Unless otherwise noted, all figures above represent best and worst case scenarios for how each respective film is currently tracking based on existing market conditions and projected model fluctuation at the time of this report’s publication date. Long Range Box Office Forecast & 2023’s Upcoming Calendar Even with appeal already limited to older fans (which may create a front-loading issue) and young boys, both of those demographics are targeted by June’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (June 2) and The Flash (June 16). Surrounding competition is a major concern.Early tracking and pre-sales for Rise of the Beasts are more in line with franchise underperformers like Shazam! Fury of the Gods, Morbius, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Terminator: Dark Fate, and others.Bumblebee‘s total domestic gross was down 68 percent from the brand’s peak in 2009 when Revenge of the Fallen earned $402 million, and marked the fourth consecutive film in the series to decrease in both gross and admissions. Concerns linger about the franchise’s diminished returns, particularly in the domestic market.Bumblebee‘s total drew 73 percent from international markets, while 2017’s The Last Knight drew 78 percent. Like prior series installments, global box office should be an asset with a strong international pull.Positive reception from 2018’s Bumblebee, which was a leggy holiday performer that reached $127.2 million domestically and $468 million worldwide, could give this latest franchise entry some incoming goodwill.Transformers: Rise of the Beasts has driven fair trailer views online thanks to a strong fan base interested in the big screen adaptation of one of the franchise’s most popular storylines. That weekend was previously set to also see the release of Universal’s Strays, but that comedy has been shifted to an August 18 release.Ĭurrent forecast and tracking updates are listed below. This week’s report takes an early glance at the second frame of June, currently slated for the release of Paramount’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The future of the Transformers franchise really does depend on it.Photo Credits: Paramount ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts") With Scarlett Johansson, Brian Tyree Henry, and Chris Hemsworth cast in 2024's Transformers One, fans of the long-running franchise will have to cross their fingers and hope the producers involved in the upcoming project learn more from Bumblebee than the creators of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts did. Subsequent Transformers movies don't need to be devoid of action, but they would certainly benefit from writing more compelling characters to balance out the spectacle. They say less is more, and when it comes to Transformers, that expression couldn't be more accurate. Bumblebee looked to set a new standard, but before everyone knew it, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts proved this notion wrong and moved the franchise backwards. Bay's style and vision made the first Transformers feel unique and fun way back in 2007, but with each new entry in the franchise, the bar felt like it was steadily lowered in terms of what the studios deemed acceptable. While it's safe to say that most people don't consider the Transformers movies to be critical darlings or cinematic masterpieces, it's also fair to assume that audiences expect movie studios to put their best foot forward when it comes to upcoming releases.
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