La Bola Negra Tops 2026 Spain, $43.4M Worldwide — SkimNews
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- La Bola Negra has grossed $43.4 million worldwide, including $41 million in Spain according to Rentrak, making it 2026’s highest-grossing local film and overtaking Torrente Presidente’s $31.6 million.
- Elastica and Rentrak report 5.5 million Spanish admissions for La Bola Negra—the most tickets sold for any film in Spain year to date—while the film entered the country’s all-time top 10 with €36.7 million at No. 10.
- La Bola Negra again ranked No. 1 in Spain in its sixth weekend, taking $1.4 million ahead of Clayface’s $402,000 second weekend and Hope’s $440,000 opening; it opened Sept. 25 during Fiesta del Cine, when ticket prices were €3.50.
- Netflix acquired U.S. rights for La Bola Negra for a reported $5 million and debuted it in four theaters across New York and Los Angeles on Oct. 16. The opening took $277,500, averaging $69,300 per theater—the highest for a Spanish-language film in the U.S. and second-highest for a non-English film.
- La Bola Negra has earned $1.2 million in North America through three weekends at 38 locations; Netflix has just begun reporting theatrical grosses for its North American films. A France release is scheduled for Dec. 16, while Australia and New Zealand have generated an estimated $300,000.
- Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi won Best Director at Cannes for La Bola Negra; the film also received a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best International Independent Film, TIFF’s People’s Choice Award and a Vanguard Tribute at the upcoming Gotham Film Awards.
- Spain is on pace for its best box-office year since 2019, according to Rentrak, with year-to-date revenue 40% above 2025 and admissions 36% higher.
Why it matters: Elastica’s La Bola Negra generated $43.4 million worldwide and 5.5 million Spanish admissions, overtaking Torrente Presidente’s $31.6 million and giving the indie distributor a major theatrical win. Netflix’s reported $5 million U.S. buy was followed by $1.2 million from 38 locations, leaving the title’s scale overwhelmingly Spanish rather than North American.
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