‘Thunderbolts*’ Tops Disney+’s Most-Watched Movies List This Week: Here Are the Remaining Top 10 Movies
It was a busy week on Disney+, with family favorites and fresh Marvel adventures piling up serious watch time. The mix spans animated crowd-pleasers, a new behind-the-scenes special tied to Marvel’s first family, and a handful of recent superhero tentpoles that brought big-screen casts to living rooms everywhere. There is also a new heist caper in the Star and Hulu-on-Disney+ lane and a brand-new LEGO special that unites classic princesses with some of Disney’s most famous villains.
Below you’ll find this week’s most-watched movies presented as a countdown. Each entry includes the essentials people search for most often, like plot setup and who made it, along with writers, directors, and principal cast. Titles are written exactly as they appear on the platform, and the order follows this week’s actual viewing list.
10. ‘Up’ (2009)
The adventure follows Carl Fredricksen, a retired balloon salesman who ties thousands of balloons to his house to fulfill a lifelong promise, and Russell, an eager Wilderness Explorer who becomes his unplanned travel companion. Pete Docter directed with Bob Peterson as co-director, and the story is credited to Docter, Peterson, and Tom McCarthy, with Ed Asner voicing Carl and Jordan Nagai voicing Russell.
Christopher Plummer voices the explorer Charles Muntz and Bob Peterson voices Dug, with a score by Michael Giacchino and production by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film earned multiple awards and remains one of the service’s most rewatched animated features for families.
9. ‘Rio’ (2011)
Set between Minnesota and a vibrant animated Rio de Janeiro, the story follows Blu, a rare Spix’s macaw who cannot fly, and Jewel, the fiercely independent macaw he is brought to meet. Carlos Saldanha directed from a script developed by Saldanha with Earl Richey Jones and Todd R. Jones, with additional writing credits that include Don Rhymer.
The voice cast features Jesse Eisenberg as Blu and Anne Hathaway as Jewel, with Jemaine Clement as the villainous Nigel and George Lopez as Rafael, plus roles for Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Jamie Foxx, Tracy Morgan, and will.i.am. The film was produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox.
8. ‘Eenie Meanie’ (2025)
This heist comedy thriller is written and directed by Shawn Simmons and centers on a crew that plans an audacious score that spirals into a series of unpredictable turns. Samara Weaving leads the cast, joined by Karl Glusman, Jermaine Fowler, Steve Zahn, Marshawn Lynch, and Andy Garcia.
The film marks Simmons’s feature directorial debut and arrived in the service’s general-entertainment lane following its streaming premiere in late summer. Production credits include Tim Ives as cinematographer and producers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick among others.
7. ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ (2025)
Sam Wilson steps into a new global crisis as Captain America in a story that connects to the events of the Disney+ series about his rise to the shield. The film is directed by Julius Onah from a screenplay by Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onah, and Peter Glanz, and it stars Anthony Mackie alongside Harrison Ford as Thaddeus Ross, Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns, Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, Danny Ramirez as Joaquín Torres, Shira Haas as Ruth Bat-Seraph, Carl Lumbly as Isaiah Bradley, and Giancarlo Esposito.
Key plot threads involve an international incident and the emergence of a dangerous adversary tied to the Serpent Society mythos, with Sidewinder appearing in this continuity. The movie is part of MCU Phase Five and was produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore with music by Laura Karpman and cinematography by Kramer Morgenthau.
6. ‘Freaky Friday’ (2003)
A mom and daughter who cannot see eye to eye wake up to find they have swapped bodies the day before a wedding, which forces each to handle the other’s life until they figure out how to switch back. The film is directed by Mark Waters and written by Heather Hach and Leslie Dixon from Mary Rodgers’ novel, with Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman and Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman.
The supporting cast includes Mark Harmon, Harold Gould, and Chad Michael Murray, and the movie is available to stream on Disney+ with its original PG rating. It remains one of Disney’s most watched live-action comedies from the 2000s and continues to introduce the story to new viewers each year.
5. ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps | A Special Look’ (2025)
This five-minute special on Disney+ offers an extended preview of the feature film, highlighting the tone and characters of Marvel’s first family in their MCU era. The piece showcases the core team and new footage tied to the theatrical release of the full movie.
The linked feature is directed by Matt Shakman and stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, with Ralph Ineson as Galactus and Julia Garner as Silver Surfer. The special functions as a quick primer for viewers before watching the complete film.
4. ‘The Incredibles’ (2004)
The original film introduces the Parrs, a family of supers living undercover until a new threat forces them into action. Brad Bird wrote and directed, with Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr, Holly Hunter as Helen Parr, Spencer Fox as Dash, Sarah Vowell as Violet, Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best, and Jason Lee as Buddy Pine. Michael Giacchino provided the music, and John Walker produced for Pixar Animation Studios.
Set in a retro-futurist world, the story follows Bob’s secret return to hero work that draws the whole family into conflict with a vengeful inventor on a remote island. The movie became a major hit for Pixar and earned multiple awards, establishing the foundation for the sequel years later.
3. ‘LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite’ (2025)
This animated special teams up princesses like Ariel, Moana, Rapunzel, and Tiana against a plot that brings classic villains into the same story world. The project is produced in collaboration with LEGO and includes voice talent associated with the characters, such as Jodi Benson, Auli‘i Cravalho, Mandy Moore, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hale, Julie Nathanson, Kate Higgins, Katie Von Till, and Richard White as Gaston.
The special is directed by Randi Rodrigues and Jake Wilkinson from a script by Rachel Vine and landed during World Princess Week as part of a broader Disney celebration on the service. It serves as a companion to earlier LEGO-Disney team-ups while offering a self-contained adventure families can stream in a single sitting.
2. ‘Incredibles 2’ (2018)
The Parr family returns right where the first movie left off, with Helen taking the lead as Elastigirl to repair public trust in superheroes while Bob manages life at home as Jack-Jack’s powers explode in unpredictable ways. Written and directed by Brad Bird, the film stars Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr, Holly Hunter as Helen Parr, Sarah Vowell as Violet, Huck Milner as Dash, and Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best, with Brad Bird voicing Edna Mode.
The plot centers on a tech-savvy foe known as the Screenslaver who targets the city with hypnotic broadcasts, bringing the family and allies together for a rescue mission that tests their teamwork. Michael Giacchino composed the score, and the movie was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures as a sequel to the 2004 original.
1. ‘Thunderbolts*’ (2025)
Marvel’s team-up thriller follows a lineup of antiheroes who are pushed into a dangerous mission and learn to operate as a unit under the shadow of a world-shaking superhuman program tied to the Sentry. The film is directed by Jake Schreier and written by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo, with Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Wyatt Russell as John Walker, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr, Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
The ensemble also features Lewis Pullman as Bob Reynolds and Geraldine Viswanathan in a key role, with cinematography by Andrew Droz Palermo and music by Son Lux. The movie arrived in theaters as the final chapter of MCU Phase Five before its home release window, and its title styling with the asterisk connects to story developments revealed during the end credits.
What did you watch from this list this week on Disney+, and which one should we feature more deeply next time in the comments?