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Malay Mail’s Top 10 Picks: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ leads Malaysia’s box office for third week as ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning’ breaks into top 10

March 7, 2025
1:00 pm

KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 7 — As Captain America: Brave New World continues to dominate the local box office, holding its spot at No. 1 for an impressive third week in a row, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning storms into the top 10 at No. 8.

But that’s not all. Nosferatu, directed by Robert Eggers and a remake of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), has arrived to send chills down your spine in local cinemas, while the Tamil-language hit Dragon remains strong at No. 2.

With March now in full swing, whether you’re a die-hard anime fan, a lover of spine-tingling horror, or craving international cinema, there’s always something epic waiting for you.

Malay Mail is here to ensure you make the most of your weekend with a curated roundup of the finest international and local films, series, music, and books of the week.

Top 10 films in local cinemas (Domestic & International) (February 27 to March 2)

Captain America: Brave New World
Dragon
Legends Of The Condor Heroes: The Gallants
Pengantin Iblis
Panor
The Monkey
Close Ur Kopitiam
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
Creation Of The Gods II: Demon Force
Nosferatu

Source: Cinema.com and GSC

Top 10 streaming on Netflix and Viu (February 24 to March 2)

Netflix (Top 10 TV)

TV Series

Zero Day: Limited Series
American Murder: Gabby Petito: Season 1
SAKAMOTO DAYS: Season 1
Hell for You: Season 1
The First Frost: Season 1
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call: Season 1
Halo: Season 1
Dabba Cartel: Season 1
Solo Leveling: Season 1
BoBoiBoy Galaxy: Gentar: Gentar

Source: Netflix Top 10

Viu (Top 10 shows)

Study Group
Undercover High School
Gadis Masa
Running Man (2025)
The Witch
Taxi Driver 2
Family By Choice
Di Hatiku Ada Kamu
Running Man (2024)
I Live Alone (2025)

Source: Viu Frontpage

Top 10 songs of the week (Spotify) (February 26 to March 4)

Tenxi — Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
yung kai — blue
Lady Gaga — Die With A Smile (w/ Bruno Mars)
Kendrick Lamar — luther
Nadeera — Bukan Lagi Kita
LBI利比 — 跳楼机
Ara Johari — Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Billie Eilish — WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish — BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Andmesh — Anugerah Terindah

Top 10 Malay songs of the week (Spotify) (February 26 to March 4)

Tenxi — Garam & Madu (Sakit Dadaku) (w/ Jemsi, Naykilla)
Nadeera — Bukan Lagi Kita
Noh Salleh — Rahsia Tuhan
Ara Johari — Menjaga Jodoh Orang Lain
Insomniacks — Reminiscence
Amir Masdi — Nurcinta
The Lantis — Bunga Maaf
Andmesh — Anugerah Terindah
Black Hanifah — Hijab Rindu
NAKI, Fahimi — Masa

Source: kworb.net, Spotify Top Songs Malaysia and Spotify Carta Malaysia 50

Top 10 books of the week (February 21 to February 27)

Fiction

Library of Lost Hearts by N.F. Afrina (N.F. Afrina)
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood (Berkley)
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors (Ballantine Books US)
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books )
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum (Bloomsbury)
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh (Bloomsbury)
The Convenience Store by the Sea by Sonoko Machida (Orion)
Strange Pictures by Uketsu (HarperVia)
The Vegetarian by Han Kang (Hogarth Press)
Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros (Red Tower Books)

Non-Fiction

A Doctor in the House by Mahathir Mohamad (MPH)
Atomic Habits by James Clear (Penguin Books)
The Mountain Is You by Brianna Wiest (Thought catalog books)
I’m Not Lazy, I’m on Energy Saving Mode by Dancing Snail (Apop Books)
How to Let Things Go by Shunmyo Masuno (Rider)
How Was Your Day by Cheeming Boey (GREY PIGEON)
How Malaysia Missed 7 Chances at Nation-Building by Mohammed Hussein (Mohammed Hussein)
Once Upon a Miao 4: My School Holidays by Jian Goh & Cheeming Boey (Goh Kheng Swee)
Immediate Action by Thibaut Meurisse (Independently published)
Powerful Focus by Thibaut Meurisse (Independently published)