Father Stu: Reborn

The box office calm before James Cameron's Avatar storm will be in full effect one more time this weekend as studios sit out the frame and let holdovers again carry the early December market.

As tracking runs into the end of the year, no additions join the report this week as studios have their slate of wide releases set through December 30.

With $921M, December 2021 proved the top month at last year’s box office. Could the same occur for December 2022? While it’s unlikely to beat July 2022’s $1.13B high-water mark, this December has several potential blockbusters on the slate, including...

The final set of major releases for 2022 are on deck in this week's report as Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Babylon, and I Wanna Dance with Somebody are set to hit theaters over the core Christmas runway.

This week's report takes a look at how preliminary tracking is shaping up for the final tentpole of 2022, Avatar: The Way of Water.

This week's update is short and sweet with the four-week outlook extending into what many hope will be another "calm before the storm" scenario as Avatar: The Way of Water will be one week away at this point.