2025 in film

Box office records

• Ne Zha 2 surpassed The Battle at Lake Changjin to become the highest-grossing non-English language film. It became the 57th film overall, and 14th animated film to pass $1 billion and the seventh film to pass $2 billion.^[5] It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time as well as the 5th highest-grossing film overall.^[6] It became the second ever non-Hollywood film production to become the highest-grossing film of the year, following Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • It surpassed Inside Out 2 (2024) as the highest-grossing animated film,^[7] breaking Disney's 14-year streak with the title after regaining it with Toy Story 3 (2010). Doing so, Enlight Pictures became the first non-Hollywood studio to hold this distinction.^[8]
  • It became the first non-English language film to gross $1 billion and $2 billion worldwide.^[9]
  • It surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing film ever in a single market.^[10] It also became the first film to earn $1 billion and $2 billion in a single market.^[9]
  • On March 2, thirty-three days after release, Ne Zha 2 surpassed $2 billion, the first animated film in history to do so. It is the seventh film overall to achieve this milestone.^[11]
  • It set the records of highest-grossing worldwide opening for an animated film and highest-grossing worldwide opening of the year, up until these records were surpassed by Zootopia 2 later the same year.^[12]
• Zootopia 2 became the 59th film overall, the 15th animated film, and the second-fastest animated film (at 17 days, behind Ne Zha 2’s 12 days)^[13] to gross $1 billion worldwide.
  • It claimed the fourth highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time ($560.3 million),^[14] placing behind Avengers: Endgame ($1.2 billion),^[15] Avengers: Infinity War ($641 million),^[16] and Spider-Man: No Way Home ($601 million).^[17]
  • It set the records of highest-grossing worldwide opening for an animated film,^[18] and highest-grossing worldwide opening of the year,^[19] surpassing Ne Zha 2 in both instances.^[12] It is also the highest-grossing worldwide opening of any animated film in Disney history,^[19] surpassing Moana 2.^[12]
  • On 12 December, seventeen days after release, Zootopia 2 became the fastest MPA animated film,^[20] and PG-rated film,^[21] to reach $1 billion, surpassing Inside Out 2’s 19 days in both instances.^[22]
  • On 31 December, thirty-six days after release, Zootopia 2 surpassed Frozen 2 to become Walt Disney Animation Studios' highest-grossing film.^[23]
  • On 18 January, fifty-four days after release, Zootopia 2 surpassed Inside Out 2 to become Disney's highest-grossing animated film of all time,^[24] the highest-grossing MPA animated film of all time,^[25] and the highest-grossing PG-rated film of all time.^[26][27]
  • The Zootopia film franchise surpassed $2.8 billion with the release of Zootopia 2.^[28][29]
• Avatar: Fire and Ash became the 60th film overall to gross $1 billion worldwide.^[30]
  • The Avatar film series surpassed $6 billion with the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash.^[31][32][33]
  • It became the first film in the franchise to not reach $2 billion at the box office.
• Lilo & Stitch became the 58th film overall,^[34] and the first MPA film of 2025 to gross $1 billion worldwide.^[35]
  • It became the second best first-day ticket pre-seller for a Disney live-action remake, behind the 2019 photorealistic animated The Lion King.^[36]
  • It also set the record for the biggest opening weekend for a live-action animated film, surpassing Detective Pikachu.^[37][38]
  • It became the highest-grossing live-action animated film, surpassing The Smurfs (2011), as well as the first live-action animated film to globally gross at least $1 billion.^[39][40]
  • The Lilo & Stitch film series has grossed more than $1.3 billion with the release of the live-action remake, with the latter contributing roughly 79% of that figure.^[41][40]
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle grossed about $800 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, surpassing its predecessor Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train.
  • Worldwide, it became the highest-grossing Japanese film and the highest-grossing anime film of all time.^[42] It is also the first Japanese film to cross $800 million worldwide.^[43]
  • In Japan, it had the biggest opening weekend of all time with ¥5.52 billion in three days.^[44] It passed ¥10 billion in eight days, becoming the fastest‑grossing film ever in Japan.^[45]
  • In the US, its $70 million opening weekend was the biggest opening for an international film, R‑rated animated film,^[46] and September animated release.^[47] It went on to set US records for the highest-grossing anime film (surpassing Pokémon: The First Movie), highest-grossing Japanese film,^[48] first anime film to cross $100 million,^[49] and highest-grossing international film (surpassing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon).^[50]
  • In other international markets, the film had the biggest opening weekend for an animated film in the Philippines, South Korea,^[51] and India.^[52] It became the all-time highest-grossing anime film in Brazil, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Spain, and Thailand.^[53]
  • The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise became the first R-rated animated film series to surpass $1 billion with the release of Infinity Castle.^[54]
  • It became the highest-grossing hand drawn animated film in its initial release, surpassing the initial gross of The Lion King (1994), which grossed $763 million in its initial release and held the record for 31 years.^{[citation needed]}
• The How to Train Your Dragon franchise surpassed $2 billion with the release of the live-action remake of the same name. It became the highest grossing film in the franchise, surpassing How to Train Your Dragon 2.^{[55][56][57][58]}
• F1 achieved Apple Studios's highest-grossing opening weekend at $144 million worldwide,^[59] and passed Napoleon to become the producer's highest-grossing film worldwide.^[60]
• The Superman film series surpassed $3 billion with the release of Superman.^{[citation needed]}
• The Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first film franchise to gross $32 billion with the releases of Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts*, and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.^{[citation needed]}

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Film festivals

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