Real life band sensation turned animated feature KPop Demon Hunters makes its debut at the top of the North American box office at number one with a reasonable $18 Million debut.

Its not uncommon for K-Pop bands to hit the box office in live concerts shown in cinemas but this is a 90 minute animated movie featuring a female K-Pop band.

After spending a couple of weeks at the top Weapons~2026 falls to second place with a weekend gross of $15.5 Million taking to movies gross ot over $100 Million at the US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 22nd - 24th August 2025

Highest new movie this weekend

• The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
• It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
• It grosses $18,000,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $18,000,000 after 1 weekends of release

• The movie goes down the chart to number 2 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $15,600,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $115,880,823 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is the 14th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $9,200,000 over the weekend, a 36% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $70,540,708 after 3 weekends of release
• The movie is a sequel to Freaky Friday which took $74,431,693 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

• The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,900,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $257,251,951 after 5 weekends of release
• The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2025

• The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
• It grosses $5,100,000 over the weekend, a 32% drop from last weekend
• It has a total gross of $66,178,030 after 4 weekends of release

The third in the Deadpool movie series, Deadpool and Wolverine has been given a 15 age rating in the UK for strong bloody violence, injury detail, sex references, very strong language.

The movie stars Ryan Reynolds who has previously starred in Finders Fee and Mississippi Grind, it also stars Hugh Jackman who has previously been seen in Rise of the Guardians and Paperback Hero.

Taking over on directing duties this time is Shawn Levy who has previously directed Date Night and Just In Time.

Movie Synopsis

Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Deadpool and Wolverine
• BBFC age rating: 15 Certificate
• Reason: strong bloody violence, injury detail, sex references, very strong language
• Release date: 25th July 2024
• Runtime: 128 minutes (2 hours 8 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Shawn Levy
• Starring:
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Hugh Jackman
  • Emma Corrin

BBFC movie page

Check out the last trailer for upcoming movie Deadpool and Wolverine which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• It stars among others Ryan Reynolds (Animal Friends) and Hugh Jackman (Someone Like You)
• It is a sequel to Deadpool and Deadpool 2
• It is directed by Shawn Levy (Date Night)
• The movie also stars Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin and Rob Delaney
• The UK release date is 26th July 2024
• And the release date in North America is 26th July 2024
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman appeared together in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Deadpool 2 and Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Real Steel

Synopsis for Deadpool and Wolverine

Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

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

As we move into the blockbuster summer season at the UK box office lets take a look at what movies SaltyPopcorn users are the most excited for.

Here is the top 10 most anticipated summer 2024 blockbusters.

A Quiet Place: Day One
28th June
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sammy fights to survive.

Borderlands
9th August
Returning to her home planet, an infamous outlaw forms an unexpected alliance with a team of unlikely heroes. Together, they battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

IF~2024
17th May
A girl who goes through a difficult experience begins to see everyone's imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up.

Despicable Me 4
5th July
Now married to Lucy Wilde and the father of a baby boy, in addition to his three adopted daughters, Gru finds his family under attack from new villains Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale partner Valentina.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6th September
Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife.

The Garfield Movie
24th May
After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father - scruffy street cat Vic, Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.

Inside Out 2
14th June
Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust, who've long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren't sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she's not alone.

Alien: Romulus
16th August
Young people on a distant world find themselves confronting the most terrifying life-form in the universe.

Harold and the Purple Crayon
2nd August
4-year-old Harold uses a purple crayon to create a world of his own by just drawing.

Deadpool and Wolverine
26th July Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

Also released over the summer period but missing out on the 10 most anticipated movies.

2nd May
The Fall Guy

9th May
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

24th May
Furiosa

21st June
The Bikeriders

19th July
Twisters

Check out the new trailer and poster for upcoming movie Deadpool and Wolverine which can be viewed in full if you scroll down this page.

Movie breakdown

• The movie is directed by Shawn Levy
• It stars Ryan Reynolds (Paper Man) and Hugh Jackman (X-Men: The Last Stand) among others.
• The movie also stars Morena Baccarin, Jennifer Garner and Matthew Macfadyen
• The release date in the UK is 26th July 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 26th July 2024
• It is a sequel to Deadpool and Deadpool 2
• Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman appeared together in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Free Guy
• Shawn Levy directed Hugh Jackman in Real Steel

Synopsis for Deadpool and Wolverine

Wolverine is recovering from his injuries when he crosses paths with the loudmouth, Deadpool. They team up to defeat a common enemy.

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