This weekend, Friday 1st August 2025, there are 6 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
- The Bad Guys 2
- The Naked Gun
- She Rides Shotgun
- Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
- My Oxford Year
- Together

- The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
- Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $97.1 Mil. in the US and grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
- It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in The Bad Guys (2022).
- The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
- Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
- They also appeared together in The Bad Guys in 2022 and Misery Loves Comedy in 2015.
- Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
- Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
- This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
- The MPAA age rating is


- The movie is directed by Akiva Schaffer, it is the directors 5th movie.
- Akiva Schaffer also directed Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers in 2022 and grossed $623.2 K globally.
- It stars Liam Neeson who also starred in Nell (1995).
- The film also stars Pamela Anderson who's last movie was The Last Showgirl (2024).
- This movie is released in Movie Theatres.
- The movie is directed by Nick Rowland, it is the directors 3rd movie.
- Nick Rowland also directed Calm With Horses in 2020.
- It stars Taron Egerton who also starred in Sing (2016).
- The film also stars Ana Sophia Heger who's last movie was Things Heard and Seen (2021).
- This movie is released in movie theatres On Limited Release.
- The movie is directed by Byung-woo Kim, it is the directors 5th movie.
- Byung-woo Kim also directed Take Point in 2018.
- It stars Ahn Hyo Seop who also starred in Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (2025).
- The film also stars Lee Min Ho who's last movie was Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis (2017).
- This movie is released in Movie Theatres.

- The movie is directed by Iain Morris, it is the directors 3rd movie.
- Iain Morris also directed The Festival in 2018.
- It stars Sofia Carson who also starred in Songbird (2020).
- This movie is released on Streaming Platforms.
- The MPAA age rating is

- The movie is from director Michael Shanks.
- This movie is a directorial debut.
- It stars Dave Franco who also starred in 21 Jump Street (2012).
- The film also stars Alison Brie who's last movie was Somebody I Used to Know (2023).
- Dave Franco and Alison Brie have starred in 3 other movies together.
- They also appeared together in The Lego Movie in 2014, The Disaster Artist in 2017 and The Little Hours in 2017.
- 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 4 new movies released
- The Pickup - Wednesday, 6th August - streaming
- North Star - Friday, 8th August
- Freakier Friday - Friday, 8th August
- Weapons - Friday, 8th August
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