2025 – MMXXV
13 January 2025 (London, UK): Welcome to the inaugural A1Film Calendar 2025 by Alpha1Media, a showcase highlighting the calendar of top movie releases, anniversary and events throughout the year. (Asterisks * indicate milestone events)
January 2025:
* January 23 – February 2 – The Sundance Film Festival 2025 takes place in Sundance, Utah, USA. (Festivals)
February 2025:
February 2 – The 20th Anniversary of iconic Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan officially announcing he will be resigning from the role of James Bond 007 in 2005. (Anniversaries)
* February 13-23 – The 75th edition of the Berlinale is to take place in Berlin, Germany. (Festivals)
* February 14 – ‘Captain America: Brave New World’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
March 2025:
* March 2 – The 60th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Sound of Music’ in 1965. (Anniversaries)
March 2 – The 60th Anniversary of the release of ‘Sound of Music’ with Julia Andrews and Christopher Plummer, as well as first actor to portray Spider-Man on TV, Nicholas Hammond, in 1965. (Anniversaries)
* March 7 – ‘Mickey 17’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025 is released. (Quintessential)
March 14 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Erin Brockovich’, starring iconic Hollywood actress, Julia Roberts, in 2000, winning her the Best Actress Oscar. (Anniversaries)
* March 21 – ‘Alto Knights/ Wise Guys’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
* March 23 – The 95th edition of the Oscars is to take place in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. (Awards)
* March 31 – April 3 – CinemaCon takes place in Las Vegas, USA. (Events)
April 2025:
April 8 – The 30th Anniversary of Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Godfather II’, with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, winning the Best Picture Oscar in 1975. (Anniversaries)
*April 18 – ‘Sinners’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
May 2025:
May 5 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Gladiator’, directed by iconic British director Ridley Scott with a breakout performance by Russell Crowe, in 2000, winning him the Best Actor Oscar. (Anniversaries)
* May 13-24 – The 78th edition of Festival de Cannes in Cannes, France, takes place. (Festivals)
May 19 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Die Hard with a Vengeance’, directed by John McTiernan, and starring Bruce Willis with breakout performance by Samuel L. Jackson in 1995. (Anniversaries)
May 22 – The 40th Anniversary of the release of ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’, starring the iconic Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone, in 1985. (Anniversaries)
* May 23 – ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
May 24 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Braveheart’, produced and directed by Hollywood icon Mel Gibson, in 1995 for which he wins Best Director and Best Picture Oscars. (Anniversaries)
May 24 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Mission: Impossible 2’, directed by Hong Kong star director John Woo and starring iconic Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise, in 2000. (Anniversaries)
May 27 – The 30th Anniversary of iconic ‘Superman’ actor Christopher Reeve’s paralysis in 1995. (Anniversaries)
* May 30 – ‘Karate Kid: Legends’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
June 2025:
June 2 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’, directed by Ang Lee and starring Chow Yun-fat and Michelle Yeoh in 2000, becoming the first foreign-language film to break the USD $100 million mark in the USA. (Anniversaries)
June 15 – The 20th Anniversary of the release of ‘Batman Begins’, directed and written by iconic Hollywood auteur Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale as Batman in 1995.
June 20 – The 50th Anniversary of the release of Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’ in 1975. (Anniversaries)
July 2025:
July 3 – The 40th Anniversary of the release of ‘Back to the Future’, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd by Amblin, in 1985. (Anniversaries)
July 14 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘X-Men’, directed by Bryan Singer with the first iconic appearance of breakout star Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, in 2000. (Anniversaries)
* July 11 – ‘Superman’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
* July 24-27 –San Diego Comic Con takes place in San Diego, USA. (Events)
* July 25 – ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
July 28 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Waterworld’, starring Hollywood icon Kevin Costner and directed by Kevin Reynolds, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
August 2025:
August 15 – The 50th Anniversary of the release of ‘Sholay’ in 1975, heralding the rise of superstar iconic Bollywood actor, Amitabh Bachchan. (Anniversaries)
August 16 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Usual Suspects’, directed by Bryan Singer with a breakout role for Kevin Spacey, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
* August 8 – ‘The Battle of Baktan Cross’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
* August 27 – September 6 – The 82th edition of the Venice International Film Festival takes place in Venice, Italy. (Festivals)
September 2025:
* September 5-15 – The 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival takes place in Toronto, Canada. (Festivals)
September 22 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Seven’, directed by David Fincher, and starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow with a breakout role by Kevin Spacey, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
October 2025:
October 2 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Martian’, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, in 2015. (Anniversaries)
October 4 – The 40th Anniversary of the release of ‘Commando’, starring the iconic Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, in 1985. (Anniversaries)
* October 3 – ‘Michael’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
October 6 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Meet the Parents’, starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, in 2000. (Anniversaries)
October 9 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘Steve Jobs’, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Aaron Sorkin and starring Michael Fassbender, in 2015. (Anniversaries)
October 11 – The 40th Anniversary of the release of ‘Mard’, starring one-man Bollywood film industry, Amitabh Bachchan, in 1985. (Anniversaries)
October 14 – The 20th Anniversary of the official announcement that British actor Daniel Craig will be the new James Bond 007 in the film, ‘Casino Royale’ in 1995.
October 26 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘Spectre’, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Crag as James Bond 007, in 2015. (Anniversaries)
November 2025:
November 3 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Casino’, directed by Hollywood iconic Martin Scorsese, and starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci, in 1995.
November 6 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘Spotlight’ in 2015, which wins the Best Picture Oscar. (Anniversaries)
November 10 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls’, the breakout role for iconic Hollywood comedic actor, Jim Carrey, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
November 11 – The 30th Anniversary of blockbuster film company, Carolco, filing for bankruptcy in 1995, ahead of the release of ‘Cutthroat Island’ and before intended productions such as ‘Spider-Man’, ‘Titanic’, ‘Independence Day’ and ‘Avatar’.
November 17 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘GoldenEye’, starring Pierce Brosnan in his first role as the iconic James Bond 007, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
November 22 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of ‘Toy Story’ by Pixar, co-founded by iconic Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in 1995.
November 25 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘Creed’ in 2015, the spin-off from the iconic ‘Rocky’ franchise, with iconic Hollywood actor, Sylvester Stallone, becoming the only actor with the longest span of 39 years between Oscar nominations for portraying the same character. (Anniversaries)
November 27 – The 40th Anniversary of the release of ‘Rocky IV’, starring the iconic Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone, in 1985. (Anniversaries)
December 2025:
* December – The 5th edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival takes place in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. (Festivals)
December 8 – The 30th Anniversary of the release of the iconic ‘Heat’, directed by Hollywood auteur Michael Mann and starring Hollywood iconic actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino face to face for the first time, in 1995. (Anniversaries)
December 8 – The 20th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ in 2005, with the suburb of Finchley in North London being the home of the main characters. (Anniversaries)
December 11 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Big Short’, by Hollywood auteur Adam McKay, in 2015. (Anniversaries)
December 15 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘What Women Want’, starring Mel Gibson, in 2000. (Anniversaries)
* December 19 – ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’, Quintessential in the A1Film Top Movies 2025, is released. (Quintessential)
December 22 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Cast Away’ in 2000, the first film starring Tom Hanks following his two Best Actor Oscar wins for ‘Philadelphia’ and ‘Forrest Gump’. (Anniversaries)
December 25 – The 10th Anniversary of the release of ‘The Revenant’, directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, winning them Best Director and Best Actor respectively. (Anniversaries)
December 27 – The 25th Anniversary of the release of ‘Traffic’ in 2000, winning its director Steven Soderbergh a Best Director Oscar. (Anniversaries)