Brave New World Box Office predictions are in, and Marvel Studios has reason to be optimistic about the next MCU movie.

While 2024 box office revenue was still below 2023 totals — and crucially, below pre-pandemic figures in 2019 — the theatrical turnaround still has the film industry breathing a sigh of relief.

Given the lingering effects of last year's Hollywood labor strikes, the relative lack of big movies and a dismal first half of the year at the box office, the film industry is breathing a ...