Bob Mondello

Where is she?

In some senses, the year felt like a sequel.

Same story, slightly revised.

For the third year running, the industry's year-end box office total came in just below $9 billion.

The biggest blockbusters were primarily remakes and sequels, and PG-rated films aimed at families continued to do better than any other genre.

It's a wicked movie!

2025's film took in a combined $8.87 billion in North American cinemas.

Holidays, including a terrific Christmas season, did relatively well, but cinemas sat mostly empty other times of the year, including through one of the worst Octobers in a decade.

That has cinema owners experimenting with alternative attractions, like the two-hour Stranger Things finale, which sold more than 1.1 million tickets over the holidays.

Bob Mondello, NPR News.

In some senses, the year felt like a sequel.

Same story, slightly revised.

For the third year running, the industry's year-end box office total came in just below $9 billion.

The biggest blockbusters were primarily remakes and sequels, and PG-rated films aimed at families continued to do better than any other genre.

It's the Wicked Wife!

2025's film took in a combined $8.87 billion in North American cinemas.

Holidays, including a terrific Christmas season, did relatively well, but cinemas sat mostly empty other times of the year, including through one of the worst Octobers in a decade.

That has cinema owners experimenting with alternative attractions, like the two-hour Stranger Things finale, which sold more than 1.1 million tickets over the holidays.

Bob Mondello, NPR News.

Marty Supreme is an American film that comes out on Christmas Day.