This Week In Cinema – Week of April 25, 2025

Here are three movies that dominated the U.S. box office during the week of April 25 in previous years:

Civil War – Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller led the box office, grossing approximately $905,063 on April 25, 2024, bringing its total to over $49 million.
Abigail – This horror film maintained strong performance, earning $648,580 on the same day, contributing to a cumulative gross of $13.5 million.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – The monster epic continued its successful run, adding $613,948 on April 25, 2024, for a total of $174.5 million.

Furious 7 – The seventh installment of the Fast & Furious franchise dominated April 2015, accumulating over $353 million domestically.
Home – DreamWorks’ animated feature continued to perform well, contributing to its total gross of approximately $177 million.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – The comedy sequel maintained a strong presence, adding to its cumulative earnings of around $71 million.

The Interpreter – This political thriller topped the box office, earning $1.71 million on April 25, 2005, with a total gross of $24.5 million at that point. The Numbers
The Amityville Horror – The horror remake held strong, bringing in $1.02 million on the same day, contributing to a cumulative total of $44.3 million. The Numbers
Kung Fu Hustle – This action-comedy continued its run, earning $629,000 on April 25, 2005, for a total of $8.1 million. The Numbers+1Box Office Mojo+1

While You Were Sleeping – The romantic comedy led the box office with $10.5 million over the weekend ending April 28, 1995, bringing its total to $22.8 million. The Numbers
Friday – This comedy debuted strongly, earning $6.6 million in its opening weekend. The Numbers
Bad Boys – The action-comedy continued its successful run, adding $4.3 million over the weekend, for a cumulative total of $50.2 million. The Numbers

Moving Violations – This comedy film earned approximately $2.76 million during the week, contributing to its total gross of $7.1 million. The Numbers
Desperately Seeking Susan – The comedy-drama continued its performance with $2.71 million for the week, totaling $14.8 million. The Numbers
Ladyhawke – The fantasy adventure garnered $2.69 million during the week, bringing its total to $11.3 million. The Numbers

Shampoo – This satirical comedy-drama was among the top-grossing films of 1975, with a total gross of approximately $49.4 million. The Numbers
The Towering Inferno – The disaster film continued its strong performance, contributing to its impressive box office run.
Young Frankenstein – Mel Brooks’ horror-comedy maintained its popularity, adding to its cumulative earnings.

Please note that box office data from earlier decades may be less precise due to limited archival information.