Here Are the Weekend Box Office Hits for This Weekend, with ‘TRON: Ares’ Leading the Pack

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The weekend box office welcomed a new leader and several fresh wide releases, with totals reflecting a marketplace balancing debuts alongside multi-week holdovers. Reported figures include domestic weekend grosses, week-over-week percentage changes where applicable, theater counts with screen additions or drops, per-theater averages, cumulative grosses to date, weeks in release, and distributors.

Below you’ll find a title-by-title breakdown. For each entry, the first paragraph summarizes its weekend performance using the reported data, and the second provides helpful background on distribution and production—cast, crew, format, and franchise context—so you can place these results in a wider industry picture.

‘The Bad Guys 2’ (2025)

Fifteenth collected $430,000, up 152.1% from last weekend. It expanded to 487 theaters (+194), averaged $882, and has reached $81,693,320 after eleven weeks; Universal Pictures handled distribution.

Directed by Pierre Perifel, the DreamWorks Animation sequel’s voice cast features Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Zazie Beetz, Alex Borstein, Richard Ayoade, Lilly Singh, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne, and Maria Bakalova, with music by Daniel Pemberton.

‘Him’ (2025)

Fourteenth took $460,000, off 64.6%. It played 755 theaters (−1,382), averaged $609, and totals $24,516,990 after four weeks; Universal Pictures International is listed as distributor.

Directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Monkeypaw Productions, the film stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, and Tim Heidecker; Kira Kelly served as cinematographer, Taylor Joy Mason edited, and Bobby Krlic composed the score.

‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ (2025)

Thirteenth grossed $700,000, down 48.2%. It played 1,075 theaters (−975) for a $651 average and has reached $43,962,680 after five weeks; Focus Features is the distributor.

Directed by Simon Curtis from a screenplay by Julian Fellowes, returning ensemble cast includes Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, and Paul Giamatti; Focus Features provides distribution.

‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ (2025)

Twelfth opened with $918,775 from 1,330 theaters for a $690 average, with a first-week cumulative of $918,775; Lionsgate handled the wide rollout.

Written and directed by Bill Condon and based on the Kander & Ebb/Terrence McNally musical (and Manuel Puig’s novel), the film stars Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh; key credits include cinematographer Tobias A. Schliessler and editor Brian A. Kates, with Artists Equity among producers.

‘Good Boy’ (2025)

Eleventh grossed $985,196, a 58% decline. It played 1,650 theaters for a $597 average and has reached $4,488,203 after two weeks; release is noted under IFC Films/Shudder.

Written and directed by Ben Leonberg, the 73-minute horror feature stars Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman, Larry Fessenden, and Leonberg’s dog Indy; it premiered at SXSW 2025 and later rolled out via IFC and Shudder.

‘The Long Walk’ (2025)

Tenth earned $1,040,000, down 40.2%. With 1,204 theaters (−726), it averaged $863 and has reached $33,905,691 in five weeks; Lionsgate is the distributor.

Directed by Francis Lawrence from JT Mollner’s screenplay based on Stephen King’s novel (as Richard Bachman), the cast includes Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Charlie Plummer, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill; Jo Willems handled cinematography and Jeremiah Fraites composed the score.

‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ (2025)

Ninth totaled $1,550,201, a 45.5% drop. It played 1,878 theaters (−812) for an $825 average and has $13,498,000 to date; released by Lionsgate.

Directed by Renny Harlin and written by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland, the sequel stars Madelaine Petsch with Gabriel Basso and Ema Horvath; craft credits include cinematographer José David Montero, editor Michelle Harrison, and composer Justin Burnett.

‘The Smashing Machine’ (2025)

Eighth place was $1,796,992, off 69.2% from last weekend. It ran on 3,321 theaters (−24) for a $541 average and stands at $9,807,449 after two weeks; A24 is the distributor.

Written and directed by Benny Safdie, the biographical sports drama stars Dwayne Johnson as Mark Kerr with Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk; Maceo Bishop served as cinematographer, Nala Sinephro composed the music, and production was backed by A24 and Seven Bucks.

‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Infinity Castle’ (2025)

Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle' (2025)

The seventh-placed anime earned $2,250,000 (−36.7%) from 1,834 theaters (−713) for a $1,226 average, lifting the total to $128,637,106 after five weeks; Sony Pictures Releasing/Crunchyroll handled distribution.

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable, the film features the Japanese voice cast led by Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitō, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, and Hiro Shimono, with music by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina; international release was through Crunchyroll/Sony.

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ (2025)

Sixth place added $2,935,000, down 29%. Playing 2,334 theaters (−419), the film averaged $1,257 and has reached $172,442,072 after six weeks for Warner Bros.

Directed by Michael Chaves, the installment stars Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson with Mia Tomlinson and Ben Hardy; the screenplay is by Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, and David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, with Benjamin Wallfisch composing the score and Peter Safran and James Wan producing.

‘Soul on Fire’ (2025)

The debut grossed $3,000,000 from 1,720 theaters for a $1,744 average. Opening-week cumulative is $3,000,000; it’s released under Affirm Films/Sony.

Directed by Sean McNamara from Gregory Poirier’s adaptation of John O’Leary’s book, the film stars Joel Courtney, John Corbett, Stéphanie Szostak, DeVon Franklin, Masey McLain, and William H. Macy; credits include producer J. Todd Harris and composer Mark Isham.

‘Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie’ (2025)

Fourth place came in at $3,350,000, a 37.1% week-over-week drop. With 3,049 theaters (−458), the per-theater average was $1,098 and the cume stands at $26,432,395; Universal Pictures International is listed as distributor.

Produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Ryan Crego, the live-action/animation hybrid credits a screenplay by Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza, Adam Wilson, and Melanie Wilson LaBracio, with music by Stephanie Economou. Cast highlights include Laila Lockhart Kraner, Kristen Wiig, Gloria Estefan, Thomas Lennon, and Jason Mantzoukas.

‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)

In its third weekend, the title earned $6,675,000, down 39.3% from last frame. It played 3,127 theaters (−507), averaged $2,134, and has reached $54,500,962 to date; distributor is IMAX.

Written, produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, the action-thriller features Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti; Michael Bauman handled cinematography, Andy Jurgensen edited, and Jonny Greenwood composed the score, with premium large-format runs including IMAX.

‘Roofman’ (2025)

The opener ranked second with $8,000,000 from 3,362 theaters, averaging $2,379. Opening-week cumulative is $8,000,000, released by Paramount Pictures International.

Written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, the true-crime feature stars Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst alongside Ben Mendelsohn, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Uzo Aduba, Lily Collias, Jimmy O. Yang, and Peter Dinklage; principal photography was shot by Andrij Parekh with editing by Jim Helton and Ron Patane, and score by Christopher Bear. The story is based on Jeffrey “Roofman” Manchester, whose crimes and escape inform the narrative.

‘Tron: Ares’ (2025)

The film led the weekend with $33,500,000 from 4,000 theaters for an $8,375 per-theater average. As a week-one release, it stands at $33,500,000 total to date; distributor is Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay by Jesse Wigutow, the cast includes Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Gillian Anderson, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, and Jeff Bridges; key department heads include cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth and editors Tyler Nelson, with music by Nine Inch Nails.

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