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The start of a new year will bring new movies to movie theaters around the world and could provide new revenue opportunities for media companies with Walt Disney Co (NYSE:DIS) among the companies hoping for continued success from 2024.
Most Anticipated Films: Movie theater executives like AMC Entertainment Holdings (NYSE:AMC) CEO Adam Aron have expressed optimism at the film lineup for 2025 as being particularly stronger than in past years.
The year will see superhero movies, family films, live-action adaptations and the return of several of the highest-grossing franchises of all time.
Here's a look at Variety's list of the most anticipated films for 2025 and the stocks associated with the films, listed in chronological order.
While this is just a small list of the films set for theaters in 2025, these are among the most anticipated ones based on Variety's reporting.
The Stock Winners: For those keeping score at home, here are the number of films on the list for each public company mentioned above:
Disney leads the way with 10 films on the list for 2025, including several superhero movies under the Marvel brand, animated films and the return of the Avatar franchise. The media giant could continue its streak as the highest-grossing film studio with a strong lineup of films.
Ranking second on the list is Comcast, which has several potential blockbusters including the return of the Jurassic World franchise and the sequel to "Wicked." Comcast had several of the highest-grossing films in 2024, including "Wicked," which ranked third domestically.
Warner Bros. and Paramount rank next on the list, but the titles might not be as recognizable to everyone and could signal that 2025 is a year for Disney and Comcast to distance themselves from the field. "Superman" will be a major test for Warner Bros. in the rebirth of the plans for the DC Comics film franchise.
Outside of the media companies, movie theater stocks such as AMC and Cinemark Holdings (NYSE:CNK) might be best positioned to benefit from the overall movie slate and projections for the box office revenue to rise in 2025.
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