:
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 $1billion and the seventh film to pass $2billion. It became the
highest-grossing animated film of all time as well as the
5th highest-grossing film overall. 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, 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. • It became the first non-English language film to gross $1billion and $2billion worldwide. • It surpassed
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing film ever in a single market. It also became the first film to earn $1billion and $2billion in a single market. • 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. to gross $1 billion worldwide. • It claimed the
fourth highest-grossing worldwide opening of all time ($560.3million), placing behind
Avengers: Endgame ($1.2billion),
Avengers: Infinity War ($641million), and
Spider-Man: No Way Home ($601million). • It set the records of
highest-grossing worldwide opening for an animated film, and highest-grossing worldwide opening of the year, surpassing
Ne Zha 2 in both instances. It is also the highest-grossing worldwide opening of any animated film in
Disney history, and
PG-rated film, to reach $1billion, surpassing
Inside Out 2’s 19 days in both instances. • On 31 December, thirty-six days after release,
Zootopia 2 surpassed
Frozen 2 to become
Walt Disney Animation Studios' highest-grossing film. • 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, the
highest-grossing MPA animated film of all time, and the
highest-grossing PG-rated film of all time. • The
Zootopia film franchise surpassed $2.8billion with the release of
Zootopia 2. •
Avatar: Fire and Ash became the 60th film overall to gross $1billion worldwide. • The
Avatar film series surpassed $6billion with the release of
Avatar: Fire and Ash. • It became the first film in the franchise to not reach $2 billion at the box office. •
Lilo & Stitch became the 58th film overall, and the first
MPA film of 2025 to gross $1billion worldwide. • It became the second best first-day ticket pre-seller for a Disney
live-action remake, behind the 2019 photorealistic animated
The Lion King. • It also set the record for the
biggest opening weekend for a live-action animated film, surpassing
Detective Pikachu. • 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 $1billion. • The
Lilo & Stitch film series has grossed more than $1.3billion with the release of the live-action remake, with the latter contributing roughly 79% of that figure. It is also the first Japanese film to cross $600million worldwide. • In
Japan, it had the biggest opening weekend of all time with ¥5.52billion in three days. It passed ¥10billion in eight days, becoming the fastest‑grossing film ever in
Japan. • In the
US, its $70million opening weekend was the biggest opening for an international film, R‑rated animated film, and September animated release. It went on to set US records for the highest-grossing anime film (surpassing
Pokémon: The First Movie), highest-grossing Japanese film, first anime film to cross $100million, and highest-grossing international film (surpassing
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). • In other international markets, the film had the biggest opening weekend for an animated film in the
Philippines,
South Korea, and
India. It became the all-time highest-grossing anime film in
Brazil,
Hong Kong,
India,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Mexico,
Philippines,
Spain, and
Thailand. • The
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise became the first R-rated animated film series to surpass $1billion with the release of
Infinity Castle. • It became the
highest-grossing hand drawn animated film in its initial release, surpassing the initial gross of
The Lion King (1994), which grossed $763million in its initial release and held the record for 31 years. • The
How to Train Your Dragon franchise surpassed $2billion 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. •
F1 achieved
Apple Studios's highest-grossing opening weekend at $144million worldwide, and passed
Napoleon to become the producer's highest-grossing film worldwide. • With the release of
Superman, the
Superman franchise surpassed $3billion. • The
Marvel Cinematic Universe became the first
film franchise to gross $32billion with the releases of
Captain America: Brave New World,
Thunderbolts*, and
The Fantastic Four: First Steps. • With the release of
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, the
Fantastic Four franchise surpassed $1billion. • The
Wicked film series surpassed $1billion with the release of
Wicked: For Good. •
The Conjuring: Last Rites had a $194million opening weekend worldwide, surpassing
Its record ($190million) for the largest opening weekend for a horror film. •
Nobody became the highest-grossing 2D animated film in
China and the highest-grossing Chinese
2D animated film. • 2025 became the first year since 1940 in which the two highest-grossing films of the year were both animated. ==Events==