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This weeks UK new movie preview 20th December 2024 - Mufasa: The Lion King and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

This weeks UK new movie preview 20th December 2024 - Mufasa: The Lion King and Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mufasa: The Lion King
With Moana 2 currently at the top of the UK box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the UK box office crown?

As well as the movies released in cinemas this weekend this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Mufasa: The Lion King
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

  • The movie is directed by Barry Jenkins, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Barry Jenkins also directed If Beale Street Could Talk in 2018 which grossed £818.8K in the UK.
  • It stars Aaron Pierre who also starred in Old (2021).
  • The film also stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. who's last movie was Chevalier (2023).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

  • The movie is from director Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ben Whitehead who also starred in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005).
  • The film also stars Peter Kay who's last movie was Britains Got the Pop Factor (2008).
  • They also appeared together in Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005.
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

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

Next week there are 2 new movies released

  • Better Man - Thursday, 26th December
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - Friday, 27th December

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