‘Friendship’ Is HBO Max’s Most-Watched Movie of the Week Once Again: Here Is the Rest of the Top 10

New drops and library heavy-hitters are sharing the spotlight on Max right now, with fresh festival breakouts sitting alongside franchise staples and enduring genre favorites. From pulse-pounding war stories and paranormal case files to cerebral sci-fi and comic-book chaos, this week’s lineup covers a lot of ground—and keeps watchlists full.

Below, you’ll find the titles viewers are gravitating toward, presented as a countdown from 10 to 1. Two brand-new additions—‘Friendship’ and ‘Warfare’—arrived recently and are already making noise, while long-time favorites like ‘Se7en’ and the ‘The Conjuring’ films continue to draw big rewatch crowds.

10. ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ (2025)

New Line’s sixth entry in the series, ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’, centers on college student Stefani Reyes, who returns home to confront a recurring nightmare and a family curse tied to a long-ago premonition. Directed by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the film stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana with Teo Briones, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, and Tony Todd returning as William Bludworth.

After its theatrical run and digital release, the movie began streaming on Max on August 1; Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed the platform debut in advance. The series’ established rules—Death’s design catching up via elaborate accidents—are reframed here through a multigenerational lens that connects this chapter back to the franchise’s beginnings.

9. ‘Jonah Hex’ (2010)

‘Jonah Hex’ adapts DC’s scarred bounty hunter for the screen, with Josh Brolin in the title role opposite John Malkovich’s terrorist industrialist Quentin Turnbull. Jimmy Hayward directs from a screenplay by Neveldine/Taylor, with Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, and Michael Shannon in supporting roles.

The film blends Western action and supernatural elements, scored by Marco Beltrami with contributions from Mastodon, and photographed by Mitchell Amundsen. Released by Warner Bros., it remains a curiosity in DC’s film history and a quick-hit genre mash-up that still pops up on Max.

8. ‘Prometheus’ (2012)

Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’ follows archaeologists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway as they join the crew of the ship Prometheus to investigate star maps pointing to the “Engineers.” Noomi Rapace leads alongside Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, and Logan Marshall-Green; Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelof wrote the screenplay.

Backed by Scott Free and Brandywine, the production reunited Scott with editor Pietro Scalia and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski. The film’s ties to the ‘Alien’ mythos—via Weyland Corporation and the Engineers—make it a frequent rewatch for franchise fans browsing Max’s sci-fi shelf.

7. ‘Se7en’ (1995)

David Fincher’s ‘Se7en’ pairs detectives William Somerset and David Mills on the hunt for a serial killer staging murders around the seven deadly sins. Andrew Kevin Walker wrote the screenplay; the cast features Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt with Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey in key roles. New Line released the film, which has remained a touchstone thriller.

Howard Shore composed the score and Darius Khondji handled cinematography, contributing to the film’s distinctive look and tone. On Max, the movie continues to draw viewers for its tight procedural structure and its climactic reveal, which has been widely dissected since release.

6. ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ (2021)

Directed by Michael Chaves from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (story with James Wan), ‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ dramatizes the Arne Johnson case, the first U.S. murder trial where demonic possession was cited in a defense. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson reprise their roles, with Ruairi O’Connor, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Julian Hilliard among the co-stars.

The plot tracks the Warrens from an exorcism through an investigation involving totems and an occultist’s curse, blending courtroom stakes with supernatural sleuthing. The real-world case background—often referenced in coverage of the film—helps anchor this chapter’s procedural approach within the franchise.

5. ‘The Conjuring 2’ (2016)

In ‘The Conjuring 2’, James Wan brings the Warrens to London to assist the Hodgson family during the Enfield poltergeist case. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga return, joined by Frances O’Connor and Madison Wolfe. The screenplay is credited to Chad and Carey W. Hayes, Wan, and David Leslie Johnson; New Line and Warner Bros. again back the production.

The film expands the universe’s mythology with the introduction of the demon nun Valak, a figure that later anchors its own spin-offs. Don Burgess serves as cinematographer, and Joseph Bishara returns as composer, carrying over the sonic and visual language that ties the series together on Max.

4. ‘The Sitter’ (2011)

David Gordon Green’s ‘The Sitter’ follows Noah Griffith, a suspended college student roped into watching three neighborhood kids—Slater, Blithe, and Rodrigo—only for an errand to pull them into a chaotic overnight odyssey. Jonah Hill leads the cast with Max Records, Landry Bender, and Kevin Hernandez as the kids; Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove, and Sam Rockwell co-star. The screenplay is by Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka.

Produced by Michael De Luca and released by 20th Century Fox, the film pairs Tim Orr’s cinematography with a soundtrack by Jeff McIlwain and David Wingo. Character details—like Rockwell’s eccentric dealer Karl and Smoove’s right-hand man Julio—fuel the set-piece chases and mishaps that keep this comedy circulating on Max.

3. ‘The Conjuring’ (2013)

‘The Conjuring’ introduces paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren as they respond to the Perron family’s haunting at a farmhouse in Rhode Island. James Wan directs from a screenplay by Chad and Carey W. Hayes, with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga starring alongside Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor. The film launched what became The Conjuring Universe under New Line and Warner Bros.

Joseph Bishara provides the score, and John R. Leonetti’s cinematography helps establish the series’ grounded, period-specific look. The opening Annabelle case file that bookends the Warrens’ storyline here later spun off its own films, cementing this entry’s role as the franchise foundation on Max.

2. ‘Warfare’ (2025)

Co-directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland, ‘Warfare’ reconstructs a surveillance mission in Ramadi from testimonies of a Navy SEAL platoon, presented largely in real time. The ensemble features D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton. A24 released the film theatrically before it landed on Max.

Max’s synopsis emphasizes a mission gone dangerously wrong; press coverage notes the production’s combat procedures and the movie’s stripped-down, moment-to-moment structure. Mendoza—drawing on his Iraq War experience—co-writes with Garland, while the cast portrays renamed versions of real platoon members.

1. ‘Friendship’ (2025)

Andrew DeYoung writes and directs ‘Friendship’, a dark comedy about Craig Waterman, a suburban marketing executive whose attempt to bond with his charismatic new neighbor spirals into obsession. Tim Robinson plays Craig, with Paul Rudd as Austin Carmichael, a local TV weatherman whose easy charm upends Craig’s routines; Kate Mara co-stars as Tami and Jack Dylan Grazer appears as Steven. The film premiered at Toronto’s Midnight Madness before expanding in the U.S. with A24.

Behind the scenes, DeYoung makes his feature debut, reuniting with collaborators including composer Keegan DeWitt and editor Sophie Corra; production companies include Fifth Season and BoulderLight, with A24 handling domestic distribution. Max’s listing describes Craig “falling hard” for Austin—shorthand for the story’s awkward hangouts, tunnel-crawling adventures, and escalating bad decisions that push every boundary of adult friendship.

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