CinemaCon Report Card: Scorsese and ‘Barbie’ Impress, ‘Wonka’ Confounds and Christoper Nolan Takes Big Swing
variety.comCinemaCon, the annual exhibition industry conference, and for the first time in years, there was a celebratory air to the whole affair.
That’s because the box office is beginning to rebound to pre-pandemic form, thanks to hits like “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” But if the good times are going to keep rolling, Hollywood needs to ante up with compelling movies to keep audiences coming back to multiplexes.
Based on what they brought to Las Vegas, some studios have a much better hand than others. Here’s a look back on the surefire hits, the potential disasters and the gambles that might just pay off. What Scored: After riding high with “Top Gun: Maverick” and hits in nearly every genre, Paramount looks to score again with families (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”), horror buffs (“A Quiet Place Day One”), music lovers (“Bob Marley: One Love”) and … everyone (“Mission: Impossible 7”).
Plus, Scorsese’s starry “Killers of the Flower Moon” looks like the kind of captivating epic that could actually entice the hard-to-impress demographic of older audiences.
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