Netflix to Report Box Office Numbers for the First Time Starting This Fall

Netflix will begin reporting box office grosses for select films starting this fall, marking a significant shift in the streaming giant's relationship with the theatrical industry. The decision comes after years of withholding official box office reports for films like Alfonso Cuaron's "Roma," Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman," and Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion."

Netflix will report box office figures for "La Bola Negra," a queer drama directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, which will debut in theaters on October 16 and stream on Netflix on December 2. Other films slated for minimum 45-day theatrical windows include David Fincher's "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," starring Brad Pitt, an IMAX-exclusive release at Thanksgiving, Greta Gerwig's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" in February 2027, and an animated adaptation of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in November 2027.

This move is a major pivot for Netflix, which has previously only offered limited theatrical releases for select titles, such as its most-watched film, "K-Pop Demon Hunters," which earned $18 million in two days in August 2025, becoming the streaming platform's first-ever No. 1 box office chart entry. The decision to report box office numbers signals a thawing of relations between Netflix and theater owners, who had previously expressed discontent with the streaming giant's reluctance to commit to substantial window lengths.

This change in strategy follows a positive meeting between Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Cinema United President/CEO Michael O'Leary at CinemaCon in April, following Netflix's failed attempt to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. While Netflix still plans to release a limited number of films in theaters annually, the move still marks a significant step in the continued evolution of relationships between the two industries.