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Period |
2024 Box Office (i) |
2025 Box Office (i) |
2025 as a Percentage of 2024 |
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October |
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88 % |
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November |
|
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90 % |
|
Q4 to date |
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89 % |
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(i) Amounts are in thousands of dollars. |
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November was a month of magic and record-breaking moments at the box office. The month opened with Predator: Badlands, which achieved the highest opening weekend in franchise history and is now the top-grossing installment in the franchise. Audiences embraced the film with an impressive 76.6% of box office revenue generated through Cineplex's wide range of premium experiences.
The momentum continued with Wicked: For Good, which surpassed the opening of its predecessor from last November and dazzled audiences delivering the second largest domestic opening of 2025. Zootopia 2 followed with an impressive debut becoming the largest animated opening of the year and outperforming the original film, which went on to become a billion dollar title worldwide. Rounding out the top four films for the month was Now You See Me: Now You Don't, distributed by Cineplex Pictures.
Wicked: For Good and Zootopia 2 surpassed the Canadian performance of last November's releases of Wicked and Moana 2. However,
"With major successes across sci-fi, musicals and animated films, and the strong demand for our premium formats, we are attracting audiences of all demographics," said
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