This weekend, Friday 11th July 2025, there are 3 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Jurassic World: Rebirth, 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.

• Superman
• Madea's Destination Wedding
• Sovereign

Superman

• The movie is directed by James Gunn, it is the directors 8th movie.
• James Gunn also directed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in 2023 which grossed £36.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $845.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars David Corenswet who also starred in The Sunlit Night (2019).
• The film also stars Rachel Brosnahan who's last movie was The Amateur (2025).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Madea's Destination Wedding

• The movie is directed by Tyler Perry, it is the directors 35th movie.
• Tyler Perry also directed A Madea Homecoming in 2022.
• It stars Tyler Perry who also starred in Madea's Farewell Play (2020).
• The film also stars Cassi Davis who's last movie was A Madea Homecoming (2022).
• Tyler Perry and Cassi Davis have starred in 11 other movies together.
• They also appeared together in Madea's Neighbors From Hell in 2014, Madea's Family Reunion in 2006, A Madea Homecoming in 2022, A Madea Family Funeral in 2019, Madea's Big Happy Family in 2010, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween in 2017, A Madea Christmas in 2011, Boo! A Madea Halloween in 2016, Madea's Farewell Play in 2020, Madea On the Run in 2017 and Madea's Big Happy Family in 2011.
• Tyler Perry directed Tyler Perry in Why Did I Get Married Too?, A Madea Family Funeral, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, Madea On the Run, Boo! A Madea Halloween, Madea's Neighbors From Hell, The Single Moms Club, A Madea Christmas, Madea Gets a Job, Madea's Witness Protection, Good Deeds, A Madea Christmas, Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea's Big Happy Family, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, Madea Goes to Jail, The Family That Preys, Meet the Browns, Why Did I Get Married?, Madea's Family Reunion, A Madea Homecoming, Madea's Farewell Play, and A Fall From Grace
• Tyler Perry directed Cassi Davis in A Madea Family Funeral, Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, Madea On the Run, Boo! A Madea Halloween, Madea's Neighbors From Hell, A Madea Christmas, Madea's Big Happy Family, Madea's Big Happy Family, Daddy's Little Girls, Madea's Family Reunion, A Madea Homecoming, and Madea's Farewell Play
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Sovereign

• The movie is from director Christian Swegal.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Nick Offerman who also starred in Forever Lulu (2000).
• The film also stars Jacob Tremblay who's last movie was Orion and the Dark (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Life of Chuck in 2025.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

• Four Letters of Love - Friday, 18th July
• I Know What You Did Last Summer - Friday, 18th July
• Smurfs - Friday, 18th July

First trailer released for upcoming movie Borderlands which can seen in full if you scroll down this page.

• The movie is directed by Eli Roth
• It stars Ariana Greenblatt (The Boss Baby 2: Family Business) and Jamie Lee Curtis (Forever Young) among others.
• The movie also stars Haley Bennett, Jack Black and Gina Gershon
• The release date in the UK is 9th August 2024
• While the North American release date is set for 9th August 2024

Synopsis for Borderlands

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.

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

The next in the DC Universe line of movies, Blue Beetle, has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, bloody images, infrequent strong language.

The movie stars popstar Becky G who has previously appeared in Good Mourning and the 2017 movie Power Rangers, it also stars Bruna Marquezine who has starred in Ophelia's Death and Breaking Through.

In the directors chair is Angel Manuel Soto who has previously directed Charm City Kings and The Farm.

Movie Synopsis

Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Blue Beetle
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate violence, threat, bloody images, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 18th August 2023
• Runtime: 127 minutes (2 hours 7 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Angel Manuel Soto
• Starring:
  • Becky G
  • Bruna Marquezine
  • Xolo Mariduena

BBFC movie page

Four weeks at the top now for the sequel movie Avatar: The Way of Water, but it did have a bit of competition this weekend from new horror movie M3GAN which came in at 2.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 6th - 8th January 2023

As the sequel movie to Avatar races past the $500 Million mark at the US box office it takes $45 Million on its 4th weekend of release, a small 29% drop over last weekend

With a total North American gross of $516 Million at the US box office the movie is well ahead of the original film in the series which had taken $430 Million 4 weeks into its run.

Avatar was for a long time the top grossing movie in North America, now overtaken by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, that movie had taken $812 Million 4 weeks into its run.

Highest new movie this weekend

Making its box office debut at number 2 this weekend is a new IP from the director of the 2014 movie Housebound, Gerard Johnstone.

The movie has had a lot of hype and good reviews and jumps into the box office with a debut gross of $30 Million

In comparison to last Halloweens horror hit Smile~2022, that movie took $22 Million on its debut.

Dropping to number 2 this weekend, but still pulling in audiences the the Puss in Boots sequel from the Shrek universe which takes $13 Million, a slim 20% drop over last weekend.

The movie has taken a very strong $87 Million total after 3 weeks of release, the 2010 orignal had taken $108 Million 3 weeks into its run.

Going on wide release on its second weekend on the box office is the latest Tom Hanks movie wich races up to number 4 from number 16 this this weekend with $4.2 Million, a 99% increase over last weekend!

The movie has been getting very good reviews from critics and audiences and has taken $4.2 Million so far at the North American box office.

Dropping to number 4 this week as the movie starts its decent of the box office charts is the Marvel sequel movie to Black Panther which takes $3.3 Million on its 9th weekend, a 30% drop.

The movies total US gross of $445 Million which is lower than the $674 Million Black Panther had taken 9 weeks into its run.

Sequel movie Avatar: The Way of Water remains at the top of the UK box office for a third weekend as Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody comes in at number 2 on its debut.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 30th - 1st January 2023

Spending a third week on top of the UK box office is the sequel movie to Avatar which takes £7.6 Million, a 35% increase on its Christmas weekend total.

The movie has now taken a magnificent £44.9 Million at the UK box office after 3 weeks of release.

It is £12 Million ahead of Avatar at the same point of its run and for many years that was the top grossing movie of all time in the UK.

The movie is the 3rd top grossing film of 2022, but is fast catching Top Gun: Maverick and will likely be the top grossing movie released in 2022 before the end of its run.

Highest new movie this weekend

The bio-pic of Whitney Houston starring Naomi Ackie and directed by Kasi Lemmons got released on Boxing Day this year and lands at number 2 on the UK box office.

The movie takes £3.3 Million on its debut despite getting quite a panning from critics.

The movie is looking for Oscar glory which if it achieves could boost the gross quite a but especially around the February window, and even more so if it wins!

Falling to number 2 this weekend is the musical version of the Roald Dahl story of Matilda which takes £2 Million over the New Year weekend, a 45% increase over last weekend.

The former number 1 movie has now taken £20.8 Million over its 6 weeks of release.

The sequel movie to Black Panther climbs back up the box office to number 4 this weekend with a gross of £436,156, a 54% increase over last weekend.

The movies weekend gross being so low and the movie still climbing to number 4 is a reflection of the current state of the box office and shows how much Avatar: The Way of Water is taking from the box office.

The movie has taken a total of £33.2 Million in the UK and is well below that of the first movie which had taken nearly £50 Million 8 weeks into its run.

Disney's latest animated movie, which had been considered a relative flop at the box officem, climbs to number 5 this weekend with a gross of £280,777, a 49% increase.

The movie has grossed a total of £3.1 Million at the UK box office which is about half that of Disney's previous movie Encanto.