One Battle After Another box office update day 1: Paul Thomas Anderson’s action thriller scores $8.8 million opening

One Battle After Another is the recent directorial work of Paul Thomas Anderson.

Written by Anderson, the film is produced by him along with Sara Murphy and Adam Somner. It had its premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, and it was released theatrically on September 26, 2025.

The film's official synopsis, as mentioned in Letterboxd, is:

"When their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own."

The film opened at $8.8 million at the box office. Let us explore the film's commercial performance in detail.

One Battle After Another earns $8.8 million on opening day

One Battle After Another has earned $8.8 million on its opening day at the box office in North America. This was earned through a preview screening from 3,634 locations across the continent. This figure also includes earnings from fan-first screenings that took place on Tuesday.

The film has been playing in all the large format screens, including IMAX 70mm as well as VistaVision. It is expected to get a total opening weekend collection of somewhere between $20 million-$25 million. The film is made on a budget of $130 million.

One Battle After Another features a long list of cast members, which includes,

Leonardo DiCaprio as "Ghetto" Pat Calhoun / Bob Ferguson
Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Benicio del Toro as Sergio St. Carlos
Regina Hall as Deandra
Tony Goldwyn as Virgil Throckmorton
Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills
Chase Infiniti as Willa Ferguson, aka Charlene Calhoun
Alana Haim as Mae West
Wood Harris as Laredo
Jim Downey as Sandy Irvine
Shayna McHayle as Junglepussy
D. W. Moffett as Bill Desmond
Paul Grimstad as Howard Sommerville
Dijon Duenas as Talleyrand
Starletta DuPois as Grandma Jennie
John Hoogenakker as Tim Smith
Eric Schweig as Avanti
Jon Beavers as 1776 James
Kevin Tighe as Roy More
Brooklyn Trueheart Demme as Sober Rick
Dan Chariton as Comrade Josh
April Grace as Sister Rochelle

In a Rolling Stone interview, Leonardo DiCaprio was asked how he and Anderson had almost worked together several years ago.

"We didn’t run into each other that much. But we had a lot of mutual friends, we’d have the occasional post-screening talk. From my recollection, you kind of hinted there’s something that might be coming up that would work, and those conversations lead into some sort of formal decision."

To which Anderson said:

"I called him at one point and said, “I have this thing, I’m not sure what it is yet…” Then when Licorice Pizza turned out to be the next thing, I called him again and asked, “Can I have you dad’s phone number?”

One Battle After Another is currently playing in theatres.