Highest-Grossing Movies Worldwide In 2025: The global box office in 2025 has been dominated by a mix of animated spectacles and big-budget franchise films. Leading the chart is Ne Zha 2, which emerged as the highest-grossing film of the year with collections nearing $2 billion worldwide, setting multiple records along the way. Close behind is Zootopia 2, which crossed the $1 billion mark and became one of the fastest animated films to do so, reaffirming the genre’s massive global appeal.
Other major contributors to the year’s box office success include Lilo & Stitch and A Minecraft Movie, both of which comfortably crossed or approached the $1 billion milestone.
Highest-Grossing Movies Worldwide In 2025
| Movie Name | Worldwide Box Office Collection |
| Ne Zha 2 | $2,215,690,000 |
| Zootopia 2 | $1,139,489,075 |
| Lilo & Stitch | $1,038,017,312 |
| A Minecraft Movie | $958,149,195 |
| Jurassic World Rebirth | $868,913,961 |
| Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle | $789,900,000 |
| How To Train Your Dragon | $636,266,271 |
| F1 | $631,527,111 |
| Superman | $616,784,465 |
| Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning | $598,767,057 |
Ne Zha 2 made history by becoming the highest-grossing non-English language film and the highest-grossing animated film of all time, surpassing Inside Out 2 and ending Disney’s 14-year reign in the category. The film crossed both the $1 billion and $2 billion marks globally and in a single market, becoming the first non-English and animated film to do so, and reached the $2 billion milestone just 33 days after its release.
Zootopia 2 delivered a historic box office run, becoming the 59th film overall and the 15th animated title to cross $1 billion globally, doing so in just 17 days. The film registered the fourth-highest worldwide opening of all time at $560.3 million and set new records for the biggest global opening for an animated film, the highest of the year, and Disney’s biggest animated opening ever. It also made the Zootopia franchise surpass the $2 billion mark worldwide.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle shattered box office records by earning around $780 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing Japanese and anime film of all time, surpassing Mugen Train. It marked the first Japanese film to cross $600 million globally, posted Japan’s biggest-ever opening weekend, and became the fastest film there to hit ¥10 billion.
In the US, it set multiple records for an international and R-rated animated release, while also topping charts across several global markets, pushing the Demon Slayer franchise past the $1 billion milestone.