The Summer is concluded, the movies were seen, but who was the box office champion? And WHO won the 2025 Summer Movie Wager?!WHO WILL TAKE THE TITLE BELT?!This week we declare the winners of both, and dig deep into the summer’s biggest surprises, biggest bombs, and some of our personal favorites!We also welcome back officially regular guest and Summer Movie Wager ‘25 contender, Benjamin Watts! Did Benny take the title and shake things up with the nerds?You’ll have to find out the answers to all by listening or tuning in. Find, follow, like and subscribe to the pod on Youtube and any podcast platform you might prefer.Check out the weekly pod and stay tuned for more!

1. **Lilo & Stitch** — (Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis) — Walt Disney Pictures; Produced by Rideback.

2. **Superman** — (David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced) — DC Studios, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company; Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.

3. **Jurassic World: Rebirth** — (Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey, Rupert Friend, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Ed Skrein) — Universal Pictures/Amblin; part of the Jurassic Park franchise.

4. **The Fantastic Four: First Steps** — (Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Julia Garner) — Marvel Studios.

5. **How to Train Your Dragon** — (Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison, etc.) — Universal Pictures; based on DreamWorks Animation’s original film series.

6. **Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning** — (Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett) — Paramount Pictures; produced by Paramount and Skydance.

7. **Thunderbolts\*** — (Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) — Marvel Studios; distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

8. **F1: The Movie ** ( Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem, Tobias Menzies, Kim Bodnia, Sarah Niles, Samson Kayo, Callie Cooke, and Abdul Salis) Produced by Apple Studios, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Plan B Entertainment, Monolith Pictures, and Dawn Apollo Films, with Warner Bros. Pictures distributing

9. **Final Destination: Bloodlines** — *(Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Brec Bassinger, and Tony Todd, and is produced by New Line Cinema, Practical Pictures, Freshman Year, and Fireside Films, with Warner Bros. Pictures distributing.)

*10. **Weapons** — (Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, etc.) — New Line Cinema + Subconscious + Vertigo Entertainment + BoulderLight Pictures; distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.