Updated daily · Latest data: 2026-11-04· Last 7 days: 28,219 cinemas, 4.2 million screenings, 45.2 million tickets analysed

South Africa · 2026-11-04

Most wanted films by category

Films compete with films of their own kind. Each list ranks them by the same FDI, within their release size, genre or growth.

Wide release

FDI

1Clayface6.8
2Wildwood6.3
3Verity6.1
4Street Fighter5.9
5Spider-Man: Brand New Day5.2
6Heart of the Beast4.0
7Other Mommy2.9
8Resident Evil2.6
9Forgotten Island2.6
10The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes1.5

Mid-size release

FDI

1BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in São Paulo2.3
2The Odyssey0.80
3Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom0.44
4Al Wat Ek Weet0.23
5Avengers: Endgame0.13
6Whalefall0.07
7Jailer 20.05

Limited release

FDI

Coming soon

FDI

1Avengers: Doomsday29.0
2Dune: Part Three4.2
3The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2.3
4Ramayana: Rise of a Legend2.1
5Stray Kids World Tour 'RUN IT' LIVE VIEWING1.8
6Focker-in-Law1.8
7Godzilla Minus Zero1.4
8BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Busan0.39
9Andre Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert Let It Snow0.24
10Dune: Part Two0.14

Adventure

FDI

1Avengers: Doomsday29.0
2Wildwood6.3
3Spider-Man: Brand New Day5.2
4Dune: Part Three4.2
5Heart of the Beast4.0
6Resident Evil2.6
7Forgotten Island2.6
8The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2.3
9Ramayana: Rise of a Legend2.1
10The Odyssey0.80

Science Fiction

FDI

1Avengers: Doomsday29.0
2Clayface6.8
3Spider-Man: Brand New Day5.2
4Dune: Part Three4.2
5Resident Evil2.6
6The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2.3
7The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes1.5
8Hope1.4
9Godzilla Minus Zero1.4
10Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom0.44

Action

FDI

1Avengers: Doomsday29.0
2Street Fighter5.9
3Spider-Man: Brand New Day5.2
4The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping2.3
5Ramayana: Rise of a Legend2.1
6The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes1.5
7Hope1.4
8Godzilla Minus Zero1.4
9Beware Boiúna1.2
10The Odyssey0.80

Comedy

FDI

1Forgotten Island2.6
2Focker-in-Law1.8
3Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom0.44
4PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie0.41
5Digger0.10
6Minions & Monsters0.09
7Coyote vs. Acme0.06
8Tony0.05
9Jailer 20.05
10Moana0.04

Fantasy

FDI

Drama

FDI

Thriller

FDI

Animation

FDI

1Wildwood6.3
2Forgotten Island2.6
3Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom0.44
4PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie0.41
5Minions & Monsters0.09
6Coyote vs. Acme0.06

Family

FDI

1Forgotten Island2.6
2Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom0.44
3PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie0.41
4Minions & Monsters0.09
5Coyote vs. Acme0.06
6Moana0.04

Horror

FDI

Music

FDI

1BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in São Paulo2.3
2Stray Kids World Tour 'RUN IT' LIVE VIEWING1.8
3BTS WORLD TOUR [ARIRANG] in Busan0.39
4HYBE CHEERING PARTY0.07
5SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR 'NEW_'0.06

Release size compares a film's busiest day of the last week with the cinemas we track in South Africa: wide is at least 25% of them, mid-size at least 10%, limited below that. A list appears when it has at least five films. How categories work

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