Malaysia · 2026-11-04

Local crime drama dominates Malaysia with FDI of 62.1

Avengers: Doomsday is already in second place with 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

• Malaysia's leading local release has an FDI of 62.1.
• Avengers: Doomsday has 000,000Unlock advance tickets.
• Lunar July rose 2.1 points in a week.

Local production Kudrat 1968: High Council has tightened its grip on Malaysia, holding first place with an FDI of 62.1 after rising 19.9 points in a week. The nearest challenger is Avengers: Doomsday, which sits in second place with an FDI of 7.7 before its December 17 release. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film's share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in the country, counting tickets for the last 7 days of screenings plus advance tickets for future screenings.

Zulaikha Zakaria's action-crime drama, from the director of Suraya, sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets. All ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates. Starring Zarif Ghazzi, Mierul Aiman and Dai Fuad, the film follows a school under siege after a student's death exposes a hidden institutional crisis.

Avengers: Doomsday is the biggest incoming global title in the market, with 000,000Unlock advance tickets already booked 43 days before release. The Russo brothers' sci-fi action adventure, from the directors of Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, brings together Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. Clayface holds third place with an FDI of 6.4 after falling 6.8 points, but it still overtook Jailer 2 since last week.

That move came as Jailer 2 slipped from second place to fifth, its FDI falling 11.9 points to 3.2. Nelson's action comedy drama, starring Rajinikanth, follows retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian going undercover to protect his family. Street Fighter also lost ground, sliding from fourth to seventh as its score fell 5.0 points.

The local story does not stop with Kudrat 1968: High Council. Lunar July, a Malaysian horror film rooted in Hungry Ghost Festival getai traditions, rose 2.1 points to an FDI of 2.2 and sits in sixth place. It sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets, giving Malaysia two local titles in the top six.

Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Kudrat 1968: High Council sold the most tickets with 000,000Unlock and opened in first place. Clayface followed with 000,000Unlock tickets after falling 39% from the previous weekend. Jailer 2 sold 000,000Unlock after dropping 75%, while Lunar July opened with 000,000Unlock tickets.

The next test arrives on November 5, when Godzilla Minus Zero opens with an FDI of 4.0 and 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Takashi Yamazaki's science-fiction horror action film follows Japan facing a new threat after a fragile recovery. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend also opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.7, while the local BAGA : Tomorrow Belongs to No One starts the same day with 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

Most wanted films

#	Film	FDI	7 days
1	Kudrat 1968: High Council Local production	62.1	+19.9
2	Avengers: Doomsday	7.7
3	Clayface	6.4	-6.8
4	Godzilla Minus Zero	4.0
5	Jailer 2	3.2	-11.9
6	Lunar July Local production	2.2	+2.1
7	Street Fighter	1.9	-5.0
8	Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Spooky! My Yokai Vacati	1.3	-1.9
9	Whalefall	1.2	-2.9
10	Lunar July 大士爷: 七月歌台	1.0	+1.0

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<h1>Local crime drama dominates Malaysia with FDI of 62.1</h1> <p><strong>Avengers: Doomsday is already in second place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</strong></p> <p>Local production Kudrat 1968: High Council has tightened its grip on Malaysia, holding first place with an FDI of 62.1 after rising 19.9 points in a week. The nearest challenger is Avengers: Doomsday, which sits in second place with an FDI of 7.7 before its December 17 release. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film&#39;s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in the country, counting tickets for the last 7 days of screenings plus advance tickets for future screenings.</p> <p>Zulaikha Zakaria&#39;s action-crime drama, from the director of Suraya, sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. All ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates. Starring Zarif Ghazzi, Mierul Aiman and Dai Fuad, the film follows a school under siege after a student&#39;s death exposes a hidden institutional crisis.</p> <p>Avengers: Doomsday is the biggest incoming global title in the market, with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets already booked 43 days before release. The Russo brothers&#39; sci-fi action adventure, from the directors of Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, brings together Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. Clayface holds third place with an FDI of 6.4 after falling 6.8 points, but it still overtook Jailer 2 since last week.</p> <p>That move came as Jailer 2 slipped from second place to fifth, its FDI falling 11.9 points to 3.2. Nelson&#39;s action comedy drama, starring Rajinikanth, follows retired jailer Tiger Muthuvel Pandian going undercover to protect his family. Street Fighter also lost ground, sliding from fourth to seventh as its score fell 5.0 points.</p> <p>The local story does not stop with Kudrat 1968: High Council. Lunar July, a Malaysian horror film rooted in Hungry Ghost Festival getai traditions, rose 2.1 points to an FDI of 2.2 and sits in sixth place. It sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets, giving Malaysia two local titles in the top six.</p> <p>Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Kudrat 1968: High Council sold the most tickets with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] and opened in first place. Clayface followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets after falling 39% from the previous weekend. Jailer 2 sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] after dropping 75%, while Lunar July opened with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets.</p> <p>The next test arrives on November 5, when Godzilla Minus Zero opens with an FDI of 4.0 and [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Takashi Yamazaki&#39;s science-fiction horror action film follows Japan facing a new threat after a fragile recovery. Ramayana: Rise of a Legend also opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.7, while the local BAGA : Tomorrow Belongs to No One starts the same day with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/195-local-crime-drama-dominates-malaysia-with-fdi-of-62-1">SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI)</a></p> Copy

This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.