The Marvel Cinematic Universe has had a hard tome of late after 20 years of hit after hit, but Thunderbolts from earlier this year hit the mark just about right and now we get The Fantastic Four: First Steps hitting the top of the North American box office.

The new movie brings in a new 'phase' of the ling running series of movies and is the long awaited arrival of The Fantastic Four to the Disney franchise.

The movie hits the top of the box office with a weekend gross of $118 Million, better than Spider-Man: Homecoming but not as good at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but the movie has already taken more that The Marvels.

After 2 weeks at the top Superman~2025 falls to number 2 and has taken a very nice $289.5 Million total gross to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 25th - 27th July 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 $118,000,000 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $24,860,000 over the weekend, a 57% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $289,501,578 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $13,000,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $301,516,440 after 4 weekends of release
• The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Jurassic World: Dominion which took $332,204,935 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

• The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,200,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $165,551,907 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 10th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,400,000 over the weekend, a 51% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $22,787,352 after 2 weekends of release

This weekend, Friday 20th September 2024, there are 5 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, 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 Substance
• Transformers: One
• Never Let Go
• A Mistake
• Wolfs

The Substance

• The movie is directed by Coralie Fargeat, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Coralie Fargeat also directed Revenge in 2017.
• It stars Margaret Qualley who also starred in Seberg (2020).
• The film also stars Demi Moore who's last movie was The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Transformers: One

• The movie is directed by Josh Cooley, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Josh Cooley also directed Toy Story 4 in 2019 which grossed $434 Mil. in the US and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
• It stars Chris Hemsworth who also starred in Avengers Assemble (2012).
• The film also stars Brian Tyree Henry who's last movie was Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Never Let Go

• The movie is directed by Alexandre Aja, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Alexandre Aja also directed The Hills Have Eyes in 2006 which grossed $41.8 Mil. in the US.
• It stars Halle Berry who also starred in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
• The film also stars Anthony B. Jenkins who's last movie was The Deliverance (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

A Mistake

• The movie is directed by Christine Jeffs, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Christine Jeffs also directed Sunshine Cleaning in 2009.
• It stars Elizabeth Banks who also starred in Call Jane (2022).
• The film also stars Mickey Sumner who's last movie was With/In: Volume 2 (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Wolfs

• The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Jon Watts also directed Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2017 which grossed $334.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $880.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford (2007).
• The film also stars George Clooney who's last movie was IF (2024).
• Brad Pitt and George Clooney have starred in 6 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Burn After Reading in 2008, IF in 2024, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in 2003, Ocean's Thirteen in 2007, Ocean's Twelve in 2004 and Ocean's Eleven in 2002.
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• 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

• The Thicket - Friday, 6th September - streaming
• Apartment 7A - Friday, 27th September - streaming
• The Bagman - Friday, 27th September
• Wolfs - Friday, 20th September - streaming
• Lee - Friday, 27th September
• Megalopolis - Friday, 27th September
• The Wild Robot - Friday, 27th September

Starring the ever popular Zendaya as a tennis coach in a relationship with 2 male tennis stars the movie Challengers is given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong language, sex, sex references.

Its features Zendaya is one of the hottest stars around at the moment and has also appeared in Lemonade and Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as many other movies, it also stars Mike Faist who has been seen in West Side Story and Wildling.

The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino who has previously brought us Call Me By Your Name. and The Protagonists.

Movie Synopsis

Complex relationships between three tennis professionals come to the boil during a competitive match between two old friends.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Challengers
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong language, sex, sex references
• Release date: 26th April 2024
• Runtime: 131 minutes (2 hours 11 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Luca Guadagnino
• Starring:
  • Zendaya
  • Mike Faist
  • Josh O'Connor

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Last weekend saw West Side Story at the top of the UK box office, with 2 new release this weekend Spider-Man: No Way Home will have a record breaking weekend and take over at the top.

Here are this weeks new releases

• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• The Lost Daughter

Spider-Man: No Way Home

• The movie is directed by Jon Watts, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Jon Watts also directed Clown in 2014.
• It stars Tom Holland who also starred in In the Heart of the Sea (2015).
• The film also stars Zendaya who last appeared in Dune (2021).
• Tom Holland and Zendaya have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
• Box office prediction: Number 1

The Lost Daughter

• The movie is from director Maggie Gyllenhaal
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Zemanovaload (2005).
• The film also stars Dakota Johnson who last appeared in The Nowhere Inn (2020).
• Box office prediction: Number 8

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

Next week there are 3 new movies released

• The Matrix Resurrections, Wednesday, 22nd December
• Don't Look Up, Friday, 24th December
• The King's Man, Sunday, 26th December

The third in the Marvel/Sony Spider-Man movies set in the Marvel/Disney Cinematic Universe brings together the 3 different eras of the Spider-Man movies from the Sam Raimi era to the Marc Webb era and has been given a 12A age rating in the UK.

The movie stars Tom Holland once again as Spider-Man and Zendaya as his girlfriend MJ, and along for the ride this time are Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina to name a few.

The movie is directed by Jon Watts who also directed Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Movie Synopsis

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, our friendly neighborhood web-slinger is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life as Peter Parker from the high stakes of being a superhero. When Peter asks for help from Doctor Strange, the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Spider-Man: No Way Home
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat
• Release date: 15th December 2021
• Runtime: 148m (2 hour 28 minutes)
• Director: Jon Watts
• Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch

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