The year 2025 has been a year of stardom weakening in the global film market. This year, many Hollywood stars' films failed to make the expected profits. Most of the films that were released also flopped.

Similarly, this year, the Nepali film industry experienced ups and downs like the characters in the film. The impact of the situation in the country after the shutdown of social media and the Gen-G rebellion was directly seen in the film industry. Even though the main platform for film promotion, social media, was shut down, some producers bravely released their films. However, some films had to change the release date.

What happens when a film cannot be released on the scheduled time? An example of this is the crime film ‘Abhimanyu: Chapter One’. When the release date had to be changed repeatedly, the audience waiting for the film forgot the release date of this film. Not only Abhimanyu, but the situation in the country after the Gen-G rebellion affected the performance and earnings of other films.

This year, the Nepali film industry witnessed not only negative but also many positive news. Commercial houses also joined the film production. Industrialist Shekhar Golchha tried his hand at film production and achieved success through the film ‘Paraan’. Of course, it is not that commercial houses did not produce films before. However, the commercial success of 'Paraan' has encouraged them to continue making films. 

In terms of films, a period film like 'Jar' came out this year. Anmol KC's 'Jerry on Top' showed that the youth's preference is still towards the 'romance' genre. Be it a film that takes a risk on the story of sexual and gender minorities like 'Gunyocholo: The Dress' or a film that reflects diversity like 'Balidan', director Santosh Sen tried to draw, films came out this year. Be it a film with strong images like 'Bhutan' or a film with a sweet love story like 'Wool Sweater', they were released this year. 

In the global market, this time 'Rajaganj', 'Shambala' and 'Gaun Vaai Bato' showed a new path from Nepal. 'Rajaganj', which was released in France, was screened on five international airlines. Passengers traveling on Qatar, American, United, Lufthansa and Swiss airlines were allowed to watch the film while sitting inside the plane. 'Shambala' in Taiwan, 'Gaun Vaiki Bato' in Thailand and the UK were screened.

Towards the end of this year, the debate over the Film Bill also intensified. As soon as the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology proposed the bill to the Legislative Management Committee for discussion, various parties in the film sector expressed their opinions on it. A group of filmmakers has formed a committee on the proposed bill and also made suggestions.

Turmoil in world cinema 

There was a lot of turmoil in world cinema this year. The issue of incorporating the American film production company 'Warner Bros' into Netflix led to a dispute between Netflix and Paramount. In early December, the news that such a large Hollywood production company would come under the ownership of Netflix caused a stir in world cinema. 

Has all the power of film production now passed into the hands of Netflix? This debate is currently heating up world cinema. When Warner Bros. Discovery ‘merges’ with Netflix, won’t it only harm platforms like Netflix? This kind of question has shocked exhibitors, creators, and investors. However, amidst this fight and question, Warner Bros. Discovery’s head David Zaslav has benefited.

This year, Hollywood also saw an ‘AI generated’ ‘performer’. This artist named Tilly Norwood surprised everyone with her performance. After Tillywood’s performance, a group of artists made a collective statement saying that she was human. Then its producers had to announce that she was just a new ‘tool’ for animation and storytelling under the AI ​​genre and that it would not replace humans.

This year, horror stories found a good place in Hollywood. Ryan Coogler’s vampire film ‘Sinner’ not only scared the audience, but also made a splash at the box office. The film earned $36.7 million at the Hollywood box office. Nominated for the Oscars' Best Picture category, the film has already won several awards. 

This year, London has managed to attract filmmakers by offering many concessions. Just as Los Angeles was once considered a busy city for films, London has made the same name. The UK has attracted production companies by offering special tax breaks, especially 40 percent tax breaks for foreign films.  

With concessions also set for VFX and independent filmmakers, the eyes of global filmmakers have been on London this year. The UK's Film London Project, with the aim of increasing investment in five years, not only welcomed filmmakers to their country through various 'schemes', but also made the films of that country accessible to the global market. 

This year, employees had to be laid off from many big entertainment companies. Disney laid off a lot of staff in June. Warner Bros. also laid off a lot of staff in July. Lionsgate cut 8 percent of its staff in September. Similarly, Paramount laid off 1,000 employees on October 2. 

A year of weak stars 

This year, Dwayne Johnson's 'The Smashing Machine' earned $11 million at the domestic box office alone. Jennifer Lawrence's 'My Love' earned $5.5 million, Julia Roberts' 'After the Hunt' earned $3.2 million, Glenn Paul's 'The Running Man' earned $40 million (North America), and Tom Cruise's 'Mission Impossible' earned $200 million. Compared to other series, Tom's 'Mission Impossible' did not bring encouraging numbers this year. 

Brad Pitt's film 'F-1', on the other hand, collected the expected amount of 189 million US dollars. 'Aquaman' actor Jason Momoa became the highest-grossing actor of the year. The animated film 'Minecraft' starring him made the highest grossing domestic box office. This animated film about chickens earned 423 million US dollars at the box office.