UK and Ireland box office receipts for 2025 in December were down 10% compared to 2024. avatar and evil The franchise is underperforming its predecessor.
Total revenue for the month is £104.2m and total revenue for 2024 is £115.6m. This is a further increase from £95.5m in 2023, according to Comscore.
| Title (origin) | wholesaler | release date | 5/12/25~1/1/26 total | Cumulative total for 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar: Fire and Ash (us) | disney | 19/12/25 | £27.2m | £27.2m |
| 2 | zootropolis 2 (us) | disney | 28/11/25 | £17.9m | £25.4 million |
| 3 | Wicked: For Good (us) | universal | 21/11/25 | £11.4m | £45.9m |
| 4 | housekeeper (us) | lions gate | 26/12/25 | £8.5 million | £8.5 million |
| 5 | Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 (us) | universal | 5/12/25 | £6.7m | £6.7 million |
| 6 | SpongeBob Movie: Find Squarepants (US) | paramount | 26/12/25 | £4.8m | £4.8m |
| 7 | Marty Supreme (us) | EFD | 26/12/25 | £3.2m | £3.2 million |
| 8 | anaconda (us) | sony | 26/12/25 | £2.9m | £2.9 million |
| 9 | Durandal (India) | movie fan | 5/12/25 | £2.7m | £2.7m |
| 10 | Fackham Hall (England) | EFD | 12/12/25 | 1.2 million pounds | 1.2 million pounds |
disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash ” became December’s top-grossing film with £27.2m, after opening with just under £9m two weeks ago. The James Cameron-directed sequel beat Paramount Pictures to become the seventh highest-grossing film of the year. Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning (£26.4m), second only to Warner Bros. superman (28.1 million pounds). Tracked with 27% delay Avatar: Water Path Simultaneously released in 2024 (37.3 million pounds).
zootropolis 2 remained in second place from last month, adding a further £17.9m. Disney’s sequel grossed a total of £25.4 million in 2025, making it the highest-grossing animated feature of 2025. the bad guys 2 (14.7 million pounds) and dog man (£13.9m), both released by Universal.
3rd place in December was Universal Wicked: For Good This will amount to £11.4m, bringing the total in 2025 to £45.9m. Jon M. Chu’s sequel is the third-highest grossing film to be released in 2025, just 1 percentage point behind Universal’s film. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (46.4 million pounds), but 18% lower evil At the same time as its launch (55.7 million pounds).
lions gate housekeeper is in fourth place with £8.5m after opening on Boxing Day with £4.4m. This was American director Paul Feig’s best opening in the region, surpassing his 2016 film and others. ghostbusters (4.4 million pounds) bridesmaids (3.5 million pounds).
universal Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 It follows in fifth place with £6.7 million. Emma Tammi’s sequel is one of the best horror films of the year. black phone 2 (3.7 million pounds) onwards Final destination: Pedigree (11.6 million pounds).
Indian titles are also in the top 10 for December. Durandalcame in ninth place with Moviegoes Entertainment’s £2.7 million, making it India’s second-best performing title in 2025. Saiyara (3.2 million pounds). It also became the fourth highest-grossing Indian film in history in the region.
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