The peak holiday runway begins in earnest this weekend with a handful of new releases set for respectable debuts, and likely, even more respectable legs through Christmas and New Year’s.
Universal and Disney may be in for a weekend-long battle to determine who comes out on top of the box office to begin 2025’s final month.
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.
Topping WICKED’s $112.5 million domestic launch a year ago is a no-doubter, but how high can the hotly anticipated conclusion fly?
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?
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.
The global phenomenon that was WICKED last year is already signaling signs of a big encore with WICKED: FOR GOOD concluding the hugely popular musical adaptation.
Disney’s fifteen-years-in-the-making sequel is tracking well among core male audience fans with healthy business expected from premium screens, but will it break out beyond the brand’s inherent niche?
Plus, DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE continues to bewilder as domestic box office expectations soar higher.
Warner Bros.’ horror- and horror-adjacent dominance over September records will extend further this weekend, while Disney counters with one of the most successful musicals of all time.
