A new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about the start with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence.

The movie stars the man who is in most things at the moment Pedro Pascal who has also been in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Wonder Woman~2011, the movie also stars Vanessa Kirby who has appeared in Mission:Impossible - Fallout and The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.

The movie is directed by Matt Shakman who is a TV director veteran and was responsible for much of the acclaimed series Wandavision, he has previously directed Cut Bank in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

A group of famous superheroes are the planet’s only hope when an intergalactic being threatens to consume the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-fantastic-four-first-steps
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence
• Release date: 24th July 2025
• Runtime: 114 minutes (1 hour 54 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Matt Shakman
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Joseph Quinn

BBFC movie page

Released globaly this week there are 14 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Lilo & Stitch from the top of the global box office.

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Karate Kid: Legends
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Bring Her Back
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale
• Hurry Up Tomorrow
• Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience
• The Ugly Stepsister
• The Ritual
• The Legend of Ochi
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Karate Kid: Legends

• The movie is from director Jonathan Entwistle.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jackie Chan who also starred in The Legend of Silk Boy (2010).
• The film also stars Ben Wang who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Georgia / Germany / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Philippines / Portugal / Romania / Sweden / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Asteroid City in 2023 which grossed $32.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Reptile (2023).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Italy / Kazakhstan / Mexico / Netherlands / Portugal / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Turkey

Bring Her Back

• The movie is directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou also directed Talk to Me in 2023 which grossed $88.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Sally Hawkins who also starred in The Gruffalo w/ The Smeds and the Smoos (2023).
• The film also stars Billy Barratt who's last movie was Kraven the Hunter (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Cambodia / Canada / Hong Kong / Indonesia / Italy / Macau / Malaysia / New Zealand / Russia / Taiwan / Ukraine / United States / Vietnam

Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale

• The movie is directed by Alex Pillai, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Alex Pillai also directed How to Date Billy Walsh in 2024.
• It stars Ncuti Gatwa who also starred in Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans (2019).
• The film also stars Varada Sethu who's last movie was I Came By (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / France / Italy / Mexico / Spain / United Kingdom / United States

Hurry Up Tomorrow

• The movie is directed by Trey Edward Shults, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Trey Edward Shults also directed It Comes At Night in 2017.
• It stars The Weeknd who also starred in Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025).
• The film also stars Jenna Ortega who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Malaysia / Mexico / Russia / Ukraine

Peppa Meets the Baby Cinema Experience

• The movie is directed by Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Gretchen Mallorie and Andrea Tran also directed Peppa's Cinema Party in 2024.
• It stars Harriette Cox who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars John Sparkes who's last movie was Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / France / Ireland / Sweden / United Kingdom

The Ugly Stepsister

• The movie is from director Emilie Blichfeldt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Lea Myren who also starred in The Ugly Stepsister (2025).
• The film also stars Ane Dahl Torp who's last movie was Kong Curling (2011).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Estonia / Hungary / Singapore

The Ritual

• The movie is from director David Midell.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Al Pacino who also starred in The Son of No One (2011).
• The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was Cuckoo (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / Italy / Turkey

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in News of the World (2020).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Laos

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Fallout in 2018 which grossed $791.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Far and Away (1992).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Mission:Impossible - Fallout
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  China / Vietnam

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

Next week there are 26 new movies released gloabally

• Ballerina - From Wednesday, 4th June
• Predetor: Killer of Killers - From Friday, 6th June
• The Phoenician Scheme - From Thursday, 5th June
• Dangerous Animals - From Friday, 6th June
• Karate Kid: Legends - From Thursday, 5th June
• The Ritual - From Thursday, 5th June
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 5th June
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 5th June
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 5th June
• Bring Her Back - From Wednesday, 4th June
• Cloud - From Wednesday, 4th June
• The Wedding Banquet - From Thursday, 5th June
• The Life of Chuck - From Friday, 6th June
• Lilo & Stitch - From Friday, 6th June
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 5th June
• 200% Wolf - From Friday, 6th June
• Tornado - From Friday, 6th June
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 6th June
• Vermiglio - From Thursday, 5th June
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Friday, 16th May
• The Woman In the Yard - From Friday, 28th March
• Kokuhô - From Friday, 6th June
• Companion - From Thursday, 5th June
• Oh, Canada - From Thursday, 5th June
• Ocean With David Attenborough - From Friday, 6th June
• Bhool Chuk Maaf - From Friday, 23rd May

Last weekend Final Destination: Bloodlines was at the top of the global box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Lilo and Stitch~2025
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo
• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Shrouds
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters

Lilo and Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023 which grossed $567.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Fallout, Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in Scoob Holiday Haunt (2024).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Wrath of Man in 2021 which grossed $104 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in The Holiday (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Padman (2018).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / United States

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed 88 Minutes in 2008.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in Buddy Games (2019).
• The film also stars Mykelti Williamson who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• Jon Avnet directed Mykelti Williamson in and Have a Little Faith
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Freaks in 2018.
• It stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana who also starred in Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
• The film also stars Teo Briones who's last movie was Agent Recon (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Laos / Thailand

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More in 2024.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Joyride (1997).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

The Shrouds

• The movie is directed by David Cronenberg, it is the directors 25th movie.
• David Cronenberg also directed They Came From Within in 1975.
• It stars Vincent Cassel who also starred in Its Only the End of the World (2017).
• The film also stars Diane Kruger who's last movie was Marlowe (2023).
• They also appeared together in Lascars in 2009.
• David Cronenberg directed Vincent Cassel in Eastern Promises, and A Dangerous Method
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Turkey

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Insadong Scandal (2009).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom

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

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 28th May
• The Phoenician Scheme - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - From Saturday, 31st May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Thursday, 29th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Friday, 30th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Salt Path - From Friday, 30th May
• Marked Men - From Friday, 30th May
• Tornado - From Friday, 30th May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 14th March
• On Swift Horses - From Thursday, 29th May
• Hard Truths - From Thursday, 29th May
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 29th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 30th May
• Oh, Canada - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 30th May
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 29th May
• Kraken - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ritual - From Friday, 30th May
• School of Magical Animals 3 - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 29th May
• Riff Raff - From Friday, 30th May
• Peg O' My Heart - From Thursday, 29th May
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 30th May
• Shi Jian Zhi Zi - From Friday, 30th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 29th May

This weekend, Friday 23rd May 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, Final Destination: Bloodlines, 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.

• Lilo and Stitch~2025
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Friendship
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo

Lilo & Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in The One and Only Ivan (2020).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Sherlock Holmes in 2009 which grossed $209 Mil. in the US and grossed $518.4 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in Leatherheads (2008).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed The Way of the Gun in 2000.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in The Last Samurai (2004).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Fallout, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Jack Reacher
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Friendship

• The movie is from director Andrew DeYoung.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tim Robinson who also starred in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (2022).
• The film also stars Paul Rudd who's last movie was Death of a Unicorn (2025).
• They also appeared together in Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Kabali (2016).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed State of Mind in 2017.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in You're Killing Me (1999).
• The film also stars Mykelti Williamson who's last movie was Unstoppable (2024).
• Jon Avnet directed Mykelti Williamson in and Have a Little Faith
• 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

• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - Friday, 14th March
• Tornado - Friday, 30th May - limited release
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - Friday, 30th May
• Bring Her Back - Friday, 30th May
• Karate Kid: Legends - Friday, 30th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - Saturday, 31st May - streaming

Last weekend Final Destination: Bloodlines was at the top of the UK box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend, will any of them top the UK box office this weekend?

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.

• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• The Phoenician Scheme
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Lilo & Stitch

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed The Way of the Gun in 2000 which grossed £358.4 K in the UK.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Days of Thunder (1990).
• The film also stars Hayley Atwell who's last movie was Paddington In Peru (2024).
• They also appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023.
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Fallout, and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed Moonrise Kingdom in 2012 which grossed £1.4 Mil. in the UK and grossed $68.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).
• The film also stars Truman Hanks who's last movie was Asteroid City (2023).
• Wes Anderson directed Benicio Del Toro in and The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
• Wes Anderson directed Truman Hanks in and Asteroid City
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Holy Night! Demon Hunters

• The movie is from director Lim Dae-hee.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Ma Dong-seok who also starred in Badland Hunters (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Fear Street: Prom Queen

• The movie is directed by Matt Palmer, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Matt Palmer also directed Calibre in 2018.
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt who also starred in In the Heights (2021).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Suspect in 2007.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in For Your Consideration (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Lilo & Stitch

• The movie is directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dean Fleischer Camp also directed Marcel the Shell With Shoes On in 2022 which grossed £322.7 K in the UK.
• It stars Sydney Agudong who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Billy Magnussen who's last movie was Coup! (2023).
• 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 are 4 new movies released

• The Salt Path - Friday, 30th May
• Karate Kid: Legends - Friday, 30th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - Friday, 30th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - Saturday, 31st May