A new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about the start with the release of The Fantastic Four: First Steps which has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, violence.

The movie stars the man who is in most things at the moment Pedro Pascal who has also been in movies like The Adjustment Bureau and Wonder Woman~2011, the movie also stars Vanessa Kirby who has appeared in Mission:Impossible - Fallout and The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.

The movie is directed by Matt Shakman who is a TV director veteran and was responsible for much of the acclaimed series Wandavision, he has previously directed Cut Bank in 2014.

Movie Synopsis

A group of famous superheroes are the planet’s only hope when an intergalactic being threatens to consume the world.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: the-fantastic-four-first-steps
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: moderate threat, violence
• Release date: 24th July 2025
• Runtime: 114 minutes (1 hour 54 minutes)
• The movie is being released into movie theatres
• Directed by:
  • Matt Shakman
• Starring:
  • Pedro Pascal
  • Vanessa Kirby
  • Ebon Moss-Bachrach
  • Joseph Quinn

BBFC movie page

This weekend, Friday 27th June 2025, there are 4 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, 28 Years Later, 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.

• F1
• Chicken Town
• Words of War
• M3GAN 2.0

F1

• The movie is directed by Joseph Kosinski, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Joseph Kosinski also directed Oblivion in 2013 which grossed £10.5 Mil. in the UK and grossed $286.2 Mil. globally.
• It stars Brad Pitt who also starred in No Way Out (1987).
• The film also stars Javier Bardem who's last movie was Spellbound (2024).
• They also appeared together in The Counsellor in 2013.
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

Chicken Town

• The movie is directed by Richard Bracewell, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Richard Bracewell also directed The Gigolos in 2006.
• It stars Laurence Rickard who also starred in Bill (2015).
• The film also stars Graham Fellows who's last movie was Different For Girls (1996).
• Richard Bracewell directed Laurence Rickard in and Bill
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Words of War

• The movie is directed by James Strong, it is the directors 4th movie.
• James Strong also directed Drew in 2016.
• It stars Maxine Peake who also starred in Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle (2017).
• The film also stars Ciarán Hinds who's last movie was Cottontail (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.

M3GAN 2.0

• The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
• It stars Violet McGraw who also starred in Ready Player One (2018).
• The film also stars Jemaine Clement who's last movie was A Minecraft Movie (2025).
• Gerard Johnstone directed Violet McGraw in and M3GAN
• 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 4 new movies released

• Jurassic World: Rebirth - Wednesday, 2nd July
• Heads of State - Wednesday, 2nd July - streaming
• Hot Milk - Friday, 4th July
• The Shrouds - Friday, 4th July

Last weekend Final Destination: Bloodlines was at the top of the global box office, there are 6 new releases this weekend in countries across the globe, will any of them top the global box office this weekend?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe 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
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning
• Fear Street: Prom Queen
• Fountain of Youth
• Sister Midnight
• The Last Rodeo
• Final Destination: Bloodlines
• The Phoenician Scheme
• The Shrouds
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters

Lilo and 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.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / China / Colombia / Croatia / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Iceland / India / Indonesia / Israel / Italy / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Singapore / South Korea / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning

• The movie is directed by Christopher McQuarrie, it is the directors 6th movie.
• Christopher McQuarrie also directed Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1 in 2023 which grossed $567.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Tom Cruise who also starred in Mission:Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).
• 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 - Fallout, Jack Reacher, Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, and Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation
• Christopher McQuarrie directed Hayley Atwell in and Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Belgium / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Iceland / Indonesia / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Japan / Kazakhstan / Malaysia / Mexico / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

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 Scoob Holiday Haunt (2024).
• The film also stars Katherine Waterston who's last movie was AfrAId (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Hungary / India / Italy / Mexico / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States / Vietnam

Fountain of Youth

• The movie is directed by Guy Ritchie, it is the directors 18th movie.
• Guy Ritchie also directed Wrath of Man in 2021 which grossed $104 Mil. globally.
• It stars John Krasinski who also starred in The Holiday (2006).
• The film also stars Natalie Portman who's last movie was May December (2023).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / India / Italy / Mexico / Portugal / Spain / Sweden / Taiwan / United Kingdom / United States

Sister Midnight

• The movie is from director Karan Kandhari.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Radhika Apte who also starred in Padman (2018).
• The film also stars Ashok Pathak who's last movie was Photograph (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  India / United States

The Last Rodeo

• The movie is directed by Jon Avnet, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Jon Avnet also directed 88 Minutes in 2008.
• It stars Neal McDonough who also starred in Buddy Games (2019).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Canada / United States

Final Destination: Bloodlines

• The movie is directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein also directed Freaks in 2018.
• It stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana who also starred in Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025).
• The film also stars Teo Briones who's last movie was Agent Recon (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Laos / Thailand

The Phoenician Scheme

• The movie is directed by Wes Anderson, it is the directors 13th movie.
• Wes Anderson also directed The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More in 2024.
• It stars Benicio Del Toro who also starred in Joyride (1997).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / United Kingdom

The Shrouds

• The movie is directed by David Cronenberg, it is the directors 25th movie.
• David Cronenberg also directed They Came From Within in 1975.
• It stars Vincent Cassel who also starred in Its Only the End of the World (2017).
• The film also stars Diane Kruger who's last movie was Marlowe (2023).
• They also appeared together in Lascars in 2009.
• David Cronenberg directed Vincent Cassel in Eastern Promises, and A Dangerous Method
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Turkey

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 Insadong Scandal (2009).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  United Kingdom

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 27 new movies released gloabally

• Karate Kid: Legends - From Wednesday, 28th May
• The Phoenician Scheme - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War - The Two Episode Finale - From Saturday, 31st May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Thursday, 29th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Friday, 30th May
• The Ugly Stepsister - From Wednesday, 28th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Salt Path - From Friday, 30th May
• Marked Men - From Friday, 30th May
• Tornado - From Friday, 30th May
• The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie - From Friday, 14th March
• On Swift Horses - From Thursday, 29th May
• Hard Truths - From Thursday, 29th May
• Tin Soldier - From Thursday, 29th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 30th May
• Oh, Canada - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ballad of Wallis Island - From Friday, 30th May
• Dark Nuns - From Thursday, 29th May
• Kraken - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Ritual - From Friday, 30th May
• School of Magical Animals 3 - From Thursday, 29th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Thursday, 29th May
• Riff Raff - From Friday, 30th May
• Peg O' My Heart - From Thursday, 29th May
• Bring Her Back - From Friday, 30th May
• Shi Jian Zhi Zi - From Friday, 30th May
• Clown In a Cornfield - From Thursday, 29th May

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

With Thunderbolts* currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• Nonnas
• The Martial Artist
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters
• Clown In a Cornfield
• A Gilded Game
• Shadow Force
• The Legend of Ochi
• The Most Precious of Cargoes
• The Surfer
• The Wedding Banquet

Nonnas

• The movie is directed by Stephen Chbosky, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Stephen Chbosky also directed Dear Evan Hansen in 2021 which grossed $7.5 Mil. globally.
• It stars Vince Vaughn who also starred in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013).
• The film also stars Lorraine Bracco who's last movie was The Union (2024).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Australia / Belgium / Brazil / Canada / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / India / Italy / Japan / Mexico / Netherlands / Poland / Singapore / Spain / Sweden / Turkey / United Kingdom / United States

The Martial Artist

• The movie is from director Shaz Khan.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Faran Tahir who also starred in Lamya's Poem (2021).
• The film also stars Gregory Sporleder who's last movie was Fail Safe (2000).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Algeria / Bahrain / Djibouti / Egypt / Iran / Iraq / Jordan / Kuwait / Lebanon / Libya / Morocco / Oman / Qatar / Saudi Arabia / Syria / Tunisia / United Arab Emirates / Yemen

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 Dancing Queen (2012).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Indonesia / Malaysia / New Zealand / Singapore / Thailand / United Kingdom

Clown In a Cornfield

• The movie is directed by Eli Craig, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Eli Craig also directed Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil in 2011.
• It stars Katie Douglas who also starred in Compulsion (2013).
• The film also stars Carson MacCormac who's last movie was Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Canada / Ireland / New Zealand / Ukraine / United Kingdom / United States

A Gilded Game

• The movie is directed by Herman Yau, it is the directors 15th movie.
• Herman Yau also directed 77 Heartwarmings in 2021 which grossed $4.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andy Lau who also starred in Mission Milano (2016).
• The film also stars Hao Ou who's last movie was Three Old Boys (2024).
• Herman Yau directed Andy Lau in The Hunt For the 93 Trans-Siberian Express Train Gangs, Shock Wave 2, The White Storm 2: Drug Lords, and Shock Wave
• Herman Yau directed Hao Ou in and Raid On the Lethal Zone
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Australia / Hong Kong / New Zealand / Taiwan / United States

Shadow Force

• The movie is directed by Joe Carnahan, it is the directors 9th movie.
• Joe Carnahan also directed RIP in 2025.
• It stars Kerry Washington who also starred in Strip Search (2004).
• The film also stars Omar Sy who's last movie was The Book of Clarence (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Cambodia / Germany / Portugal / United States

The Legend of Ochi

• The movie is from director Isaiah Saxon.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Helena Zengel who also starred in The Legend of Ochi (2025).
• The film also stars Willem Dafoe who's last movie was Saturday Night (2024).
• This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
• Released this week in:
  Denmark / Italy / Russia / Thailand

The Most Precious of Cargoes

• The movie is directed by Michel Hazanavicius, it is the directors 10th movie.
• Michel Hazanavicius also directed The Artist in 2011 which grossed $109.6 Mil. globally.
• It stars Dominique Blanc who also starred in Dumas (2010).
• The film also stars Gregory Gadebois who's last movie was La Syndicaliste (2023).
• Michel Hazanavicius directed Gregory Gadebois in Redoubtable, and Final Cut
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Argentina / Portugal / Spain

The Surfer

• The movie is directed by Lorcan Finnegan, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Lorcan Finnegan also directed Vivarium in 2019.
• It stars Nicolas Cage who also starred in Raising Arizona (1987).
• 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.
• Released this week in:
  Estonia / Ireland / United Kingdom

The Wedding Banquet

• The movie is directed by Andrew Ahn, it is the directors 2nd movie.
• Andrew Ahn also directed 30/30 Vision 3: Decades of Strand Releasing in 2019.
• It stars Bowen Yang who also starred in The Tigers Apprentice (2024).
• The film also stars Lily Gladstone who's last movie was Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• Released this week in:
  Ireland / Taiwan / United Kingdom

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 25 new movies released gloabally

• Final Destination: Bloodlines - From Wednesday, 14th May
• Hurry Up Tomorrow - From Friday, 16th May
• Mission:Impossible - The Final Reckoning - From Saturday, 17th May
• The Legend of Ochi - From Wednesday, 14th May
• The Surfer - From Thursday, 15th May
• Black Bag - From Friday, 14th March
• Good One - From Thursday, 15th May
• Mickey 17 - From Friday, 7th March
• The Friend - From Thursday, 15th May
• Hitpig - From Friday, 16th May
• M3GAN 2.0 - From Friday, 16th May
• The King of Kings - From Thursday, 15th May
• Nosferatu - From Friday, 16th May
• The Accountant 2 - From Friday, 16th May
• Ernest Cole: Lost and Found - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Substance - From Friday, 16th May
• Yadang the Snitch - From Friday, 16th May
• Eternal Return - From Thursday, 15th May
• Holy Night! Demon Hunters - From Thursday, 15th May
• The Marching Band - From Friday, 16th May
• Veteran 2: I, the Executioner - From Thursday, 15th May
• Sinners - From Friday, 18th April
• Fight Or Flight - From Thursday, 15th May
• Jane Austen Wrecked My Life - From Friday, 16th May
• Where the River Flows - From Friday, 16th May