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 3 and has only been released in China, it has a debut weekend gross of $19.8 Million.

Clifford the Big Red Dog

Also released in just 1 country, this time America, the popular animated series getting the big screen live action treatment makes its debut at 4 with $16.4 Million.

Dune~2020

The sci-fi classic from director Denis Villeneuve falls to number 5 this weekend with $12.3 Million from a massive 77 countries, a 34% drop over last weekend.

The smash hit movie has taken $351.2 Million over 9 weeks of release and is the 9th top movie of 2021 so far, although with a few potential blockbusters still to come it might struggle to keep its top 10 position.

Marvel Studios released their much anticipated Eternals this weekend and as expected the movie took the global box office by storm and topped the chart on its debut.

Global box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Eternals (1st weekend)
• Highest debut - Eternals (@1)
• Longest run - Dune (8 weeks)
• Highest total gross - The Battle At Lake Changjin ($859.5 Million)

Global box office top 5 weekend breakdown 5th - 7th November 2021

Eternals

Marvel release their next movie in the 'Phase 4' MCU and as expected the Chloe Zhao directed film tops the global box office with ease taking $161.7 Million.

The movie was released in 47 countries and topped the box office in most of those countries, but with unfavourable reviews and a host of new anticipated movies coming in the next couple of months the movie could sink quicker than expected.

No Time To Die

The smash hit Bond movie falls to number 2 this weekend with a take of $33.4 Million from 73 countries, a 44% drop over last weekend.

The movie has been on the global box office for 6 weeks not and taken $667.4 Million making it the 5th top movie of 2021.

The movie should overtake Detective Chinatown 3 by next weekend to be the fourth top movie of the year.

Dune~2020

The Denis Villeneuve directed movie takes $18.7 Million this weekend, a 49% drop, and falls to number 3, it is still on general release in 76 countries.

The movie has now taken $330.4 Million globally over 8 weeks of release and is the 9th top movie of 2021.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Director Andy Serkis's hit villain movie from the Spiderverse falls to number 4 this weekend with a take of $15.8 Million from 55 countries, a 42% drop.

This gives the movie a total global gross of $424.6 Million over 6 weeks of release and the 6th top movie of 2021.

The Battle At Lake Changjin

Amazingly still only released in China the top movie of 2021 globally is at number 5 this weekend with $8.6 Million, a 55% drop over last week, the movies total is now $859.5 Million.

This weekend, Friday 5th November 2021, there are 5 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, No Time to Die, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

• Eternals
• Spencer
• Red Notice
• The Card Counter
• Finch

Eternals

• The movie is directed by Chloe Zhao, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Chloe Zhao also directed Nomadland in 2021 which grossed £2.2 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Gemma Chan who also starred in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021).
• The film also stars Richard Madden who last appeared in 1917 (2020).
• Box Office prediction: Number 1

Spencer

• The movie is directed by Pablo Larrain, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Pablo Larrain also directed Post Mortem in 2011 which grossed £3.2K in the UK.
• It stars Kristen Stewart who also starred in Underwater (2020).
• The film also stars Timothy Spall who last appeared in The Obscure Life of the Grand Duke of Corsica (2021).
• They also appeared together in 9 Kisses (2014).
• Box Office prediction: Number 4

Red Notice

• The movie is directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Rawson Marshall Thurber also directed Skyscraper in 2018 which grossed £5.1 Mil. in the UK and grossed $304.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dwayne Johnson who also starred in Jungle Cruise (2021).
• The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who last appeared in Free Guy (2021).
• Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds have starred in 2 movies together.
• They also appeared together in Free Guy (2021).
• Box Office prediction: Number 6

The Card Counter

• The movie is directed by Paul Schrader, it is the directors 14th movie.
• Paul Schrader also directed Patty Hearst in 1988 which grossed £40K in the UK.
• It stars Oscar Isaac who also starred in Dune (2021).
• The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who last appeared in Here Today (2021).

Finch

• The movie is directed by Miguel Sapochnik, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Miguel Sapochnik also directed Hieroglyph in 2014.
• It stars Tom Hanks who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Caleb Landry Jones who last appeared in The Forgiven (2021).

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

Next week there are 4 new movies released

• Mandelas Gun, Friday, 12th November
• Cry Macho, Friday, 12th November
• Mothering Sunday, Friday, 12th November
• Becoming Cousteau, Friday, 12th November

Holding a strong lead over the US box office this weekend Dune stays at the top for a second weekend while My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission is the top new movie at number 4.

Also new this week is Antlers at number 6 with $4.2 Million and Last Night in Soho at number 7 with a debut gross of $4.1 Million.

US box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Dune (2nd weekend)
• Highest debut - My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (@4)
• Longest run - Free Guy (12 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ($222.7 Million)

North American top 5 breakdown box office weekend 29th - 31st October 2021

Dune~2020

Easily taking a second weekend at the top of the US box office Denis Villeneuve's vision of the classic sci-fi noval takes $15.5 Million, a 61% drop over last weekend.

The movie, which has just has a sequel green lit, has now taken $69.4 Million at the US box office on its way to $100 Million which it should have by next weekend.

Halloween Kills

It was the Halloween weekend and the namesake movie hanks onto the box office number 2 slot for a second week with a gross of $8.5 Million, a very good 41% drop over last weekend.

This gives the movie a total gross of $85.6 Million over its 3 weeks of release which is looking good for the third part of the new trilogy, Halloween Ends, which is set for release in 2022.

No Time To Die

The latest Bond movie hald firm at number 3 with a $7.8 Million weekend gross, a very slim 34% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken $133.3 Million in the US over 4 weeks of release and is the 6th top movie of 2021.

My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission

Highest new movie of the weekend comes in at number 4 this week with the Japanese superhero manga comic book adaptation.

The animated movie takes a very good $6.4 Million over the weekend.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Sony's Spiderverse villain movie falls to number 5 this weekend with a gross of $5.7 Million, a slim 37% drop over last week, giving the movie a 5 weekend total of $190.4 Million and the 2nd top movie of 2021 having overtaken Black Widow.