There’s yet more superhero action this week although this time its not one from Disney. This one comes from Warner Bros. What’s the film? Shazam!
However if that’s not your thing fear not as the remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary lands in cinemas in both the UK and US as does Shazam!
Let’s take a closer look at these two films and the rest of this week’s new releases including movie trailers, so without further ado here are the cinema releases 5 April 2019 for the United Kingdom & USA.
Cinema Releases 5 April 2019
Shazam! (Action, Adventure)
Released 5th April 2019 UK/USA (12A/PG-13) 132 Mins
- Distributor: Warner Bros
- Starring Zachary Levi; Asher Angel; Mark Strong
Missing Link (Animated Adventure)
Released 5th April 2019 UK (PG) 95 Mins
- Distributor: Lionsgate UK
- Voiced by Hugh Jackman; Zach Galifianakis; Zoe Saldana; Emma Thompson;
- Stephen Fry; Timothy Olyphant; Matt Lucas; Amrita Acharia; David Walliams
Peppa Pig: Festival Of Fun (Animated Adventure)
Released 5th April 2019 UK (U) 68 Mins
- Distributor: eOne
Pet Sematary (Horror)
Released 5th April 2019 UK/USA (15/R) 97 Mins
- Distributor: Paramount
- Starring Jason Clarke; Amy Seimetz; John Lithgow
The Sisters Brothers (Comedy, Western)
Released 5th April 2019 UK (15) 122 Mins
- Distributor: Universal Pictures
- Starring John C. Reilly; Joaquin Phoenix; Jake Gyllenhaal;
- Riz Ahmed; Rebecca Root; Allison Tolman
US Only Releases
The Best of Enemies (Drama)
Released 5th April 2019 USA (PG-13) 133 Mins
- Distributor: STX Entertainment
- Starring Taraji P. Henson; Sam Rockwell; Babou Ceesay; Anne Heche; Wes Bentley
Top 10 Box Office Films (29 March 2019)
What movies/films have we all been watching over the last week, time to find out as we take a look at the Top 10 Box Office Films in both the US and UK.
US Box Office
| Pos | LW | Movie | Distributor | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Dumbo | Walt Disney | $45,990,748 |
| 2 | (1) | Us | Universal | $33,229,640 |
| 3 | (2) | Captain Marvel | Walt Disney | $20,664,264 |
| 4 | New | Unplanned | Pure Flix Entertainment | $6,382,298 |
| 5 | (4) | Five Feet Apart | Lionsgate | $6,197,557 |
| 6 | (3) | Wonder Park | Paramount Pictures | $5,011,027 |
| 7 | (5) | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Universal | $4,371,920 |
| 8 | (35) | Hotel Mumbai | Bleecker Street | $3,164,450 |
| 9 | (6) | Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral | Lionsgate | $2,677,413 |
| 10 | New | The Beach Bum | Neon | $1,763,070 |
UK Box Office
| Pos | LW | Movie | Distributor | Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New | Dumbo | Disney | £6,076,779 |
| 2 | (1) | Captain Marvel | Disney | £1,770,433 |
| 3 | (2) | Us | Universal | £1,692,205 |
| 4 | (3) | Fisherman's Friends | Entertainment | £629,247 |
| 5 | (4) | What Men Want | Paramount | £300,641 |
| 6 | (5) | Fighting With My Family | Lionsgate | £188,930 |
| 7 | New | Die Walkure - Met Opera 2019 (Opera) | Trafalgar | £176,278 |
| 8 | New | Lucifer | RFT Films | £147,682 |
| 9 | (7) | The White Crow | StudioCanal | £143,585 |
| 10 | (6) | The LEGO Movie 2 | Warner Bros | £140,519 |
| Other | ||||
| 15 | New | Out Of Blue | Picture House Entertainment | £70,039 |
UK Blu-ray/DVD Charts 24 March 2019
Blu-ray Charts
| Pos | LW | Film | Buy From | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Fantastic Beasts - Crimes of Grindelwald | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 2 | New | Creed II | Warner Bros | |
| 3 | (2) | Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 4 | New | Doctor Who - The Macra Terror | BBC | |
| 5 | New | Robin Hood (2018) | Lionsgate | |
| 6 | (6) | A Star Is Born (2018) | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 7 | (35) | Pet Sematary (1989) | Amazon | Paramount |
| 8 | New | The Girl In The Spider's Web (2018) | Sony Pictures | |
| 9 | (11) | Ant-Man And The Wasp | Amazon | Marvel |
| 10 | (5) | Avengers - Infinity War (2018) | Amazon | Marvel |
| 11 | (9) | Venom (2018) | Amazon | Sony Pictures |
| 12 | (4) | Fantastic Beasts-Where To Find/Crimes Of | Warner Bros | |
| 13 | (10) | Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 14 | (8) | Black Panther (2018) | Amazon | Marvel |
| 15 | New | Creed / Creed II | Warner Bros | |
| 16 | (7) | Widows (2018) | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 17 | (24) | The Greatest Showman | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 18 | (16) | First Man (2018) | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 19 | (12) | Thor - Ragnarok (2017) | Amazon | Marvel |
| 20 | (14) | Overlord (2018) | Amazon | Paramount |
| 21 | (17) | Incredibles 2 (2018) | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 22 | (19) | Halloween (2018) | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 23 | (22) | Hunter Killer (2018) | Amazon | Lionsgate |
| 24 | (30) | Christopher Robin (2018) | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 25 | New | Shoplifters | Thunderbird Releasing | |
| 26 | (18) | The Grinch | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 27 | (25) | Spider-Man Homecoming (2017) | Amazon | Sony Pictures |
| 28 | Re: | Hellboy | Sony Pictures | |
| 29 | (29) | The Predator (2018) | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 30 | (27) | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| Others | ||||
| 31 | (28) | Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 32 | New | Blood Hunger - The Films Of Jose Larraz | Arrow Video | |
| 33 | (31) | Coco (2017) | Walt Disney | |
| 34 | (21) | Guardians of the Galaxy - Vol 2 | Amazon | Marvel |
| 35 | (26) | Doctor Strange | Amazon | Marvel |
| 36 | (36) | The House With A Clock In Its Walls | Amazon | Entertainment One |
| 38 | (3) | Doctor Who - The Collection - Season 18 | Amazon | BBC |
| 40 | (34) | Mission Impossible - Fallout (2018) | Amazon | Paramount |
| 41 | (33) | Captain America: Civil War | Amazon | Marvel |
| 42 | New | Party Over Here | Ear Music | |
| 43 | (40) | The Meg (2018) | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 44 | (32) | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 45 | (47) | Blade Runner 2049 | Sony Pictures | |
| 46 | (23) | Wheels On Meals (Jackie Chan) | Amazon | Eureka Entertainment |
| 48 | New | Candyman 2 - Farewell To The Flesh (1995) | 88 Films | |
| 49 | New | Swamp Thing (1982) | 88 Films | |
| 55 | (72) | John Wick Chapters 1&2 | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 58 | (39) | Free Solo | Amazon | Dogwoof |
| 63 | (20) | Ring | Arrow Video | |
| 67 | Re: | Suspiria | Cult Films | |
| 70 | (71) | The Nun (2018) | Warner Bros | |
| 71 | New | Jack the Giant Killer | 101 Films | |
| 76 | New | Ikarie XB 1 | Second Run DVD | |
| 79 | New | Bergman - A Year In A Life | BFI | |
| 80 | Re: | Split | Universal Pictures | |
| 81 | (61) | Thor | Paramount | |
| 82 | (52) | Captain America - The First Avenger | Paramount | |
| 84 | New | Next of Kin | Second Sight | |
| 93 | (70) | Peterloo | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 97 | (84) | Wonder Woman | Warner Bros | |
| 99 | Re: | IT | Warner Bros | |
| 100 | (63) | Prince of Darkness (1987) | Amazon | Studiocanal |
| Best Buys | ||||
| The Ring Collection | Amazon | Arrow Video | ||
| Escape From New York (1981) | Amazon | Studiocanal | ||
| The Fog (1980) | Amazon | Studiocanal | ||
| They Live (1988) | Amazon | Studiocanal | ||
| Key Largo (1948) | Warner Bros | |||
| To Have And Have Not (1944) | Warner Bros |
DVD Charts
| Pos | LW | Film | Buy From | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) | Fantastic Beasts - Crimes of Grindelwald | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 2 | (2) | Bohemian Rhapsody | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | New | Creed II | Warner Bros | |
| 4 | New | Robin Hood | Lionsgate | |
| 5 | (3) | A Star Is Born | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 6 | (8) | The Greatest Showman | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 7 | (12) | Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 8 | (4) | Widows | 20th Century Fox | |
| 9 | New | The Girl in the Spider's Web | Sony Pictures | |
| 10 | (6) | Fantastic Beasts-Where To Find/Crimes Of | Warner Bros | |
| 11 | (7) | Christopher Robin | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 12 | (5) | The Grinch | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 13 | New | Doctor Who - The Macra Terror | BBC | |
| 14 | (10) | Incredibles 2 | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 15 | (9) | Johnny English Strikes Again | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 16 | (14) | Venom | Amazon | Sony Pictures |
| 17 | New | Creed / Creed II | Warner Bros | |
| 18 | (17) | Dumbo | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 19 | (11) | The Nutcracker And The Four Realms | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 20 | (25) | The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie | Studiocanal | |
| 21 | (18) | Moana | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 22 | (21) | Coco | Amazon | Walt Disney |
| 23 | (16) | Avengers - Infinity War | Amazon | Marvel |
| 24 | (20) | Hunter Killer | Amazon | Lionsgate |
| 25 | (29) | The Lion King | Walt Disney | |
| 26 | (26) | Smallfoot | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 27 | (31) | Peter Rabbit | Sony Pictures | |
| 28 | New | Invincible | High Fliers | |
| 29 | (24) | Halloween (2018) | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 30 | (19) | Black Panther | Amazon | Marvel |
| Others | ||||
| 31 | (32) | The Meg | Amazon | Warner Bros |
| 32 | (28) | Hotel Transylvania 3 | Amazon | Sony Pictures |
| 33 | (27) | The House With A Clock In Its Walls | Amazon | Entertainment One |
| 34 | (23) | First Man | Amazon | Universal Pictures |
| 39 | (22) | Peterloo | Amazon | 20th Century Fox |
| 41 | (13) | Call The Midwife - Series 8/Christmas | Amazon | BBC |
| 44 | (36) | King Of Thieves | Amazon | Studiocanal |
| 45 | (30) | Thor Ragnarok | Amazon | Marvel |
| 56 | (47) | Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Amazon | Paramount |
| 57 | (43) | Goosebumps 2 | Amazon | Sony Pictures |
| 58 | New | Superman/Shazam The Return of Black Adam | Warner Bros | |
| 66 | New | Shoplifters | Thunderbird Releasing | |
| 81 | (15) | Endeavour - The Complete Sixth Series | Amazon | ITV Studios |
| 83 | (39) | Overlord | Amazon | Paramount |
| 87 | New | Death Kiss | 4Digital Media | |
| 94 | New | Shakespeare & Hathaway - Series Two | Spirit Entertainment | |
| 100 | Re: | Wonder Woman | Warner Bros | |
Final Thought – Cinema Releases 5 April 2019 – Shazam! & Box Office
Unlike Captain Marvel which divided opinion but still did rather well at the box office, Shazam! seems to have gone down well with fans that have had an early look. Many note it’s an enjoyable film that doesn’t push any real agenda and simply concentrates on being as entertaining as it can be. Fancy that being that best way to make one of these films!
Dumbo The Elephant In The Room
Tim Burton’s re-imaging of Disney’s classic Dumbo has not received much praise from fans or critics. Many cite that the film seems to forget to concentrate on the main storyline, Dumbo. That said it managed to interest enough people on both sides of the Atlantic meaning it lands the number one spot at the box office taking over £6m in the UK and $45m in America.
UK Blu-ray & DVD Charts
There’s yet another Doctor Who new release in this week’s Blu-ray and DVD charts and again its classic Who that people are buying. Doctor Who – The Macra Terror is an animated reconstruction of the Patrick Troughton story. Last week’s charts featured the Blu-ray of Tom Baker’s Doctor Who – The Collection – Season 18. It looks like fans have something to enjoy during these troubling times for the show.
In any case it really would be nice to know just how many units the latest series (Jodie Whittaker) sold in comparison to these classic Doctor Who releases.
Cinema – Shazam! or Pet Sematary?
