On the heels of a record-setting box office low last month, movie theaters are forecast to receive a much-needed boost with the Thanksgiving weekend release of “Wicked: For Good” and other franchise films, including “Zootopia 2″ and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.”
Domestic box office revenue for October 2025 hit its lowest point in three decades (excluding 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic) — with collective earnings at $425 million, per Variety.
October titles anticipated to rake in big earnings at the box office, such as Disney’s “Tron: Ares” and Dwayne Johnson’s “The Smashing Machine” both slumped far below expectations, with “Tron: Ares” expected to lose roughly $130 million as a result of low ticket sales, per Deadline.
“The major releases this month failed to deliver. Simple as that,” box office analyst Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations told Variety.
“Not to fear though,” he added. “Holiday season kicks into gear next weekend — and Hollywood will be breathing a huge sigh of relief.”
Thanksgiving week 2025 also welcomes a third installment in the “Knives Out” series, the rom-com “Eternity,” faith-based drama “Sarah’s Oil” and more.
Here are movies slated for theaters over Thanksgiving week 2025.
Movies in theaters on Thanksgiving 2025
‘Zootopia 2′
Detectives Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) are drawn into a tangled investigation when a mysterious reptile wreaks havoc across the mammal metropolis of Zootopia.
As chaos spreads, their partnership faces its toughest test yet, pushing Judy and Nick to go undercover in unfamiliar corners of the city to uncover the truth.
Rating: PG
Release date: Nov. 26
‘Eternity’
In an afterlife where every soul has just a week to choose their eternal destiny, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) must make an agonizing decision: remain with Larry (Miles Teller), the man she spent her life with, or reunite with her first love, Luke (Callum Turner) — her husband who died young and has waited decades for her return.
Rating: PG-13
Release date: Nov. 26
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’
At a remote Catholic parish in upstate New York, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) takes on his most dangerous case yet.
When a young priest (Josh O’Connor) arrives to aid the fiery Monsignor Wicks (Josh Brolin), a shocking murder shatters their quiet parish. With a web of eccentric suspects and no clear culprit, Blanc joins local chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to untangle the puzzling mystery.
Rating: PG-13
Release date: Nov. 26
‘Wicked: For Good’
Now branded as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) hides in exile within the forests of Oz, while Glinda (Ariana Grande) basks in fame and luxury at the Emerald City palace.
But as a furious mob closes in, Elphaba must reunite with her former friend to change herself — and the fate of Oz — forever.
Rating: PG
Release date: Nov. 21
‘Rental Family’
A struggling American actor (Brendan Fraser) takes an unusual job with a Japanese agency, hired to stand in for strangers to act as a family member or friend.
As he slips into his clients’ worlds, the divide between acting and reality begin to fade — leading to unexpected connections and a renewed sense of purpose.
Rating: PG-13
Release date: Nov. 21
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’
The Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Woody Harrelson) are reunited and pulled out of retirement with a diamond heist. Joined by a new generation of illusionists, they target a dangerous worldwide criminal network.
Rating: PG-13
Release date: Nov. 14
‘Rebuilding’
When wildfires ravage his ranch, cowboy Dusty (Josh O’Connor) is forced into a FEMA camp, where loss paves way to connection as he reunites with his daughter (Lily LaTorre), his ex-wife (Meghann Fahy), and a community of survivors.
Rating: PG
Release date: Nov. 14
‘Sarah’s Oil’
Young Sarah Rector (Naya Desir-Johnson) is certain there is oil beneath the seemingly worthless land she was allotted on Indian Territory.
When oil is discovered beneath it, she joins forces with her family and a few daring Texas wildcatters to fend off greedy oil sharks attempting to seize her fortune.
Rating: PG
Release date: Nov. 7
‘Nuremberg’
On the brink of the Nuremberg trials, a U.S. Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) confronts Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) in a high-stakes battle of wits.
Rating: PG-13
Release date: Nov. 7