In today’s Box Office Breakdown, we analyze seven new releases:
Paramount’s Primate
Lionsgate’s Greenland 2: Migration
Angel Studios’ I Was a Stranger
Watermelon Pictures’ All That’s Left of You
Row K’s Dead Man’s Wire
Janus Films’ Magellan
Oscilloscope’s OBEX
Plus, a full breakdown of the top ten at the box office this weekend.
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20th Century’s Avatar: Fire and Ash took #1 at the box office for the fourth weekend in a row with $21.3M domestic. This brings its domestic total to $342.6M. Internationally, it has earned $888M, bringing its worldwide total to $1.23bn.
Domestically, Fire and Ash is trailing behind both of the previous Avatar films’ 4th week totals by a big margin.
Avatar (2009)
$430.8M - 4 week domestic total (vs. 3’s $342M)
Avatar 3 is down 25.7%
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
$517.6M - 4 week domestic total (vs. 3’s $342M)
Avatar 3 is down 51%
Domestically, this is disappointing as Fire and Ash had opened higher than the first Avatar, but well below The Way of Water:
Avatar (2009)
$73M domestic opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $88M)
$159.2M international opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $257M)
$232.2M worldwide opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $345M)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
$134M domestic opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $88M)
$301M international opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $257M)
$435M worldwide opening (vs. Fire and Ash’s $345M)
However, the total gross of an Avatar film cannot be determined by its opening.
Even though Avatar 2 opened nearly double that of the first film, it still grossed $420M less:
Avatar (2009)
$749.8M domestic total
$1.994bn international total
$2.74bn worldwide total
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
$684M domestic total
$1.64bn international total
$2.32bn worldwide total
Right now, Fire and Ash is being carried by the international box office. It’s too early to tell whether it will hit $2bn.
All three Avatar films have now hit $1bn at the box office very quickly. Fire and Ash made $1bn within 18 days of its release. Avatar 2 (2022) did it in 14 days. And Avatar 1 (2009) hit $1bn in 17 days of release, going on to take the crown as the highest-grossing film of all time, including its re-release.
The Avatar 3 production budget is $400M+.
The per-screen average was a decent $5.7K/screen across 3700 theaters.
Here is the trailer.
Here’s the breakdown of the rest of the top 10:
$11.3M - Primate (Paramount)
$13.4M worldwide
$21M budget
RT: 78%
Week 1
This opened 80% higher than the average non-series horror film.
And, much better than Paramount’s last theatrically released horror:
Heart Eyes (2025)
$8.3M opening
$30.4M domestic total
$33.1M worldwide
Paramount’s highest-grossing horror films are the A Quiet Place series, which have brought in close to $900M worldwide.
Primate should have no problem recouping as it continues to expand internationally.
$11.2M - The Housemaid (Lionsgate)
$94.2M domestic total
$192.5M worldwide
$60M budget
RT: 81%
Week 4
The film dropped a minuscule 26% in its week 4, continuing a sensational run for a psychological thriller film.
This is now Sweeney’s highest-grossing domestic film of all time (for a film she stars in):
Anyone But You (2024)
$88M domestic total
Immaculate
$15M domestic total
This is great news, as the last three Sydney Sweeney films were box office fails:
Christy (2025)
$1.3M opening
$1.9M domestic total
$2M worldwide
Americana (2025)
$500K opening
$1.5M domestic total (estimated)
Eden (2024)
$1M opening
$1.6M domestic total
$2.8M worldwide
Interestingly, it seems people like Sweeney movies that either tilt horror (like this and Immaculate) or romance (like Anyone But You).
This is star Amanda Seyfried’s top domestic-grossing films since Mamma Mia: Here We Go (2018).
$10.1M - Zootopia 2 (Disney)
$378.8M domestic total
$1.654bn worldwide
$250M+ production budget
RT: 91%
Week 7
This was the highest-grossing US film of 2025, and the second highest worldwide (behind Ne Zha 2).
It is also Disney’s highest-grossing animated film of all time.
The film has surpassed the first film:
Zootopia (2016)
$341.3M domestic total
$1.024bn worldwide
Disney and Pixar have consistently proved they can put out animated sequels that outperform the first film by wide margins:
Inside Out 2 (2024)
$154.2M opening
vs. $90.4M Inside Out 1
$653M domestic total
vs. $356.5M Inside Out 1
$1.699bn worldwide
vs. $859.1M Inside Out 1
Moana 2 (2024)
$139.8M opening
vs. $56.6M Moana 1
$460.4M domestic total
vs. $248.8M Moana 1
$1.059bn worldwide
vs. $643.3M Moana 1
Frozen 2 (2019)
$130.3M opening
vs. $93.6M Frozen 1
$477.4M domestic total
vs. $400M Frozen 1
$1.454bn worldwide
vs. $1.28bn Frozen 1
Interestingly, all three of the above films have domestic box office totals well above Zootopia 2. But international for the film has been incredibly strong.
$8.5M - Greenland 2: Migration (Lionsgate)
$90M budget (Lionsgate acquired domestic rights for $10M)
RT: 57%
Week 1
This is a low opening for an action sequel.
And a middling post-COVID opening for Gerard Butler:
Den of Thieves: Pantera (2025)
$15M opening
Plane (2023)
$10.3M opening
Kandahar (2023)
$2.3M opening
Copshop (2021)
$2.3M opening
However, Greenland (2020) was released during COVID, so the North American release was pulled.
The first film did stack up some decent numbers internationally:
Greenland (2020)
$52.3M international
$35M budget
RT: 77%
The first film did $10.2M in DVD and Blu-ray sales, and strong business in the rental market.
Right now, we’ll have to wait on international numbers for Greenland 2 to see where this will land.
$7.6M - Marty Supreme (A24)
$70.1M domestic total
$78.5M worldwide
$60-70M budget
RT: 95%
Week 4
This is now A24’s second-highest domestically grossing film of all time. Right behind Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), which brought in $77.2M domestically.
It dropped a minuscule 39% in its 4th week. So it will very likely pass EEAAO by the end of its run. Especially if it gets nominated for Oscars, as is anticipated, which will drive attendance back up.
This is Timothée Chalamet’s 5th highest-grossing film domestically of all time, for a film in which he stars:
Dune: Part 2 (2024)
$282.7M domestic total
Wonka (2023)
$218.6M domestic total
Dune (2021)
$111M domestic total
A Complete Unknown (2024)
$75M domestic total
What’s wild is that Marty Supreme, in which Chalamet plays a real-life eccentric ping pong star, is doing better in its 4th week domestically than the film in which he plays music icon Bob Dylan:
A Complete Unknown (2024)
$57.5M - week 4 domestic total (vs. Supreme’s $70.1M)
We’re excited to see Marty Supreme crush at the box office. A24 has been on an all-out Timothée Chalamet-fueled marketing campaign.
$5.1M - Anaconda (Sony)
$54.3M domestic total
$110.1M worldwide
$45M+ budget
RT: 52%
Week 3
This is the third Anaconda film released theatrically, and it is a meta-sequel about the making of an Anaconda film.
Including inflation, it is trailing behind the first Anaconda film:
Anaconda (1997)
$16.6M opening ($33.8M w/ inflation)
vs. 2025’s $14.5M opening
$43.2M week 3 total ($88.6M w/ inflation)
vs. 2025’s $54.3M week 3 total
However, Anaconda (2025) has already surpassed the sequel:
Anaconda 2 (2004)
$32.2M domestic total
$71M worldwide
Anaconda (2025) will be profitable by the time it ends its theatrical run.
$3.8M - The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (Paramount)
$63.6M domestic total
$118.1M worldwide
$64M production budget
RT: 88%
Week 4
So far, this is the lowest-performing SpongeBob movie:
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
$55.4M opening
vs. 2025’s $15.6M
$139.9M week 4 domestic total
vs. 2025’s $63.6M
$162.2M domestic total
$325.2M worldwide
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
$32M opening
vs. 2025’s $15.6M
$73.6M week 4 domestic total
vs. 2025’s $63.6M
$85.4M domestic total
$141.1M worldwide
It’s a crowded weekend for kids’ films with Zootopia 2 and Avatar pulling in a ton of business. And this had a sizable drop of 54%.
This will continue to glide along at the box office and come close to recouping by the time it ends its box office run.
$3.1M - David (Angel Studios)
$75.2M domestic total
$78M to acquire rights to David IP (w/ Angel Studios putting in $31M cash, and the rest crowd-funded)
RT: 70%
Week 4
Trailer (animated)
This is Angel Studios' 2nd highest performing film of all time domestically, sitting between:
Sound of Freedom (2023)
$184.2M domestic total
$250.6M worldwide
The King of Kings (2025)
$60.3M domestic total
$79.7M worldwide
Angel Studios picked up the David IP a few months back from Slingshot USA, which produced the popular Young David kids' animated series.
Faith-based films are becoming increasingly popular in the US, and Angel Studios leads the pack for the top films in this arena.
We expect to see major studios putting out faith-based films in the future, given Angel Studios has proven out the model.
$3M - Song Sung Blue (Focus Features)
$31.1M domestic total
$40.7M worldwide
$30M production budget
RT: 78% (98% audience score)
Week 3
The best comp is another Jackman-led musical:
The Greatest Showman (2017)
$8.8M opening (vs. Song Sung Blue’s $7M)
$174.3M domestic total
$435M worldwide
Song Sung Blue won’t reach these heights. But it just started to open internationally, where Jackman’s popularity in markets like Australia, UK, Mexico and Japan, will help this become profitable.
Here are the lowest-grossing films of the week:
$14K - Predator: Badlands (20th Century)
Dir: Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Ella Fanning
$91.1M domestic total
$183M worldwide
$467 /screen average
Week 12
$9.8K - OBEX (Oscilloscope)
Premiere: Sundance
$9.8K/screen average
Week 1
$6K - Ella McCay (20th Century)
Dir: James L. Brooks (As Good as it Gets)
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson
$4M domestic total
$4.6M worldwide
$200 /screen average
Week 5
Holding Liat earned $10K in its opening weekend. It opened in a single theater. Has no distributor as of yet, but is Oscar-shortlisted.
Janus Films’ Magellan earned $28.3K in its opening weekend. With a sensational per-screen average of $14.2K/screen across 2 theaters. The film stars Gael García Bernal and premiered at Cannes in the Premiere section.
Watermelon Pictures’ All That’s Left of You earned $56K in its opening weekend. With a standout per-screen average of $28K/screen across 2 theaters. The film premiered at Sundance and is Oscar-shortlisted.
Row K’s Dead Man’s Wire earned $154.1K in its opening weekend. With a standout per-screen average of $11K/screen across 14 theaters. The film is directed by Gus Van Sant and stars Bill Skarsgård and Al Pacino.
Angel Studios’ I Was a Stranger earned $1.2M in its opening weekend. With a lowish per-screen average of $868/screen across 1400 theaters. The film stars Omar Epps and is the directorial debut of EP Brand Andersen (American Made, Silence, Lone Survivor).
There’s also a flurry of awards titles doing great business:
$2.4M - Is This Thing On? (Searchlight)
$3.5M domestic total
$20.1M worldwide
$1.6K/screen average
$1.3M - No Other Choice (Neon)
$3.7M domestic total
$25M worldwide
$9.1K/screen average
$580K - Hamnet (Focus Features)
$4.2M in the UK - week 1
$12.9M domestic total
$17.1M worldwide total
$2.5K/screen average
$343.8K - Father, Mother, Sister, Brother (Mubi)
$552.7K domestic total
$2.6M worldwide
$1.4K/screen average
$39K - The Testament of Ann Lee (Searchlight)
$356.5K domestic total
$9.8K/screen average
Very good Avatar 3. Well done all.