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UK new movie preview weekend Friday, 15th April 2022 - The Northman, Benedetta, The Lost City and Operation Mincemeat - #thenorthman #benedetta #thelostcity #operationmincemeat

The Northman
This weekend, Friday 15th April 2022, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, for the number 1 spot?

Here are this weeks new releases

  • The Northman
  • Benedetta
  • Operation Mincemeat
  • The Lost City
The Northman

The Northman

  • The movie is directed by Robert Eggers, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Robert Eggers also directed The Witch in 2016 which grossed £883.1K in the UK.
  • It stars Alexander Skarsgård who also starred in D-Day: The Finished Film (2001).
  • The film also stars Nicole Kidman who was last seen in Being the Ricardos (2021).
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Benedetta

  • The movie is directed by Paul Verhoeven, it is the directors 18th movie.
  • Paul Verhoeven also directed Total Recall in 1990 which grossed £7.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $261 3 Mil globally.
  • It stars Virginie Efira who also starred in Turning Tide (2014).
  • The film also stars Charlotte Rampling who was last seen in Dune (2021).
  • The BBFC UK age rating is
Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

  • The movie is directed by John Madden, it is the directors 13th movie.
  • John Madden also directed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2012 which grossed £20.3 Mil. in the UK and grossed $136 8 Mil globally.
  • It stars Rufus Wright who also starred in Assassins Creed (2017).
  • The film also stars Matthew Macfadyen who was last seen in The Current War (2018).
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

The Lost City

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

Next week there is 1 new movie

  • The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Friday 22nd April

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