New film releases at the UK box office Friday, 5th July 2019 - Spider-Man: Far From Home, Midsommar, Escape Plan: The Extractors, Anna and The Queens Corgi

This weekend, Friday 5th July 2019, there are 5 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Toy Story 4 for the top spot?

Spider-Man: Far From Home

First up at cinemas this week is Spider-Man: Far From Home, a Sci-Fi movie directed by Jon Watts who also directed Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 which grossed £29.7 Million.

It stars Tom Holland who last starred in Avengers: Endgame and Samuel L. Jackson who last appeared in Shaft.

Midsommar

Next on the new release schedule is Midsommar, this new Mystery movie stars Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor.

The film is brought to us by 2 time director Ari Aster.

Escape Plan: The Extractors

Next up this week is Escape Plan: The Extractors which is directed by John Herzfeld who directed Two of a Kind in 1983.

It stars Sylvester Stallone and Dave Bautista who were last seen together in Escape Plan 2 which grossed £6,737.

Anna

Also this week there is Anna from director Luc Besson who also directed The Messenger in 1999.

The film features Sasha Luss and Helen Mirren in starring roles.

The Queens Corgi

The long list of new releases continues with The Queens Corgi which is directed by Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen directing together.

It stars Rusty Shackleford and Jo Wyatt.

Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Come back next week when there are 2 new releases hitting cinemas. -

• Annabelle Comes Home you can see from Wednesday, 10th July
• The Dead Don't Die you can see from Friday, 12th July

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