Tom Cruise’s eighth “Mission Impossible” and Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” were pushed into this calendar year instead, providing 2025 with a profusion of movies that everyone hopes will claw the box office back to something approaching its pre-COVID glory.
Can Ethan Hunt, a smattering of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and a new generation of rogue dinosaurs come to the rescue? Will the star power of Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Dwayne Johnson help boost their risky original movies to fame and fortune?
Variety peers into its crystal ball to forecast the year’s triumphs, misfires — and everything in between. Release date: Dec.
19Thrill factor: Three years ago, “Avatar: The Way of Water” grossed $2.3 billion and proved beyond a doubt that audiences remain insatiable for the sci-fi saga of Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) on the alien moon of Pandora.
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