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New to Theaters This Week
Better Man R
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera R
Hard Truths R

New on Streaming
Ad Vitam (Mystery) NR – Netflix
Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Series) – Disney+
My Penguin Friend (Family) PG – Hulu

New to Blu-ray and DVD
We Live in Time R
Saturday Night R

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
→ Sonic the Hedgehog 3
→ Mufasa: The Lion King
↑ Nosferatu*
↓ Wicked
↓ Moana 2

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2025

Wolf Man (January 17)
Universal had big plans to reimagine several of the studio’s classic monster movies. But after the failure of 2017’s The Mummy, Universal cooled on the whole idea—until the success of Whannel’s The Invisible Man was a box office hit in 2020. Universal is relying on Whannell to reanimate a creepy classic.

Captain America: Brave New World (February 14)
It’s been nearly 10 years since audiences received a stand-alone Captain America movie, and Brave New World is sure to live up to its title. Largely because it’s the first big-screen project to feature Sam Wilson, the superhero formerly known as the Falcon, as the new Captain America.

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (May 23)
We’ve seen enough Mission: Impossible movies over the past quarter-century to know what expect from The Final Reckoning: Tom Cruise running; Tom Cruise hanging off the side of a plane in some sort of entirely breathtaking stunt that no 62-year-old should undertake; and a little more Tom Cruise running. Somehow, it never stops being compelling. Despite the title, this isn’t necessarily the final film in the M:I series.

Ballerina (June 6)
This John Wick spin-off sees Ana de Armas as an assassin with revenge in her heart—and an ice skate-turned-weapon in her hand. With the creative minds behind the project, including director Len Wisemans and John Wick director Chad Stahelski, Ballerina is sure to be entertaining.

28 Years Later (June 20)
2002’s 28 days latter is arguably one of the greatest zombie movies ever, 27 years later (so close), we get what will be the third film in the mini franchise. Spiler alert, the “Rage Virus” is still very much raging.

Jurassic World Rebirth (July 2)
The past three decades haven’t always been kind to the original Jurassic Park’s legacy. Apart from the well-received 2015 Jurassic World, the series has largely been one of diminishing returns. But director Gareth Edwards’ hard reset on the franchise seems promising

Superman (July 11)
His first film in the DC Universe will undoubtedly be a bittersweet moment for Marvel fans who may have mixed feelings about Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s “defection” to the DCU. Gunn is now CEO of DC Studios, and he has already made changes that have rekindled some comic book stans. If Gunn’s past directorial results are any indication, Superman could prove to be one of the biggest hits of the summer.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25)
Both the 2005 and the ten year later installments didn’t perform well, will the third time be the charm for the Fantastic Four?

Avatar: Fire and Ash (December 19)
The second film in the series didn’t get a lot of buzz nor was it met with an overwhelming amount of positive chatter; however, The Way of Water still earned enough money to make it the third highest grossing movie of all time. Will Fire and Ash perform as well as its predecessors?

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 3*
↑ Mufasa: The Lion King*
↑ Wicked
↓ Moana 2
↑ Homestead*

Let’s look back on some of the biggest successes and failures at the box-office in 2024.

Illumination’s Despicable Me 4 brought in $75 million on its opening weekend, bringing it just shy of a billion dollars worldwide to date.

Disney’s Moana 2 brought in nearly $140 million it’s opening weekend, with over $800 million worldwide to date.

Despite only being in theaters for five weeks, Universal Pictures’ Wicked is number three on our list, bringing in $112 Million on its opening weekend and nearly $600 Million worldwide to date.

Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine brought in a staggering $211 Million for its opening weekend, and to date over $1.3 Billion dollars worldwide, making it the biggest earner for any rated R movie in history.

Disney’s Inside Out 2 was the biggest movie of 2024, bringing in over $154 Million on its opening weekend and nearly $1.7 Billion dollars worldwide to date beating box-office records for an animated film.

With a budget of $200 Million, Joker Folie a Deux bombed so hard that its now the biggest comic book flop of all time bringing in only $37 Million for its opening weekend.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 was supposed to be the first of a four-part series, but with an opening weekend of $8.6 Million, future movies have been canceled.

Francis Ford Coppola spent about $120 Million of his own money on Megalopolis, which only brought in $4 Million for its opening weekend.

Borderlands once again proved the difficulties of adapting a video game to the big screen, only bringing in $8.6 Million on its opening weekend.

With its poor directing and week vision, Madame Web is the worst Spider-Man universe movie of all time, only making $15 Million on its opening weekend.

Other dishonorable mentions
The Crow, with a $4.6 million opening weekend
Fly Me to The Moon with a $9 million opening weekend
Red One with a $32 Million opening weekend
Join us next week as we look ahead at what 2025 holds for the box-office.

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show

Last weekend’s top 5
>Moana 2
>Wicked
˄Kraven the Hunter*
˅Gladiator II
˄The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim*

New to theaters this week
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 PG
Homestead PG-13
Mufasa: The Lion King PG

Movies coming out on Christmas Day
Babygirl R
A Complete Unknown R
The Fire Inside PG-13
Nosferatu R

New to Blu-ray and DVD
Transformers One PG
Joker: Folie a Deux R
Conclave PG
Piece by Piece PG

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
>Moana 2
>Wicked
>Gladiator II
˄Pushpa: The Rule – Part 2*
˅Red One

New to theaters this week
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim PG-13
Kraven the Hunter R

New to Streaming
Dream Productions (limited series), Disney+
Carry-On PG-13, Netflix

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
˄ Moana 2*
˄ Wicked
˅ Gladiator II
˅ Red One
˄ The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

New to theaters this week
Get Away R
Y2K R

Also Available in Theaters
Solo Leveling: ReAwakening R
For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas – Live

New to Streaming
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter, Netflix
Mary, Netflix
That Christmas PG, Netflix

New to Blu-ray and DVD
The Wild Robot PG
Alien: Romulus R
The Forge PG

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
˄ Gladiator II*
˄ Smile 2
˅ Red One
˄ Bonhoeffer*
˄ Wicked*

New to theaters this week
Moana 2 PG

New to Streaming
Our Little Secret, Netflix
Sweethearts R, MAX
Nutcrackers, Hulu

Black Friday Deals

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Last weekend’s top 5
˄ Red One*
˅ Venom: The Last Dance
> The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
˅ Heretic
˅ The Wild Robot

New to theaters this week
Gladiator II R
Bonhoeffer PG-13
Wicked PG

New to Streaming
The Merry Gentlemen, Romance, Netflix
Out of My Mind, Teen, Disney+
Dear Santa, Comedy, Paramount+

New to Blu-ray and DVD
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice PG-13
Godzilla Minus One PG-13
Speak No Evil R
Reagan PG-13

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
> Venom: The Last Dance
> Heretic*
> The Best Christmas Pageant Ever*
˅ The Wild Robot
˅ Smile 2

New to theaters this week
Here PG-13

New to Streaming
An Almost Christmas Story, Disney+
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland, Hulu
Hot Frosty, Netflix

Grab some popcorn, pull up a seat and enjoy the show!

Last weekend’s top 5
> Venom: The Last Dance
˄ The Wild Robot
˅ Smile 2
> Conclave
˄ Here

New to theaters this week
Elevation R
Heretic R
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever PG
Red One PG-13

New to Streaming
Meet Me Next Christmas, Netflix

New to Blu-ray and DVD
It Ends with Us PG-13
Trap PG-13
Blink Twice R
Someone Like You PG
Strange Darling R