Diminished returns from recent franchise installments are inevitable, but it’s never wise to count out dinosaurs on the big screen.
Is F1: The Movie just what the movie industry and moviegoers need after a mostly underperforming June?
Next week’s marquee release is shaping up to reach sleeper hit status, while August’s slate is beginning to show some potential upside in the waning weeks of summer.
After a complicated ticket on-sale start, our updated models for DC Studios’ flagship film consider a slightly lower floor of box office potential while still leaning on its more bullish potential.
The 36th MCU entry is promising a pivotal, family-centric reboot of a decades-long, fan-favorite ensemble. Meanwhile, late June openers continue to show significant box office promise.
Where SUPERMAN lands will depend as much on the crowd-friendly quotient of the film itself as well as how willing audiences are to embrace Gunn’s vision of optimism personified by the Man of Steel.
Diminished returns are probably inevitable for the seventh JURASSIC installment after mixed reception toward the 2018 and 2022 sequels, but a new star and calendar timing could still help it rival Fourth of July holiday records.
F1 shows early promise as an original midsummer sleeper hit, while Memorial Day continues to look like a potentially record-breaking weekend thanks to STITCH and Tom Cruise’s final MISSION.
