#1 of 3 #1 fantasy movie of Week 51, 2025
2025 · Action, Adventure
$1.5B worldwide · 90% of the chart's total
$404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
Fantasy box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2025
Fantasy Box Office, Week 51 of 2025: Fantasy Releases of Dec 14–20
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the highest-grossing fantasy movie released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20), with $1.5B worldwide, ahead of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) at $169.3M and Devil's Play (2025) at $38K. 3 fantasy films released that week report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, 29% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 2 crossed $100 million.
- week 51 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $1.7B
- films crossed $100M
- 2
- earned in the US & Canada
- 29%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Fantasy Hits of Week 51 of 2025?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with $1.5B, 90% of the total. The top 3 together took $1.7B, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 2 $169.3M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)$71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58% -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Fantasy Release of Week 51 of 2025, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20).
- 1 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $404.3M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.5B
- 2 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $98.2M Worldwide: $169.3M
Dec 19, 2025 · English · Animation, Adventure, Comedy $169.3M worldwide - 3 Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 51 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 51 releases took $1.7B. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 51 (Dec 14–20) with $1.7B, led by Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
- Week 45 Wk 45 Nov 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 46 Wk 46 Nov 9–15 Arco (2025) $6.7M Arco (2025)
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 16–22 Wicked: For Good (2025) $542.1M Wicked: For Good (2025)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 23–29 Eternity (2025) $35.9M Eternity (2025)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 30–Dec 6 Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025) $45M Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 7–13 Turbulence (2025) $91K Turbulence (2025)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 14–20 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.7B Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 28–31 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 51 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2022 earned the most: $2.3B from 2 films, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Week 51, 2025 took $1.7B.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 2 films | 2 | $1.1B | – | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B |
| Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 2 films · +1% | 2 | $1.1B | +1% | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M |
| Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 9 films · +14% | 9 | $1.2B | +14% | Aquaman (2018) $1.2B |
| Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 2 films · −6% | 2 | $1.2B | −6% | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B |
| Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 1 film · −96% | 1 | $42.1M | −96% | Monster Hunter (2020) $42.1M |
| Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 2 films · −91% | 2 | $3.6M | −91% | Kamen Rider: Beyond Generations (2021) $3M |
| Week 51, 2022 Dec 11–17 2 films · +65018% | 2 | $2.3B | +65018% | Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B |
| Week 51, 2023 Dec 17–23 3 films · −68% | 3 | $760.6M | −68% | Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) $440.2M |
| Week 51, 2024 Dec 15–21 5 films · +66% | 5 | $1.3B | +66% | Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) $722.6M |
| Week 51, 2025 Dec 14–20 3 films · +31% | 3 | $1.7B | +31% | Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B |
Archive
Fantasy Box Office in 2025, Week by Week
37 weeks of 2025 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 9–15) with $2.3B, led by Ne Zha 2 (2025).
- Week 1 No grosses
- Week 2 $172.5K
- Week 3 $4.3M
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 $3.8M
- Week 6 $11.7M
- Week 7 $2.3B
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 $4.7M
- Week 10 $140.1M
- Week 11 No grosses
- Week 12 $782K
- Week 13 $16.5M
- Week 14 $960.4M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $5.2M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $389.3M
- Week 19 $366K
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $7.5M
- Week 22 No grosses
- Week 23 $21.4M
- Week 24 $1.3M
- Week 25 $2M
- Week 26 No grosses
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $31K
- Week 29 $133.5M
- Week 30 No grosses
- Week 31 $9.2M
- Week 32 $163.4M
- Week 33 $312K
- Week 34 No grosses
- Week 35 $112.8K
- Week 36 $3.7M
- Week 37 $793.6M
- Week 38 $22.4M
- Week 39 $80.8M
- Week 40 $68.4K
- Week 41 No grosses
- Week 42 $27M
- Week 43 $162.4M
- Week 44 $8.7M
- Week 45 No grosses
- Week 46 $6.7M
- Week 47 $542.1M
- Week 48 $35.9M
- Week 49 $45M
- Week 50 $91K
- Week 51 $1.7B
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 No grosses
FAQ
Fantasy Box Office Week 51 of 2025: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 3 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing fantasy movie in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20)?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with $1.5B worldwide, $404.3M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) at $169.3M and Devil's Play (2025) at $38K.
How much did fantasy movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) earn?
3 fantasy films released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $1.7B in all, or $551.8M per film on average.
How many fantasy movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?
1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). 2 crossed $100 million.
How is the week 51, 2025 fantasy box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.
How often is the week 51, 2025 fantasy box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.