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Release calendar · January 2025

January 2025 Movies: Release Calendar, Best-Rated & Box Office

537 films on the site were released in January 2025. The busiest week was Jan 20–26, with 177 releases. Train Dreams is the best-rated release. Detective Chinatown 1900 earned the most, $500.3M worldwide.

films released
537
ranked by rating
79
worldwide gross
$1.3B
with an after-credits scene
4
January 2025 Releases per day
  1. 1 17 Jan 1: 17 releases
  2. 2 10 Jan 2: 10 releases
  3. 3 20 Jan 3: 20 releases
  4. 4 6 Jan 4: 6 releases
  5. 5 5 Jan 5: 5 releases
  6. 6 7 Jan 6: 7 releases
  7. 7 8 Jan 7: 8 releases
  8. 8 5 Jan 8: 5 releases
  9. 9 11 Jan 9: 11 releases
  10. 10 39 Jan 10: 39 releases
  11. 11 9 Jan 11: 9 releases
  12. 12 9 Jan 12: 9 releases
  13. 13 8 Jan 13: 8 releases
  14. 14 17 Jan 14: 17 releases
  15. 15 5 Jan 15: 5 releases
  16. 16 12 Jan 16: 12 releases
  17. 17 27 Jan 17: 27 releases
  18. 18 3 Jan 18: 3 releases
  19. 19 6 Jan 19: 6 releases
  20. 20 9 Jan 20: 9 releases
  21. 21 24 Jan 21: 24 releases
  22. 22 13 Jan 22: 13 releases
  23. 23 27 Jan 23: 27 releases
  24. 24 58 Jan 24: 58 releases
  25. 25 35 Jan 25: 35 releases
  26. 26 11 Jan 26: 11 releases
  27. 27 17 Jan 27: 17 releases
  28. 28 18 Jan 28: 18 releases
  29. 29 13 Jan 29: 13 releases
  30. 30 16 Jan 30: 16 releases
  31. 31 72 Jan 31: 72 releases
Week by week

January 2025 Movie Release Calendar

Jan 20–26 was the busiest week with 177 releases, led by Midas Man and Twinless. The busiest single day was Jan 31 (72 films). Each week lists its most-watched releases with their day; every release is in the full list below.

  1. Jan 1–5 58 releases
  2. Jan 6–12 88 releases
  3. Jan 13–19 78 releases
  4. Jan 20–26 177 releases
  5. Jan 27–31 136 releases
Best-rated

What Are the Best Movies of January 2025?

Train Dreams is the best-rated January 2025 release, ahead of Mr. Nobody Against Putin and I'm Still Here; 79 of the month's 537 films are ranked. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

  1. Train Dreams (2025) movie poster
    1. Train Dreams 92 Echo (Echo Score 92 out of 100)

    2025 · Drama · 1h 42m

    Dir. Clint Bentley

  2. Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) movie poster
    2. Mr. Nobody Against Putin 90 Echo (Echo Score 90 out of 100)

    2025 · Documentary · 1h 30m

    Dir. David Borenstein

  3. I'm Still Here (2025) movie poster
    3. I'm Still Here 88 Echo (Echo Score 88 out of 100)

    2025 · Biography, Drama · 2h 16m

    Dir. Walter Salles

  4. Twinless (2025) movie poster
    4. Twinless 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)

    2025 · Comedy · 1h 40m

  5. DJ Ahmet (2025) movie poster
    4. DJ Ahmet 87 Echo (Echo Score 87 out of 100)

    2025 · Music, Comedy · 1h 37m

    Dir. Georgi M. Unkovski

  6. This Is the Tom Green Documentary (2025) movie poster
    6. This Is the Tom Green Documentary 86 Echo (Echo Score 86 out of 100)

    2025 · Documentary

  7. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025) movie poster
    7. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 85 Echo (Echo Score 85 out of 100)

    2025 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 10m

    Dir. Nick Park

  8. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) movie poster
    8. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 84 Echo (Echo Score 84 out of 100)

    2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 53m

  9. One Of Them Days (2025) movie poster
    9. One Of Them Days 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)

    2025 · Comedy · 1h 59m

  10. All That’s Left of You (2025) movie poster
    9. All That’s Left of You 83 Echo (Echo Score 83 out of 100)

    2025 · Drama · 2h 25m

Box office

Which January 2025 Releases Earned the Most?

Detective Chinatown 1900 earned $500.3M worldwide, ahead of Boonie Bears: Time Twist ($250.9M). 106 January 2025 releases have a box office record here, $1.3B in all; the top 10 took 90% of it.

January 2025 box office
  1. Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025) movie poster
    Jan 29 · Comedy, Drama
  2. Boonie Bears: Time Twist (2025) movie poster
    Jan 24 · Animation
  3. Dog Man (2025) movie poster
    Dog Man $146.1M
    Jan 31 · Animation, Action
  4. Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) movie poster
    Jan 10 · Action, Crime
  5. One Of Them Days (2025) movie poster
    Jan 17 · Comedy
  6. Flight Risk (2025) movie poster
    Jan 24 · Action, Crime
  7. Companion (2025) movie poster
    Jan 31 · Sci-Fi, Thriller
  8. I'm Still Here (2025) movie poster
    Jan 17 · Biography, Drama
  9. Wolf Man (2025) movie poster
    Wolf Man $34.2M
    Jan 17 · Horror
  10. God Save the Tuche (2025) movie poster
    Jan 13 · Comedy
Trailers

January 2025 Movie Trailers

Official trailers of One Of Them Days, Dog Man and Companion and 3 more, the most-watched January 2025 releases with a trailer on the site. Videos load only when you press play.

Genres & languages

What Kinds of Movies Came Out in January 2025?

Drama leads the month's genres with 224 films, then Comedy (137). 44% of the releases with a known language are in English; Portuguese is next.

Full list

Every January 2025 Release, Day by Day

All 537 films dated January 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.

Filter and sort

537 January 2025 releases with a release date

Movies released in January 2025, oldest first. Page 12 of 12.

  1. Comeback (2025) movie poster

    Comeback

    2025 · 1h 26m

    Released Jan 31, 2025

    • Drama
  2. Round the Decay (2025) movie poster

    Round the Decay

    2025 · 1h 45m

    70 Echo Released Jan 31, 2025

    • Adventure
    • Horror
  3. Bokshi (2025) movie poster

    Bokshi

    2025 · 2h 22m

    Released Jan 31, 2025

    • Horror
    • Fantasy
    • Drama
  4. Common Pear (2025) movie poster

    Common Pear

    2025 · 15 min

    Released Jan 31, 2025

    • Documentary
    • Sci-Fi
FAQ

January 2025 Movies: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about the films released in January 2025, from the calendar and lists above.

How many movies came out in January 2025?

The site lists 537 films dated January 2025. The busiest week was Jan 20–26, with 177 releases.

What is the best movie of January 2025?

Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated January 2025 release on What's After the Movie, followed by Mr. Nobody Against Putin. Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.

About Train Dreams

Which January 2025 release made the most money?

Detective Chinatown 1900 (2025), with $500.3M worldwide. Boonie Bears: Time Twist is second with $250.9M.

January 2025 box office

Which January 2025 movies have an after-credits scene?

4 films released in January 2025 have a scene during or after the credits on the site. Tick "After-credits scene" in the full release list to see them.