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Release calendar · December 2025
December 2025 Movies: Release Calendar, Best-Rated & Box Office
96 films on the site were released in December 2025. The busiest week was Dec 1–7, with 37 releases. The Plague is the best-rated release. Avatar: Fire and Ash earned the most, $1.5B worldwide.
- films released
- 96
- ranked by rating
- 49
- worldwide gross
- $2.9B
- with an after-credits scene
- 8
- 1 3 Dec 1: 3 releases
- 2 2 Dec 2: 2 releases
- 3 3 Dec 3: 3 releases
- 4 3 Dec 4: 3 releases
- 5 26 Dec 5: 26 releases
- 6 Dec 6: 0 releases
- 7 Dec 7: 0 releases
- 8 Dec 8: 0 releases
- 9 5 Dec 9: 5 releases
- 10 2 Dec 10: 2 releases
- 11 4 Dec 11: 4 releases
- 12 17 Dec 12: 17 releases
- 13 Dec 13: 0 releases
- 14 Dec 14: 0 releases
- 15 Dec 15: 0 releases
- 16 Dec 16: 0 releases
- 17 2 Dec 17: 2 releases
- 18 2 Dec 18: 2 releases
- 19 15 Dec 19: 15 releases
- 20 Dec 20: 0 releases
- 21 Dec 21: 0 releases
- 22 1 Dec 22: 1 release
- 23 1 Dec 23: 1 release
- 24 2 Dec 24: 2 releases
- 25 6 Dec 25: 6 releases
- 26 Dec 26: 0 releases
- 27 Dec 27: 0 releases
- 28 Dec 28: 0 releases
- 29 1 Dec 29: 1 release
- 30 Dec 30: 0 releases
- 31 1 Dec 31: 1 release
Week by week
December 2025 Movie Release Calendar
Dec 1–7 was the busiest week with 37 releases, led by Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and Fackham Hall. The busiest single day was Dec 5 (26 films). Each week lists its most-watched releases with their day; every release is in the full list below.
- Dec 1–7 37 releases
- Fri 5 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Horror, Mystery 49
- Fri 5 Fackham Hall Comedy 67
- Fri 5 The Chronology of Water Biography, Drama 65
- Fri 5 Merrily We Roll Along Film 80
- Fri 5 100 Nights of Hero Fantasy, Romance 44
- Fri 5 Rosemead Crime, Drama 58
- Dec 8–14 28 releases
- Fri 12 Dust Bunny Action, Drama 85
- Fri 12 Ella McCay Comedy, Drama 50
- Fri 12 Silent Night, Deadly Night Horror 58
- Fri 12 Resurrection Drama, Sci-Fi · Chinese 77
- Fri 12 Not Without Hope Drama, Thriller 42
- Fri 12 Atropia Drama, War 76
- Dec 15–21 19 releases
- Wed 17 The Voice of Hind Rajab Drama · Arabic 76
- Fri 19 Avatar: Fire and Ash Action, Adventure 78
- Fri 19 The Housemaid Thriller 68
- Fri 19 The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants Animation, Adventure 68
- Fri 19 David Animation, Adventure 85
- Fri 19 Is This Thing On? Comedy, Drama 61
- Dec 22–28 10 releases
- Wed 24 Father Mother Sister Brother Comedy, Drama 70
- Wed 24 The Plague Drama, Thriller 90
- Thu 25 Marty Supreme Drama, Sport 70
- Thu 25 Song Sung Blue Biography, Drama 82
- Thu 25 Anaconda Action, Adventure 55
- Thu 25 No Other Choice Comedy, Crime · Korean 87
- Dec 29–31 2 releases
- Wed 31 I Was a Stranger Drama · Arabic 8.0
Best-rated
What Are the Best Movies of December 2025?
The Plague is the best-rated December 2025 release, ahead of No Other Choice and Dust Bunny; 49 of the month's 96 films are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 10 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
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1. The Plague 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)2025 · Drama, Thriller · 1h 35m
Dir. Charlie Polinger
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2. No Other Choice 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)2025 · Comedy, Crime · 2h 19m
Dir. Park Chan-wook
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3. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)2025 · Action, Crime · 4h 35m
Dir. Quentin Tarantino
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5. Song Sung Blue 82 Echo (Echo Score 82 out of 100)2025 · Biography, Drama · 2h 11m
Dir. Craig Brewer
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7. I Was a Stranger 8.0 IMDb (IMDb user rating 8.0 out of 10 (13K votes))2025 · Drama · 1h 43m
Dir. Brandt Andersen No Echo Score: ranked 80/100 on critics & audiences
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10. Timestamp 79 Metascore (Metascore 79 out of 100 (4 critic reviews))2025 · Documentary · 2h 5m
Dir. Kateryna Gornostai No Echo Score: ranked 79/100 on critics & audiences
Box office
Which December 2025 Releases Earned the Most?
Avatar: Fire and Ash earned $1.5B worldwide, ahead of The Housemaid ($400.5M). 35 December 2025 releases have a box office record here, $2.9B in all; the top 10 took 98% of it.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash $1.5BDec 19 · Action, Adventure -
The Housemaid $400.5MDec 19 · Thriller -
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 $238.6MDec 5 · Horror, Mystery -
Marty Supreme $192.4MDec 25 · Drama, Sport -
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Anaconda $135.4MDec 25 · Action, Adventure -
David $91MDec 19 · Animation, Adventure - Song Sung Blue $58.7MDec 25 · Biography, Drama
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Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution $44.5MDec 5 · Animation, Action - No Other Choice $40.2MDec 25 · Comedy, Crime
Trailers
December 2025 Movie Trailers
Official trailers of Marty Supreme, Avatar: Fire and Ash and The Housemaid and 3 more, the most-watched December 2025 releases with a trailer on the site. Videos load only when you press play.
Genres & languages
What Kinds of Movies Came Out in December 2025?
Drama leads the month's genres with 42 films, then Thriller (23). 72% of the releases with a known language are in English; Spanish is next.
Full list
Every December 2025 Release, Day by Day
All 96 films dated December 2025, in release order, 48 per page. Sort by rating or box office, or narrow the list by genre, language, plot summary or after-credits scene.
96 December 2025 releases with a release date
Movies released in December 2025, oldest first. Page 2 of 2.
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for Squarepants
2025 · 1h 36m
68 Echo Released Dec 19, 2025
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Every month
Movie Release Calendars by Month
33 months with a release calendar, from January 2024 to September 2026. The number is the films dated that month.
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FAQ
December 2025 Movies: Questions & Answers
Quick answers about the films released in December 2025, from the calendar and lists above.
How many movies came out in December 2025?
The site lists 96 films dated December 2025. The busiest week was Dec 1–7, with 37 releases.
What is the best movie of December 2025?
The Plague (2025) is the best-rated December 2025 release on What's After the Movie, followed by No Other Choice. Ranked by Echo Score; 2 of these 10 films have none and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
About The Plague Which December 2025 release made the most money?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), with $1.5B worldwide. The Housemaid is second with $400.5M.
December 2025 box office Which December 2025 movies have an after-credits scene?
8 films released in December 2025 have a scene during or after the credits on the site. Tick "After-credits scene" in the full release list to see them.