Editor’s Note: With the rapid-fire release of movies, “At The Movies” will preview movies opening for the weekend. Full-length movie reviews can be read on the Lehigh Valley Press website: https://www.lvpnews.com/

Unreel, Sept. 5:

“Hamilton,” PG-13: Thomas Kail directs Lin-Manuel Miranda, Phillipa Soo, Leslie Odom Jr., Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos and Ariana DeBose in the Biography Drama Musical.

The Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda is an interpretation of the life and times of Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers and its first Secretary of Treasury.

The videotaping of most of the original cast was made in several live performances in 2016 in the Richard Rodgers Theater. It was streamed on Disney+ in 2020.

The Sept. 5 theatrical release marks the musical’s 10th anniversary. The score includes hip-hop jazz, R&B and show tunes styles.

“The Conjuring: Last Rites,” R: Michael Chaves directs Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and Ben Hardy in the Horror Thriller. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take one last case. The film is the ninth in “The Conjuring” franchise.

“Splitsville,” R: Michael Angelo Covino directs Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin and himself in the Comedy. A couple that is divorcing seeks solace from another couple.

“Light of the World,” PG: Tom Bancroft and John J. Schafer direct the voice talents of Ian Hanlin, Benjamin Jacobson, Vincent Tong, Michael Benyaer and David Kaye in the Family Drama Animation film. The story of Jesus is told by the Apostle John.

Movie opening dates from Internet Movie Database as of Aug. 31 are subject to change.

Theatrical Movies Domestic Weekend Box Office, Aug. 29-31: “Weapons” reclaimed No. 1 over the Labor Day weekend, for a third nonconsecutive week, or stayed at No. 1 for four weeks, depending on who’s counting, with $10.4 million in 3,416 theaters, $132.6 million, four weeks.

“KPop Demon Hunters” was listed at No. 1 for the Aug. 22-24 weekend with an estimated $18 million in 1,700 theaters, ending the two-week-straight No. 1 run of “Weapons, which dropped one place to No. 2 with $15.6 million in 3,631 theaters; $115.8 million, three weeks.

Box office figures for “KPop Demon Hunters” were from industry sources because Netflix didn’t report the movie’s box office numbers.

Netflix released “Kpop Demon Hunters” for a two-day run Aug. 23 and Aug. 24 in movie theaters. AMC Theatres, the world’s biggest movie chain, did not book the film.

2. “Jaws the 2025 re-release (50th anniversary),” directed by Steven Spielberg, $8.1 million in 3,200 theaters, opening for the Aug. 29-31 weekend. 3. “Caught Stealing,” with Darren Aronofsky directing Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Zoë Kravitz, Liev Schreiber and Regina King, $7.8 million in 3,578 theaters, opening. 4. “Freakier Friday” dropped one place, $6.6 million in 3,475 theaters, $80.5 million, four weeks. 5. “The Roses,” with Jay Roach directing Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Kate McKinnon, Andy Samberg and Allison Janney in the remake of “War of the Roses,” $6.2 million in 2,700 theaters. 6. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” dropped two places, $4.9 million in 2,785 theaters, $264.7 million, six weeks. 7. “The Bad Guys 2” dropped two places, $4.6 million in 3,024 theaters, $72.9 million, five weeks. 8. “Superman” dropped one place, $2.5 million in 1,824 theaters, $351 million, eight weeks. 9. “Nobody 2” dropped three places, $1.8 million in 2,502 theaters, $20.1 million, three weeks. 10. “The Naked Gun” dropped one place, $1.8 million in 1,744 theaters, $50.8 million, five weeks.

The summer season, from the first weekend of May through Labor Day, grossed $3.67 billion in the United States and Canada, down from $3.68 billion in 2024, according to Comscore.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of Aug. 31 is subject to change.

On The Web: At The Movies reviews of “Sketch” and “Weapons”: https://www.lvpnews.com/