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

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is due for release in the UK on 23rd May 2025
• It is due for release in North America on 23rd May 2025
• It stars among others Tom Cruise (The Mummy) and Rebecca Ferguson (The Girl On the Train)
• It is directed by Christopher McQuarrie (The Way of the Gun)
• The movie also stars Hannah Waddingham, Hayley Atwell and Pom Klementieff
• Tom Cruise and Rebecca Ferguson appeared together in Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation, Mission:Impossible - Fallout and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Rebecca Ferguson in Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation

Synopsis for Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Our lives are the sum of our choices.

Check out the Salty Popcorn movie page for more information on this upcoming film.

The movies series that has superstar Tom Cruise at the very centre reaches its 7th edition with Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1 which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat.

Starring the ever popular Tom Cruise who starred in last years biggest movie Top Gun Maverick he has also starred in The Outsiders and The Color of Money, the movie also stars Rebecca Ferguson who has been in The Vatican and Dune~2020.

The movie is directed by long time Cruise colaborator Christopher McQuarrie who has previously directed Jack Reacher and The Way of the Gun.

Movie Synopsis

Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than the mission -- not even the lives of those he cares about most.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat
• Release date: 14th July 2023
• Runtime: 163 minutes (2 hour 43 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise
  • Rebecca Ferguson
  • Pom Klementieff

BBFC movie page