As Aquaman and Captain Marvel stumbled, a deluge of varied films from almost every major studio showed up to keep multiplexes full over the holiday season
I think this weekend proved more than anything that not every December needs a mega-tentpole to carry the entire box office until the new year. Sure, having a tentpole on the levels of something like Spider-Man: No Way Home or Avatar: The Way of Water would've been nice, but by having a variety of movies appeal to different demographics and age groups, it shows the true benefit of having a bunch of movies relatively big and small out there in the marketplace.
This is also interesting because it's going to kind of happen again next December. The movies being released there surely have a lot of potential to make some big bucks, but I highly doubt something like Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will make as much money as The Super Mario Bros. Movie or Mufasa: The Lion King will be so successful on the levels of the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Again, having a mega-tentpole released in December is great, but you need a lot more movies if you want the box office to truly be in a healthy state.
I think this weekend proved more than anything that not every December needs a mega-tentpole to carry the entire box office until the new year. Sure, having a tentpole on the levels of something like Spider-Man: No Way Home or Avatar: The Way of Water would've been nice, but by having a variety of movies appeal to different demographics and age groups, it shows the true benefit of having a bunch of movies relatively big and small out there in the marketplace.
This is also interesting because it's going to kind of happen again next December. The movies being released there surely have a lot of potential to make some big bucks, but I highly doubt something like Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will make as much money as The Super Mario Bros. Movie or Mufasa: The Lion King will be so successful on the levels of the 2019 remake of The Lion King. Again, having a mega-tentpole released in December is great, but you need a lot more movies if you want the box office to truly be in a healthy state.