Bugonia
“Of all the abductions, this one is different.”
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
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Cast
29 people
Yorgos Lanthimos Director · Will Tracy Screenplay Jerskin Fendrix Composer
Worldwide gross $44M · Budget $55M · United States release October 24, 2025
Box office
Budget
$55,000,000
Worldwide gross
$43,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Element Pictures
Production
Square Peg
Production
Fremantle
Production
Pith Quest Films
Production
Fruit Tree
Production
CJ ENM
Production · Distribution
Focus Features
Studio · Distribution
Elements Pictures
Production
Ireland · South Korea · United States · Canada
Produced in
Save the Green Planet!
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 2025
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United States · October 24, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · November 25, 2025
Digital
United States
August 30, 2025 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
September 22, 2025 · Premiere · Fantastic Fest
October 5, 2025 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 8, 2025 · Premiere · Beyond Fest
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · FocusFest / Montclair Film Festival / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 22, 2025 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Twin Cities Film Fest
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
December 23, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
April 26, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
American Samoa
November 24, 2025 · Digital
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Argentina
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical
August 14, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Australia
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Austria
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Azerbaijan
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
January 11, 2026 · Digital
Bulgaria
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Canada
October 24, 2025 · Limited theatrical
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Chile
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical
China
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Croatia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Dominican Republic
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 2025 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
November 26, 2025 · Theatrical
August 19, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
August 19, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
October 1, 2025 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Guam
November 25, 2025 · Digital
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Guatemala
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
October 25, 2025 · Limited theatrical
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
India
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
January 16, 2026 · Digital · JioHotstar
Ireland
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical
February 12, 2026 · Physical
Japan
February 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 19, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
November 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Lebanon
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Macao SAR China
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 4, 2025 · Theatrical
August 14, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Montenegro
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Northern Mariana Islands
November 25, 2025 · Digital
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Norway
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Panama
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Peru
December 11, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 5, 2025 · Theatrical
May 15, 2026 · Digital · HBO Max
Poland
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
October 30, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
November 25, 2025 · Digital
December 23, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Romania
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
January 16, 2026 · Digital · Rakuten TV / TVOD
Saudi Arabia
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Serbia
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovakia
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
Slovenia
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
South Africa
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 19, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
November 5, 2025 · Theatrical
December 1, 2025 · Digital
Spain
September 24, 2025 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
November 7, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 29, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
October 23, 2025 · Theatrical · Italian
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical · German
November 26, 2025 · Theatrical · French
Taiwan
November 7, 2025 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 6, 2025 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
U.S. Virgin Islands
November 25, 2025 · Digital
December 23, 2025 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray / DVD
December 26, 2025 · Digital · Peacock
Ukraine
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 31, 2025 · Theatrical
November 25, 2025 · Digital
February 9, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
Uruguay
October 30, 2025 · Theatrical
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