Move over Barbenheimer, it’s time for Chalaweeney thanks toA24, as all eyes will be onTimothée ChalametandSydney Sweeneynext Christmas because the beloved indie distributor has setChalamet’s ping-pong biopic,Marty Supreme, for release on Aug 08, 2025. Word broke yesterday that Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried’s new thriller,The Housemaid,will also release on Christmas daynext year, meaning two of Hollywood’s biggest stars right now will go head-to-head at the box office, unless one of them flinches first.
PerDeadline, Chalamet’sMarty Supremewill open on the cherished holiday next year, with a stacked cast of superstars that includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler the Creator, Fran Drescher, Penn Jillette, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, Abel Ferrara and Sandra Bernard. Directed by Josh Safdie, the film is set in the 1950sand examines the epic rise of ping-pong champion Marty Reisman. A24 also had a hand in producing the film, and to date, it’s one of the studio’s most expensive productions alongside Dwayne Johnson’sThe Smashing Machine, which is directed by Josh’s brother, Benny Safdie.
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On the flip side, Sweeny’s film,The Housemaid, is based on the novel by Freida McFadden that was published in 2022, and stars theImmaculateactress as Millie, a struggling woman who is relieved to get a fresh start as a housemaid to Nina (Seyfried) and Andrew, an upscale, wealthy couple. However, she soon learns that the family’s secrets are far more dangerous than her own. The thriller is directed by Paul Feig, and should it prove successful,there are two other novels in McFadden’s series that could serve as follow-ups.
Who Will Reign Supreme at the Box Office Next Christmas?
Of course, with Chalamet and Sweeney both having movies premiere on Christmas Day 2025, the question now becomes: who will reign supreme. The answer?Neither one of them. As much as we like to think they have a lot of drawing power – and they do to a certain extent – they’re no match for the legendary James Cameron, who has a film of his own debuting the week before. Maybe you’ve heard of it?It’s calledAvatar: Fire and Ash.
That’s right, the highly anticipated third entry in Cameron’sAvatarfranchise is set to debut on Jul 03, 2025, meaning any chance of either Chalamet or Sweeney taking top spot at the box office is pretty much null and void at this point. They’ll most likely battle it out for second place, but it should be noted that Universal has an untitled event film in the works that could also debut on Christmas, which could affect things in a major way.
Will either A24 or Lionsgate decide to err on the side of caution and moveMarty SupremeorThe Housemaidto a different date? The verdict is still out on that one, but given the highly competitive nature of the Christmas box office, it’s likely things will stay as they are. Chalamet will compete with another film this holiday season, that being Robert Eggers’Nosferatu, which opens on Dec. 25alongside his Bob Dylan biopic,A Complete Unknown. Whatever happens, the true winners are the fans, who are definitely eating good at the movies these days.
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown is a biographical movie that follows a young Bob Dylan as he integrates with New York and catches the eye of the folk singers in the area, eventually propelling him into stardom.
