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The final weekend of July 2025 features two major releases: The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the concluding Marvel film of the year, and Universal’s animated sequel The Bad Guys 2. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is notable for its retrofuturistic setting and an alternate universe storyline, starring Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Marvel’s First Family. The film’s main conflict centers on the group’s attempt to prevent Galactus and Silver Surfer from destroying their world^[1]. Other big releases for July include Osiris, House on Eden, Monster Island, and Happy Gilmore 2^[3].

Looking ahead, the coming months promise a strong lineup. August 2025 brings Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy, Weapons (a new horror project starring Pedro Pascal), Primitive War, Nobody 2 (with Bob Odenkirk returning), and The Bad Guys 2. September will feature The Conjuring: Last Rites and The Long Walk, while October’s slate includes Good Fortune, TRON: Ares, Mortal Kombat II, and The Black Phone 2^[3][5].

On the box office front, Superman continues to lead, bringing in $57.2 million over the July 18-20 weekend, for a total of $235 million domestically thus far. Jurassic World: Rebirth holds strong as well. Conversely, Smurfs (2025) has had a sluggish start domestically but is relying on a stronger international performance. Meanwhile, F1: The Movie is expected to finish with a domestic haul of $175–185 million and cross $500 million worldwide, making it one of Brad Pitt’s top-grossing international films yet this year^[2].

Among the most anticipated movies for the remainder of 2025 are Predator: Badlands, Zootopia 2, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Anaconda, and Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. New trailers for several of these have made waves online, including for Good Fortune, Tron: Ares, Godzilla: Shin, and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf^[7].

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