The 2025 box office is shaping up to be a story of the calm and the storm, with a quiet fall season preceding what is expected to be a massive onslaught of holiday blockbusters. The industry is currently enjoying the afterglow of recent hits like Weapons, which earned a fantastic $148.8 million worldwide.
The year so far has been a whirlwind of activity, with audiences rewarding originality and spectacle in equal measure. The huge success of Jurassic World Rebirth ($828 million) and the strong showing of new horror concepts have been the defining features of a very successful year for many studios.
Now, the calm is setting in. The release schedule for the next six weeks is light on major, “must-see” events. Theaters will rely on a steady flow of smaller releases and the drawing power of established franchises like The Conjuring to keep business steady during this period.
The storm will arrive in October with Tron: Ares. This will be the first of many major releases, with a lineup including Predator: Badlands, Mortal Kombat II, and Zootopia 2 set to create a thunderous end to the year at the box office.