The penultimate weekend before WICKED: FOR GOOD storms theaters could end up much closer between three films than anyone expected in recent weeks.
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.
Pre-WICKED: FOR GOOD weekend’s key releases will be more about their eventual legs than their openings, but could Edgar Wright’s high-concept re-imagining upset a 2010s era franchise three-quel?
January’s Prime Holiday Frame Hopes for a Modest Horror Hit as California Wildfires and NFL Playoffs Will Remain Factors
Lionsgate’s Gerard Butler-Led Sequel Hopes to Draw Male Audiences as NFL Playoff Schedule Ramps Up and Mother Nature Impacts Arise
Paramount’s Three-quel Debut Could Net the Best of the SONIC Series Yet
Mid-December Looks to Be Soft on the New Release Front, But Holdovers Will Keep Carrying Their Weight Before a Strong Christmas Corridor Arrives
Meanwhile, the 10th Anniversary IMAX Re-Issue of Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR and Indian Release PUSHPA 2 Look to Stand Out as Specialty Releases
The “Glickedana” Trifecta Will Anchor of the Best Thanksgiving Box Office Frames In Recent Memory
WICKED and GLADIATOR II Remain On Course for Historic Pre-Thanksgiving Frame
