The UK see’s no less than four new releases in cinema this week. Angel Has Fallen is the third movie in the series and this week’s biggest new release. You can also catch up with IT ahead of part two’s release this week as part one hits cinemas once more.
Let’s take a look at the movie trailers, so without further ado here are the cinema releases 23 August 2019 in the UK & USA.
Cinema Releases 23 August 2019
Angel Has Fallen (Action)
Released 23rd August 2019 UK/USA (15/R) 121 Mins
- Distributor: Lionsgate
- Starring Gerard Butler; Morgan Freeman; Piper Perabo
The third film in the series following Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016).
Crawl (Action, Adventure)
Released 23rd August 2019 UK (15) 87 Mins
- Distributor: Paramount
- Starring Kaya Scodelario; Barry Pepper; Morfydd Clark
Pain & Glory (Drama)
Released 23rd August 2019 UK (15) 113 Mins
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- Starring Antonio Banderas, Penélope Cruz, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas, Cecilia Roth, Raúl Arévalo
Recent/Upcoming Blu-ray/DVD Releases
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Horror)
Released 23rd August 2019 UK (15) 111 Mins
- Distributor: eOne
- Starring Zoe Margaret Colletti; Michael Garza; Gabriel Rush
Get ready for IT Chapter Two which releases on 6th September by watching part one in cinemas this week.
IT (2017) (Drama, Horror)
Released 23rd August 2019 UK (15)
- Distributor: Warner Bros
- Bill Skarsgård; Jaeden Lieberher; Finn Wolfhard
USA Only Releases
Overcomer (Drama)
Released 23rd August 2019 USA (PG) 115 Mins
- Distributor: Sony Pictures
Final Thought – Cinema Releases 23 August 2019 – & Box Office
Angel Has Fallen is the week’s big release. It’s the third installment Fallen series. The previous two films being Olympus Has Fallen (2013) and London Has Fallen (2016).
At the box office Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood enters at number one taking £7.5m. It pushes The Lion King into second place with £2.48m.
UK Blu-ray & DVD Charts
Shazam goes straigt in at number one in this week’s UK Blu-ray and DVD charts. Pet Sematary is another new entry at three (Blu-ray).
Our pick or the Blu-ray new releases has to be Hammer film Lust For A Vampire which entered at number eleven. It’s released by Studiocanal and has been restored.
You can seen the charts in full below.
Top 10 Box Office Films
USA Box Office (16 August 2019)
| Pos | LW | Movie | Distributor | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Good Boys | Universal | $21,402,605 |
| 2 | (1) | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Universal | $14,179,135 |
| 3 | (3) | The Lion King | Walt Disney | $12,332,687 |
| 4 | New | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Sony Pictures | $10,354,073 |
| 5 | (2) | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | CBS Films | $10,008,009 |
| 6 | (4) | Dora and the Lost City of Gold | Paramount Pictures | $8,567,251 |
| 7 | New | 47 Meters Down: Uncaged | Entertainment Studio | $8,427,265 |
| 8 | (5) | Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood | Sony Pictures | $7,681,355 |
| 9 | (6) | The Art of Racing in the Rain | 20th Century Fox | $4,571,949 |
| 10 | New | Blinded by the Light | Warner Bros | $4,333,305 |
UK Box Office (16 August 2019)
| Pos | LW | Movie | Distributor | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Once Upon A Time In Hollywood | Sony Pictures | £7,544,445 |
| 2 | (1) | The Lion King | Disney | £2,486,795 |
| 3 | (2) | Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw | Universal | £1,435,377 |
| 4 | New | Dora & The Lost City Of Gold | Paramount | £1,165,865 |
| 5 | (3) | Toy Story 4 | Disney | £1,023,453 |
| 6 | New | Good Boys | Universal | £844,169 |
| 7 | (4) | Blinded By The Light | eOne Films | £422,799 |
| 8 | (6) | Angry Birds 2 | Sony Pictures | £415,614 |
| 9 | (5) | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures | £386,817 |
| 10 | (9) | Casino Royale (Secret Cinema 2019) | Independent | £345,761 |
| Other | ||||
| 11 | New | Uglydolls | STX Entertainment | £266,074 |
UK Blu-ray/DVD Charts
Blu-ray Charts (18 August 2019)
| Pos | LW | Film | Buy From | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Shazam | Warner Bros | |
| 2 | New | Batman - Hush | Warner Bros | |
| 3 | New | Pet Sematary | Paramount | |
| 4 | (1) | Captain Marvel (2019) | Marvel Films | |
| 5 | Re: | Iron Man | Paramount | |
| 6 | (2) | Alita - Battle Angel | 20th Century Fox | |
| 7 | Re: | Iron Man - 3 Movie Collection | Marvel Films | |
| 8 | (3) | Dumbo (2019) | Walt Disney | |
| 9 | (10) | Aquaman (2018) |  | Warner Bros |
| 10 | (4) | Spider-Man - Into The Spider-Verse | | Sony Pictures |
| 11 | New | Lust For A Vampire | Studiocanal | |
| 12 | (7) | Bumblebee (2018) | | Paramount |
| 13 | (6) | Chernobyl | Acorn Media | |
| 14 | (5) | Us | Universal Pictures | |
| 15 | New | Attack On Titan - Season Three - Pt 1 | Manga Entertainment | |
| 16 | New | Bloody Terror-Shocking Cinema Of Norman | Powerhouse Films | |
| 17 | (33) | London Has Fallen/Olympus Has Fallen | Lionsgate | |
| 18 | (9) | Venom | | Sony Pictures |
| 19 | (11) | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) | | 20th Century Fox |
| 20 | New | Schramm | Arrow Films | |
| 21 | (12) | Fantastic Beasts - Crimes of Grindelwald | | Warner Bros |
| 22 | (32) | Stan & Ollie (2019) | | Entertainment One |
| 23 | (13) | Mortal Engines (2018) | | Universal Pictures |
| 24 | (15) | Spider-Man Homecoming (2017) | | Sony Pictures |
| 25 | (14) | Fisherman's Friends | | EIV |
| 26 | (17) | Avengers - Infinity War (2018) | | Marvel Films |
| 27 | (44) | Blade Runner 2049 | | Sony Pictures |
| 28 | (20) | Quentin Tarantino Collection | Lionsgate | |
| 29 | (16) | How To Train Your Dragon - Hidden World | | Dreamworks |
| 30 | (18) | Cold Pursuit | | Studiocanal |
| Others | ||||
| 31 | New | The Last Dance - Farewell Concert Film | Sony Music | |
| 32 | New | Of Flesh And Blood - Cinema Of Hiroka | BFI | |
| 33 | (39) | IT (2017) | Warner Bros | |
| 34 | (23) | The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part (2019) | | Warner Bros |
| 35 | (25) | Fighting With My Family | | Lionsgate |
| 36 | (27) | Deadpool 2 | | 20th Century Fox |
| 37 | (29) | Glass (2019) | | Buena Vista |
| 38 | (19) | Fast & Furious - 8 Movie Collection | Universal Pictures | |
| 40 | (30) | Don't Look Now (Remasterd) | Studiocanal | |
| 44 | (34) | A Star Is Born | | Warner Bros |
| 45 | (24) | The Predator | 20th Century Fox | |
| 46 | (8) | Missing Link | Lionsgate | |
| 47 | (48) | Harry Potter - The Complete Collection | Warner Bros | |
| 48 | New | Being John Malkovich | Arrow Films | |
| 49 | (55) | The Greatest Showman | | 20th Century Fox |
| 52 | (52) | Ralph Breaks The Internet | | Walt Disney |
| 54 | (42) | The Mule (2018) | | Warner Bros |
| 58 | (69) | X-Men Collection | | 20th Century Fox |
| 59 | (60) | The Favourite (2018) | | 20th Century Fox |
| 60 | (47) | Blade Runner | Warner Bros | |
| 61 | New | Used Cars | Eureka Entertainment | |
| 62 | (35) | Black Panther (2018) | | Marvel Films |
| 65 | New | Seven Days In May | Warner Bros | |
| 67 | (40) | Ant-Man And The Wasp | | Marvel Films |
| 68 | (56) | Weird Science | Arrow Films | |
| 92 | (59) | Thor - Ragnarok (2017) | | Marvel Films |
| 94 | (81) | Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) | | Paramount |
| 100 | (95) | Marvel Cinematic Universe - Phase Two | Marvel Films |
DVD Charts (18 August 2019)
| Pos | LW | Film | Buy From | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Shazam | Warner Bros | |
| 2 | (1) | Dumbo (2019) | Walt Disney | |
| 3 | New | Pet Sematary | Paramount | |
| 4 | (2) | Captain Marvel | Marvel Films | |
| 5 | (6) | Mary Poppins Returns | | Walt Disney |
| 6 | (4) | Fisherman's Friends | | EIV |
| 7 | New | Batman - Hush | Warner Bros | |
| 8 | (7) | Bohemian Rhapsody | | 20th Century Fox |
| 9 | (5) | Alita - Battle Angel | 20th Century Fox | |
| 10 | (3) | Missing Link | Lionsgate | |
| 11 | New | The Sisters Brother | Universal Pictures | |
| 12 | (26) | Aquaman | | Warner Bros |
| 13 | (11) | Bumblebee (2018) | | Paramount |
| 14 | (8) | Spider-Man - Into The Spider-Verse | | Sony Pictures |
| 15 | (10) | How To Train Your Dragon - Hidden World | Dreamworks | |
| 16 | (25) | Stan & Ollie | | Entertainment One |
| 17 | (14) | The Lion King | Walt Disney | |
| 18 | (12) | Chernobyl | Acorn Media | |
| 19 | (13) | Ralph Breaks The Internet | | Walt Disney |
| 20 | (15) | Smallfoot | | Warner Bros |
| 21 | (19) | Venom | | Sony Pictures |
| 22 | (22) | Hunter Killer | Lionsgate | |
| 23 | Re: | London Has Fallen/Olympus Has Fallen | Lionsgate | |
| 24 | (18) | A Star Is Born | | Warner Bros |
| 25 | (9) | Us | Universal Pictures | |
| 26 | (20) | Toy Story | | Walt Disney |
| 27 | (16) | The Greatest Showman | | 20th Century Fox |
| 28 | (21) | The Lego Movie 2 - The Second Part | | Warner Bros |
| 29 | (17) | Fighting With My Family | | Lionsgate |
| 30 | (24) | Instant Family | Paramount | |
| Others | ||||
| 32 | (28) | Fantastic Beasts - Crimes of Grindelwald | | Warner Bros |
| 33 | (31) | The Favourite (2018) | | 20th Century Fox |
| 34 | (29) | Toy Story 3 | | Walt Disney |
| 35 | (32) | Toy Story 2 | | Walt Disney |
| 36 | (33) | Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again | | Universal Pictures |
| 40 | (30) | Cold Pursuit | | Studiocanal |
| 42 | (40) | The Meg | | Warner Bros |
| 43 | (38) | Johnny English Strikes Again | | Universal Pictures |
| 48 | (42) | The Mule | | Warner Bros |
| 59 | (58) | The Secret Life of Pets | | Universal Pictures |
| 60 | (48) | Spider-Man - Homecoming | | Sony Pictures |
| 64 | (63) | Goosebumps 2 | | Sony Pictures |
| 77 | (69) | Avengers - Infinity War | | Marvel Films |
| 79 | (70) | John Wick - Chapters 1&2 | | Warner Bros |
| 96 | New | The Captor | Signature Entertainment | |
| 100 | (77) | The Good Dinosaur | Walt Disney |
