Superman He already has a lot on his shoulders and does not seem fair to add the fate of the strong “summer” films (in the northern hemisphere). But he is not alone: Marvel Studios has already returned to theaters with Thunderbolts*which gave the initial kick to the “tanks” season, y The fantastic 4: first steps shortly.
Five years after the Covid-19 Pandemia paralyzed the film business, and two years after the strikes of writers and interpreters, the industry has not yet recovered completely. Critics may have expressed their tiredness with superheroes, but after several years with reduced offers, it is clear that they are a vital part.
However, superheroes alone do not make a healthy market, and this year studies have prepared complete program for all types of spectators, with more than 40 premieres in a wide range of genres.
“This is the summer in which all this product in which we have been working in recent years finally comes to the market, so I am very optimistic,” said Joseph Kosinski, who directed F1con Brad Pitt.
What are the key films in summer programming in the United States, winter in Argentina of 2025? The first weekend of May starts for Hollywood the strong season, and that start can make the 123 days that follow it, and historically have represented about 40% of the annual box office, collapse or lift.
After the strikes disrupted the 2024 summer calendar, this year Disney returned to that family first weekend with Thunderbolts*. The weekend of the day of the fallen (May 26) could also be important, with the live action of Lilo & Stitch y Mission: Impossible – The final sentence). With a new one Jurassic worldanother with people, but How to train your dragon And the film of Formula one also on the calendar for June and July, the summer season has the potential to be the largest in the post-covid era.
There are also family films (The Smurfs, Elio); Action and adventures (Ballerina, Karate Kid: Legendswhich premieres this week); terror, thriller and murderers films (28 Years Later, I know what you did last summer, M3GAN 2.0); romances (Materialists, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life); dramas (Sorry, Baby, The Life of Chuck); A new Wes Anderson movie (The Phonecian Scheme); and comedies (Freakier Friday, Bride Hard y The naked gun).
-What the great directors of this summer say: “It is a fun turn about what a film like this could be,” says the director of Thunderbolts*Jake Schreier.
“It is a personal trip for Superman that is completely new,” says the director of SupermanJames Gunn. “But it is also about robots and flying dogs and all that. It’s about taking a very real person and putting it in the midst of this situation and extravagant world and playing with that. I think it’s a lot of fun for that.”
“He is working on an incredibly large scale in terms of building worlds, but it is not different from all the great comedies and dramas that I have done,” says the director of The fantastic 4: first stepsMatt Shakman. “In the end, these are the characters, it is about relationships, it is about heart and humor.”
“People say, do you feel pressure? And the greatest pressure I feel is of myself as a fan and towards Steven Spielberg, so as not to disappoint it,” says the director of Jurassic World: Renace), Gareth Edwards. “Interestingly, the great thing about making a movie Jurassic It is that everyone knows in the background that as half of the reason why they are in this business is for that movie and Steven’s work. ”
Before the pandemic, every summer except one since 2007 exceeded the 4,000 million dollars. Since 2020, only one has done it: 2023, led by Barbie.
The unstable economy could play in favor of the industry, at least in regards to going to the cinema. Even with the increase in ticket prices, cinemas in cinemas remain the most affordable entertainment outside the home and assistance tends to increase during the years of recession. The annual domestic box office crossed 10,000 million dollars for the first time in 2009.
“For the end of this summer, hopefully, people will not be talking about being in a downturn and we will feel that we recover our magic and we are ready for the race,” says Kosinski, who directed the success of the Pandemia era Top Gun: Maverick.
