Posted April 1Apr 1 Nothing's really had an Oscar's boost so I think it's finally time where we can call the final box office for 2025. I've complied this list myself from as many sources that I could find so it's not official and most figures are estimates. So for any entries with similar estimates, they could have literally gone either way and what I've went with might not be exact. It should be more accurate the higher you get. I've estimated that 122 new releases (plus 4 re-releases) have passed the £1 million mark in 2025. Well up from 89 in 2024. I've decided not to count the re-releases in the final countdown but I'll list the 4 re-releases that made over £1 million 1. Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith - £1.8 million2. Jaws - £1.7 million3.Back To The Future - £1.4 million4. Les Misérables: The Staged Concert - £1.3 million Here are the 22 films that made over £1 million but miss the top 100. Six films ended up on £1 million and I've tried to estimate which two of these should make the top 100. This list is just my best guess and some of these below could have easily made the list if full numbers were announced.Heart Eyes - £1.3 millionI’m Still Here - £1.3 millionJujutsu Kaisen: Execution - £1.3 millionDeath Of A Unicorn - £1.3 millionWolf Man - £1.2 millionDrop - £1.2 millionM3GAN 2.0 - £1.2 millionNovocaine - £1.2 millionA Big Bold Beautiful Journey - £1.2 millionNight Of The Zoocopcalypse - £1.2 millionA Paw Patrol Christmas - £1.2 millionThe Life Of Chuck - £1.2 millionPillion - £1.1 millionBecoming Led Zeppelin - £1.1 millionMr. Burton - £1.1 millionEternity - £1.1 millionThe Last Showgirl - £1 millionDie My Love - £1 millionCoolie (3) - £1 millionLokah Chapter One: Chandra - £1 millionAndré Rieu’s 2025 Christmas Concert: Merry Christmas - £1 millionMrs. Warren’s Profession: NT Live 2025- £1 millionSome big films miss out there. I never would have predicted 'M3GAN 2.0' to miss out at the start of the year.
April 1Apr 1 Author Nuremberg - £3.4 millionBallerina - £3.3 millionThe Penguin Lessons - £3.3 millionSaiyaara - £3.2 millionThe Phoenician Scheme - £3.2 millionThe Monkey - £3.1 millionBugonia - £3.1 millionMarching Powder - £3.1 millionDhurandhar - £3 millionI Know What You Did Last Summer - £2.8 millionChainsaw Man: The Movie: Reze Arc - £2.7 millionThe Accountant 2 - £2.6 millionThe Ballad Of Wallis Island - £2.6 millionMacBeth: David Tennant & Cush Jumbo - £2.5 millionFlight Risk - £2.4 millionPeppa Meets The Baby Cinema Experience - £2.4 millionInter Alia: NT Live 2025 - £2.3 millionWarfare - £2.2 millionFlow - £2.1 millionCompanion - £2 millionRoofman - £2 millionA Working Man - £1.9 millionThe Smashing Machine - £1.9 millionBring Her Back - £1.8 millionUntil Dawn - £1.8 millionHamilton (10th Anniversary) - £1.8 millionCaught Stealing (1.7 million)Maria (1.7 million)Ocean With David Attenborough (1.7 million)The Importance Of Being Earnest: NT Live 2025 (£1.7 million)Pets On A Train - £1.6 millionSeptember 5 - £1.5 millionNe Zha 2 - £1.5 millionThe Fifth Step: NT Live 2025 - £1.5 millionTogether - £1.5 millionFackham Hall - £1.4 millionNobody 2 - £1.4 millionSentimental Value - £1.4 millionChristmas Karma - £1.3 millionL2: Empuraan - £1.3 million
April 1Apr 1 Author 100. L2: Empuraan - £1.3 million Five years after becoming Chief Minister of Kerala, Jathin Ramdas’ move to align with communal forces led by Balraj ‘Baba’ Bajrangi, triggers Stephen Nedumpally aka Khureshi Ab’raam to return with his Man Friday Zayed Masood to save his home state and settle scores. Director: Prithviraj SukumaranCast: Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Rick YuneRelease Date: 27th March 2025Distributor: BTS EntertainmentsCertification: 15Genre: ActionRotten Tomatoes: n/aIMDb: 6.2 Top 15 Chart Run: 2 (1 week)Opening Weekend: £1,210,579 (#2) I really didn't know where this one should place. After its first weekend, there's practically no reporting on its UK box office so it's hard to know where it's landed. It actually made another £200k in its opening weekend in Ireland but, as it got a different distribution, the totals weren't combined. That would have been it already appear a few places higher. This is one of three Indian films in the top 100 and was very controversial in its home country. They ended up making cuts after it was criticised as being "anti-Hindu propaganda'.
April 1Apr 1 Author 99. Christmas Karma - £1.3 million Based on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to consider the needs of those around him. Director: Gurinder ChadhaCast: Kunal Nayyar, Leo Sutter, Charithra ChandranRelease Date: 14th November 2025Distributor: True Brit EntertainmentCertification: PGGenre: ChristmasRotten Tomatoes: 24%IMDb: 4.5 Top 15 Chart Run: 7-7-15 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £487,528 (#7) A British-Indian Bollywood-inspired retelling of A Christmas Carol, 'Christmas Karma' sees The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar play Scrooge (named Sood in this film) alongside a who's who of random celebrities (what other film can claim Danny Dyer, Eva Longoria and Pixie Lott in their cast). A Christmas film always seems to make the list and this proved to be 2025's winner, despite some markedly unfestive reviews.
April 1Apr 1 Author 98. Sentimental Value - £1.4 million Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Director: Joachim TrierCast: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Elle FanningRelease Date: 26th December 2025Distributor: MUBICertification: 15Genre: DramaRotten Tomatoes: 95%IMDb: 7.7 Top 15 Chart Run: 9-10-13 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £251,054 (#9) Norwegian director and actor pair Joachim Trier and Renate Reinsve follow-up their big awards contender 'The Worst Person In The World' with another in 'Sentimental Value' that also saw Skarsgård, Fanning and Lilleaas join them in picking up Oscar nominations. Released late last year, most of its money has been earned during the early parts of this year when all of the Award Ceremonies were taking place. Their first one fell just short of £1 million so this is a very good result.
April 1Apr 1 Author 97. Nobody 2 - £1.4 million Nobody ruins his vacation Former assassin Hutch Mansell takes his family on a nostalgic vacation to a small-town theme park, only to be pulled back into violence when they clash with a corrupt operator, a crooked sheriff, and a ruthless crime boss.Director: Timo TjahjantoCast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, John OrtizRelease Date: 15th August 2025Distributor: UniversalCertification: 15Genre: ActionRotten Tomatoes: 76%IMDb: 6.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 10-9 (2 weeks)Opening Weekend: £475,724 (#10) The sequel to the surprise 'John Wick'-esque, post-COVID cinema reopening hit 'Nobody', this felt like it had potential to breakout. There's a lot of good will towards star Bob Odenkirk, especially with him recovering from a heart attack and the casting of Sharon Stone as the villain sounded interesting. But this ended up opening lower than the pandemic-impacted originally, although it did end up closing with the same £1.4 million. I don't think its done enough for a trilogy closer unfortunately.
April 1Apr 1 Author 96. Fackham Hall - £1.4 million Born to aristocracy. Bred for idiocy. A new servant embarks on an unlikely relationship with the youngest daughter of a prominent English family. Simultaneously, rivalries are spilling over in the Davenport family, led by the Lord and Lady as they also weather the epic failure of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.Director: Jim O'HanlonCast: Thomasin McKenzie, Damian Lewis, Ben RadcliffeRelease Date: 12th December 2025Distributor: Entertainment FilmCertification: 15Genre: ComedyRotten Tomatoes: 74%IMDb: 6.4 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-7-13 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £407,006 (#5) Striking just as the iron was hot, right after the franchise released it's third and final film 15 years after the TV show began, Jimmy Carr's Downton Abbey parody 'Fackham Hall' finally reached cinemas in December. This could have easily been a straight-to-streaming film but it felt like there was an effort to get comedy back on the big screen last year and this did okayish for a cheap, British comedy. It's reviews were surprisingly strong though so maybe it will find its audience on streaming in years to come.
April 2Apr 2 Author 95. Together - £1.5 million Join us. Years into their relationship, Tim and Millie find themselves at a crossroads as they move to the country, abandoning all that is familiar in their lives except each other. With tensions already flaring, a nightmarish encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.Director: Michael ShanksCast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon HerrimanRelease Date: 15th August 2025Distributor: Entertainment FilmCertification: 15Genre: HorrorRotten Tomatoes: 89%IMDb: 6.7 Top 15 Chart Run: 8-11 (2 weeks)Opening Weekend: £504,490 (#8) Real-life married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco joined together (in a very literal sense) in this body-horror that saw Neon pay $17 million to earn distribution rights during the Sundance Film Festival. Despite strong buzz, this never broke out in the same way as 'The Substance' did in 2024 but it will be a great calling card for first time director Michael Shanks. This faced a plagiarism lawsuit after Patrick Henry Phelan claimed that its a copy of his 2023 film 'Better Half' which he claimed he had pitched to Brie and Franco. And yes '2 Become 1' is used in the film.
April 2Apr 2 Author 94. The Fifth Step: NT Live 2025 - £1.5 million After years in the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, James becomes a sponsor to newcomer Luka. The pair bond over black coffee, trade stories and build a fragile friendship out of their shared experiences. But as Luka approaches step five – the moment of confession – dangerous truths emerge, threatening the trust on which both of their recoveries depend.Director: Finn den HertogCast: Martin Freeman, Jack LowdenRelease Date: 27th November 2025Distributor: National TheatreCertification: 15Genre: TheatreRotten Tomatoes: n/aIMDb: 8.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 8 (1 week)Opening Weekend: £202,003 (#8) The first of six 'event cinema' releases in the top 100. We always seem to get at least one NT Live release that breaks out each year (four made the top 100 in 2024) and 'The Fifth Step' is the first of three in 2025. A two-hander between Martin Freeman and Jack Lowden, this was written by David Ireland. This would have been the third biggest NT live release in 2024.
April 2Apr 2 Author 93. Ne Zha 2 - £1.5 million Witness a hero reborn. After a catastrophic event leaves their bodies destroyed, Ne Zha and Ao Bing are granted a fragile second chance at life. As tensions rise between the dragon clans and celestial forces, the two must undergo a series of perilous trials that will test their bond, challenge their identities, and decide the fate of both mortals and immortals.Director: Jiao ZiCast: Yanting Lü, Joseph, Mo HanRelease Date: 21st March 2025Distributor: Trinity Certification: 12AGenre: ActionRotten Tomatoes: 91%IMDb: 7.9 Top 15 Chart Run: 2 (1 week)Opening Weekend: £1,235,546 (#2) The highest grossing animated film and the fifth higest-grossing movie of all-time, it wasn't really the UK Box Office that helped it achieve that but its extensive previews did mean that it debuted at #2 with the biggest opening weekend for a Chinese film. However, it ran through most of its audience by then and grossed only £206k during its official 3-day opening and fell off completely after its first week. But this is still the biggest Chinese hit since the early 00s where we had 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Hero'.
April 2Apr 2 Author 92. September 5 - £1.5 million During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.Director: Tim FehlbaumCast: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben ChaplinRelease Date: 7th February 2025Distributor: ParamountCertification: 15Genre: DramaRotten Tomatoes: 92%IMDb: 7.1 Top 15 Chart Run: 5-10 (2 wees)Opening Weekend: £638,912 (#5) Nominated for the Best Original Screenplay at last year's Oscars, 'September 5' tells the story of 1972 Munich Olympic terrorists attacks from the perspective of the ABC Sports news team that ended up becoming the leading reporters of the topic. A really tense watch; I'm glad this seemed to find a bit of an audience for such a small-scale film.
April 2Apr 2 Author 91. Pets On A Train - £1.6 million Adventure off the rails. When a train unexpectedly starts up, taking only pets with it, the animals discover that Hans, a badger with a grudge is behind it all. While the crash seems inevitable, the animals can count on Falcon, a roguish Raccoon who will do anything to save them.Director: Benoît Daffis & Jean-Christian TassyCast: Damien Ferrette, Hervé Jolly, Frantz ConfiacRelease Date: 24th October 2025Distributor: AltitudeCertification: PGGenre: KidsRotten Tomatoes: n/aIMDb: 6.1 Top 15 Chart Run: 8-9-14 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £443,107 (#8) A French-animated film (called 'Falcon Express' in its home country), its a rare European animated film to reach these shores without hiring a bunch of D-list British celebrities to redub the scenes. The plot seems to be what if 'The Nut Job' met 'Bullet Train' (and I'm sure 'Die Hard' as the villain is called Hans). It feels mad that more people went to see this than 'M3GAN 2.0' but here's the proof.
April 3Apr 3 Author 90. The Importance Of Being Earnest: NT Live 2025 - £1.7 million A Trivial comedy for serious people. Being sensible can be excessively boring. At least Jack thinks so. While assuming the role of dutiful guardian in the country, he lets loose in town under a false identity. Meanwhile, his friend Algy takes on a similar facade. Unfortunately, living a double life has its drawbacks, especially when it comes to love. Hoping to impress two eligible ladies, the gentlemen find themselves caught in a web of lies they must carefully navigate.Director: Max WebsterCast: Ncuti Gatwa, Hugh Skinner, Sharon D. ClarkeRelease Date: 20th February 2025Distributor: National TheatreCertification: PGGenre: TheatreRotten Tomatoes: n/aIMDb: 8.2 Top 15 Chart Run: 8 (1 week)Opening Weekend: £341,208 (#8) The second NT Live performance to make the top 100 is 'The Importance Of Being Earnest' starring Doctor Who himself, Ncuti Gatwa. This looks like a very colourful production! Lots of bright colours everywhere. Just like with 'The Fifth Step', this would have only been the third biggest National Theatre release in 2024.
April 3Apr 3 Author 89. Ocean With David Attenborough - £1.7 million David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.Director: Colin Butfield, Toby Nowlan & Keith ScholeyCast: David AttenboroughRelease Date: 8th May 2025Distributor: AltitudeCertification: PGGenre: DocumentaryRotten Tomatoes: 100%IMDb: 8.4 Top 15 Chart Run: 4-5-8 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £574,551 (#4) Depending on what you consider the Taylor Swift release to be, this is the biggest documentary of 2025. Earning £1.7 million is a great result and just shows how much love the British public has for the man who stole the name of the boat away from Boaty McBoatface. This one has a strong environmentalist message. I'm sure it looked brilliant on the big screen too.
April 3Apr 3 Author 88. Maria - £1.7 million Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.Director: Pablo LarrainCast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba RohrwacherRelease Date: 10th January 2025Distributor: StudioCanalCertification: 12AGenre: BiopicRotten Tomatoes: 75%IMDb: 6.4 Top 15 Chart Run: 10-12 (2 wees)Opening Weekend: £509,328 (#10) After this missed out on nominations for the Oscars after Jolie was certainly part of the discussion, this sort of film would usually fade away without leaving a mark so I think this was a surprisingly brilliant result for the film. I hardely think Maria Callas was a massive name that everyone was antipating a film about so it just goes to show that the Jolie name still earns respect and holds weight as a true movie star. This was the unofficial trilogy closer of Larrain's 'important women biopic' trilogy with the other two 'Jackie' and 'Spencer' leading to the actresses getting the Oscar nod.
April 3Apr 3 Author 87. Caught Stealing - £1.7 million 2 Russians, 2 Jews and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar. Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.Director: Darren AronofskyCast: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë KravitzRelease Date: 29th August 2025Distributor: SonyCertification: 15Genre: ActionRotten Tomatoes: 85%IMDb: 6.8 Top 15 Chart Run: 6-6-11 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £570,843 (#6) Darren Aronofsky is known for his disturbing, pitch-black dramas but he switched the mood up for this comedy-crime caper which sees ex-Doctor Who Matt Smith sport an epic mohawk. It ended up not finding the same audience as even some of Areonofsky most-challenging previous films which was a shame. But I like this direction from Butler after 'Elvis' put him on the verge of being a star.
April 3Apr 3 Author 86. Hamilton (10th Anniversary) - £1.8 million Experience the original Broadway production. Presenting the tale of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, this filmed version of the original Broadway smash hit is the story of America then, told by America now.Director: Thomas KailCast: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Philipa SooRelease Date: 26th September 2025Distributor: DisneyCertification: 12AGenre: TheatreRotten Tomatoes: 98%IMDb: 8.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 2 (1 week)Opening Weekend: £1,769,826 (#2) The third event cinema release to make the list, I did debate whether this should be included at all with it debuting on Disney+ in 2020. But as this was its first cinema release, I decided that it counts. It only had three-days in cinemas so we know it's exact total. You have to wonder just how big this would have been if the pandemic never happened and this released in cinemas like it was supposed to in 2020. Crazily, this is the third film already that only had one week in the top 15 of the UK chart at #2.
April 4Apr 4 Author 85. Until Dawn - £1.8 million Every night a different nightmare. One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.Director: David F. SandbergCast: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A'zionRelease Date: 25th April 2025Distributor: SonyCertification: 15Genre: HorrorRotten Tomatoes: 51%IMDb: 5.7 Top 15 Chart Run: 6-5-6-10 (4 weeks)Opening Weekend: £566,028 (#6) 2025 was a great year for video game adaptations but one that got a mixed reception, despite being a Box Office success, was Sony's 'Until Dawn'. Based on the 2015 PS4 game of the same name, fans of the game were unhappy with the unfaithful adaption of the game's story. Sony released another similar horror, 'Tarot' in the same weekend the year before and that film also had the rare #6-#5 climb in its opening two weekends. 'Tarot' finished as the #82 film of 2024 on a lower £1.4 million gross.
April 4Apr 4 Author 84. Bring Her Back - £1.8 million Family required sacrifices. One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.Director: Michael Philippou & Danny PhilippouCast: Sally Hawkins, Billy Baratt, Mischa HeywoodRelease Date: 1st August 2025Distributor: SonyCertification: 18Genre: HorrorRotten Tomatoes: 89%IMDb: 7.1 Top 15 Chart Run: 6-13 (2 weeks)Opening Weekend: £1,218,732 (#6) A second Sony Horror film in a row, 'Bring Her Back' was the Philippou Brothers's follow-up to their breakthrough smash 'Talk To Me' (EOY #69) that earned £2.5 million in 2023. Despite an 89% higher opening (thanks to extensive previews), this has ended up falling way short of their first hit. This was another critical smash through with many claiming that Sally Hawkins was unfairly forgotten about when it came to Awards season.
April 4Apr 4 Author 83. The Smashing Machine - £1.9 million The unforgettable true story of a UFC legend In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.Director: Benny SafdieCast: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan BaderRelease Date: 3rd October 2025Distributor: EntertainmentCertification: 15Genre: BiopicRotten Tomatoes: 71%IMDb: 6.3 Top 15 Chart Run: 4-5-14 (3 weeks)Opening Weekend: £863,078 (#4) Not a new Wallace & Gromit adventure but the vehicle for The Rock's attempt to go serious and try to bag an Oscar, 'The Smashing Machine' is a retelling of the 2002 documentary about UFC fighter Mark Kerr. After their break-up, the Safdie brothers both launched big bids to feature in awards season with this one being largely unsuccessful (it got one Oscar nom for Makeup and Hairstyling). Johnson did earn some respectability with good reviews but it was a huge box-office bomb, grossing $21 million worldwide against a $50 million budget. This year he has 'Moana' and 'Jumanji 4' so expect to see him revert back to his comfort zone again for the foreseeable.
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