Christopher Nolan’s July 17 IMAX epic stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Tom Holland, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens July 31 after some 70mm Odyssey tickets sold out within an hour.
The 18-week May-to-Labor Day corridor still generates about 40% of annual box office, though summer takings have topped $4 billion only once since the pandemic, in 2023.
Studios are betting on sequels, family films, horror and originals including Toy Story 5, Minions & Monsters, The Mandalorian and Grogu and Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day to draw audiences back to cinemas.
Is Hollywood's future just mega-blockbusters, or can the vital mid-budget movie be saved from extinction?
With Gen Z now Hollywood's biggest audience, how will their social habits and tastes permanently reshape movies?
As 97% of indie films fail financially, is the theatrical dream for new creators now officially dead?