Marvel studios brings its latest movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps to the big screen and as expected the anticipated introduction of Marvels first family tops the UK box office on its debut.

The movie takes an excellent £8.1 Million on its debut which is better than Iron Man 2 but not as good as Thor: The Dark World

The movie is the third of the big July 2025 movies and although it did better than Superman~2025 from a couple of weeks ago its not come close to Jurassic World: Rebirth from the start of July.

Superman~2025 drops to number 2 after a couple of weeks at the top and has taken £21.5 Million to date.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th July 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,934,660 over the weekend, a 60% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £21,578,900 over 3 weeks of release
• The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £1,613,209 over its debut weekend

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £649,942 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £19,700,000 over 5 weeks of release
• The movie is the 9th top grossing film so far in 2025

Check out the new trailer for upcoming movie Death of a Unicorn which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Jenna Ortega (Iron Man 3) and Paul Rudd (This Is the End)
• It is directed by Alex Scharfman (Death of a Unicorn)
• The movie also stars Will Poulter, Téa Leoni and Richard E. Grant
• The UK release date is 4th April 2025
• And the release date in North America is 28th March 2025

Synopsis for Death of a Unicorn

A man and his teenage daughter accidentally crash into a unicorn while they are en route to a crisis management summit with his boss Dell Leopold and Leopold's family.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 10th May 2024, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Fall Guy from the top of the North American box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
• Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom
• Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot
• Poolman
• Not Another Church Movie

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

• The movie is directed by Wes Ball, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Wes Ball also directed Maze Runner: The Death Cure in 2018 which grossed $58 Mil. in the US and grossed $288.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Freya Allan who also starred in Gunpowder Milkshake (2021).
• The film also stars Kevin Durand who's last movie was Abigail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom

• The movie is directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Mitsuo Fukuda also directed Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special Edition: The Hellfire of Destiny in 2006.
• It stars Takehito Koyasu who also starred in Hello World (2019).
• The film also stars Yuichi Nakamura who's last movie was Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At the Garbage Dump (2024).
• Mitsuo Fukuda directed Takehito Koyasu in Mobile Suit Gundam: Seed Special Edition II: The Far Away Dawn
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Nothing Can't Be Undone By a HotPot

• The movie is directed by Sheng Ding, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Sheng Ding also directed A Better Tomorrow 2018 in 2018.
• It stars Mi Yang who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
• The film also stars Qian Yu who's last movie was The Pioneer (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Poolman

• The movie is from director Chris Pine.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Annette Bening who also starred in The Search (2014).
• The film also stars Jennifer Jason Leigh who's last movie was Sharp Stick (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Not Another Church Movie

• The movie is from director James Michael Cummings and Johnny Mack.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mickey Rourke who also starred in Year of the Dragon (1985).
• The film also stars Jamie Foxx who's last movie was The Burial (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 7 new movies released

• Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry - Tuesday, 14th May - streaming
• Greedy People - Thursday, 16th May
• Imaginary Friends - Friday, 17th May
• IF~2024 - Friday, 17th May
• The Strangers: Chapter 1 - Friday, 17th May
• I Saw the TV Glow - Friday, 17th May
• Back to Black - Friday, 17th May

Last weekend Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was at the top of the UK box office, there are 2 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Elemental
• Insidious: The Red Door

Elemental

• The movie is directed by Peter Sohn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Peter Sohn also directed The Good Dinosaur in 2015 which grossed £14.8 Mil. in the UK and grossed $329.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Leah Lewis who also starred in Fred 3: Camp Fred (2012).
• The film also stars Mamoudou Athie who was last seen in Jurassic World: Dominion (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Insidious: The Red Door

• The movie is from director Patrick Wilson.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ty Simpkins who also starred in Iron Man 3 (2013).
• The film also stars Patrick Wilson who was last seen in Moonfall (2022).
• Ty Simpkins and Patrick Wilson have starred in 4 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Insidious in 2011, Little Children in 2006, Insidious: The Last Key in 2018 and Insidious Chapter 2 in 2013.
• 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 is 1 new movie released

• Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 - Wednesday, 12th July

A new poster has been released for upcoming movie Insidious: The Red Door which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 7th July 2023
• It is due for release in North America on 7th July 2023
• It stars among others Ty Simpkins (Iron Man 3) and Patrick Wilson (Insidious Chapter 2)
• It is directed by Patrick Wilson
• The movie also stars Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor and Hiam Abbass
• Ty Simpkins and Patrick Wilson appeared together in Little Children, Insidious, Insidious Chapter 2 and Insidious: The Last Key

Synopsis for Insidious: The Red Door

Josh Lambert heads east to drop his son, Dalton, off at school. However, Dalton's college dream soon becomes a living nightmare when the repressed demons of his past suddenly return to haunt them both.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.