In the past, the box office community has had a thread where we predict and discuss the big budget films that we think will fail to connect with audiences in the coming year. I don't think that anyone kept the tradition going last year on Era, so I decided to throw something up for 2019.
Recap of 2018:
Last year had some fierce competition within Disney, between the massively overbudget and underperforming Solo, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. However, none of them had what it takes to keep the ultimate crown. Pending a few outstanding international territory releases, the 2018 championship is now down to two films:
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The Situation in 2019
This year is packed with tentpole hopefuls, perhaps more than most recent years. However, with finite audience money, and some huge films like Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King soaking up box office dollars, not everything is going to land.
Here are some of the big budget (or potentially big budget in some cases) films releasing in the next 12 months:
Jan:
The Kid Who Would be King
Feb:
The Lego Movie 2
Alita: Battle Angel
How to Train Your Dragon 3
Mar:
Captain Marvel
Dumbo
Apr:
Shazam!
Hellboy
Avengers: Endgame
May:
Detective Pikachu
Aladdin
Godzilla King of Monsters
Jun:
Dark Phoenix
Secret Life of Pets 2
Men in Black International
Toy Story 4
Jul:
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Lion King
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Aug:
New Mutants
Hobbs and Shaw
Artemis Fowl
Angry Birds Movie 2
Angel Has Fallen
Sep:
IT: Chapter 2
Spies in Disguise
Oct:
Gemini Man
Joker (reportedly mid budget)
The Addams Family
Nov:
Charlie's Angels
Terminator
Midway
Sonic the Hedgehog
Kingsman 3
Frozen 2
Dec:
Jumanji sequel
Cats
Star Wars Ep IX
1917
The Call of the Wild
There will probably be other films with a substantial budget (>$70M) that I am either forgetting, or haven't been titled yet, but that will give you an idea of what is coming out.
Which do you see landing with a crater? Which films that others think are destined to fail do you see being a surprise hit (Like The Meg this past year)?
Recap of 2018:
Last year had some fierce competition within Disney, between the massively overbudget and underperforming Solo, A Wrinkle in Time, and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. However, none of them had what it takes to keep the ultimate crown. Pending a few outstanding international territory releases, the 2018 championship is now down to two films:
The Situation in 2019
This year is packed with tentpole hopefuls, perhaps more than most recent years. However, with finite audience money, and some huge films like Avengers: Endgame and The Lion King soaking up box office dollars, not everything is going to land.
Here are some of the big budget (or potentially big budget in some cases) films releasing in the next 12 months:
Jan:
The Kid Who Would be King
Feb:
The Lego Movie 2
Alita: Battle Angel
How to Train Your Dragon 3
Mar:
Captain Marvel
Dumbo
Apr:
Shazam!
Hellboy
Avengers: Endgame
May:
Detective Pikachu
Aladdin
Godzilla King of Monsters
Jun:
Dark Phoenix
Secret Life of Pets 2
Men in Black International
Toy Story 4
Jul:
Spider-Man: Far From Home
The Lion King
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Aug:
New Mutants
Hobbs and Shaw
Artemis Fowl
Angry Birds Movie 2
Angel Has Fallen
Sep:
IT: Chapter 2
Spies in Disguise
Oct:
Gemini Man
Joker (reportedly mid budget)
The Addams Family
Nov:
Charlie's Angels
Terminator
Midway
Sonic the Hedgehog
Kingsman 3
Frozen 2
Dec:
Jumanji sequel
Cats
Star Wars Ep IX
1917
The Call of the Wild
There will probably be other films with a substantial budget (>$70M) that I am either forgetting, or haven't been titled yet, but that will give you an idea of what is coming out.
Which do you see landing with a crater? Which films that others think are destined to fail do you see being a surprise hit (Like The Meg this past year)?
