"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".
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