Overview
- SFGATE published a year-end top 10 on Dec. 25 built from extensive festival and theatrical viewing, plus 10 honorable mentions.
- Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another topped the list, with praise for Leonardo DiCaprio and the film’s scale and wit.
- Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value ranked No. 2, while Ryan Coogler’s Sinners placed No. 3 and stood out as a rare original among the year’s top 10 box-office hits.
- The list notes industry strain, reporting that 23 of the 25 highest-grossing films drew on existing intellectual property.
- Festival influence features prominently, with the Spanish post-apocalyptic Sirat—winner of a Cannes Jury Prize—placed at No. 10, as a separate Dec. 26 Film Festival Today list highlighted different top picks and ranked Sinners at No. 5.