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"Freakier Friday"
Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis have a scary future ahead in “Freakier Friday,” from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Freakier Friday"

Here’s the secret sauce that keeps this comedy of switched identities riding the charts.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 22, 2025 — 2 min read
"Weapons"
One of the disappeared children from “Weapons,” from Warner Brothers Pictures

"Weapons"

The horror hit rockets to No. 1 on the charts.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
"Freakier Friday"
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan in “Freakier Friday,” from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Freakier Friday"

The body switch comedy with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan is good enough for a 2nd place finish, but fans expected more.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
"Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby in “Fantastic Four: First Steps,” from Marvel Studios

"Fantastic Four: First Steps"

The Marvel epic places at No. 3, but just barely. When did the bottom fall out for this well-reviewed epic?

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 15, 2025 — 2 min read
"Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vanessa Kirby, Pedro Pascal and Joseph Quinn barely win the #1 spot with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” from Marvel Studios

"Fantastic Four: First Steps"

It’s still holding No. 1, but its second step into box-office territory is more like a stumble.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 8, 2025 — 2 min read
"The Bad Guys 2"
Evil lurks with Mr. Wolf and his crew in “Bad Guys 2,” from Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation

"The Bad Guys 2"

Family audiences made this animated comedy caper about unsuccessfully reformed anthropomorphic animal thieves good enough for second place.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 8, 2025 — 1 min read
"The Naked Gun"
Liam Neeson looks fetching in schoolgirl gear in “The Naked Gun,” from Paramount Pictures

"The Naked Gun"

In third place, Liam Neeson lets his freak flag fly as a cop who can’t do anything right except get laughs.

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 8, 2025 — 2 min read
"Fantastic Four: First Steps"
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as The Thing confides in a bot buddy in "Fantastic Four: First Steps," from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

"Fantastic Four: First Steps"

The once reviled comic-book series finally hits paydirt with critics as well as audiences. How’s that for a first step?

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Peter Travers

Peter Travers

Aug 1, 2025 — 2 min read

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