The Walt Disney Company has claimed the title of Southeast Asia’s number one Hollywood studio in 2025, capping off a blockbuster year with a string of chart-topping releases and a fiery debut from Avatar: Fire and Ash.
Opening to an impressive US$1.3 million in Singapore, Avatar: Fire and Ash delivered the biggest Hollywood opening of the year locally, further cementing Disney’s box office dominance across the region. The film’s strong debut follows a stellar year for the studio, led by hits such as Zootopia 2, The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Thunderbolts*, all among Disney’s top-performing titles in Singapore.
On the global stage, Disney has crossed an extraordinary US$5 billion in box office revenue in 2025, becoming the first, and only, studio to reach this milestone this year. It also marks Disney’s third time surpassing the US$5 billion mark since 2018, a feat no other studio has achieved even once in the same period.
A major driver of this success is Zootopia 2, which delivered the highest global debut of 2025, the fourth-largest global opening of all time, and the biggest animated launch in Disney history. In Singapore, the animated sequel also secured the number one box office spot across all films during its opening weekend.
Avatar Fever Takes Over Singapore
To build anticipation for Avatar: Fire and Ash, Disney rolled out immersive marketing activations across Singapore. Fans experienced Pandora up close through a pop-up photo experience at Singapore Comic Con, a dramatic mall takeover at Bugis Junction featuring fog effects, dynamic soundscapes and burning “A” visuals, as well as MRT station takeovers with large-format showtime displays.
An immersive booth at Plaza Singapura invited visitors to explore Pandora’s lush environments and the volcanic Ash Village, view the trailer in virtual reality, and collect exclusive merchandise, turning the film’s release into a city-wide cinematic event.
A Franchise That Continues to Make History
The Avatar franchise remains one of the most successful in global cinema. Both Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water rank among the top 10 highest-grossing MPA films of all time in markets including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. In Singapore, both films topped the annual box office in their respective release years, while The Way of Water also holds the title of the highest-grossing IMAX film of all time in Indonesia and Thailand.
Return to Pandora
The third chapter of James Cameron’s epic saga, Avatar: Fire and Ash, opens exclusively in cinemas worldwide on 19 December 2025. The film reunites audiences with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and the Sully family, as they embark on a new, visually immersive journey across Pandora.
Written by James Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver, with story contributions from Cameron, Jaffa, Silver, Josh Friedman and Shane Salerno, the film also stars Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Giovanni Ribisi and an extensive ensemble cast.
Catch Avatar: Fire and Ash exclusively in cinemas now.
