‘HIM’ Scores Big with the #1 Spot at This Weekend’s Box Office: Here’s the Rest of Top 15

A new weekend crowned a fresh champ while holdovers and re-releases filled out the rest of the Top 15. Openers landed across thousands of locations, while steep sophomore slides, late-run genre plays, and anniversary engagements kept the market varied and busy.

Below, each entry starts with the weekend stats exactly as reported—gross, week-over-week change, theater count shifts, per-theater average, and running total—followed by a quick line on what the movie is: who stars, who directed, what it’s based on, and who released it.

15. ‘The Fantastic 4: First Steps’ (2025)

The Marvel entry added $582,000 (-56.7%) from 630 screens (-1,020), averaging $923, and has now reached $273,485,891 in its ninth week.

It’s a 2025 Marvel Studios film starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn as the core team, directed by Matt Shakman, and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

14. ‘Apollo 13’ (1995)

Marking a 30th-anniversary engagement, the re-release took $600,000 from 200 theaters for a $3,000 average, starting its first-week total at $600,000.

It’s Ron Howard’s space-drama classic—starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris—returning to theaters in a limited IMAX run presented by Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment.

13. ‘Hamilton’ (2020)

The 2025 theatrical re-release grossed $644,000 (-71%) in week three, from 1,110 theaters (-740) at a $580 average, bringing its cume to $16,468,487.

It’s the filmed version of the Broadway musical, directed by Thomas Kail and captured at the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original principal cast, returning to cinemas in an expanded anniversary engagement from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

12. ‘The Bad Guys 2’ (2025)

The animated sequel grossed $700,000, down 41.6%. It played 841 theaters (-762) with an $832 average and has reached $80,327,885 across eight weeks for Universal Pictures.

It’s a 2025 DreamWorks Animation heist-comedy sequel directed by Pierre Perifel, featuring returning voices led by Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, and Zazie Beetz, distributed by Universal Pictures.

11. ‘Sight & Sound Presents: NOAH Live’ (2025)

The event engagement opened at $869,991 from 933 theaters, averaging $932, with a week-one total of $1,086,310 that includes early grosses beyond the core weekend.

It’s a filmed-live capture of Sight & Sound’s large-scale stage production, recorded in front of an audience at the Lancaster, Pennsylvania theater and presented nationwide as a limited engagement.

10. ‘Freakier Friday’ (2025)

The Disney comedy took $1,100,000, off 48%. It’s now in 1,880 theaters (-580) with a $585 average and a $92,858,938 total through seven weeks.

It’s a 2025 fantasy comedy starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, directed by Nisha Ganatra from a script by Jordan Weiss, produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Gunn Films and Burr! Productions, and released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

9. ‘Weapons’ (2025)

‘Weapons’ earned $1,260,000, a 53.8% decline. Theater count fell sharply to 1,186 (-1,124), averaging $1,062, and the cume climbed to $149,731,617 in week seven for Warner Bros.

It’s a 2025 mystery-horror film written and directed by Zach Cregger, starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, and Amy Madigan, produced by New Line/Vertigo/BoulderLight, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

8. ‘Toy Story’ (1995)

The 2025 re-release of ‘Toy Story’ made $1,400,000, down 59.4%. It ran in 2,340 theaters (-35) with a $598 average, reaching $5,886,301 in its second week back in theaters.

It’s the 30th-anniversary theatrical return of Pixar’s original feature, directed by John Lasseter and headlined by the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, reissued by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

7. ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ (2025)

The Sony Pictures Releasing opener earned $2,645,000 from 3,300 theaters, averaging $801, for a week-one total that matches its debut weekend.

It’s a 2025 romantic fantasy starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, directed by Kogonada from a script by Seth Reiss, produced by Columbia/Imperative partners, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.

6. ‘The Senior’ (2025)

The faith-friendly sports drama opened with $2,773,021 from 2,405 theaters for a $1,153 average; first-week total matches its debut.

It’s a 2025 wide release from Angel, starring Michael Chiklis and Mary Stuart Masterson, directed by Rod Lurie, and inspired by the true story of 59-year-old college football player Mike Flynt.

5. ‘The Long Walk’ (2025)

‘The Long Walk’ drew $6,300,000, a 46.2% week-two drop. It’s in 2,845 theaters with a $2,214 per-theater average, bringing its total to $22,719,334 for Lionsgate.

It’s a 2025 dystopian thriller based on Stephen King’s novel (as Richard Bachman), directed by Francis Lawrence, with a cast led by Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, and released by Lionsgate.

4. ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ (2025)

The period-drama capstone made $6,300,000, down 65.2%, in 3,711 theaters (+17) with a $1,697 average, reaching $31,625,620 after two weeks.

It’s a 2025 historical drama starring Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, and Elizabeth McGovern, directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes, produced by Carnival Films, and released by Focus Features.

3. ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ (2025)

The anime feature earned $11,885,000 in its second weekend, off 83.2%, across 3,342 theaters (+27) for a $3,556 average, lifting its total to $99,315,034 via Sony’s rollout.

It’s a theatrically-released ‘Demon Slayer’ entry directed by Haruo Sotozaki (ufotable), distributed internationally by Sony/Crunchyroll, continuing the manga/anime storyline into the ‘Infinity Castle’ arc with the series’ regular Japanese and English voice casts.

2. ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ (2025)

The three-week horror holdover grossed $12,950,000, down 49.5%. It played in 3,413 theaters (-389) for a $3,794 average and has reached $151,177,124.

It’s a 2025 supernatural horror film starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as Lorraine and Ed Warren, directed by Michael Chaves, written by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, and released by New Line/Warner Bros.

1. ‘Him’ (2025)

‘Him’ debuted with $13,500,000 from 3,168 theaters, averaging $4,261 per location. It starts its run with a $13,500,000 total, opening at No. 1 under Universal Pictures International (UPI).

It’s a 2025 sports-horror movie starring Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers, directed by Justin Tipping, produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw, and released by Universal.

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