Real life band sensation turned animated feature KPop Demon Hunters makes its debut at the top of the North American box office at number one with a reasonable $18 Million debut.

Its not uncommon for K-Pop bands to hit the box office in live concerts shown in cinemas but this is a 90 minute animated movie featuring a female K-Pop band.

After spending a couple of weeks at the top Weapons~2026 falls to second place with a weekend gross of $15.5 Million taking to movies gross ot over $100 Million at the US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th August 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 grosses $18,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $18,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $15,600,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $115,880,823 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,200,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $70,540,708 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Freaky Friday which took $74,431,693 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $257,251,951 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,100,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $66,178,030 after 4 weekends of release

Last weekend A Minecraft Movie was at the top of the global box office, there are 24 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.

• Thunderbolts*
• Another Simple Favour
• The Dumpling Queen
• Shadow Force
• The Surfer
• The Legend of Ochi
• Esaaf
• Black Bag
• Screamboat
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Chance the Rapper: Magnificent Coloring World in 2021.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in The 355 (2022).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Albania / Argentina / Australia / Bahrain / Belgium / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Malaysia / Mexico / New Zealand / Norway / Oman / Philippines / Portugal / Qatar / Romania / Singapore / Slovakia / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Spy in 2015 which grossed $235.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in Accepted (2006).
• The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
• Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
• Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / United Kingdom / United States

The Dumpling Queen

• The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Ma who also starred in My Country, My Parents (2021).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Belgium / Canada / China / Hong Kong / Ireland / Luxembourg / Macau / Netherlands / New Zealand / Papua New Guinea / United Kingdom / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed The Grey in 2012.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Night Catches Us (2010).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Greece / Ireland / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Army of One (2016).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / Poland / Russia / United States

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 A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Germany / Israel / Latvia / Russia

Esaaf

• The movie is directed by Colin Teague, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Colin Teague also directed Shirley in 2011.
• It stars Hassan Assiri who also starred in Esaaf (2025).
• The film also stars Ibrahim Al Hajjaj who's last movie was Sattar (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman / United Arab Emirates

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Kafka in 1991.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Slow West (2015).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Italy / Netherlands / Thailand / United States

Screamboat

• The movie is directed by Steven LaMorte, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Steven LaMorte also directed The Most Dangerous Game in 2017.
• It stars Tyler Posey who also starred in Yoga Hosers (2016).
• The film also stars David Howard Thornton who's last movie was Terrifier 3 (2024).
• Steven LaMorte directed David Howard Thornton in and The Mean One
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Montenegro / Netherlands

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in The Banana Splits Movie (2019).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021, Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013 and Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Latvia / Lithuania / Thailand

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

• Nonnas - From Friday, 9th May
• The Martial Artist - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Thursday, 8th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 8th May
• Shadow Force - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Surfer - From Friday, 9th May
• Locked - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Wedding Banquet - From Friday, 9th May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Friday, 9th May
• Last Breath - From Thursday, 8th May
• Henry Johnson - From Friday, 9th May
• Bird - From Thursday, 8th May
• Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Most Precious of Cargoes - From Thursday, 8th May
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 8th May
• Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. - From Thursday, 8th May
• Juliet and Romeo - From Friday, 9th May
• Fight Or Flight - From Friday, 9th May
• My Love Will Make You Disappear - From Friday, 9th May
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Bayou - From Friday, 9th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 9th May
• Paddington In Peru - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Thursday, 8th May
• Beating Hearts - From Thursday, 8th May
• Dog Man - From Thursday, 8th May
• Queer - From Friday, 9th May
• In the Lost Lands - From Thursday, 8th May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sharp Corner - From Friday, 9th May
• To a Land Unknown - From Thursday, 8th May
• Sneaks - From Friday, 9th May
• The Shrouds - From Thursday, 8th May
• Harold and the Purple Crayon - From Wednesday, 7th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 9th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 9th May

Smash hit movie Sinners drops just 6% from its debut last weekend, the lowest 2nd week drop for a number one movie in decades, to remain at the top of the North American box office.

The movie takes an amazing $45 Million on its second weekend of release, this gives the movie a $122.5 Million 10 day gross.

The movie has also made its way into the UK all time top 50 nudging past the original avengers movie, Avengers Assemble.

Celebrating 20 years of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith makes it re-release debut at number 2 this weekend with $25.5 Million.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th April 2025

• The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $45,000,000 over the weekend, a 6% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $122,526,427 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $25,200,000 after 23 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones which took $302,181,179 at the box office after 1 weekend of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $24,492,743 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to The Accountant which took $24,710,273 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $22,720,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $379,966,661 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $8,015,000 after 1 weekends of release

With A Minecraft Movie currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

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.

• Until Dawn
• The Accountant 2
• Havoc
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
• Julie Keeps Quiet
• Ne Zha 2
• Drop
• Neighborhood Watch
• Queer

Until Dawn

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed I Flip You Off For Four Hours in 2020.
• It stars Ella Rubin who also starred in Anora (2024).
• The film also stars Odessa A’zion who's last movie was Fresh Kills (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Indonesia / Ireland / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / New Zealand / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Accountant 2

• The movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Gavin O'Connor also directed Warrior in 2011.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in Phantoms (1998).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Accountant in 2016.
• Gavin O'Connor directed Ben Affleck in The Accountant, and The Way Back
• Gavin O'Connor directed Jon Bernthal in and The Accountant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Lithuania / Mexico / Netherlands / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Thailand / United Kingdom / United States

Havoc

• The movie is directed by Gareth Evans, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Gareth Evans also directed V/H/S/2 in 2013.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in LD 50: Lethal Dose (2003).
• The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who's last movie was Amsterdam (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / Colombia / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Philippines / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Taiwan / Thailand / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

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 A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Canada / France / Ireland / Mexico / United Kingdom / United States

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

• The movie is from director Peter Browngardt.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Eric Bauza who also starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014).
• The film also stars Candi Milo who's last movie was Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022).
• Eric Bauza and Candi Milo have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright in 2013, Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy in 2014 and Space Jam: A New Legacy in 2021.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Brazil / Estonia / Montenegro / North Macedonia / Peru / Serbia / Vietnam

Julie Keeps Quiet

• The movie is from director Leonardo Van Dijl.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Tessa Van den Broeck who is making a feature film debut.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Germany / Hungary / Ireland / United Kingdom

Ne Zha 2

• The movie is directed by Yu Yang, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Yu Yang also directed Ne Zha in 2019 which grossed $726.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Yanting Lü who also starred in Ne Zha 2 (2025).
• The film also stars Mo Han who's last movie was Ne Zha (2019).
• They also appeared together in Ne Zha in 2019.
• Yu Yang directed Yanting Lü in and Ne Zha
• Yu Yang directed Mo Han in and Ne Zha
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / France / India / Sweden

Drop

• The movie is directed by Christopher Landon, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Christopher Landon also directed Burning Palms in 2010.
• It stars Meghann Fahy who also starred in Your Monster (2024).
• The film also stars Brandon Sklenar who's last movie was It Ends With Us (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Belgium / France / Indonesia / South Korea

Neighborhood Watch

• The movie is directed by Duncan Skiles, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Duncan Skiles also directed The Scariest Show On Television in 2008.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
• The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's last movie was Fall (2022).
• They also appeared together in Rampage in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / Mexico / United States

Queer

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Suspiria in 2018 which grossed $7.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in Layer Cake (2004).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Finland / Hungary

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

Next week there are 33 new movies released gloabally

• Thunderbolts* - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Dumpling Queen - From Wednesday, 30th April
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Another Simple Favour - From Thursday, 1st May
• Black Bag - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Screamboat - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Thursday, 1st May
• Sneaks - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Locked - From Thursday, 1st May
• Parthenope - From Friday, 2nd May
• Kaiju No 8 Mission Recon - From Tuesday, 29th April
• Warfare - From Thursday, 1st May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 1st May
• Four Letters of Love - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Unbreakable Boy - From Friday, 21st February
• Black Dog - From Friday, 2nd May
• Death of a Unicorn - From Thursday, 1st May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 2nd May
• Small Things Like These - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Esaaf - From Thursday, 1st May
• Rust - From Friday, 2nd May
• September Says - From Wednesday, 30th April
• A Gilded Game - From Thursday, 1st May
• Queer - From Thursday, 1st May
• Salvable - From Friday, 2nd May
• Runt - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Sister Midnight - From Friday, 2nd May
• The Shrouds - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Words of War - From Friday, 2nd May
• On Swift Horses - From Wednesday, 30th April
• Ma mère, Dieu et Sylvie Vartan - From Thursday, 1st May
• Last Breath - From Friday, 28th February

This weekend, Friday 25th April 2025, there are 10 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Sinners, 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.

• The Accountant 2
• Until Dawn
• Four Letters of Love
• Yadang the Snitch
• April
• Neighborhood Watch
• On Swift Horses
• The Shrouds
• The Legend of Ochi
• Havoc

The Accountant 2

• The movie is directed by Gavin O'Connor, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Gavin O'Connor also directed Warrior in 2011.
• It stars Ben Affleck who also starred in The Town (2010).
• The film also stars Jon Bernthal who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• They also appeared together in The Accountant in 2016.
• Gavin O'Connor directed Ben Affleck in The Way Back, and The Accountant
• Gavin O'Connor directed Jon Bernthal in and The Accountant
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Until Dawn

• The movie is directed by David F. Sandberg, it is the directors 6th movie.
• David F. Sandberg also directed Shazam! in 2019 which grossed $140.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $364.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ella Rubin who also starred in The Idea of You (2024).
• The film also stars Odessa A’zion who's last movie was Fresh Kills (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Four Letters of Love

• The movie is directed by Polly Steele, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Polly Steele also directed Let Me Go in 2017.
• It stars Helena Bonham Carter who also starred in The Gruffalo and Zog (2021).
• The film also stars Pierce Brosnan who's last movie was The King of Kings (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Yadang the Snitch

• The movie is from director Hwang Byeng-Gug.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kang Ha-neul who also starred in The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure (2022).
• The film also stars Yoo Hae-jin who's last movie was Exhuma (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

April

• The movie is directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Dea Kulumbegashvili also directed Beginning in 2020.
• It stars Ia Sukhitashvili who also starred in Tbilisi I Love You (2014).
• The film also stars Kakha Kintsurashvili who's last movie was Beginning (2020).
• They also appeared together in Beginning in 2020.
• Dea Kulumbegashvili directed Ia Sukhitashvili in and Beginning
• Dea Kulumbegashvili directed Kakha Kintsurashvili in and Beginning
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Neighborhood Watch

• The movie is directed by Duncan Skiles, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Duncan Skiles also directed The Scariest Show On Television in 2008.
• It stars Jack Quaid who also starred in Just Before I Go (2014).
• The film also stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's last movie was Fall (2022).
• They also appeared together in Rampage in 2018.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

On Swift Horses

• The movie is directed by Daniel Minahan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Daniel Minahan also directed Deadwood in 2019.
• It stars Daisy Edgar-Jones who also starred in Albion (2020).
• The film also stars Jacob Elordi who's last movie was The Sweet East (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

The Shrouds

• The movie is directed by David Cronenberg, it is the directors 25th movie.
• David Cronenberg also directed Scanners in 1981.
• It stars Vincent Cassel who also starred in Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy Number 1 (2008).
• 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 A Dangerous Method, and Eastern Promises
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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 A Christmas Number One (2021).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Havoc

• The movie is directed by Gareth Evans, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Gareth Evans also directed Merantau in 2009.
• It stars Tom Hardy who also starred in Locke (2014).
• The film also stars Timothy Olyphant who's last movie was Amsterdam (2022).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

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

Next week there are 9 new movies released

• Last Breath - Friday, 28th February
• The Unbreakable Boy - Friday, 21st February
• Another Simple Favour - Thursday, 1st May - streaming
• Thunderbolts* - Friday, 2nd May
• Words of War - Friday, 2nd May
• The Dumpling Queen - Friday, 2nd May - limited release
• The Surfer - Friday, 2nd May
• Rust - Friday, 2nd May
• Salvable - Friday, 2nd May - limited release