Popular Movies in Theaters
A thrilling week at the movies is here, packed with exciting new releases lighting up the big screen! But with so many choices, which ones are worth your time? Box office trends reveal the must-see blockbusters that have audiences buzzing. Using the latest data from The Numbers, we’ve rounded up the Top 10 popular movies in theaters right now. Whether you’re craving action, drama, or a feel-good story, these are the movies everyone’s talking about—don’t miss out!
Please note that these statistics were taken from The Weekend Domestic Chart from Friday, March 7, 2025.
#10: In the Lost Lands ($1 million) — popular movies in theaters
A queen, desperate to fulfill her love, makes a daring play: she sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where the sorceress and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight man and demon.
#9: Rule Breakers ($1.5 million) — popular movies in theaters
In a nation where educating girls is seen as rebellion, a visionary woman dares to teach young minds to dream. When their innovation draws global attention, their success sparks hope—and opposition. As threats loom and sacrifices are made, their courage and unity ignite a movement that could forever transform the world.
#8: Mufasa: The Lion King ($1.7 million) — popular movies in theaters
Mufasa is an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline. A chance meeting sparks an epic journey for a unique group of misfits, united in their search for destiny. As they face a dangerous and relentless foe, their bonds will be pushed to the limit.
#7: Anora ($1.8 million) — popular movies in theaters
Anora, a young street girl from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella fairytale when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. As soon as the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened, as her parents head to New York to have the marriage annulled.
#6: Dog Man ($3.5 million) — popular movies in theaters
When a dog and a police officer suffer injuries, doctors perform a life-saving surgery that creates the legendary half-dog, half-man hero, Dog Man. Sworn to protect and serve, Dog Man fearlessly hunts down his nemesis, Petey the Cat—unless squirrels distract him along the way. Their rivalry takes an unexpected turn when Lil Petey, Petey’s adorable kitten clone, arrives, changing everything for both hero and villain.
#5: Paddington in Peru ($3.8 million) — popular movies in theaters
When Paddington’s Aunt Lucy goes missing, he and the Browns travel to Peru to find her. Their only clue is a marked spot on a mysterious map. Determined, Paddington ventures into the Amazon rainforest. Along the way, he may uncover a legendary treasure.
#4: The Monkey ($3.9 million) — popular movies in theater
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
#3: Last Breath ($4.3 million) — popular movies in theater
A film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface.
#2: Captain America: Brave New World ($8.5 million) — popular movies in theaters
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
#1: Mickey 17 ($19 million) — popular movies in theaters
Wanting to get out of Earth, Mickey Barnes signs up to be an “expendable”: a disposable employee where after one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of their memories intact. After one of his “multiples”, Mickey 17, unintentionally survives a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim, he goes head to head with a new multiple, Mickey 18.
