Malay Mail’s Top 10: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ holds strong at No. 1 as international films shine

September 26, 2025
12:00 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 26 — The Conjuring: Last Rites continues its reign at No. 1, standing out as the only Hollywood entry in this week’s local box office top 10.

Local favourite Magik Rompak remains steady in second place, while The Shadow’s Edge holds firm at third. Anime continues to sweep the nation, with Demon Slayer keeping fans glued to screens and Detective Conan: The Movie — One-Eyed Flashback making a debut this week.

Indonesian horror and action films are also lining up for your next cinema outing. Prefer to stay in? There’s plenty to stream on Netflix, Viu, and Disney+ Hotstar, alongside fresh music releases and page-turning reads to wrap up September on a high note.

Check out Malay Mail’s Top 10 Entertainment Picks for your weekend chill session!

Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (Sept 18 to Sept 21)

The Conjuring: Last Rites
Magik Rompak
The Shadow’s Edge
Dead To Rights
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba — Infinity Castle
Detective Conan The Movie: One-Eyed Flashback
Siccin 8
Sihir Pelakor
Labinak
The Legend Of Hei 2

Source: Cinema.com and GSC

Top 10 streaming (Sept 15 to Sept 21)

Netflix (Top 10 TV)

TV Series

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty: Limited Series
Mechamato The Animated Series: Season 4
Wednesday: Season 2
Queen Mantis: Season 1
Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series: Season 1
Beyond the Bar: Limited Series
Kaiju No. 8: Season 2
Mechamato The Animated Series: Season 1
Mechamato The Animated Series: Season 3
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom: Season 1

Source: Netflix Top 10

Viu (Top 10 shows)

Seadanya Kita
Running Man (2025)
My Troublesome Star
Abang Imam Minah Skuter
My Youth
Putri & Phrince
A Hundred Memories
Moonlit Reunion 子夜归
Shin’s Project
I Live Alone (2025)

Source: Viu Frontpage

Disney+ Hotstar (Top 10 shows)

Belly Showdown: Season 1
YOO Got A Minute?: Season 1
Only Murders in the Building: Season 5
Will Trent: Season 3
Tempest: Season 1
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox: Season 1
Anchovy Physical Camp: Season 1
The Murky Stream: Season 1
60 minutes to love
Kaiju No.8: Season 2

Source: Disney+ Hotstar

Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (Sept 17 to Sept 24)

Jin — Don’t Say You Love Me
Silet Open Up — TABOLA BALE (w/ Jacson Seran, Juan Reza, Diva Aurel)
HUNTR/X — Golden (w/ Ejae, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast)
Tenxi — mejikuhibiniu (w/ Suisei, Jemsii)
Sombr — back to friends
KATSEYE — Gabriela
Naykilla — Kasih Aba Aba (w/ Tenxi, Jemsii)
Alpha — P Ramlee Saloma
Nadhif Basalamah — bergema sampai selamanya
Fourtwnty — Mangu (w/ Charita Utami)

Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (Sept 17 to Sept 24)

Tenxi, Suisei, Jemsii — mejikuhibiniu
Silet Open Up, Jacson Seran, Juan Reza, Diva Aurel — TABOLA BALE
Rombongan Bodonk Koplo, Ncum — Calon Mantu Idaman
ALYPH — Ingat
Alpha — P Ramlee Saloma
Misha Omar — Break
NAZU, Fahimi — KOPI
Hael Husaini, Nadeera — Peluk
Amira Othman, Irfan Haris — Rasa & Takdir
Tenxi, Jemsii — Bintang 5

Source: Kworb and Spotify

Top 10 books of the week (Sept 12 to Sept 18)

Fiction

Strange Houses by Uketsu (HarperVia)
Strange Pictures by Uketsu (HarperVia)
The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown (Doubleday)
Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (HarperVoyager)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida (Orion)
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Picador)
Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Bloomsbury)
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden (Bookouture)
Babel by R.F. Kuang (Harper Voyager)