Receipts: ‘Dhurandhar’ Has A Second Week Surge; ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Cracks Netflix’s Top Spot

Domestic: Looking at Weekend 50 of 2025 at the domestic box office (Friday, December 12, 2025, to Sunday, December 14, 2025), Wicked: For Good earned third place for a second week in a row. The musical earned $8.549 million over its fourth weekend of release, a 50.7% drop from the previous frame. Its total domestic gross now stands at $313.053 million, accounting for 66.7% of its overall earnings.

Bollywood spy thriller Dhurandhar moved up five spots to earn fourth place this week. The action-packed feature earned $3.5 million in its second week of release, a massive 76.8% increase from its debut. The film’s total domestic gross is now $7.9 million, 88.1% of its worldwide total.

Inspired by true events, the Indian Hindi-language film follows criminals navigating a deadly underworld of espionage—full of betrayal, backstabbing, and nonstop action. While critics have been divided, scoring the thriller a mediocre 54% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences have loved Dhurandhar, awarding it a near-perfect 96% audience score.

Now You See Me: Now You Don't remained consistent, earning fifth place again at the box office during its fifth weekend of release. The heist sequel earned $2.367 million, falling only 32.1% from the previous frame. The film’s domestic total is now $60.033 million, accounting for just 28% of its total earnings.

In sixth place is Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, which fell two spots in its second weekend. While the anime was previously released in Japan, its global release began on Friday, December 5, 2025. The feature earned $2.082 million across the weekend, a steep 79.4% decline from its debut. Its total domestic gross now stands at $14.494 million, only 29.8% of its overall earnings.

A feature-length extension of the popular series Jujutsu Kaisen, Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution serves as a transition into the anime’s highly anticipated third season. Centered around the Culling Game, a deadly battle royale that will serve as the primary focus of the newest season, powerhouses Yuji (Jun'ya Enoki) and Yuta (Megumi Ogata) finally go head-to-head in an intense showdown. The compilation film has received mixed reviews, currently holding a 64% critic score and an 80% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

International: Wicked: For Good has climbed to become the 13th highest-grossing film of 2025. The musical’s international earnings have reached $156.195 million, 33.3% of its massive worldwide total of $469.248 million.

Remaining highly popular with international audiences, Now You See Me: Now You Don't has earned $154 million outside the US, 72.1% of its $213.602 million worldwide total, and is now the 20th highest-grossing film of 2025 to date.

Streaming: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery debuted in first place on Netflix’s Global Top 10 English Movies list, which tracked from Monday, December 8, 2025, to Sunday, December 14, 2025. The murder mystery raked in 20.2 million views across 49.2 million hours of viewing time.

The third installment in the Knives Out franchise once again follows the enigmatic Benoit Blanc as he investigates the murder of a monsignor. The crime caper has received positive reviews, earning a 92% critic score and a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

KPop Demon Hunters makes the list once again, this time placing fourth in its 26th consecutive week in the Top 10. The movie musical brought in 8 million views and 13.4 million hours of viewing time.

On the Top 10 Non-English Movies list, the Indian Telugu-language romance The Girlfriend claimed second for its second week in the Top 10. The film garnered 2.9 million views over 6.7 million hours viewed.

The feature follows Bhooma (Rashmika Mandanna), a literature student, who begins dating bad boy Vikram (Dheekshith Shetty). As Vikram’s dark, true colors emerge, Bhooma embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Reception has been mixed, given the film’s 65% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Psychological thriller Stephen placed fifth in its second week in the Top 10. The Indian Tamil-language film earned 1.9 million views and 4 million hours of viewing time this week following its global Netflix debut on Friday, December 5, 2025.

Stephen dives into the twisted psyche of Stephen (Gomathi Shankar), a self-proclaimed serial killer who confesses to the murder of nine women. As police inspector Michael (Michael Thangadurai) and psychiatrist Seema (Smruthi Venkat) work in tandem, they begin to uncover the truth behind Stephen’s motives.

Indian Tamil-language film Kaantha, a period crime drama, debuted in sixth place on the list, accumulating 1.1 million views across 2.6 million hours viewed. Set in the 1950s during India’s post-independence era, the mystery follows prolific director Ayya (P. Samuthirakani) and A-list actor T. K. Mahadevan (Dulquer Salmaan) as the two battle for control during the production of a film.