After an historically slow first quarter, April is pacing ahead of last year at the same time and setting the table for summer with a variety of spring releases.
Theaters (and studios) need something to move the needle after one of the lowest-attended first quarters at the box office in the last four decades. MINECRAFT looks to be it.
Marvel returns to the summer kick-off spot with their next ensemble-driven chapter. Will THUNDERBOLTS* mark a step toward audience sentiment rebound before FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS bows in July?
SNOW WHITE may sing top tune again, but THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER – PART 1 is this weekend’s underdog and A WORKING MAN could bring out the dad crowd.
Can a pre-MCU summer kick-off weekend defy historical trends and deliver a crop of solid mid-range box office openers on a typically slow frame?
Disney’s latest remake will (probably) help the domestic box office avoid a fourth consecutive weekend under $60 million, but the wait for move-the-needle theatrical performers will linger.
Will the horror genre finally deliver its first breakout since NOSFERATU?
While not a surprise to those studying the release calendar, another weekend hovering around $50 million in total domestic box office is rearing its head before Snow White arrives next week.
A crop of mid-April releases will populate theater screens as the countdown to summer movie season ticks down. Which ones will stand out?
Pacing for $2.5 million+ in Thursday domestic previews, will Warner Bros. and Bong Joon-ho’s spring tentpole bring a brief lift to another between-seasons (albeit, mostly expected) box office slump?
