Released in the US this weekend, Friday, 12th September 2025, there are 5 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace The Conjuring: Last Rites 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.

• The Long Walk
• Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
• Spinal Tap II
• Dreams (Sex Love)
• Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

The Long Walk

• The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Francis Lawrence also directed The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in 2013 which grossed $424.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $864.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Wildcat (2023).
• The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

• The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 8th movie.
• Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - AsakUSA Arc in 2021.
• It stars Natsuki Hanae who also starred in Digimon Adventure Tri Part 2: Determination (2016).
• The film also stars Saori Hayami who's last movie was Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (2024).
• Natsuki Hanae and Saori Hayami have starred in 2 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020 and For Whom the Alchemist Exists in 2019.
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Natsuki Hanae in Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Swordsmith Village, and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training
• Haruo Sotozaki directed Saori Hayami in and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Spinal Tap II

• The movie is directed by Rob Reiner, it is the directors 23rd movie.
• Rob Reiner also directed Rumor Has It in 2006 which grossed $43 Mil. in the US and grossed $88.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Rob Reiner who also starred in Mad Dog Time (1996).
• The film also stars Christopher Guest who's last movie was London Heist (2017).
• Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest have starred in 3 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, Likely Stories Vol. 1 in 1981 and Million Dollar Infield in 1982.
• Rob Reiner directed Rob Reiner in Shock and Awe, Likely Stories Vol. 1, Misery, Everyday Life, And So It Goes, This Is Spinal Tap, Alex and Emma, and The Story of Us
• Rob Reiner directed Christopher Guest in The Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, and Likely Stories Vol. 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The MPAA age rating is

Dreams (Sex Love)

• The movie is directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Dag Johan Haugerud also directed Sex (Dreams Love) in 2024.
• It stars Ella Overbye who also starred in Dreams (Sex Love) (2024).
• The film also stars Selome Emnetu who's last movie was The Trip (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

• The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
• Simon Curtis also directed Woman In Gold in 2015 which grossed $33.3 Mil. in the US and grossed $61.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Joely Richardson who also starred in In Darkness (2018).
• The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
• Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
• 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 3 new movies released

• Practical Magic 2 - Thursday, 18th September
• A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - Friday, 19th September
• Him - Friday, 19th September

There is never a time like Christmas to bring peace on earth, new movie Violent Night doesn't think so! The BBFC has given the movie a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, gore, language, sex references.

The movie stars David Harbour who was previously seen in Black Widow in 2021 and and the 2019 remake of Hellboy, it also stars Beverly D'Angelo who is most famous for being the mother in the National Lampoons movies, in particular that Christmas classic National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

The movie is directed by Tommy Wirkola who is best known for directing Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters but also directed The Trip in 2021.

Movie Synopsis

When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus must step in to save the day.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Violent Night
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, gore, language, sex references
• Release date: 2nd December 2022
• Runtime: 112 minutes (1 hour 42 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Tommy Wirkola
• Starring:
  • David Harbour
  • Beverly D'Angelo
  • John Leguizamo

BBFC movie page

There is still no official box office being reported in the US but from the drive-in theatres that are reporting The Wretched spends an amazing fourth weekend at the top with We Summon The Darkness reported at the top new film.

Here is a breakdown of the top 5 films.

The Wretched

The movie expanded from 21 theatres to 59 this weekend and in the process remained the top film with a weekend take of $186K.

This puts the film total gross at $548.6K and it has to be asked if the movie can make it to $1 Million, maybe just from drive-in's.

We Summon the Darkness

Directed by Marc Meyers and starring Alexandra Daddario and Keean Johnson, this supernatural horror movie takes a respectable $30.2K on its debut.

The Trip To Greece

A couple of familiar faces pop up at number 3 as a new entry as Director Michael Winterbottom continues his 'The Trip To' series.

This is the fourth in the series and all star Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon mainly having a chat over dinner, this entry enters the US box office with $1.1K.

How to Build a Girl

Directed by Coky Giedroyc this comedy spends its third weekend on the box office with $1K taking its total to $67.5K.

True History of the Kelly Gang

Finishing off the US box office this week is the Justin Kurzel directed movie which take $324 for a $450.5K total.

After 3 weeks of no change at the top of the US box office The Perfect Guy comes in and takes over on it's debut weekend of release.

The critically panned The Perfect Guy enters the box office after one of the worst weekends for the American cinema, $26.7 million sees it reach the top.

Falling from the top is 3 time champ

Straight Outta Compton

The Trip Hop inspired movie took another $4 million over the weekend bringing its total US gross to an amazing $155.7 million over it's 4 week run.

Highest total grossing film on the US box office is the Tom Cruise starring

Mission Impossible Rogue Nation

With figures for global box office falling quite low this week the Trip Hop hit Straight Outta Compton bounces back to the top.

Now released in 14 countries Compton took $16.7 million last week to bring it's global total to $168 million, most of that business being in the US.

Last week top film Terminator Genisys takes a tumble this week after its better than expected showing in China and ends up at 6 with $11.6 million from 8 countries, global total is now $435.8 million.

Highest new film of the week is The Transporter Refueled which enters at number 7 with $11.1 million from 19 countries.

The reboot of the popular Transporter series has not set the world alight and sill struggle to stay with the pending holiday season coming.

Highest total grossing film on the global box office this week is Minions which has not taken just over $1 Billion and is still playing in 58 countries, this week is sits at number 4.

Here is the full global top 10:

1. Straight Outta Compton - $16,748,840
2. Mission: Impossible Rouge Nation - $16,550,000
3. Minions - $13,617,070
4. Hitman: Agent 47 - $13,575,000
5. Ant-Man - $12,887,000
6. Terminator Genisys - $11,635,000
7. The Transporter Refueled - $11,130,000
8. Inside Out - $10,246,000
9. The Dead End - $9,900,000
10. Man From U.N.C.L.E. - $9,645,000