January marks the start of a new year, bringing fresh hope and excitement for what’s to come. As people continue celebrating the New Year, movies play an important role in the fun. Over the years, many films have been released in January, and today we’re ranking the top 5 biggest opening weekends in North America for this month. Will Smith’s Bad Boys for Life takes the second spot. Keep reading for all the details! See Akshay Kumar Talks Candidly About Hrithik Roshan & Kangana Ranaut’s Feud: “Bollywood Mein Kahan, Meri Building Mein…”
Bad Boys for Life, released in 2020, is the long-awaited sequel to Bad Boys II, which hit theaters nearly two decades earlier in 2003. This film was also the first in the franchise not directed by Michael Bay. It went on to become the third-highest-grossing movie of 2020. Another film making the top 5 list is Kung Fu Panda 3, which debuted in 2016.
Kung Fu Panda 3 came out four years before Bad Boys for Life. It’s the third film in the Kung Fu Panda series, following Kung Fu Panda 2, which released in 2011. January’s box office helps set the tone for the year, with big hits like Dune: Part Two, which earned over $714 million globally. However, Will Smith’s Bad Boys for Life didn’t score the biggest opening weekend of January.
Here are the top 5 films with the biggest opening weekends in January:
- American Sniper (2015) – $89.26 million
- Bad Boys for Life (2020) – $62.50 million
- Ride Along (2015) – $41.51 million
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) – $41.28 million
- Glass (2019) – $40.3 million
In January 2025, only The Damned was released in the U.S., earning a modest $769,721. The film is about a 19th-century widow who faces an impossible decision when a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village during a harsh winter. No major releases are planned for January, with Captain America: Brave New World set for release in February 2025.
