La Bola Negra enters Spain’s all-time box-office top ten, Rentrak says
The film ranks third among Spanish productions all-time and leads local films in 2026, with a running worldwide gross of $43.4 million. Its Spanish gross is €36.7 million.
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La Bola Negra has reached tenth place on Spain’s all-time box-office chart, with a running domestic gross of €36.7 million (about $41 million), Rentrak figures show. It is the third-highest-grossing Spanish production in the country’s history and the highest-grossing local film of 2026. Its worldwide gross stands at $43.4 million.
The film overtook Torrente Presidente, the previous local-film leader for the year, which earned $31.6 million, a few weekends before the report. Deadline published the updated rankings on 3 November.
The films ahead
Avatar leads Spain’s all-time overall box-office chart with €77 million, according to the report.
Two Spanish productions remain ahead of La Bola Negra on the all-time local chart: the 2014 comedy Spanish Affair and J.A. Bayona’s English-language 2012 film The Impossible.
| Chart | Film | Gross in Spain |
|---|---|---|
| All-time Spanish productions | Spanish Affair | €56.2 million (about $62.9 million) |
| All-time Spanish productions | The Impossible | €42.5 million (about $47.5 million) |
| 2026, all releases | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | €40.4 million ($45.2 million) |
| 2026, all releases | The Odyssey | €39.5 million ($44.2 million) |
La Bola Negra ranks third among all releases in Spain in 2026. Its distributor Elastica and Rentrak say it has sold 5.5 million tickets in Spain, more than any other film there so far this year.
From Spanish opening to international release
The film opened in Spain on 25 September, during Fiesta del Cine, when tickets were discounted to €3.5. It again led the Spanish box office in its sixth weekend, earning $1.4 million.
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the filmmaking duo known as Los Javis, wrote, directed and produced the film. It follows three men in different eras, connecting their lives through sexuality, desire, pain and inheritance. The pair’s earlier work includes the stage musical La llamada and its film adaptation Holy Camp!, as well as the television series Paquita Salas, Veneno and La mesías.
Netflix bought the US rights for a reported $5 million. The film is Spain’s official Oscar entry, and its directors won the best director prize at Cannes. It also won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival and received a British Independent Film Award nomination for best international independent film. It is scheduled to open in France on 16 December and will receive a Vanguard Tribute at the upcoming Gotham Film Awards in New York. Los Javis are also nominated for an audience award, while Guitarricadelafuente is up for nomination in the breakthrough performer category.
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