Worldwide Box Office: December 19th-21st
| rank | Movie (distribution company) | 3 days (world) | Kume (world) | 3 days (overseas) | Kume (International) | region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar: Fire and Ash (Disney) | $345 million | $345 million | $247 million | $247 million | 52 |
| 2 | Zootopia 2 (Disney) | $91.2 million | $1.2 billion | $76.7 million | $990 million | 53 |
| 3 | david (angel) | $22.1 million | $22.1 million | 0.09 million dollars | 1 million dollars | 7 |
| 4 | House Maid (Lionsgate) | $19.1 million | $19.1 million | 1 million dollars | 1 million dollars | 4 |
| 5 | Durandal (various) | $16 million | $94 million | $13.5 million | $81.4 million | twenty one |
| 6 | The SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants (Paramount) | $16 million | $16 million | 1 | ||
| 7 | Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (Universal) | $15.2 million | $201.8 million | $7.9 million | $92.9 million | 79 |
| 8 | Wicked: For Good (Universal) | $8.3 million | $484.2 million | 4 million dollars | $163.6 million | 81 |
| 9 | Now You See: Now You Don’t (Lionsgate) | $2.9 million | $221.4 million | $2.3 million | $160.3 million | 54 |
| 10 | Kashi Town (various) | $2.9 million | $49.9 million | $2.9 million | $49.9 million | 4 |
Credit: comscore. All numbers are estimates.
Avatar: Fire and Ash tops multiple markets
Although only three years have passed since the last time, avatar The film was released in theaters, but there was a 13-year gap between the release and the original 2009 release. avatar And a sequel in 2022 Avatar: Water Paththe question remained whether viewers would be just as excited this time around remotely.
After a week of play, Disney executives’ nerves should calm down thanks to an estimated $345 million worldwide opening Avatar: Fire and Ash: $88 million in North America and $257 million in 51 international markets. By comparison, the opening price was $441.7 million. water path 3 years ago: $134.1 million in North America, $307.6 million across international markets.
fire and ash It opened in top spot in all important international markets except Japan. The film also had the biggest opening of 2025 in France, Germany, Spain, South Korea, and many smaller markets.
Following the success of zootopia 2 In China (see below), Disney scored another hit in the populous market, with an estimated opening of $57.6 million, slightly above that. water pathwas released in China at a cost of $56 million and became the second-highest grossing American studio film in 2025.
France offered the second largest international opportunity after China fire and ash The five-day box office gross was estimated at $21.4 million, surpassing Germany ($18 million), South Korea ($13.6 million), UK/Ireland ($11.9 million) and Mexico ($10 million).
The James Cameron-directed film did well in 3D, Imax, and PLF (Premium Large Format), with 56% of its box office revenue coming from 3D and an additional 10% from premium 2D format. Standard 2D presentations accounted for only 34% of the total.
IMAX reports worldwide opening gross of $43.6 million fire and ash – The company’s largest debut in 2025 and the fifth-highest in company history. Imax scored 12.6% of the opening box office. fire and ash Less than 1% of the total number of screens for movies. Many countries had the biggest Imax opening weekends in history, including Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Belgium, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Romania, Switzerland, and Turkey.
3 years ago Avatar: Water Path It went on to earn $688 million in North America and $1.66 billion in international markets for a lifetime total of $2.34 billion. original avatar ” remains the highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $2.92 million worldwide.
avatar Movies traditionally do well over consecutive weekends, and Disney is counting on that. fire and ash That trend continues. Even in its finale, the film still has a long way to go to reach stratospheric heights.
“Zootopia 2” adds $91 million for a total of $1.27 billion
Despite the arrival of Avatar: Fire and Ash Disney Friends releases on the market zootopia 2 (alias zootropolis 2) achieved strong retention, down 44% in North America, 42% across international markets, and 36% across international markets excluding China.
The animated sequel grossed an estimated $91.2 million in its fourth weekend of release, with $14.5 million in North America and $76.7 million in international markets.
To date, the film has grossed $283 million in North America and $990 million internationally, for a total worldwide gross of $1.27 billion. This compares to the original’s $1.04 billion lifetime. zootopia In 2016.
the avatar and zootopia The sequel gave Disney the top two spots at the weekend box office in nearly every major international market, including France, Germany, Spain, UK/Ireland, Australia, China, South Korea, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico.
important key to success zootopia 2 China’s contribution was $539.1 million in box office revenue, accounting for more than half of the international total. This figure is more than 12 times the $44 million in France, the second-largest international market. The film’s international rankings were followed by South Korea ($41.3 million), Japan ($39.3 million), Mexico ($28.9 million), and Germany ($27.2 million). UK/Ireland currently ranks a fairly low 7th among international markets for this title, with $24.7 million.
zootopia 2 became the highest-grossing US studio film in the world in 2025. lilo & stitch ($1.04 billion). Based on the opening number of Avatar: Fire and AshDisney appears to be on track to achieve the three biggest films of the year among U.S. studio productions, but fire and ash He may not be able to join the Disney stable in the top three by the end of 2025. (All of these Disney titles have been overtaken by Chinese animation, which is the year’s highest-grossing film worldwide) Ne the 2 The total amount is $1.9 billion).
Domestic release ranked on Pepper’s global top 10 chart
Courtesy of their North American release, three films are on ComScore’s World Weekend Top 10 chart. faith-based animated musical davida twisty psychological thriller housekeeper and an animated sequel SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants.
These films have not yet been released outside of North America (sponge bob), or has so far hardly been released in the international market.
lions gate housekeeper and Paramount’s SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants is set to begin a major international rollout this weekend. of sponge bob The film was shown in paid screenings over the weekend in countries such as the UK and Ireland.
Estimated openings for this trio are: $22.1 million for Angel Studios; david$19.2 million housekeeper and $16 million SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants.
Director Paul Feig, housekeeper Based on the first book in the bestselling trilogy by Frieda McFadden, starring Sidney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, and Brandon Skrenner. This is the second hit movie starring Skrener based on a best-selling novel. it ends with us Based on the book by Colleen Huber.
it ends with us When Sony Pictures released it in 2024, it grossed $351.4 million worldwide. The two films are not directly comparable in terms of genre and are rated differently in the United States: PG-13 it ends with us and R’s housekeeper. (Both are rated 15 in the UK.)
caught in between housekeeper and sponge bob The movie that made it to the global charts is an Indian action blockbuster Durandaladded an estimated $16 million from 21 markets for a total of $94.1 million after three weekends.
Universal is down on the charts. Wicked: For Goodwhich has now dropped to eighth place, added an estimated $9.3 million worldwide over the weekend. The worldwide total is $485.3 million. A year ago evil His lifetime total reached $758.8 million.
