The Monkey and Captain America: Brave New World are both topping the domestic box office chart with strong standings. The Monkey is a new release horror movie adapted from the Stephen King short story of the same name by writer-director Osgood Perkins, who scored a runaway horror hit in 2024 with his serial killer thriller Longlegs. In its debut weekend, its major competition was the Captain America: Brave New World release, as the new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, starring Anthony Mackie in the title role, debuted at No. 1 at the domestic box office with $88.8 million the previous weekend.