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This weeks North American new movie preview 17th May 2024 - IF / Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry / I Saw the TV Glow / The Strangers: Chapter 1 / Greedy People / Back to Black

This weeks North American new movie preview 17th May 2024 - IF / Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry / I Saw the TV Glow / The Strangers: Chapter 1 / Greedy People / Back to Black
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A new weekend a potential new number one movie and the summer blockbuster films continue to be released.

There are 6 new releases this weekend, Friday, 17th May 2024, looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • IF
  • Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
  • I Saw the TV Glow
  • The Strangers: Chapter 1
  • Greedy People
  • Back to Black
IF

IF

  • The movie is directed by John Krasinski, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • John Krasinski also directed Brief Interviews With Hideous Men in 2009.
  • It stars Cailey Fleming who also starred in Desolation (2017).
  • The film also stars Ryan Reynolds who's last movie was Ghosted (2023).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

  • The movie is from director Elene Naveriani.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Eka Chavleishvili who also starred in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023).
  • The film also stars Temiko Chichinadze who is making a feature film debut.
  • This movie is released on Streaming Platforms.
I Saw the TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow

  • The movie is directed by Jane Schoenbrun, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Jane Schoenbrun also directed We're All Going to the Worlds Fair in 2021.
  • It stars Justice Smith who also starred in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023).
  • The film also stars Brigette Lundy Paine who's last movie was Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Strangers: Chapter 1

  • The movie is directed by Renny Harlin, it is the directors 25th movie.
  • Renny Harlin also directed Bodies At Rest in 2019.
  • It stars Gabriel Basso who also starred in Alabama Moon (2009).
  • The film also stars Rachel Shenton who's last movie was The Colour Room (2021).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Greedy People

  • The movie is from director Potsy Ponciroli.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Lily James who also starred in Baby Driver (2017).
  • The film also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt who's last movie was Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
Back to Black

Back to Black

  • The movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson also directed Fifty Shades of Grey in 2015 which grossed $166.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $571 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Marisa Abela who also starred in Rogue Agent (2022).
  • The film also stars Jack Oconnell who's last movie was Ferrari (2023).
  • This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

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

Next week there are 6 new movies released

  • We Harvest - Friday, 24th May
  • Furiosa - Friday, 24th May
  • Kidnapped - Friday, 24th May
  • Hit Man - Friday, 24th May - limited release
  • The Garfield Movie - Friday, 24th May
  • Atlas - Friday, 24th May - streaming

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