‘Papa Zola The Movie’ becomes Malaysia’s biggest ever animation
The blockbuster now ranks as the third highest grossing Malaysian film ever.
What are the big French films local exhibitors are looking forward to in 2026?
After a poor 2025 for local ‘locomotives’, the French industry is upbeat for 2026’s titles.
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ opens with £2.4m at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Housemaid’ stays top
‘Hamnet’ posts excellent second-weekend hold to reach £8.4m.
‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ starts with $29m at global box office; ‘Avatar 3’ passes $1.3bn
‘Zootopia 2’ tops $1.7bn as biggest animated MPA film; ‘The Housemaid’ nears $250m.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ heads to 666 cinemas
‘Rental Family’ and ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ are also out this week.
‘The Housemaid’ crossing $200m at global box office for Lionsgate
UK, France, Australia lead the way outside North America.
French films record 6% rise in international markets in 2025
Latvian director Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar-winning ’Flow’, a minority French production, was the top film of the year.
‘The Housemaid’ surges to UK-Ireland box office summit; ‘Hamnet’ scores excellent opening
Top five titles all made over £1m for the third weekend in a row.
‘Avatar 3’ crosses $1.2bn at global box office; ‘The Raja Saab’, ‘Primate’ roll out
Nine titles break a $10m global weekend, indicating a broad spread of interest.
Japan’s 2025 box office dominated by ‘Demon Slayer’, ‘Kokuho’
US films fared better at the Japanese box office than in 2024.
‘Avatar 3’, ‘Marty Supreme’ drive early 2026 North American box office to 23% YoY lead over 2025
Row K rolls out first release, Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire.
UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Hamnet’ goes wide in 711 cinemas; ‘Giant’ also launches
In re-releases, Park Circus is screening the David Bowie-starring ’Labyrinth’ in 480 venues for its 40th anniversary.
Local hits led by ‘Buen Camino’ help stabilise Italian box office in 2025
Released theatrically on December 25, Checco Zalone’s latest comedy hit Buen Camino grossed €36m in just seven days.
UK-Ireland box office rises 1% in 2025
It was the strongest post-pandemic year to date, thanks to the diversity of releases, but lacked a runaway box office hit.
China box office up 22% in 2025 as animation rules
Four animations were in the top 10, capturing a 42.5% market share between them.
UK-Ireland December 2025 box office down 10% on 2024
‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ leads for December, but the film is tracking behind 2024’s ’The Way Of Water’.
Imax scores record $1.28bn global box office take for 2025
A big jump in grosses from local language films helped drive the record year.
‘Back To The Past’ opens big in Hong Kong but overall box office falls 16% in 2025
Set in both the ancient past and modern day, the film is a follow-up to the 2001 popular TV drama series ’A Step Into The Past’.
‘Avatar 3’ holds top spot at UK-Ireland box office; ‘The Housemaid’, ‘Marty Supreme’ impress
’Anaconda’, ‘SpongeBob’ and ‘Song Sung Blue’ also launched.
‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ passes $1bn as global box office leader; ‘The Housemaid’ expands with $42.3m session
James Cameron’s sequel was down a modest 30% for its third weekend on global release for Disney.
