With 2026 newly arrived, it’s a great time to recap what movies have reached the top of the list for Leominster High, how this compares to this year’s box office, and what the students thought about the films of 2025.
According to the 2025 United States box office, these were the top movies of the year:
- A Minecraft Movie
- Lilo & Stitch
- Superman
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Zootopia 2
- Wicked: For Good
- Sinners
- The Fantastic Four: Four Steps
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
The nation’s box office is not new to seeing movies like this on the top 10 list. Every movie on the list is from one of three studios, Warner Bros. (Superman, The Fantastic Four, A Minecraft Movie, Sinners), Walt Disney Studios (Zootopia 2, Lilo & Stitch, Avatar: Fire and Ash), and Universal Studios (Wicked For Good, How to Train Your Dragon).
2025 Movie Guide
A Minecraft Movie
A Minecraft Movie is about four misfits that are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a quest with an unexpected expert crafter (IMDB.) The film made $423,949,195 in the domestic box office; it is rated 84% by audiences (Rotten Tomatoes). It is now available on HBO MAX.
Lilo & Stitch
Lilo & Stitch tells the story of a lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family (IMDB). The movie is a live-action adaptation of the 2002 animated movie. The adaptation made $423,778,855 in the domestic box office, with a rating of 92% from the audience. (Rotten Tomatoes). It is now available on Disney Plus.
Superman
Superman sees the famous comic book hero reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the human way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned (IMDB). Making $354,184,465 at the domestic box office, the audience gave it a 90% overall (Rotten Tomatoes). It is available on HBO MAX.
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Five years post-Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), an expedition braves isolated equatorial regions to extract DNA from three massive prehistoric creatures for a groundbreaking medical breakthrough (IMDB). It made $339,640,400, and has a 70% (Rotten Tomatoes). You can watch it now on Peacock.
Zootopia 2
The sequel to the 2016 movie, the brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers (IMDB). Currently, it has 96% (Rotten Tomatoes). It is not yet available on streaming, but at Leominster Entertainment Luxury Cinemas.
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: For Good is a sequel to the 2024 movie. The film is a film adaptation of the Broadway musical which is loosely based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Gregory Maguire, which itself was based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and its 1939 film adaptation.
The story centers on Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (IMDB). It currently has 93% (Rotten Tomatoes), it is not available on streaming unless purchased.
Sinners
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back (IMDB). The movie Sinners has a 96% (Rotten Tomatoes), the highest on the top 10. It is an original story. You can watch it today on HBO MAX.
The Fantastic Four: Four Steps
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer (IMDB). It has 90% (Rotten Tomatoes). The Fantastic Four is another comic book adaptation from DC Comics. It is now available on Disney Plus.
How to Train your Dragon
As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together (IMDB). How to Train your Dragon (2025) is a live action adaptation of the animated movie of the same name from 2010. Currently it has a 97% (Rotten Tomatoes), and can be watched on Peacock.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges (IMDB). It is the third movie in the Avatar series, the first movie premiered 2009. Right now it has 90% (Rotten Tomatoes). It is still out in theaters.
So, you’re looking for a movie to watch from 2025, here’s what Leominster High students would say about the top 10:
Most anticipated – Superman
Most watched – Zootopia 2, Thunderbolts, Superman, Sinners (four-way tie)
Least likely to watch – Sinners
Most Likely to Recommend – Sinners
Audience Score vs. Critics Score (via Rotten Tomatoes)
| Movie | Audience Score | Critics Score |
| A Minecraft Movie | 84% (6th) | 48% (lowest -10th) |
| Lilo & Stitch | 92% (4rd) | 72% (6th) |
| Superman | 90% (tied – 5th) | 83% (4th) |
| Jurassic World: Rebirth | 70% (7th) | 50% (9th) |
| Zootopia 2 | 96% (tied – 2nd) | 91% (2nd) |
| Wicked: For Good | 93% (3rd) | 66% (8th) |
| Sinners | 96% (tied – 2nd) | 97% (highest – 1st) |
| The Fantastic Four: Four Steps | 90% (tied – 5th) | 86% (3rd) |
| How to Train Your Dragon | 97% (highest – 1st) | 77% (5th) |
| Avatar: Fire and Ash | 90% (tied – 5th) | 66% (7th) |
