List of highest-grossing films in Malaysia
Year to year international films box office in Malaysia -- Year 2015
Table:
Rank	Release Date	Film Title	Studio	Gross ( RM )

1	2 Apr	Furious 7	United International Pictures	60,659,547

2	23 Apr	Avengers : Age of Ultron	Walt Disney Pictures	51,190,838

3	11 Jun	Jurassic World	United International Pictures	48,511,938

4	16 Jul	Ant-Man	Walt Disney Pictures	29,639,008

5	17 Dec	Star Wars : The Force Awakens	Walt Disney Pictures	27,529,999

6	24 Dec	Ip Man 3	Fivestar Pictures	27,206,291

7	28 May	San Andreas	Warner Bros	25,508,810

8	30 Jul	Mission : Impossible - Rogue Nation	United International Pictures	25,124,472

9	10 Sep	Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials	20th Century Fox	23,505,517

10	5 Nov	Spectre	Sony Pictures Entertainment	22,194,776

With reference to the tabular data as well as the supporting text provided at the end.

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Furious 7 ( alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 ) is a 2015 American action film directed by James Wan and written by Chris Morgan . A sequel to 2013 's Fast & Furious 6 , it is the seventh installment in The Fast Saga franchise and stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris Ludacris Bridges , Jordana Brewster , Djimon Hounsou , Kurt Russell and Jason Statham . Furious 7 follows Dominic Toretto ( Diesel ) , Brian O'Conner ( Walker ) , and the rest of their team , who have returned to the United States to live normal lives after securing amnesty for their past crimes in Fast & Furious 6 , until Deckard Shaw ( Statham ) , a rogue special forces assassin seeking to avenge his comatose younger brother Owen Shaw , puts the team in danger once again . With the previous three installments set between 2 Fast 2 Furious ( 2003 ) and The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift ( 2006 ) , Furious 7 is the first installment in the franchise to take place after Tokyo Drift . The film also marks the final film appearance of Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 , with filming only half-completed . Following Walker 's death , filming was delayed for script rewrites and his brothers , Caleb and Cody , were used as stand-ins to complete his remaining scenes . These script rewrites completed the story arcs for both Walker and Brewster 's characters , which were subsequently retired . Plans for a seventh installment were first announced in February 2012 when Johnson stated that production on the film would begin after the completion of Fast & Furious 6 . In April 2013 , Wan , predominantly known for horror films , was announced to direct the film in place of Justin Lin , who left the franchise after directing the previous four installments . Casting began in the same month with the returns of Diesel and Walker and an initial release date was set . Principal photography began in Atlanta , Georgia , in September 2013 , resumed in April 2014 and ended in July 2014 , with other filming locations including Los Angeles , Colorado , Abu Dhabi and Tokyo . Furious 7 premiered in Los Angeles on April 1 , 2015 and was theatrically released in the United States on April 3 , 2015 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D , and 4DX internationally .
United International Pictures ( UIP ) is a joint venture of Paramount Pictures ( part of ViacomCBS , owned by National Amusements ) and Universal Pictures ( part of NBCUniversal , owned by Comcast ) which distributes some of their films outside the United States and Canada . UIP also had international distribution rights to certain Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists films when MGM was part of the venture . In 2001 , MGM left UIP , and signed a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox 's overseas arm . The company formerly distributed DreamWorks Pictures releases internationally as well .
Avengers : Age of Ultron is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers , produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It is the sequel to 2012 's The Avengers and the eleventh film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast that includes Robert Downey Jr. , Chris Hemsworth , Mark Ruffalo , Chris Evans , Scarlett Johansson , Jeremy Renner , Don Cheadle , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , Elizabeth Olsen , Paul Bettany , Cobie Smulders , Anthony Mackie , Hayley Atwell , Idris Elba , Stellan Skarsgård , James Spader , and Samuel L. Jackson . In the film , the Avengers fight Ultron , an artificial intelligence obsessed with causing human extinction . The sequel was announced in May 2012 , after the successful release of The Avengers . Whedon , the director of the first film , was brought back on board in August and a release date was set . By April 2013 , Whedon had completed a draft of the script , and casting began in June with the re-signing of Downey . Second unit filming began in February 2014 in South Africa with principal photography taking place between March and August 2014 . The film was primarily shot at Shepperton Studios in Surrey , England , with additional footage filmed in Italy , South Korea , Bangladesh , New York City , and various locations around England . While in post-production , the film was converted to 3D and over 3,000 visual effects shots were added . With an estimated net production budget of $ 365 million , it is the second most expensive film ever made . Avengers : Age of Ultron premiered in Los Angeles on April 13 , 2015 , and was released in the United States on May 1 , 2015 , in 3D and IMAX 3D .
Walt Disney Pictures ( branded as simply Disney since 2011 ) is an American film studio and a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios , which is ultimately owned by The Walt Disney Company . The subsidiary is the main producer of live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Studios unit , and is based at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . It took on its current name in 1983 . Films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios are also released under this brand . The 2019 remake of The Lion King is the studio 's highest-grossing film worldwide with $ 1.6 billion , and Pirates of the Caribbean is the studio 's most successful franchise , with two of its sequels , released in 2006 and 2011 , earning over $ 1 billion in worldwide box office gross .
Jurassic World is a 2015 American science fiction adventure film , the fourth installment of the Jurassic Park film series , and is the first installment of the planned Jurassic World trilogy . It was directed by Colin Trevorrow , written by Derek Connolly and Trevorrow , produced by Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley , and stars Chris Pratt , Bryce Dallas Howard , Vincent D'Onofrio , Ty Simpkins , Nick Robinson , Omar Sy , BD Wong , and Irrfan Khan . Set 22 years after the events of Jurassic Park , Jurassic World takes place on the same fictional Central American island of Isla Nublar , which is located off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica , where a theme park of cloned dinosaurs has operated for nearly a decade . The park plunges into chaos when a transgenic dinosaur escapes from its enclosure and goes on a rampage . Universal Pictures intended to begin production of a fourth Jurassic Park film in 2004 for a mid-2005 release but development stalled while the script underwent several revisions . Following a suggestion from executive producer Steven Spielberg , writers Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver explored the idea of a functional dinosaur park . Once Trevorrow was hired as director in 2013 , he followed the same idea while developing a new script with Derek Connolly . Filming lasted from April to August 2014 in Louisiana and Hawaii . The dinosaurs were created by Industrial Light & Magic using CGI and by Legacy Effects using life-sized animatronics . Production was completed in May 2015 , and Jurassic World was released in over 60 countries beginning on June 10 , 2015 . After a record-breaking opening weekend during which it became the first film to gross over $ 500 million , Jurassic World generated $ 1.6 billion in box office revenue , ranking sixth among the highest-grossing films of all time . The film has a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes , which called it an entertaining popcorn thriller .
Ant-Man is a 2015 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters of the same name : Scott Lang and Hank Pym . Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , it is the twelfth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film was directed by Peyton Reed , with a screenplay by the writing teams of Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish , and Adam McKay and Paul Rudd . It stars Rudd as Scott Lang / Ant-Man , alongside Evangeline Lilly , Corey Stoll , Bobby Cannavale , Michael Peña , Tip T.I . Harris , Anthony Mackie , Wood Harris , Judy Greer , David Dastmalchian , and Michael Douglas as Hank Pym . In Ant-Man , Lang must help defend Pym 's Ant-Man shrinking technology and plot a heist with worldwide ramifications . Development of Ant-Man began in April 2006 with the hiring of Wright to direct and co-write with Cornish . By April 2011 , Wright and Cornish had completed three drafts of the script and Wright shot test footage for the film in July 2012 . Pre-production began in October 2013 after being put on hold so that Wright could complete The World 's End . Casting began in December 2013 , with the hiring of Rudd to play Lang . In May 2014 , Wright left the project citing creative differences , though he still received screenplay and story credits with Cornish as well as an executive producer credit . The following month , Reed was brought in to replace Wright , while McKay was hired to contribute to the script with Rudd .
Star Wars : The Force Awakens ( also known as Star Wars : Episode VII - The Force Awakens ) is a 2015 American space opera film produced , co-written and directed by J. J. Abrams . It is the first installment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy , following the story of Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , and is the seventh episode of the nine-part Skywalker saga . It was produced by Lucasfilm and Abrams 's production company Bad Robot Productions , and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . The film 's ensemble cast includes Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ' o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , Peter Mayhew , and Max von Sydow . Set 30 years after Return of the Jedi , The Force Awakens follows Rey , Finn , Poe Dameron , and Han Solo 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight in the Resistance , led by General Leia Organa and veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor to the Galactic Empire . The film was announced after The Walt Disney Company 's acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 , and was the first Star Wars film to not extensively involve franchise creator George Lucas , who only served as a creative consultant in the early stages . The film was produced by Abrams , his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk , and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy . Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan , co-writer of the original trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) , rewrote an initial script by Michael Arndt . John Williams , the composer for the previous six films , returned to compose the film 's score . Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland , with principal photography also taking place in Ireland and at Pinewood Studios in England , and wrapped in November 2014 . The Force Awakens was widely anticipated , and Disney backed the film with extensive marketing campaigns . It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14 , 2015 , before its wide release in the United States on December 18 .
Ip Man 3 is a 2015 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip , produced by Raymond Wong and written by Edmond Wong with action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping . It is the third in the Ip Man film series based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man and features Donnie Yen reprising the title role . Ip Man 's pupil Bruce Lee is portrayed by Danny Chan and Ip Man 's fellow Wing Chun expert and rival Cheung Tin-chi ( 張天志 ) , also known as Sum Nung , is portrayed by Zhang Jin . The film also features Mike Tyson . Principal photography commenced in March 2015 and ended in June of that year . The premiere of the film was released in Hong Kong on 16 December 2015 , and officially released in Hong Kong , Singapore , Malaysia on 24 December 2015 . It opened in Taiwan on 31 December 2015 , New Zealand and United Kingdom on 15 January 2016 and one week later in Australia . It was released in the United States on 22 January 2016 , and was released in mainland China on 4 March 2016 . The film received positive reviews and eight Hong Kong Film Award nominations , including Best Film and Best Director , and won in the Best Editing category . It also won Best Action Choreography , Best Director and Best Picture at the 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival .
San Andreas is a 2015 American disaster film directed by Brad Peyton and written by Carlton Cuse , with Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore receiving story credit . The film stars Dwayne Johnson , Carla Gugino , Alexandra Daddario , Ioan Gruffudd , Kylie Minogue and Paul Giamatti . Its plot centers on an earthquake caused by the San Andreas Fault devastating Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area . Principal photography of the film started on April 22 , 2014 in Queensland , Australia and wrapped up on July 28 in San Francisco . The film was released worldwide in 2D and 3D on May 29 , 2015 , received mixed reviews from critics , praising the visual effects and Johnson and Gugino 's performances but criticizing the plot and characters . It grossed $ 474 million worldwide .
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. ( also simply known as Warner Bros. and initialized as WB ) is an American entertainment company headquartered in Burbank , California , and a division of AT & T 's WarnerMedia . Founded in 1923 , it has operations in areas such as film , television , and video games and is one of the Big Five major American film studios , as well as a member of the Motion Picture Association ( MPA ) . The company 's portfolio encompasses the film studios Warner Bros. Pictures , New Line Cinema , Castle Rock Entertainment and DC Films ; the television production and syndication company Warner Bros. Television ; the animation studios Warner Bros . Animation and Warner Animation Group ; the publisher DC Comics ; the video game development and publishing arm Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment ; the pay television channels Cartoon Network , Boomerang and Turner Classic Movies ; and a 50% interest in The CW television network , which is co-owned with ViacomCBS . Aside from content operations , Warner Bros. also has several theme parks that are managed and operated by third party companies .
Mission : Impossible - Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action spy film written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie , from a story by McQuarrie and Drew Pearce and the fifth installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . The film stars Tom Cruise , Jeremy Renner , Simon Pegg , Rebecca Ferguson , Alec Baldwin , Sean Harris , Ving Rhames , Simon McBurney , and Tom Hollander , with Cruise , Renner , Pegg , and Rhames reprising their roles from previous films . Rogue Nation is produced by Cruise , J. J. Abrams , and David Ellison of Skydance Productions . In the film , IMF agent Ethan Hunt is on the run from the CIA , following the IMF 's dissolution as he tries to prove the existence of the Syndicate , a mysterious international terrorist consortium . Filming began on August 21 , 2014 , in Vienna , Austria , and concluded on March 12 , 2015 . The film was released in North America by Paramount Pictures on July 31 , 2015 . It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $ 682 million worldwide , becoming the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2015 as well as the third highest-grossing film starring Cruise . A sequel , Mission : Impossible - Fallout , was released on July 27 , 2018 with McQuarrie returning as writer and director .
Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials ( stylized onscreen simply as The Scorch Trials ) is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction film based on James Dashner 's novel The Scorch Trials , the second novel in The Maze Runner book series . The film is the sequel to the 2014 film The Maze Runner and the second installment in The Maze Runner film series . It was directed by Wes Ball , with a screenplay by T.S . Nowlin . Adding to the original film 's cast of Dylan O'Brien , Kaya Scodelario , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Dexter Darden , Alexander Flores , Ki Hong Lee , and Patricia Clarkson , the new supporting cast includes Nathalie Emmanuel , Giancarlo Esposito , Aidan Gillen , Jacob Lofland , Barry Pepper , Rosa Salazar , Lili Taylor , and Alan Tudyk . The plot of The Scorch Trials takes place immediately after the previous installment , with Thomas ( O'Brien ) and his fellow Gladers , who have just escaped from the facilities of the powerful World Catastrophe Killzone Department ( WCKD ) , which had imprisoned them . On the run in the desert and in ruined cities , they must escape WCKD soldiers and face the perils of the Scorch , a desolate landscape filled with dangerous obstacles . Filming began in Albuquerque , New Mexico on October 27 , 2014 , and officially concluded on January 27 , 2015 . Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials was released in select international territories starting September 9 , 2015 in 2D , 3D , 4DX and Barco Escape , and was released on September 18 , 2015 , in the United States in 2D and premium large format theaters by 20th Century Fox . It was originally set to be released in IMAX , but this was cancelled , as Everest had all worldwide IMAX screens booked until the release of the film The Walk . The Scorch Trials received mixed reviews : some commended its action sequences and performances ; others criticized the film for its lack of plot and character advancement . Like its predecessor , the film was a commercial success grossing $ 30.3 million on its opening weekend , making it the ninth-highest grossing debut in September .
20th Century Studios ( formerly 20th Century Fox ) is an American film studio that is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios , a division of The Walt Disney Company . The studio is located on the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles . For over 83 years , it was one of the Big Six major American film studios formed from the merger of the Fox Film Corporation and Twentieth Century Pictures in 1935 . In 1985 , the studio was acquired by News Corporation , which was succeeded by 21st Century Fox in 2013 following the spin-off of its publishing assets . In 2019 , Disney acquired 20th Century Fox through its merger with 21st Century Fox . In 2020 , the studio was renamed to 20th Century Studios .
Spectre is a 2015 spy film and the twenty-fourth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures . It is the fourth film to feature Daniel Craig as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond , and the second film in the series directed by Sam Mendes following Skyfall . It was written by John Logan , Neal Purvis , Robert Wade , and Jez Butterworth . It is the final James Bond film to be co-distributed by Columbia Pictures , as Universal Pictures will become the international distributor of its future films . The story sees Bond pitted against the global criminal organisation Spectre and their enigmatic leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld ( Christoph Waltz ) , who plans to launch a national surveillance network to mastermind criminal activities across the globe . The film marks Spectre and Blofeld 's first appearance in an Eon Productions film since 1971 's Diamonds Are Forever ; [ N 2 ] a character resembling Blofeld had previously appeared in the 1981 film , For Your Eyes Only , but , because of the Thunderball controversy , he is not named , nor is his face shown . Several James Bond characters , including M , Q and Eve Moneypenny , return , with new additions Léa Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann , Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx , Andrew Scott as Max Denbigh and Monica Bellucci as Lucia Sciarra . Spectre was filmed from December 2014 to July 2015 in Austria , the United Kingdom , Italy , Morocco and Mexico . The action scenes prioritised practical effects and stunts , while employing computer-generated imagery made by five different companies . Spectre was estimated to have cost around $ 245 million - with some sources listing it as high as $ 300 million - making it the most expensive Bond film and one of the most expensive films ever made . Spectre was released on 26 October 2015 in the United Kingdom - 50 years after the release of Thunderball , 30 after A View to a Kill , and 20 after GoldenEye - on the night of the world premiere at the London Royal Albert Hall . It was followed by a worldwide release , including IMAX screenings .
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. ( Sony Pictures or SPE ) is an American entertainment company that produces , acquires , and distributes filmed entertainment ( theatrical motion pictures , television programs , and recorded videos ) through multiple platforms . Through an intermediate holding company called Sony Film Holding Inc. , it is operated as a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc. , which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese multinational technology and media conglomerate Sony Corporation . Based in Culver City , California , it encompasses Sony 's motion picture , television production and distribution units . Its group sales in the fiscal year 2017 ( April 2017 - March 2018 ) has been reported to be $ 9.133 billion . SPE is a member of the Big Five and the Motion Picture Association ( MPA ) . Sony Pictures 's film franchises include The Karate Kid , Ghostbusters , Spider-Man , Jumanji , Stuart Little , Men in Black , Underworld , Sony 's Marvel Universe , Robert Langdon , The Smurfs ( via Peyo ) , Sniper , Hotel Transylvania , Bad Boys , Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and Charlie 's Angels .