Here Are the Top 15 Most-Popular Movies on IMDb This Week, with ‘A House of Dynamite’ on Top

This week’s most-clicked titles bring together big franchise returns, long-awaited literary adaptations, bold new horror, and a few heavy-hitting awards hopefuls. From apocalyptic thrillers and anime carnage to biopics and prestige dramas, many of these projects are either fresh in theaters, newly streaming, or just rolling out on the festival circuit. Here’s a quick look at what each title actually is, who’s behind it, and where it fits in the current movie landscape.

‘Sinners’ (2025)

‘Sinners’ is a Southern gothic horror drama directed and co-written by Ryan Coogler, set in Mississippi and centered on twin brothers Smoke and Stack, both played by Michael B. Jordan. The twins return home after serving in World War I, using stolen money to open a juke joint that becomes a haven for Black and Chinese patrons until a powerful vampire presence emerges to prey on the community. The ensemble cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Benson Miller, and others. Produced by Warner Bros. and Coogler’s Proximity Media, the film earned a rare A grade from CinemaScore audiences, a near-perfect critic score on aggregate sites, and more than three hundred sixty million dollars worldwide. After a successful theatrical run, ‘Sinners’ made its streaming debut on Max, where it continues to reach new viewers.

‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ (2025)

‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ is an anime feature adapting the popular ‘Chainsaw Man’ manga’s Reze storyline, continuing from the events of the first television season. The film follows Denji as he meets Reze, a seemingly kind young woman working at a café, and becomes entangled in a relationship that hides dangerous secrets tied to new devil threats. Released theatrically through Crunchyroll and Sony in North America and other territories, it is designed as a standalone experience while still connecting to the larger series canon. The movie opened at the top of the North American box office, outgrossing several live-action releases during its debut weekend and earning an A grade from CinemaScore audiences. Industry tracking suggests a typical anime theatrical window, with a later streaming release expected on Crunchyroll after several months.

‘Black Phone 2’ (2025)

‘Black Phone 2’ is the sequel to the supernatural horror film ‘The Black Phone’, again directed by Scott Derrickson and co-written with C. Robert Cargill. The story revisits survivor Finney Shaw several years after his abduction by the Grabber, as new hauntings and visions force him and his sister Gwen to confront lingering trauma and a fresh threat tied to the infamous black rotary phone. Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Ethan Hawke reprise their roles, joined by Jeremy Davies and Demián Bichir. Produced by Blumhouse Productions and Crooked Highway and released by Universal Pictures, the film premiered at Fantastic Fest before opening wide in theaters. It quickly topped the domestic box office, has crossed the hundred-million-dollar mark worldwide, and is rolling out on digital platforms ahead of an expected streaming run on Peacock.

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’ (2025)

‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’ is a biographical musical drama written and directed by Scott Cooper, focusing on Bruce Springsteen’s intensely introspective period while creating his album ‘Nebraska’. Jeremy Allen White plays Springsteen, with Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, and Odessa Young in key supporting roles. The film draws primarily from Warren Zanes’ nonfiction book ‘Deliver Me from Nowhere’ and elements of Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’, emphasizing creative struggles, family dynamics, and the solitary recording process rather than concert spectacle. Produced by 20th Century Studios, Gotham Group, Night Exterior, and Bluegrass 7, it premiered at the Telluride Film Festival before a wide theatrical release. Box office performance has been modest compared with its budget, and reviews have been mixed overall, though White’s and Strong’s performances and the use of Springsteen’s music have drawn particular praise.

‘It’ (2017)

‘It’ is a supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti, adapting the first half of Stephen King’s novel about a group of children in the town of Derry, Maine, hunted by a shape-shifting entity that often appears as the clown Pennywise. The ensemble cast features Jaeden Martell, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, and other young actors as the Losers’ Club, with Bill Skarsgård portraying Pennywise. The film updates the book’s childhood timeline and emphasizes coming-of-age themes alongside its horror elements. Produced by New Line Cinema, KatzSmith Productions, and Vertigo Entertainment, it became one of the highest-grossing horror releases ever worldwide. Critical reception highlighted both the scares and the emotional focus on friendship and trauma among the young protagonists.

‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ (2025)

‘The Woman in Cabin 10’ is a psychological thriller based on Ruth Ware’s bestselling novel, directed by Simon Stone and co-written with Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. Keira Knightley stars as a travel journalist assigned to cover an exclusive cruise on a luxury yacht, where she believes she sees a woman thrown overboard from a neighboring cabin—but the passenger list and crew insist no such person exists. The supporting cast includes Guy Pearce, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, and Hannah Waddingham. Produced by Sister, the film runs just over an hour and a half and was released globally on Netflix, where it is available as a thriller in the “movies based on books” category. Responses from critics have been mixed, but the confined-ship mystery premise has helped it attract a large streaming audience.

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ (2025)

‘Jurassic World: Rebirth’ is a science-fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards and written by David Koepp, serving as a standalone sequel to ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ and the fourth entry in the ‘Jurassic World’ cycle. The story introduces a new human ensemble—led by Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, and Ed Skrein—caught up in an expedition to isolated equatorial regions where dinosaurs and human activity have collided in dangerous new ways. Produced by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, the film continues the franchise’s focus on large-scale animatronic and digital creature work. Its production budget is among the highest in the series, and it has already earned well over eight hundred million dollars worldwide. The film’s campaign has emphasized survival-horror elements and new dinosaur species while still tying back to the original ‘Jurassic Park’ legacy through returning creative partners and musical motifs.

‘Regretting You’ (2025)

‘Regretting You’ is a romantic drama adapted from Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay by Boone and Susan McMartin. The film focuses on Morgan and her teenage daughter Clara—played by Allison Williams and Mckenna Grace—whose already strained relationship is upended by a sudden tragedy that reveals long-hidden secrets and sparks parallel love stories for both characters. Dave Franco and Mason Thames co-star, with Paramount Pictures handling U.S. distribution and Constantin Film releasing in German-speaking territories. The film premiered at Berlin’s Zoo Palast cinema before opening widely in Germany and the United States. It has performed solidly at the global box office and is expected to land on Paramount+ after its theatrical and digital windows.

‘The Long Walk’ (2025)

‘The Long Walk’ is a dystopian survival thriller directed by Francis Lawrence and adapted from Stephen King’s novel originally published under the Richard Bachman pseudonym. Set in an alternate militarized United States, the story follows fifty teenage boys forced to compete in a nationally televised endurance contest where falling below a set walking pace results in summary execution, with only one survivor granted a wish and financial prize. The ensemble cast includes Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill. Produced by Vertigo Entertainment and About:Blank, the film was shot extensively on location in Canada and later closed the Sitges Film Festival. It has earned a strong box office return relative to its modest production budget and is now available on major digital platforms, with physical releases scheduled shortly after.

‘Frankenstein’ (2025)

‘Frankenstein’ is Guillermo del Toro’s long-gestating adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, which he writes, directs, and produces. Oscar Isaac plays Victor Frankenstein opposite Jacob Elordi as the Creature and Mia Goth as Elizabeth, with Christoph Waltz and others in supporting roles. The project is a major collaboration between del Toro and Netflix, produced through his Double Dare You label alongside partner companies and mounted on a large-scale budget for a gothic period drama. Del Toro spent years developing the visual design of the Creature and the film’s layered narrative structure. The film premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival to an extended standing ovation before a limited theatrical roll-out and subsequent streaming release on Netflix.

‘Ballad of a Small Player’ (2025)

‘Ballad of a Small Player’ is a British black-comedy psychological thriller directed by Edward Berger and based on Lawrence Osborne’s novel ‘The Ballad of a Small Player’. The film stars Colin Farrell as a disgraced British lawyer gambling his remaining fortune in Macau, where he becomes entangled with a mysterious woman played by Fala Chen; Deanie Ip, Alex Jennings, and Tilda Swinton co-star. It was produced by Good Chaos, Nine Hours, and Stigma Films, with Netflix acquiring distribution rights. After premiering at the Telluride Film Festival, the film went into a limited theatrical run in the United States and United Kingdom before debuting on Netflix worldwide.

‘One Battle After Another’ (2025)

‘One Battle After Another’ is an action thriller written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel ‘Vineland’. The story follows ex-revolutionary Bob Ferguson, who has gone into hiding to raise his daughter after his activist wife disappears, only to be forced back into conflict when a vengeful military figure resurfaces and targets his family. Leonardo DiCaprio leads a cast that includes Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. The film was shot and projected in large-format VistaVision and released in formats ranging from IMAX 70mm to 4DX under the Warner Bros. banner. Early theatrical runs and festival-adjacent screenings brought widespread critical acclaim and some of the year’s highest aggregate review scores for a studio film.

‘Bugonia’ (2025)

‘Bugonia’ is an absurdist black comedy thriller from director Yorgos Lanthimos, adapted from the South Korean cult film ‘Save the Green Planet!’. The film follows a conspiracy-obsessed beekeeper and his cousin who kidnap pharmaceutical CEO Michelle Fuller, convinced she is an alien planning humanity’s destruction. Emma Stone plays Fuller opposite Jesse Plemons, with supporting roles for Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone. Shot largely on 8-perf 35mm VistaVision with cinematographer Robbie Ryan, it is one of the most expansive uses of that format in decades, and it was produced by Element Pictures, Square Peg, and CJ ENM. ‘Bugonia’ premiered in main competition at the Venice Film Festival, later rolling out with a fall theatrical release through Focus Features and Universal.

‘Weapons’ (2025)

‘Weapons’ is a supernatural mystery horror film written, directed, and co-produced by Zach Cregger, best known for ‘Barbarian’. The plot centers on elementary school teacher Justine Gandy and small-town father Archer Graff after seventeen children from Justine’s class mysteriously walk out of their homes at exactly 2:17 a.m. and vanish, leaving one student behind and the community searching for an explanation. The chapter-structured story is told from multiple perspectives and stars Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan. Produced by New Line Cinema, BoulderLight Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment, and others, the film has been noted for strong early critical buzz and a robust box office performance relative to its mid-range budget.

‘A House of Dynamite’ (2025)

‘A House of Dynamite’ is an apocalyptic political thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. The story follows senior U.S. officials scrambling to identify the source of a single rogue nuclear missile launched at the country and to decide how, or whether, to retaliate. Idris Elba and Rebecca Ferguson lead an ensemble cast that also includes Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, and Tracy Letts. The film is produced by First Light, Prologue Entertainment, and Kingsgate Films and distributed by Netflix after a limited theatrical run and a competition premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

If you’ve seen any of these titles—or you’re planning to check them out soon—share your thoughts and favorites from this week’s list in the comments.