20th Century StudiosWe’re approaching the end of 2025, and December is filled with celluloid treats, including new Avatar and Anaconda movies, plus the Five Nights at Freddy’s sequel.
Captain America: Brave New World and Snow White got the year off to a slow start in cinemas, but since then business has picked at the global box office.
Ne Zha 2 has been the unexpected story of the year, with the animated sequel becoming the fifth biggest film in history, while A Minecraft Movie got close to a billion dollars and Lilo & Stitch has now surpassed that number.
Hollywood will be hoping for more hits in the final month of the year, via an eagerly anticipated sci-fi sequel, a star-studded horror comedy, and a new Five Nights at Freddy’s. So here’s what we’re looking forward to…
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Universal Pictures- Director: Emma Tammi
- Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard
- Release date: December 5, 2025
What it’s about: Mike Schmidt faces new dangers at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza when a fresh set of haunted animatronics emerges, deepening the mystery behind the pizzeria’s dark history, and dragging him into a terrifying new cycle of survival.
Why we’re excited: The first Five Nights at Freddy’s became the most successful film in the history of Blumhouse, and the studio is pulling out all the stops for this sequel, with the core cast returning, the lore extending, and new nightmare animatronics suggesting that Part 2 will be both darker and scarier than its predecessor.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
Cineverse- Director: Mike P. Nelson
- Cast: Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, David Lawrence Brown
- Release date: December 12, 2025
What it’s about: This remake of the twisted horror classic revolves around Billy Chapman, who was traumatised by an evil Santa during childhood, and now travels from town-to-town on a very specific killing spree throughout the month of December, counting down his kills in a bloody Advent Calendar.
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Silent Night, Deadly Night review: “A fiendish and fun-filled remake that uses the good and leaves out the bad from the original, while taking the franchise in a wildly inventive new direction.”
Avatar: Fire and Ash
20th Century Studios- Director: James Cameron
- Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
- Release date: December 19, 2025
What it’s about: Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat emerging from the volcanic region inhabited by the Ash People; a brutal, fire-driven Na’vi clan.
Why we’re excited: We’re excited for Fire and Ash because Avatar movies aren’t just films, they’re events, delivering jaw-dropping action and adventure, via cutting edge special effects. We also can’t want to meet new villains the Ash People, who are set to both up the ante and stakes.
Marry Supreme
A24- Director: Josh Safdie
- Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion
- Release date: December 25, 2025
What it’s about: In 1950s America, Marty Mauser, a determined young man with a dream no one believes in, rises from underground ping-pong hustles to the high-stakes world of competitive table tennis.
Why we’re excited: Josh Safdie writing and directing a compelling character study masquerading as a sports movie sounds like movie heaven, while early reports suggest the film features Timothée Chalamet best performance yet, and Academy Awards could be in Marty Supreme’s future…
Anaconda
Sony Pictures- Director: Tom Gormican
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton
- Release date: December 25, 2025
What it’s about: Two lifelong friends set out to remake their favourite childhood horror movie, only to awaken a real and rather huge anaconda deep in the jungle.
Why we’re excited: The original 1997 Anaconda was funny, sometimes unintentionally, and mainly because of John Voight’s unhinged performance. This reboot leans into humor on purpose, while we’ll be watching for the comedy chemistry between twin leads Paul Rudd and Jack Black.
New movies in December 2025: Full list
This is a list of all the major new movies coming to US cinemas in December 2025:
December 5
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Man Finds Tape
- Hunting Season
- Hamnet
- Fackham Hall
- The Secret Agent
- Merrily We Roll Along
- 100 Nights of Hero
- Frontier Crucible
- Rosemead
- The Chronology of Water
- Little Trouble Girls
- Easter Western
- Happy Holidays
December 12
- Silent Night, Deadly Night
- Ella mcCay
- Resurrection
- Lone Samurai
- Dust Bunny
- Turbulence
- Goodbye June
- The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
- Not Without Hope
- Atropia
- Europe’s New Faces
- The King of Color
December 19
- Avater: Fire and Ash
- The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
- David
- Is This Thing On?
- The Housemaid
December 24
- The Plague
- Father Mother Sister Brother
December 25
- Anaconda
- Marty Supreme
- Song Sung Blue
- No Other Choice
- The Choral
- The Testament of Ann Lee
December 26
- Sheepdog
What’s coming in January 2026?
Before you know it, Christmas will be done and dusted, but there’s much more to get excited about in 2026, including these January releases:
- Greenland 2: Migration
- Primate
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
- Night Patrol
- Return to Silent Hill
For more previews, check out the best new TV shows this month, what’s happening in true crime and documentaries, plus movies that are streaming this month. While for a look back, these were our picks for the best movies of 2024.