Ireland and UK's most popular films of 2025 revealedBy Casey Cooper-Fiske, Press Association Senior Entertainment ReporterVideo game film adaptation A Minecraft Movie was the highest grossing film at the box office in the UK and Ireland in 2025. The film, which starred Jack Black and saw his song from the film, Steve’s Lava Chicken, become the shortest track ever to chart in the UK, made £56.9 million in the UK and Ireland. It beat second placed Wicked: For Good by almost £10 million, with the film starring Cynthia Erivo making £47 million. Completing the top 10 were Jurassic World Rebirth (£36.1 million), Zootropolis 2 (£30.5 million), Superman (£28.1 million), Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (£26.4 million), and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (£24 million). BFI chief executive Ben Roberts said: “Today’s figures demonstrate the UK’s film and TV industries continue to drive a huge amount of investment into the UK economy and create jobs.

Source: Irish Independent February 05, 2026 21:03 UTC