If Hollyweird is relying on these three movies to save them, then
they're even stupider than we thought and are in massive trouble.

The new Avatar sequel will probably do well. Zootopia was an okay
movie, but it wasn't a massive "blockbuster" and neither will the
sequel be. As for "Freakier Friday" ... like all resurrections, it was
a bad idea from the start, BOMB.



3 Sequels Likely to Save 2025 Box Office
After Summer Movies Failed to Cross $4 Billion
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The 2025 box office faces mounting pressure after the summer season
closed below the $4 billion benchmark. Three upcoming sequels now
carry the weight of reviving theatrical momentum as studios look to
end the year on a stronger note.

Avatar 3 and two more sequels are 2025's last hope at box office
The 2025 summer box office closed at $3.67 billion, nearly even with
last year's $3.677 billion, according to Comscore.

May posted a 76% year-over-year increase, but June, July, and August
declined, totaling $2.68 billion, down 13% from 2024. Since 2012, a
$4 billion May-Labor Day benchmark was considered standard, but 2025
fell short, joining 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024 as years that
missed the mark (via Deadline).

Warner Bros.' Weapons led Labor Day with $12.4 million over four
days, bringing its domestic total to $134.6 million. Universal's
50th anniversary re-release of Jaws followed with $9.8 million,
while Sony's Caught Stealing opened at $9.5 million.

Disney's Freakier Friday earned $8.3 million in its fourth weekend,
and Searchlight's The Roses debuted with $8 million. The summer
tally, rounded at $3.64 billion, is 1% lower than last year's
$3.67 billion.

Through August 30, 2025, the domestic box office reached
$5.99 billion, 4% ahead of the same point in 2024. However, without
a September tentpole like 2024's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, industry
analysts expect the lead to diminish. Before the pandemic,
$4 billion summers were routine, underscoring the pressure for
year-end releases to deliver major results.

Three films stand as 2025's strongest contenders: Avatar: Fire and
Ash, Zootopia 2, and Wicked: For Good. James Cameron's Avatar
franchise set records, with the 2009 original earning $2.9 billion
and its 2022 sequel, The Way of Water, grossing $2.3 billion. If
Fire and Ash reaches similar numbers, 2025 will mark the first year
with two $2 billion releases, joining Ne Zha 2, which has already
surpassed $2.15 billion worldwide.

Disney positions Zootopia 2 to follow the billion-dollar success of
its 2016 predecessor, while Wicked: For Good builds momentum from
last year's $700 million performance of Wicked Part One. These
releases aim to deliver the final boost to 2025's theatrical market.



<https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/2022300-summer-movies-box-office-4-billion-upcoming-sequels-movies>

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