As expected, this week witnesses a lull in new releases arriving to theaters, as well as the top films dropping in viewing locations. In fact, we have to go back nearly three months, to September 16, 2022 to not see a film registering over 4,000 locations. This week Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is back on top with 3,725 cinemas, and more so as a result of last week’s widest release, Strange World, shedding 614 theaters this week, beginning its third week at the box office in 3,560 venues. As everyone is likely aware, this week is just the calm before the storm until Avatar: The Way of Water makes landfall on December 16.

Today we’re publishing our first full-year prediction for 2023, and our final analysis for 2022. The good news is that our model thinks the theatrical market will grow in 2023 by about 10% from this year. The bad news is that it will still fall well short of pre-pandemic numbers, in large part due to a lack of films being released outside of a brief Summer season. Subscribe to our Bankability and Box Office report for full details, or read on for an overview of what our model thinks of the next 12 months in movie theaters…

Real-life drama starring Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge expands wide on Friday, December 9 ... Full Movie Details. Michael Ausiello unpacks the emotional maelstrom into which his relationship was plunged in the 11 months that took his partner, photographer Kit, from his diagnosis with terminal cancer to his passing. Interwoven in the narrative are glimpses of the roller-coaster ride that was the couple’s 14-year romance.

Superhero adventure starring Chris Pratt and the gang, directed by James Gunn, opens exclusively in theaters on May 5, 2023 ... Full Movie Details. Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. Click on for all our trailers for the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise…

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will win the weekend, as expected, but it will only do so by a narrow margin thanks to a steep post-Thanksgiving decline to $17.6 million coupled with a strong debut for Violent Night. The horror comedy rides into town with a projected $13.3 million, according to Universal, which comfortably beats our Friday-morning prediction.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shouldn’t have much trouble staying top at the box office this weekend, with a hodgepodge of new releases aiming to pick up the slack coming off Thanksgiving, but none of them looking likely to do huge business. The film with the best shot at coming second is Violent Night, while Top Gun: Maverick and I Heard the Bells could shake up the top 10.

Adventure starring Harrison Ford and Phoebe Walller-Bridge opens exclusively in theaters on June 30, 2023 ... Full Movie Details.

After a slew of new wide releases made their way into movie theaters over the Thanksgiving Holiday, we see only one true new wide release coming to cinemas this week in the way of Christmas action-comedy, Violent Night. Joining Violent Night is a familiar face, as Top Gun: Maverick soars in for a two week theatrical engagement in 1,864 locations before making its streaming debut on Paramount+ starting December 22. Tom Cruise’s epic jet fighter sequel currently sits at number 5 on the all-time domestic box office chart with over $716 million in earnings. The widest release this week however belongs to last week’s newcomer, Strange World, keeping its opening count of 4,174 locations from its under-performing debut week.