The second part of the Wicked series, Wicked for Good has been given a PG age rating in the UK for mild threat, violence, innuendo, language.

The movie once again stars Cynthia Erivo who was has been seen in Pinocchio~2022 and Children of Blood and Bone, it also stars Ariana Grande who has been seen in Dont Look Up and Swindle.

The movie one again is directed by Jon M. Chu who has previously helmed Justin Biebers Believe and Step Up 2: The Streets.

Movie Synopsis

The fantasy sequel to Wicked, the friendship of two witches is seriously tested when one of them is branded as 'wicked' by magical authorities.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Wicked for Good
• BBFC age rating: PG Certificate
• Reason: mild threat, violence, innuendo, language
• Release date: 21st November 2025
• Runtime: 137 minutes (2 hour 17 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Jon M. Chu
• Starring:
  • Cynthia Erivo
  • Ariana Grande
  • Jeff Goldblum

BBFC movie page

Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 24th October 2025, there are 8 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Black Phone 2 from the top of the North American box office.

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.

• Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
• Queens of the Dead
• Regretting You
• The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
• Shelby Oaks
• Hedda
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
• Blue Moon

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

• The movie is directed by Scott Cooper, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Scott Cooper also directed Out of the Furnace in 2013 and grossed $15.7 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jeremy Allen White who also starred in Viena and the Fantomes (2020).
• The film also stars Jeremy Strong who's last movie was The Apprentice (2024).
• Scott Cooper directed Jeremy Strong in and Black Mass
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Queens of the Dead

• The movie is from director Tina Romero.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Jaquel Spivey who also starred in Mean Girls (2024).
• The film also stars Katy O'Brian who's last movie was Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Regretting You

• The movie is directed by Josh Boone, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Josh Boone also directed Stuck In Love in 2013.
• It stars Mason Thames who also starred in Incoming (2024).
• The film also stars Mckenna Grace who's last movie was Anniversary (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

• The movie is from director Michelle Garza Cervera.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead who also starred in Kate (2021).
• The film also stars Maika Monroe who's last movie was Longlegs (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• The MPAA age rating is

Shelby Oaks

• The movie is from director Chris Stuckmann.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Sarah Durn who also starred in Renfield (2023).
• The film also stars Mason Heidger who's last movie was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Hedda

• The movie is directed by Nia DaCosta, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Nia DaCosta also directed The Marvels in 2023 which grossed $84.5 Mil. in the US and grossed $206.1 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tessa Thompson who also starred in Janelle Monae Dirty Computer (2018).
• The film also stars Nina Hoss who's last movie was Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World (2023).
• Nia DaCosta directed Tessa Thompson in Little Woods, and The Marvels
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

• The movie is from director Tatsuya Yoshihara.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Kikunosuke Toya who is making a feature film debut.
• The film also stars Tomori Kusunoki who's last movie was Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Blue Moon

• The movie is directed by Richard Linklater, it is the directors 26th movie.
• Richard Linklater also directed Where'd You Go, Bernadette in 2019 which grossed $9.2 Mil. in the US and grossed $11 Mil. globally.
• It stars Ethan Hawke who also starred in Taking Lives (2004).
• The film also stars Margaret Qualley who's last movie was Honey Don't! (2025).
• Richard Linklater directed Ethan Hawke in Fast Food Nation, Tape, Before Midnight, Before Sunset, Boyhood, Waking Life, The Newton Boys, and Before Sunrise
• 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 3 new movies released

• Stitch Head - Wednesday, 29th October
• Anniversary - Wednesday, 29th October
• Bugonia - Friday, 31st October

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle spends a second weekend at the top of the US box office with a weekend gross of $17.3 Million which is a massive 75% drop over last weekend.

This does however take the animated movies total gross to $104.7 Million after 2 weekends of release which is a nice return for a Japanese animated movie.

The previous movie Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training took only $15 Million after its second weekend at the North American box office.

Highest new movie of the weekend is the Jordan Peel produced movie Him~2025 which has taken $13.2 Million on its debut.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st September 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 $17,303,707 over the weekend, a 75% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $104,733,741 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 16th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $15,712,705 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has a total gross of $13,251,560 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $12,280,749 over the weekend, a 52% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $150,507,873 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 12th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took $53,460,982 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,405,965 over the weekend, a 65% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $31,731,585 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era which took $28,366,880 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $6,223,029 over the weekend, a 47% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $22,642,363 after 2 weekends of release

Animated movie Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba: - Infinity Castle tops the North American box office this weekend with a debut gross of $70.5 Million, making it one of the top debuting animated movies ever.

The movie is part of the popular Demon Slayer series from Japan with the previous movie, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training, taking a modest $11 Million on its debut.

Last weeks top movie, The Conjuring: Last Rites, falls to number 2 this weekend after a single week at the top and has taken over $130.5 Million to date.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th September 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 1 on this weekends US box office
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It has a total gross of $70,611,098 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took $11,500,703 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $25,626,241 over the weekend, a 69% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $130,579,325 after 2 weekends of release
• The movie is the 15th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took $43,800,000 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $18,107,405 after 1 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Downton Abbey: A New Era which took $16,000,495 at the box office after 1 weekends of release.

• The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $11,703,621 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It has a total gross of $3,447,613 after 42 weekends of release

The spin off movie series from the smash hit TV series Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale hits the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend with an excellent £4.4 Million debut.

The movie follows two previous big screen adaptations which took just over £5 Million for the forst movie and just over £3 Million for the follow up Downton Abbey A New Era.

The movie knocks The Conjuring: Last Rites from the top after a single week, the movie has taken £12 Million to date.

Coming in at number 2 is the animated movie Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle which takes £3.4 Million on its debut.

This is not only 6 times the debut gross of the previous movie in the series but os one of the top debuts for an animated movie.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th September 2025

• The movie is a new entry at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £3,464,393 over its debut weekend
• The movie is a sequel to Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training which took £641,878 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £2,806,296 over the weekend, a 59% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £12,351,371 over 2 weeks of release
• The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2025
• The movie is a sequel to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It which took £5,312,625 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

• The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
• It grosses £939,257 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of £7,344,458 over 3 weeks of release