Overview
- Industry estimates place the U.S./Canada total near $8.87 billion, roughly 1% above 2024 but about 21% below 2019’s $11.3 billion.
- The domestic market failed to reach $9 billion for a second straight year as ticket sales remained far below pre-pandemic levels.
- An uneven slate hurt results, with a soft first quarter and October sinking to a 27-year low, despite year-end lifts from Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash.
- Top performers included A Minecraft Movie and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch on in-year domestic grosses, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners stood out among originals and several Marvel titles underwhelmed.
- Exhibitors warn of structural pressures from streaming and a potential Netflix–Warner Bros. Discovery deal, even as premium formats like IMAX logged record global revenue around $1.2 billion.