Box Office Weekend Forecast: ZOOTOPIA 2 ($125-140M+ 5-Day) and WICKED: FOR GOOD ($85-100M+) Set to Haul a Thanksgiving Feast
It’ll be impossible to match last year’s record Thanksgiving corridor, but theaters and movie fans still have plenty to be thankful for on this long holiday weekend.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: ZOOTOPIA 2 Updates, FNAF2 ($35M+) and AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH ($95M+) Pacing Off from Predecessors, & More Updates
The end of 2025 remains strong thanks to a healthy crop of films on a diverse release slate, but will two fan franchises rebound from current pre-release trends?
Box Office Weekend Forecast: WICKED: FOR GOOD ($155M+) Hopes to Soar High Across Multiple Opening Record Books
Topping WICKED’s $112.5 million domestic launch a year ago is a no-doubter, but how high can the hotly anticipated conclusion fly?
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: ANACONDA, MARTY SUPREME, and SONG SUNG BLUE to Highlight Christmas Week Openers; WICKED: FOR GOOD Continues to Sing in Final Pre-Opening Week
Fresh content will be in no short supply this holiday season as 2025 continues marching toward a possible $9 billion finish domestically.
Box Office Weekend Forecast: THE RUNNING MAN and NOW YOU SEE ME: NOW YOU DON’T ($14-15M+ Each) Too Close to Call; Can Either Overtake PREDATOR: BADLANDS?
The penultimate weekend before WICKED: FOR GOOD storms theaters could end up much closer between three films than anyone expected in recent weeks.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Targets $110M+ Domestic Launch in Early Outlooks; WICKED: FOR GOOD and ZOOTOPIA 2 Check-Ins & More
James Cameron’s AVATAR franchise will again lord over the pre-Christmas weekend, but can FIRE AND ASH duplicate the same level of domestic success as WAY OF WATER?
Box Office Weekend Forecast: PREDATOR: BADLANDS ($24-26M+) Leans on Strong Reviews as the Latest Legacy IP Sequel Geared Toward Male Moviegoers
Dan Trachtenberg’s well-received franchise sequel will provide some upside to the first full weekend of November as the industry awaits holiday tentpoles later in the month.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: WICKED: FOR GOOD Still Towering In Expectations, Plus ZOOTOPIA 2, PREDATOR: BADLANDS, and RUNNING MAN Updates
November and December tentpoles remain the great hope of an industry eagerly awaiting a fall box office rebound amid hopes for 2025 to crack $9 billion by the end.
Box Office Weekend Forecast: BLACK PHONE 2, Plus BACK TO THE FUTURE, TWILIGHT, and KPOP DEMON HUNTERS Re-Issues Topline a Sleepy Halloween Slate
It’s a scary Halloween frame for theaters as studios have avoided new major releases, positioning the frame as potentially the first since March without a film earning more than $10 million.
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: Will FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2 ($50M+) Score the Rare Early December Tentpole-Level Debut?
Expecting returns on par with 2023’s first adaptation may be asking for too much even with a theatrically exclusive window this time, but fans are clearly still excited for FNAF2.
Box Office Weekend Forecast: SPRINGSTEEN, CHAINSAW MAN, and REGRETTING YOU Take On BLACK PHONE 2’s Sophomore Frame
Can “The Boss” and/or anime fans unseat Blumhouse’s hit sequel from its late October box office throne?
6-Week Box Office Tracking & Forecasts: Disney’s ZOOTOPIA 2 ($115-130M+ 3-Day) Could Rival MOANA 2’s $139.8M Thanksgiving Record; WICKED: FOR GOOD Pre-Sales Formidable, Pacing for Potential $155M+
A three-month drought in animated releases and tons of goodwill for the original film could help Disney enjoy back-to-back Thanksgiving helpings with ZOOTOPIA 2.