Here are the major movie releases for October 2025—spanning Hollywood, indie, and regional Indian cinema:
🎬 Hollywood & Global Titles
Tron: Ares
- Release Date: October 10, 2025
- Genre/Studio: Sci‑fi action, Walt Disney Pictures
- Director: Joachim Rønning
- Stars: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Gillian Anderson Decider+3FilmiBeat+3FilmiBeat+3Box Office Mojo+2Teaser Trailer+2AceShowbiz+2
- Premise: The program Ares is dispatched from the digital world to infiltrate the real world—marking humanity’s first encounter with AI beings Teaser Trailer+1AceShowbiz+1
Good Fortune
- Release Date: October 17, 2025
- Genre/Studio: Action comedy, Lionsgate
- Director: Aziz Ansari
- Stars: Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh GamesRadar++4Box Office Mojo+4Box Office Mojo+4Box Office Mojo+3AceShowbiz+3Box Office Mojo+3
- Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck character takes on an odd series of jobs—expect laugh-out-loud chaos and quirky hijinks Wikipedia+2AceShowbiz+2Wikipedia+2
Black Phone 2
- Release Date: October 17, 2025
- Genre/Studio: Horror, Universal Pictures
- Stars: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw The Times of India+15Teaser Trailer+15Box Office Mojo+15Box Office Mojo
- Plot: Sequel following Finland-character Finn, now 17, and Gwen as dream-calling horrors return at a winter camp Teaser Trailer
Bugonia
- Limited Release: October 24
- Wide Release: October 31
- Genre/Studio: Comedy/crime/sci-fi, Focus Features
- Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Alicia Silverstone Cinemablend+10What to Watch+10Box Office Mojo+10FilmiBeatVanity Fair+4Box Office Mojo+4Box Office Mojo+4
Mortal Kombat II
- Release Date: October 24
- Genre/Studio: Fantasy/action, Warner Bros.
- Stars: Karl Urban, Ludi Lin, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada TechRadarCinemablend+5What to Watch+5Box Office Mojo+5
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
- Release Date: October 24
- Genre/Studio: Biographical drama/music, Disney
- Stars: Jeremy Allen White, Stephen Graham The Times of India+2GamesRadar++2TechRadar+2Box Office Mojo+4What to Watch+4Cinemablend+4
Regretting You
- Release Date: October 24
- Genre/Studio: Drama, Paramount Pictures International
- Stars: McKenna Grace, Allison Williams, Dave Franco, Clancy Brown Box Office Mojo+2Box Office Mojo+2Box Office Mojo+2Box Office Mojo+3What to Watch+3Box Office Mojo+3
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc
- Release Date: October 29, 2025 (U.S. Limited)
- Genre/Studio: Anime/action/horror, Sony Pictures
- Story: Adaptation of Reze storyline featuring love, betrayal, and high-stakes violence—perfect for Halloween fans Box Office MojoThe Times of India
The Thing with Feathers
- Release Date: October 31, 2025
- Genre: Drama, Briarcliff Entertainment
- Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis Cinemablend+4Box Office Mojo+4Box Office Mojo+4
A House of Dynamite
- Release: October 2025 (TBD)
- Genre/Studio: Political thriller, directed by Kathryn Bigelow
- Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Harris Midland Reporter-Telegram+15What to Watch+15Cinemablend+15
🇮🇳 Major Indian (Bollywood & Regional) Releases
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat, and Ikkis
- Release Date: October 2, 2025
- Details:
- Sunny… (Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor)
- Deewaniyat (Harshvardhan Rane & Sonam Bajwa)
- Ikkis: Thriller starring Dharmendra & Agastya Nanda, directed by Sriram Raghavan accessbollywood.netBox Office Mojo+4Wikipedia+4FilmiBeat+4
Thama
- Release Date: October 20, 2025 (Diwali week)
- Genre/Universe: Romantic film with supernatural elements in Maddock’s Horror-Comedy Universe
- Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Rashmika Mandanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Paresh Rawal The Times of Indiaaccessbollywood.net+2Wikipedia+2Wikipedia+2
Diés Iraé (Malayalam)
- Release Date: October 31, 2025
- Genre: Horror thriller
- Star: Pranav Mohanlal
- Notes: Halloween-timed release; directed by Rahul Sadasivan Wikipedia
Other October 2025 Bollywood Titles (dates TBD)
Films in planning include: Go Goa Gone 2, Golmaal Five, Malang 2, Jaanam Terii Kasam, Genie, Sakthi Thirumagan, The Networker, Ilayaraja—many without firm release dates yet FilmiBeat+1FilmiBeat+1
📅 Release Overview Table
| Date(s) | Movie | Genre / Region | Noteworthy Feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | Sunny…, Deewaniyat, Ikkis | Bollywood | Diwali opener trio |
| Oct 10 | Tron: Ares, Anemone, etc. | Hollywood / Sci-Fi | High-tech dystopia vs drama |
| Oct 17 | Good Fortune, Black Phone 2 | Hollywood | Genre mix: horror & comedy |
| Oct 24 | Mortal Kombat II, Bugonia, Springsteen, Regretting You | Mix of action, drama, indie | |
| Oct 29 | Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc | Anime horror/action | International anime sensation |
| Oct 31 | Bugonia (wide), The Thing, Diés Iraé | Hollywood / Regional horror | Halloween special mash-up |
October 2025 is shaping up to be a powerhouse month at cinemas—from big-budget Hollywood tentpoles like Tron: Ares and Mortal Kombat II to Bollywood blockbusters and Halloween thrillers both in India (Diés Iraé) and abroad (Bugonia, Black Phone 2).
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