Topping WICKED’s $112.5 million domestic launch a year ago is a no-doubter, but how high can the hotly anticipated conclusion fly?
The penultimate weekend before WICKED: FOR GOOD storms theaters could end up much closer between three films than anyone expected in recent weeks.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If models hold up, Taylor Swift will be second only to Taylor Swift in concert- and concert-adjacent box office opening weekends. Plus, can PREDATOR: BADLANDS mimic some of the ALIEN: ROMULUS franchise revival heat?
