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Hollywood Is Banking on ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ to Bring Back the Box Office. Will It Work?
Hollywood has positioned 2025 as a rebound year for theaters, but will upcoming blockbusters deliver as promised?
Over the next 11 months, Hollywood will unveil blockbuster hopefuls like “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” “ Jurassic World Rebirth,” “Avatar: Fire and Ash,” “Wicked: For Good” and “Superman” with the goal of boosting the business to something resembling its pre-COVID stature. But wait, there’s more: Was “Barbenheimer” a fluke, or will Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s “Sinners” and Dwayne Johnson’s “Smashing Machine” prove that moviegoers crave original stories? Much of the gap can be attributed to the absence of mid-budget fare in just about every genre, from whodunits and thrillers like “Knives Out,” “A Quiet Place” and “Get Out” to rom-coms and dramas such as “Book Club,” “Hustlers” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Major studios experimented during the pandemic with different release plans, only to be convinced again in the value of the big screen.
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