This weekend, Friday 8th August 2025, there are 4 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie,
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, 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.
Here are this weeks new releases
- Freakier Friday
- Weapons
- The Pickup
- North Star
- The movie is directed by Nisha Ganatra, it is the directors 8th movie.
- Nisha Ganatra also directed Late Night in 2019.
- It stars Jamie Lee Curtis who also starred in Knives Out (2019).
- The film also stars Lindsay Lohan who's last movie was Mean Girls (2024).
- They also appeared together in Freaky Friday in 2003.
- This movie is released in movie theatres.
- The movie is directed by Zach Cregger, it is the directors 4th movie.
- Zach Cregger also directed Miss March in 2009.
- It stars Josh Brolin who also starred in Avengers: Endgame (2019).
- The film also stars Julia Garner who's last movie was The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
- They also appeared together in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For in 2014.
- This movie is released in movie theatres.
- The MPAA age rating is
- The movie is directed by Tim Story, it is the directors 17th movie.
- Tim Story also directed Kevin Hart: Laugh At My Pain in 2011 which grossed $7.7 Mil. in the US and grossed $7.7 Mil. globally.
- It stars Eddie Murphy who also starred in Coming 2 America (2021).
- The film also stars Pete Davidson who's last movie was The Home (2025).
- This movie is released on streaming platforms.
- The MPAA age rating is
- The movie is from director Kristin Scott Thomas.
- This movie is a directorial debut.
- It stars Scarlett Johansson who also starred in Isle of Dogs (2018).
- The film also stars Sienna Miller who's last movie was Horizon: An American Saga (2024).
- 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 2 new movies released
- Nobody 2 - Friday, 15th August
- Americana - Friday, 15th August
