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English box office · Week 51 · Dec 14–20, 2025

English Box Office, Week 51 of 2025: English Releases of Dec 14–20

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the highest-grossing English-language movie released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20), with $1.5B worldwide, ahead of The Housemaid (2025) at $400.5M and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) at $169.3M. 6 English-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, 32% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 3 crossed $100 million. That is 21.6 times the total of Week 50, 2025, whose releases took $99.9M. By genre, Thriller leads with $1.9B across 3 English releases.

week 51 releases with a gross
6
combined worldwide
$2.2B
films crossed $100M
3
vs Week 50, 2025
×21.6
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) movie poster #1 of 6
#1 English-language movie of Week 51, 2025

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

2025 · Action, Adventure

$1.5B worldwide · 69% of the chart's total

$404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest English Hits of Week 51 of 2025?

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with $1.5B, 69% of the total. The top 5 together took $2.2B, almost all of what the 6 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) movie poster Number 1
    $1.5B Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
    $404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
  2. The Housemaid (2025) movie poster Number 2
    $400.5M The Housemaid (2025)
    $126.4M US & Canada · 32% $274.1M elsewhere · 68%
  3. The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) movie poster Number 3
    $169.3M The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025)
    $71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
  4. David (2025) movie poster Number 4
    $91.1M David (2025)
    $80.4M US & Canada · 88% $10.7M elsewhere · 12%
  5. Is This Thing On? (2025) movie poster Number 5
    $10.1M Is This Thing On? (2025)
    $6.2M US & Canada · 61% $3.9M elsewhere · 39%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every English 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. 1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) movie poster
    Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Action, Adventure $1.5B worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $404.3M Rest of the world: $1.1B Worldwide: $1.5B
  2. 2 The Housemaid (2025) movie poster
    The Housemaid (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Thriller $400.5M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $126.4M Rest of the world: $274.1M Worldwide: $400.5M
  3. 3 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) movie poster
    The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Animation, Adventure $169.3M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $71.1M Rest of the world: $98.2M Worldwide: $169.3M
  4. 4 David (2025) movie poster
    David (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Animation, Adventure $91.1M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $80.4M Rest of the world: $10.7M Worldwide: $91.1M
  5. 5 Is This Thing On? (2025) movie poster
    Is This Thing On? (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Comedy, Drama $10.1M worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: $6.2M Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $10.1M
  6. 6 Devil's Play (2025) movie poster
    Devil's Play (2025) Dec 19, 2025 · Fantasy, Sci-Fi $38K worldwide
    Dec 19, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $38K
US & Canada vs the world

Where Did the Money Come From in Week 51 of 2025?

Of the top 6, David (2025) earned the biggest share at home (88% in the US & Canada), while Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) made 73% of its gross abroad. Across all 6 films, $688.4M (32%) came from the US & Canada. 1 film of the top 6 reports no US & Canada figure.

  1. 1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B
    $404.3M US & Canada · 27% $1.1B elsewhere · 73%
  2. 2 The Housemaid (2025) $400.5M
    $126.4M US & Canada · 32% $274.1M elsewhere · 68%
  3. 3 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) $169.3M
    $71.1M US & Canada · 42% $98.2M elsewhere · 58%
  4. 4 David (2025) $91.1M
    $80.4M US & Canada · 88% $10.7M elsewhere · 12%
  5. 5 Is This Thing On? (2025) $10.1M
    $6.2M US & Canada · 61% $3.9M elsewhere · 39%
  6. 6 Devil's Play (2025) $38K
    No US & Canada figure reported
Earlier years

How Does Week 51 of 2025 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 51, 2022 earned the most: $2.4B from 10 films, led by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Week 51, 2025 took $2.2B.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 51, 2016 Dec 11–17 10 films 10 $1.2B – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) $1.1B
Week 51, 2017 Dec 17–23 10 films · +40% 10 $1.7B +40% Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) $962.5M
Week 51, 2018 Dec 16–22 11 films · +21% 11 $2.1B +21% Aquaman (2018) $1.2B
Week 51, 2019 Dec 15–21 7 films · −45% 7 $1.2B −45% Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1.1B
Week 51, 2020 Dec 13–19 9 films · −91% 9 $102.1M −91% Greenland (2020) $52.3M
Week 51, 2021 Dec 12–18 13 films · +1829% 13 $2B +1829% Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1.9B
Week 51, 2022 Dec 11–17 10 films · +20% 10 $2.4B +20% Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) $2.3B
Week 51, 2023 Dec 17–23 8 films · −56% 8 $1B −56% Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom (2023) $440.2M
Week 51, 2024 Dec 15–21 8 films · +27% 8 $1.3B +27% Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) $722.6M
Week 51, 2025 Dec 14–20 6 films · +65% 6 $2.2B +65% Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) $1.5B
FAQ

English 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 6 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing English-language 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 Housemaid (2025) at $400.5M and The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants (2025) at $169.3M.

How much did English-language movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) earn?

6 English-language films released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) report a worldwide gross, $2.2B in all, or $359.5M per film on average. Week 50, 2025 releases took $99.9M.

How many English-language movies released in week 51 of 2025 (Dec 14–20) made $1 billion?

1 film crossed $1 billion worldwide: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). 3 crossed $100 million.

How much of the Week 51, 2025 English box office came from the US and Canada?

$688.4M of the $2.2B total, or 32%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 6 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 51, 2025 English 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, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the week 51, 2025 English 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.