The total revenue for November is £85,036,101. This is 33% lower than the equivalent four-week total of £127,917,769 recorded in November 2024, which was led by “Wicked,” “Paddington In Peru” and “Gladiator 2,” contributing £32.3m, £27.7m and £24.8m respectively. Year to date, we have passed £965 million, running 2% ahead of 2024 and less than 1% behind 2023.

After two weeks on release, “Wicked: For Good” has grossed £34.4m making it the No.1 film of November. Universal’s musical sequel debuted to £18.8m making it the highest opening title of the year so far, ahead of “A Minecraft Movie” (£15.0m), “Jurassic World Rebirth” (£12.4m) and “Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy” (£12.3m). “Wicked: For Good’s” opening makes it the highest-ever for a title with musical as its primary genre, 37% higher than the previous best, its predecessor “Wicked,” which went on to achieve a lifetime gross of £61.4m. At the same point on release, “Wicked” had grossed £32.3m, meaning that “Wicked: For Good” is currently 6% ahead. With its current lifetime gross of £34.4m, John M. Chu’s latest film is the fifth-highest grossing title of the year so far overtaking “Superman” (£28.1m) and sitting just behind “Jurassic World Rebirth” (£35.9m) and “Lilo & Stitch” (£37.3m). In our PostTrak exit poll the film earned a full 5-star rating and a 92% Total Positive score.

In at No.2 we have Disney’s much anticipated sequel, “Zootropolis 2,” grossing £7.5m. The film opened to £5.9m, just ahead of the previous film in the franchise, “Zootropolis” which opened to £5.3m and went on to gross £24.0m. This opening is the biggest for an animated title in 2025, above the likes of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle” (£3.4m), “Dog Man” (£3.2m) and “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie” (£1.8m). In comparison to the openings of other recent animated titles, “Zootropolis 2” ranks between “Kung Fu Panda 4” (£5.0m) and “Sing 2” (£6.8m) which grossed £22.1m and £33.0m respectively.

“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” takes the No.3 position for the month with a gross of £5.8m. The third instalment of the “Now You See Me” franchise debuted to £2.3m, only slightly behind the previous titles “Now You See Me” (£2.8m opening; £11.2m lifetime) and “Now You See Me 2” (£2.9m opening; £6.3m lifetime). At the same point of release, “Now You See Me 2” had grossed £5.9m, tracking just 2% ahead of “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” After three weeks on release the film has become Lionsgate’s highest-grossing title of the year so far ahead “The Long Walk” (£4.6m) and “Ballerina” (£3.4m). Ruben Fleischer’s latest title is now his third most successful, only behind “Venom” (£20.2m) and “Uncharted” (£24.3m).

“Predator: Badlands” is in at No.4 grossing £5.4m in November. Opening to £2.3m, “Predator: Badlands” marks the second-highest opening of the “Predator” franchise. The seventh instalment in the series opened above 2004’s “Alien Vs. Predator” (£2.0m) and 2010’s “Predators” (£2.2m). It only opened marginally behind 2018’s “The Predator” (£2.3m) which went on to gross £4.7m. The opening of “Predator: Badlands” ranks fourth in the filmography of its star Elle Fanning, surpassing “Super” 8 (£2.2m) and “The Boxtrolls” (£2.0m). In November, Dan Trachtenberg’s film has moved above other titles such as “Tron: Ares” (£4.9m) and “The Running Man” (£4.3m) to become the fifth-best performing sci-fi title of the year so far, behind “Mickey 17” (£7.1m).

Rounding out the top 5 is Edgar Wright’s ninth feature, “The Running Man,” with £4.5m. With an opening of £2.3m, “The Running Man” has the third-highest of all Edgar Wright titles above “The World’s End” (£2.1m) and “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” (£1.6m), and below “Baby Driver” (£3.6m). The title has already significantly outperformed the original 1988 adaptation starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, which opened to £577k and went on to achieve a life-time gross of £2.5m.

At No.6 for November is “The Choral” with a gross of £3.8m. “The Choral” is currently the fourth-best performing British drama of the year so far behind only “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” (£18.3m), “The Salt Path” (£1.4m) and “I Swear” (£6.0m). The title’s opening of £922k is comparable to other recent British dramas such as “Operation Mincemeat” (£897k) and “The Penguin Lessons” (£1.0m).

“Nuremberg” follows at No.7 for November grossing £2.8m. In our PostTrak exit poll, the movie was awarded 4.5 stars and an 89% Total Positive score. 68% of the audience would Definitely Recommend the title, with 42% saying that it exceeded their expectations.

In at No.8 is our first holdover from October, “Regretting You,” which added £1.7m to its total. “Regretting You” is the second feature adaptation of a Colleen Hoover book after 2024’s “It Ends With Us.” In November, “Regretting You” reached a lifetime total of £6.2m, overtaking the cumulative gross of many other 2025 Dramas such as “Materialists” (£3.9m) and “I Swear” (£6.0m).

“Bugonia” places at No.8 with a gross of £1.5m. In November, Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film became his third-highest grossing with a cumulative total of £3.0m. “Bugonia” has now surpassed his previous titles, “Kinds Of Kindness” (£1.1m) and “The Lobster” (£1.5m).

Closing the chart at No.10 is Sony’s latest Anime title, “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution” with £1.2m. The film’s opening of £837k is on par with the release of its predecessor “Jujutsu Kaisen 0” which opened in 2022 with £827k and went on to a lifetime total of £1.4m.

December Preview
December begins with “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” (Lionsgate) a release that unites “Kill Bill” Volume one and two, horror sequel “Five Nights At Freddy’s 2” (Universal), new romantic comedy “Eternity” (A24), and a saturation expansion for “Pillion” (Picturehouse). On the 12th we have the new James L. Brooks title “Ella McCay” (Disney), spoof period drama “Fackham Hall” (Entertainment) and “Christmas horror Silent Night,” “Deadly Night” (Studiocanal). Following this on the 19th is James Cameron’s third film in the Avatar franchise, “Avatar: Fire And Ash” (Disney) with animated Christmas title “Super Elfkins” (Miracle/Dazzler). Previews begin for “The Spongebob Movie: Search For Squarepants” (Paramount) on Saturday the 20th along with previews for the new Sydney Sweeney thriller “The Housemaid” (Lionsgate) on Monday 22nd, before both titles officially open on the 26th, joined by action-comedy “Anaconda” (Sony). Also opening on the 26th is sports biopic, “Marty Supreme” (Entertainment) and new Joachim Trier film “Sentimental Value” (Mubi) before both titles have saturation expansions on the 1st January. Finally, we have the Irish release of “Saipan” (Vertigo/Wildcard) previewing on the 26th before opening alongside “Song Sung Blue” (Universal) starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson on the 1st January.