Ant-Man
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Bond is best of British – and Spectre still has a view to a killing overseasLatest globetrotting outing for 007 has Skyfall’s $1bn-plus franchise record in its sights
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Ghastly start for Crimson Peak leaves old-style horror in the redUniversal suffers a rare flop with Guillermo del Toro’s $55m gothic romance, Le Petit Prince tries to do a Paddington and Ant-Man secures hit status with strong Chinese debut
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Summer blockbusters 2015: how much can you remember? - quizThe sun has retired and the ice cream has melted. Which means this year’s city-saving, helicopter-crashing, cinematic universe-expanding multiplex-fillers have come to an end. Were you paying attention? (spoiler warning)
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Jurassic World is UK's eighth biggest film ever while Fantastic Four bombsThe dinosaurs continue to pull in the crowds while Fox’s Marvel reboot fails to bring in superhero numbers
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Blockbusters, bad dads and super-unrealistic mumsThis year’s biggest films are populated by bad fathers transformed into superheroes to save their imperilled children, while mothers are either taken for granted or psychotic … have we learned nothing since Mrs Doubtfire?
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Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation accepts top spot with $56m debut in USStrong North American opening suggests Tom Cruise retains popularity, while Ed Helm remake Vacation disappoints with weak $14.8m bow in second place
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Inside Out brings nothing but Joy for Disney at the UK box officeInside Out and Ant-Man deliver an emotional one-two for Disney, as UK filmgoers – big and small – pour into cinemas to escape the rain
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Game over for Adam Sandler comedy Pixels at US box officeCritically-derided video game comedy underperforms as young adult adaptation Paper Towns disappoints and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Southpaw impresses
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Ant-Man scores small – but notable – victory at UK box officeThe latest Marvel hero’s £4m opening would trigger celebrations by any other film, but the weekend broke one record – for violinist André Rieu’s live concert
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Salman Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan establishes Indian dominance as Baahubali breaks more recordsIn this week’s round-up of the global box-office scene:
• Hollywood’s Minions wins the battle for the second week running
• Chinese superhero spoof and CGI/live-action hybrid Monster Hunt bag country’s most lucrative weekend ever
• Ant-Man scores lowest-ever US debut for in-house Marvel film
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Pinewood studios announce record revenueBritish home of film-making to expand facilities at home and abroad following blockbuster year
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Ant-Man vs Terminator: Genisys – battle of the trailersArnie is back, as promised, while the troubled Marvel production Ant-Man is also scuttling into view. But which trailer promises the most movie-geek fun?
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Are movies whose directors quit mid-production ever any good?Stuart Heritage: Two upcoming films, including one by David O Russell – and Marvel blockbuster Ant-Man – lost their directors while in production. They’re not the first films to suffer such a fate …
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First trailer shows Ant-Man has a big hill to climbAfter all the negative buzz surrounding director Edgar Wright’s exit, the diminutive superhero needs more prerelease muscle than this weedy first look provides, writes Ben Child
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The 88 movies we're most excited about in 2015Think 2014 was a good year for film? Think again. This year is shaping up to be one of the classics. Here’s what’s on our radar
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Our pick of 2015's most exciting sci-fi and fantasy filmsFrom Mad Max to the return of Arnie, there’s much for fans to get fired up about this year, writes Ben Child
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After Ant-Man: Edgar Wright to direct adaptation of Grasshopper Jungle
More insects ahead as Wright brings Andrew Smith's young-adult story, featuring 'horny, hungry' 6ft praying mantises, to the big screen
A movie theater that pelts you with fake rain and added smells? Bring it on