Starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Mel Gibson Flight Risk tops the North American box office on its debut weekend.

The movie took $11.5 Million on its debut which to date makes it the 11th top grossing movie of 2025.

Last weeks top movie Mufasa: The Lion King falls just one place this week to number 2 as the Disney smash hit movie takes over $8.5 Million on its 6th weekend.

The movie has taken an amazing $221 Million to date at the North American box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 24th - 26th January 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $11,583,488 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,594,571 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $220,967,616 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Lion King which took $510,635,735 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $8,010,202 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $25,101,087 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 8th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,318,231 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $225,914,362 after 6 weekends of release
• The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 which took $175,804,271 at the box office after 6 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $4,198,012 over the weekend, a 30% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $449,938,512 after 9 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Moana which took $236,970,483 at the box office after 9 weekends of release.

This weekend, Friday 24th January 2025, there are 7 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Mufasa: The Lion King, for the number 1 spot?

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

• Flight Risk
• Presence
• Brave the Dark
• The Colors Within
• Inheritance
• The Girl With the Needle
• Bau: Artist At War

Flight Risk

• The movie is directed by Mel Gibson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Mel Gibson also directed Hacksaw Ridge in 2017 which grossed $67.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $180.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in Self/Less (2015).
• The film also stars Mark Wahlberg who's last movie was Arthur the King (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Presence

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Solaris in 2003.
• It stars Lucy Liu who also starred in Shanghai Noon (2000).
• The film also stars Julia Fox who's last movie was No Sudden Move (2021).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Julia Fox in and No Sudden Move
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Brave the Dark

• The movie is directed by Damian Harris, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Damian Harris also directed Mercy in 2000.
• It stars Jared Harris who also starred in White Lies (1997).
• Damian Harris directed Jared Harris in and The Rachel Papers
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

The Colors Within

• The movie is directed by Naoko Yamada, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Naoko Yamada also directed K-On!: The Movie in 2011.
• It stars Sayu Suzukawa who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Akari Takaishi who's last movie was My Happy Marriage (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Inheritance

• The movie is directed by Neil Burger, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Neil Burger also directed Voyagers in 2021.
• It stars Phoebe Dynevor who also starred in Fair Play (2023).
• The film also stars Rhys Ifans who's last movie was Venom: The Last Dance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Girl With the Needle

• The movie is directed by Magnus von Horn, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Magnus von Horn also directed The Here After in 2016.
• It stars Vic Carmen Sonne who also starred in Godland (2022).
• The film also stars Trine Dyrholm who's last movie was The Almond and the Seahorse (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Bau: Artist At War

• The movie is directed by Sean McNamara, it is the directors 44th movie.
• Sean McNamara also directed Treehouse Hostage in 1999.
• It stars Emile Hirsch who also starred in Just Jim (2015).
• The film also stars Inbar Lavi who's last movie was For the Love of Money (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

Next week there are 5 new movies released

• Panda Bear In Africa - Monday, 14th October - streaming
• Feng Shen 2 - Wednesday, 29th January - limited release
• Dog Man - Friday, 31st January
• Companion - Friday, 31st January
• Game of Power - Sunday, 2nd February