Call it a slow downturn or everything not aligning because the stars shifted elsewhere, a $78 million domestic total weekend is simply another one to add to the catalogue of the lowest-turnout box office weekends of 2025. Folks have become very particular (no offense!) in choosing what films will appeal to them if their homesteads don’t already offer it. Think of a Jurassic World Rebirth, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Superman, or How to Train Your Dragon, or a FOMO event like Weapons or Sinners. And if it doesn’t fall into one of these categories, it’s time to return to the office or home.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle remained atop the box office with $17.3 million (with a brutal 75% drop from its record opening weekend) and has passed $104 million domestically. Remember, it is the first part of three for the anime series. It will likely surpass $140 million domestically, which will effectively make it the highest-grossing foreign language film, surpassing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon‘s $128 million.
Universal’s Him opened with $13.5 million in its debut, so it was a decent albeit unspectacular turnout for the Jordan Peele-produced feature. Had reviews been stronger, we might’ve had a bigger debut. Peele might need to hope his next film gets back on the theatrical film distribution, as marking his name over this film as a producer might come back to bite him in the long run.
The Conjuring: Last Rites took in $12.95 million in its third weekend, passing $151 million and $400 million globally. Not accounting for inflation, it is the highest-earning entry in the Conjuring universe thus far, even if its legs have been falling much faster than those of its predecessors. It will likely finish its run with domestic earnings of around $185 million and worldwide revenues of $465 million. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale earned $6.3 million, along with The Long Walk.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey opened with $3.5 million, which is the bar for code when it comes to originals in 2025, as this one doesn’t have the draws or fit the demographics. The Senior opened with $2.77 million, while Toy Story reissued got $1.4 million in its 1,557th weekend. Weapons will be eeking past $150 million domestically sometime by tomorrow morning, while Freakier Friday will be past $150 million worldwide on Tuesday.
Next weekend sees the release of One Battle After Another, Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie, The Strangers – Chapter 2, and Eleanor the Great.
