# ‘La Bola Negra’ Becomes Spain’s Third Biggest Spanish Hit Ever as Its Box Office Surges 8% Above Pre-Pandemic Average

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/la-bola-negra-becomes-spains-third-biggest-spanish-hit-ever-as-its-box-office-surges-8-above-pre-pandemic-average/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:02:10+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T17:32:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/global/la-bola-negra-spain-2026-box-office-surge-1236936640/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, Film, World

## Key points

- “La Bola Negra” is Spain’s third biggest Spanish film ever.
- It earned €36.7 million and sold about 5.4 million tickets.
- Spain’s box office is 8% above its pre-pandemic average.

## Summary

“La Bola Negra” has become Spain’s third highest-grossing Spanish film ever, taking an estimated €36.7 million by 1 November. Its success is part of a wider recovery in cinema-going, with Spanish box office revenue now above its pre-pandemic average.

The film, a Federico García Lorca-inspired drama starring Penélope Cruz and Glenn Close, has sold about 5.4 million tickets. Spain’s box office reached €489.4 million through 11 October, up 40% year on year and 8% above the 2017–19 average. “La Bola Negra”, “Torrente for President” and “Tadeo Jones and the Magic Lamp” together generated around 60% of Spanish films’ box office this year.

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