This weekend, Friday 2nd May 2025, there are 9 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Sinners, 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.

• Thunderbolts*
• The Surfer
• Rust
• Words of War
• Salvable
• Black Bag
• Another Simple Favour
• Electra
• The Dumpling Queen

Thunderbolts*

• The movie is directed by Jake Schreier, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Jake Schreier also directed Paper Towns in 2015.
• It stars Sebastian Stan who also starred in Rachel Getting Married (2008).
• The film also stars Florence Pugh who's last movie was We Live In Time (2024).
• They also appeared together in Avengers Doomsday in 2026.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Nocebo in 2022.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Next (2007).
• The film also stars Julian McMahon who's last movie was The Suprêmes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Rust

• The movie is directed by Joel Souza, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Joel Souza also directed Ghost Squad in 2015.
• It stars Travis Fimmel who also starred in Kandahar (2023).
• The film also stars Alec Baldwin who's last movie was TÁR (2022).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Words of War

• The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Strong also directed United in 2011.
• It stars Jason Isaacs who also starred in A Cure For Wellness (2017).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
• They also appeared together in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 in 2011.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Salvable

• The movie is from director Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Barry Ward who also starred in Maze (2017).
• The film also stars Shia LaBeouf who's last movie was Henry Johnson (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

Black Bag

• The movie is directed by Steven Soderbergh, it is the directors 37th movie.
• Steven Soderbergh also directed Haywire in 2012 which grossed $18.9 Mil. in the US and grossed $34.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Michael Fassbender who also starred in Prometheus (2012).
• The film also stars Gustaf Skarsgård who's last movie was What Remains (2024).
• Steven Soderbergh directed Michael Fassbender in and Haywire
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Another Simple Favour

• The movie is directed by Paul Feig, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Paul Feig also directed Grounded: Unaccompanied Minors in 2006 which grossed $16.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $21.9 Mil. globally.
• It stars Blake Lively who also starred in IF (2024).
• The film also stars Anna Kendrick who's last movie was Trolls Band Together (2023).
• They also appeared together in A Simple Favour in 2018.
• Paul Feig directed Blake Lively in and A Simple Favour
• Paul Feig directed Anna Kendrick in and A Simple Favour
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Electra

• The movie is from director Hala Matar.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Maria Bakalova who also starred in Fairyland (2023).
• The film also stars Abigail Cowen who's last movie was The Ritual (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

The Dumpling Queen

• The movie is from director Wai Keung Lau.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Li Ma who also starred in Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015).
• The film also stars Kara Ying Hung Wai who's last movie was The Invisible Guest (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.

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

• Clown In a Cornfield - Friday, 9th May
• Shadow Force - Friday, 9th May
• Juliet and Romeo - Friday, 9th May
• Nonnas - Friday, 9th May - streaming
• Henry Johnson - Friday, 9th May - streaming
• Fight Or Flight - Friday, 9th May

Spider-Man: No Way Home goes back to the top of the North American box office as last weeks top movie, Scream slips to number 2 on its second weekend of release.

Highest new movie of the weekend is Redeeming Love from director D.J. Caruso which makes its debut at number 4, and its the only new movie on the top 15.

North American box office QuickView

• Number 1 - Spider-Man: No Way Home (5th weekend - non consecutive)
• Highest debut - Redeeming Love (@4)
• Longest run - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (10 weeks)
• Highest total gross - Spider-Man: No Way Home ($721 Million)

North American box office breakdown weekend 21st - 23rd January 2022.

Spider Man: No Way Home

Climbing back to the top of the US box office this weekend is the Marvel/Sony Spider-Man movie which dipped to number 2 last week to allow Scream to have a week at the top but regains the crown on its 6th weekend of release.

The movie takes an amazing $14.1 Million on its 6th weekend of release which is a 30% decrease from last weekend.

The movie has now taken $721 Million in the US, this makes it already by far the top grossing movie of 2022 in America, but its also now the 5th top movie of all time.

By the time you read this is will have overtaken Black Panther to be the 4th top movie in America as it looks at the $760.5 Million taken by Avatar to enter the top 3.

Scream

The movie made a brave move last weekend and displaced Spider-Man: No Way Home for a weekend, but this week it falls to number 2 with a weekend take of $12.4 Million, a relatively large 59% drop over its debut.

This gives the movie a 2 weekend total of $51.3 Million and is the second top movie of 2022 in North America.

Sing 2

The smash hit animated sequel movie stays at number 3 with $5.7 Million on its 5th weekend of release, a small 28% drop over last weekend.

The movie has now taken $128.4 Million and is the 3rd top movie of 2022, in comparison to the 2017 original Sing its running at about half that movies gross.

Redeeming Love

The highest new movie of the weekend is from director D.J. Caruso and starring Abigail Cowen in this love story which makes its debut at number 4 with $3.7 Million.

The directors last movie was in 2017 when he directed the action movie xXx - Return of Xander Cage which debuted at number 2 with $20 Million.

The King's Man

This movie has proved to be a bit of a slow burner as it remains at number 5 this weekend with $1.7 Million, a small 20% drop, giving the movie a $31 Million total gross after 5 weeks and is the 4th top movie of 2022.