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"The Black Ball" will overtake "The Impossible"'s 42.4 million euros at Spanish cinemas and will become the second most successful Spanish film at the box office in history
The Black Ball (Los Javis), Spanish box office· claimed on Nov 1, 2026 · original source
On November 1, 2026, Que.es reported that "The Black Ball" ("La bola negra"), by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi (released September 25), had surpassed "Ocho apellidos catalanes" and was already the third most successful Spanish film at the box office. According to the same article, the "next challenge" is the 42.4 million of "The Impossible" ("Lo imposible") (J. A. Bayona, 2012), although its author sees it as difficult. After the weekend of November 6 to 8, the film had 38,506,770 euros, so it needs about 3.9 million more. The final box office in Spain according to the ICAA or Comscore will settle it: the thesis holds if it exceeds the figure of "The Impossible".
Seventh consecutive weekend at number one, with 38.5 million accumulated
From November 6 to 8 it took in 979,147 euros, 23% less than the previous weekend, with an average of 2,905 euros per cinema, and remained at the top of the Spanish box office. The accumulated total reached 38,506,770 euros.
CineramaTaquilla de España: fin de semana del 6 al 8 de noviembreTaquilla de España del 6 al 8 de noviembre: La bola negra, siete semanas en cabeza y 38,5 millones; El Gato con Sombrero, mejor estreno, y Ruega por nosotras, tercera.
If it takes in 23% less each week, it would end up around 44.5 million
Accumulated as of November 1: 36,717,018 € (weekend: 1,272,409 €); as of November 8: 38,506,770 € (weekend: 979,147 €, −23%). That week it added 1,789,752 €. If each following week it takes in 23% less, what remains adds up to 1.79 × 0.77 / 0.23 ≈ 6.0 million, reaching about 44.5 million: more than the 42.4 million of "The Impossible". It is a projection, not a fact.
"Avengers: Doomsday" (December 17) and "Dune 3" (December 18) arrive in the middle of Christmas
SensaCine reported that "Avengers: Doomsday" had surpassed 130,000 tickets sold two months before its release; the 90,000 from its first 48 hours are "the best presale figure for a The Walt Disney Studios film in Spain". "Dune 3" opens one day later. Both will compete for screens and audiences precisely during the Christmas dates when "The Black Ball" would need to add the millions it is missing.
