As of the time of writing this article, the year 2025 has a little over 4 months left in the year and it has already proven to be a very successful year for cinema. There have been many hits across all genres and overall, it has been a good year for the box office. In this article, we will be going over the top 10 movies of the year 2025, according to the domestic box office.
On the number 10 spot we have the movie ¨Thunderbolts*¨ as it grossed $190,274,328 in the domestic box office. The movie is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and follows a group of reformed villains and antiheroes who are forced to work together and find a way to stop a powerful villain named The Sentry. The movie was received well among audiences earning the number ten spot on the list.
Now onto the next spot on the list we have the movie ¨Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning¨. This eighth film is said to be the last of the franchise, ending the almost 30 year span of movies starting in the year 1996. The film follows Ethan Hunt and the IMF team as they try to find the entity, which is an artificial intelligence that is capable of killing all of humanity. The film grossed $197,413,515 in the domestic box office, earning the number 9 spot on the list.
The next movie we have on the list is ¨Captain America: Brave New World¨. This movie is also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and follows Sam Wilson as he is now the new Captain America after the events of ¨The Falcon and The Winter Soldier¨. Sam is in an international crisis and must find out who is plotting against President Thaddeus Ross. The film released on February 14 and grossed a total of $200,500,001 in the domestic box office, earning itself the number 8 spot on the list.
Next up on the list is yet another movie from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ¨ The Fantastic Four: First Steps¨. Now while the film is a part of the MCU, it is set in a separate universe which is Earth-828 while the rest of the MCU movies have taken place on Earth-616 in the MCU. This allows for the idea of the multiverse to be seen in this movie as it is set in a futuristic version of the 1960´s. The film follows the team of the fantastic four as they have to defend their earth from Galactus. The Film released on July 25, 2025 and it grossed a total of $249,533,629 in the domestic box office earning the number 7 spot on the list.
Next on the list we have ¨How to Train your Dragon ¨, releasing on June 13, 2025, the film is a live action adaption of the animated movie released in 2010. The film is about Hiccup who is a viking that befriends a dragon named Toothless. The film earned its number 6 spot on the list grossing a total of $262,107,705 in the domestic box office.
Next up we have the film ¨Sinners¨. This movie is the only horror movie on the list. The film follows twin brothers who return to their hometown in Mississippi to start over but find that there is a certain evil waiting for them. This film released on April 18, 2025 and earned a total of $278,578,513 in the domestic box office. This puts it at the number 5 spot on the list.
Now at the next spot on the list we have the movie ¨Jurassic World: Rebirth¨. This is the 7th film in the Jurassic series. The movie takes place 5 years after the events of ¨Jurassic world: Dominion¨ and it follows a group of people who go to an island research facility to collect DNA from 3 of the largest dinosaurs in order to create a cure and save lives. The film released on July 2, 2025 and it grossed a total of $332,909,875 in the domestic box office, giving it the number 4 spot.
We have approached the top 3 of our list in the best movies of 2025 so far. The movie in this spot is ¨Superman¨. This film marks the beginning of the new DC Universe that James Gunn is in charge of. James Gunn is known for his work in directing the ¨Guardians of the Galaxy¨ trilogy which is part of the MCU and he also directed ¨The Suicide Squad¨ that was a part of the DCEU. Audiences are excited to see where the new DC universe will head under the control of James Gunn. This first film of the DCU focuses on the more human parts of Superman and a more light-hearted take on the character in contrast to Zack Snyder’s portrayal of Superman which was more dark or of a serious tone. ¨Superman released on July 11,2025 and it made $342,354,011 in the domestic box office, earning its number 3 spot on the list.
Now at the number 2 spot we have the movie ¨Lilo and stitch¨. This is a live action adaption of the Disney animated film that was released on June 21, 2002. The live action adaption of the film released on May 23, 2025 and it made $421,749,331 in the domestic box office. This earns it the number 2 spot on the list.
The last movie on this list can be argued as the most anticipated movie in the year. This movie created a lot of memes on the internet and caused chaos in movie theaters across the nation. This movie was released on April 4, 2025 and made a whopping $423,949,195 in the domestic box office. If you haven’t guessed it yet, the best movie of 2025 according to the domestic box office is ¨A Minecraft Movie¨. This movie took the internet by storm with the infamous ¨Chicken Jockey!!!¨ meme and many other quotes in the movie made into viral memes. The film focuses on a group of people getting transported into the world of Minecraft and have to get help from Steve who is played by Jack Black, in order to get back to their home. This movie earns the number 1 spot on the list.
The year 2025 has been a really good year for cinema so far with big hits from action, horror, science fiction, and many more. And the way it seems the remaining four months of the year will still deliver big anticipated films that include the ¨Five Nights at Freddy´s 2¨, ¨The Conjuring: Last Rites¨, ¨Tron: Ares¨, ¨Now You See Me: Now You Don´t¨ and many more great titles. So the way it seems overall 2025 has been a great year for cinema and maybe we should make a trip to the movie theater soon.
