“To Minecraft Movie” has taken this year’s national box office to a total of $ 4.1 billion in ticket sales in the United States during the first six months of 2025, a remarkable improvement compared to last year, although the greatest world cinematographic success was the success of the Chinese box office “Ne Zha 2”, which raised the amazing sum of 1.900 million dollars by itself.
Key data
There are a little more than 4.1 billion dollars in total gross income in North America cinemas between January 1 and June 29, according to data shared with Forbes by Comscore.
According to Comscore data, the total box office collection so far from 2025 is 15.5% higher than 3.5 billion dollars raised at this time last year, largely thanks to a strong spring film season (April and May 2025 raised 90% more than April and May 2024).
The constantly growth franchise of “The Hunger Games” promoted “Sunrise on the reapping” by Suzanne Collins, published in March, at the top of the most selling fiction book lists this year, according to data shared with Forbes by Circana Bookscan.
According to Circana, the best -selling non -fiction book of this year so far is “Eventhing is tuberculosis” by John Green, Green’s second non -fiction work, known by novels as “under the same star.”
Of all the songs released in 2025 that reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 this year so far, “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter seems to be the largest, with more than 126 million views on Spotify.
Main Sales of fiction books of 2025
(From January 1 to June 26, according to Circana Bookscan)
- “Dawn in the harvest (a novel of the hunger games)” by Suzanne Collins: 1,667,012 books sold
- “Onyx Storm (Limitada Deluxe)” by Rebecca Yarros: 1,614,239 books sold
- “The Crash” by Frieda McFadden: 410.225 books sold
- “Great Big Beautiful Life” de Emily Henry: 335.020 libros vendidos
- “Without fear” by Lauren Roberts: 320,759 books sold
The highest sales of non -fiction books
(From January 1 to June 26, according to Circana Bookscan)
- “Everything is tuberculosis: the history and persistence of our most fatal infection” by John Green: 162,621 units sold
- “The next conversation: discusses less, speaks more” by Jefferson Fisher: 137,003 units sold
- “Abundance” by Ezra Klein: 135,558 units sold
- “My mother’s house: the search for the freedom of a daughter” by Shari Franke: 101.432 units sold
- “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” de Sarah Wynn-Williams: 97.632 unidades vendidas
The 10 best films of 2025 (national)
According to Box Office Mojo
- “A Minecraft movie”: 423,941,548
- “Lilo y Stitch”: 400,019,803
- “Sinners”: 278,036,257
- “Captain America: a happy world”: 200,500.001 dollars
- “How to train your dragon”: 200,250,960
- “Rayos*”: 189,796,527
- “Impossible mission – Final accounts adjustment”: 186,001,201
- “Final destination: lineage”: 136,739,975
- “MUFASA: The lion king”: 126,423,748
- “The dog man”: 97,970,355 dollars
The 10 best films of 2025 (worldwide)
According to Box Office Mojo
- “NE ZHA 2”: 1,899,639,136 dollars
- “A Minecraft movie”: 954,441,548
- “Lilo y Stitch”: 945,919,803
- “Impossible mission – Final accounts adjustment”: 562,001,201
- “How to train your dragon”: 456,084,960
- “Captain America: a happy world”: 415,101,577 dollars
- “Rayos*”: 381,670,701
- “Sinners”: 364,536,257
- “Final destination: lineage”: 283,239,975
- “Snow White”: 205,679,463
The most popular songs number 1 of Billboard launched in 2025
According to Spotify reproductions
- “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter: 126,823,256 views
- “4 × 4” of Travis Scott: 121,802,187
- “What I Want” by Morgan Wallen and Tate McRAE: 97,143,569 views
How does this year’s box office compare with that of previous years?
Paul Dergarabedian, Comscore box office analyst, told Forbes that 2025 could be the best year for cinema since the industry was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and Hollywood work strikes of 2023. Although this year’s box office is having a better performance than the 2024, there is still 26 % behind the 2019 Comscore. Dergarabedian said that the first quarter of 2025 was slightly disappointing due to the lack of box office released in December that could have moved to this year. He added that the box office has gained impulse since April, when “to Minecraft Movie” far exceeded box office expectations and “Sinners” became a success from mouth to mouth, which, he said, is an original film not connected to an existing franchise, unlike most other box office successes of this year. Dergarabedian said that the second half of the year is full of possible box office successes, including “Jurassic World Rebirth”, “Superman” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash”.
Tangent
“Dawn in the harvest”, a prequel novel from the book series “The Hunger Games” written by Collins, has had a developing film adaptation since before the book launch. The Lionsgate cinematographic study has already been working to generate expectation for the film, whose premiere is scheduled for 2026, revealing the cast one by one in publications on social networks since April. The Australian actor Joseph Zada plays a young version of Haymitch Abernathy, the protagonist of “Dawn in the harvest”, who participates in the 50th Hunger Games. Other cast members include Elle Fanning as a younger effie Trinket, Ralph Fiennes such as President Snow and Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman.
The Chinese film “Ne Zha 2” became one of the highest grossing films of all time this year, with little help from the United States. The animated film is a sequel to “Ne Zha”, a box office success in 2019, and its main character is based on the Chinese mythological character Nezha. “Ne zha 2” became an immediate resounding success in China after its premiere in January, and approximately a month later, the crown took the “Inside Out 2” as the highest grossing animated film of all time. Only about 20 million dollars of the total collection of “NE ZHA 2” come from US cinemas, according to Box Office Mojo, which catalogs “Ne Zha 2” as the eighth highest grossing film of all time. Much of their collection comes from Chinese cinemas, and several media reported that more than 300 million tickets have been sold in China, an amazing total that is equivalent to approximately a fifth of the population of China. The film was helped with its launch coinciding with the period of the lunar new year, when people had free time and effort from China to build more movie theaters, Deadline reported, adding that support for the film became a source of national pride. Government’s subsidies helped finance around $ 80 million in film tickets, Deadline reported, adding that some companies gave employees the day off to go to see the film. The basis of the film in a traditional Chinese story and its attractiveness for all generations helped the film connect with the public, said Chinese film critic Raymond Zhou to New York Times. The success of “Ne Zha 2” comes when the Chinese interest in Hollywood films decreases, with only “Godzilla X Kong” qualifying in the top 10 at the Chinese box office last year, CNBC reported.
This article was originally published by Forbes Us.
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