Twisters, Alien: Romulus, the two-part Horizon, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Wild Robot, Gladiator 2, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and Kraven the Hunter are all hoping to score success, but I’m expecting several to underperform or outright flop while most others play at mid-level box office. A couple could break out and play higher, but I don’t think any will be remotely in the same category as the blockbusters we’re used to.
Only Joker: Folie à Deux and Venom: The Last Dance in October, Moana 2 and Wicked in November, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Mufasa: The Lion King in December look close to sure things capable of putting up blockbuster results. But I also think there’s a good chance at least a couple of these will wind up underperforming as well, even if the rest will probably do blockbuster business.