
As February 2025 progresses, it showcases an exciting array of films poised to captivate audience attention. The most anticipated releases feature significant franchise sequels, compelling horror titles, gripping action flicks, and thought-provoking dramas. Partnering with predictive media insights firm Diesel Labs, Screen Rant offers exclusive data analyzing the movies garnering the highest levels of online buzz before they hit theaters. Each film is assigned a hype score reflecting its engagement metrics across various digital platforms.
For February 2025, the rankings of the most-hyped new films are derived from Attention Signals, which quantify aspects such as likes, shares, comments, and views on social media and video platforms like Facebook and YouTube. These metrics serve as a valuable tool for understanding the digital traction each film achieves ahead of its release, independent of their future critical or commercial success.
The attention scale itself operates on a basis of percentage, with the film attracting the highest interest set at 100%.
Traditionally, February is a month that leans toward romantic comedies due to Valentine’s Day; however, this year offers a diverse genre lineup. From the latest adventure featuring Paddington Bear to a chilling adaptation of a Stephen King short story, February 2025’s big releases promise to engage various audience segments across both cinema and streaming platforms. Check out Screen Rant’s compilation of the top 10 most hyped films this month, based on insights from Diesel Labs.
Top 10 Most Anticipated New Movies – February 2025
Featured Titles: From Captain America: Brave New World to The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep









Title |
Premiere Date |
Platform |
Genre |
Attention Scale |
Attention Signals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Captain America: Brave New World |
2/14/2025 |
Marvel/Walt Disney Pictures |
Action/Adventure |
100.00% |
206, 334, 363 |
The Monkey |
2/21/2025 |
Neon |
Horror |
54.54% |
112, 525, 011 |
Love Hurts |
2/7/2025 |
Universal |
Action/Comedy |
35.54% |
73, 324, 922 |
Paddington in Peru |
2/14/2025 |
Sony Pictures |
Kids & Family |
10.15% |
20, 945, 779 |
Heart Eyes |
2/7/2025 |
Sony Pictures |
Horror Comedy |
7.09% |
14, 630, 246 |
Last Breath |
2/28/2025 |
Focus Features |
Survival Thriller |
6.52% |
13, 449, 075 |
My Fault: London |
2/13/2025 |
Amazon Prime Video |
Romantic Drama |
5.60% |
11, 552, 826 |
The Gorge |
2/14/2025 |
Apple TV+ |
Action/Adventure |
4.21% |
8, 679, 432 |
The Legend of Ochi |
2/28/2025 |
A24 |
Kids & Family |
2.62% |
5, 409, 746 |
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep |
2/11/2025 |
Netflix |
Action/Adventure |
1.88% |
3, 887, 648 |
Leading the pack, the data from Diesel Labs shows that Captain America: Brave New World is February’s most awaited film, featuring Sam Wilson as he takes on new challenges, including facing the U. S.President/Red Hulk. The second spot is claimed by the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey, helmed by Osgood Perkins. Close behind are Love Hurts, an action-comedy starring Ke Huy Quan set on Valentine’s Day, the eagerly awaited Paddington in Peru, and the horror-comedy Heart Eyes, featuring Olivia Holt.
Additional notable mentions for February’s film lineup include Woody Harrelson’s gripping survival thriller Last Breath, the romantic drama remake My Fault: London available on Amazon Prime Video, and The Gorge, an action thriller set for release on Apple TV+ starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. Rounding out this month’s notable movies are The Legend of Ochi from A24 and The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep, an animated film by Netflix that takes place between episodes in Season 1 of The Witcher. This month offers a rich tapestry of entertainment, encompassing genres from action and horror to insightful dramas, ensuring an exciting cinematic experience both in theaters and at home.
Diesel Labs specializes in content intelligence, delivering audience insights across the entire media spectrum. By leveraging an advanced machine-learning approach, they track millions of audience interactions with media across key platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok (beta), and Reddit (beta).For further details, explore www.diesellabs.com.

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