Boxoffice Pro - February 2020

Jungle Cruise
Disney | July 24
It looks like Dwayne “The Rock”
Johnson will be putting his presidential
ambitions on hold this summer
to instead promote Disney’s Jungle
Cruise. The film, co-starring Emily
Blunt, has an action-adventure flavor
that brings to mind fellow Disney
theme-park I.P. Pirates of the Caribbean.
Star power and Disney’s theatrical
muscle should help launch this
original title in an off year for Disney’s
major franchises.
The Eternals
Disney | November 6
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
continues its Stage Four—kicked off
by May release Black Widow—with
Eternals. Like The Avengers, Eternals
sees a superhero ensemble unite to save
the world. Unlike The Avengers, none
of the characters in Eternals have yet
to prove their money-making power
with solo films. Still, that didn’t prove
a problem for Marvel’s Guardians
of the Galaxy, which got past some
wacky characters (a talking raccoon?)
to earn $333.1 million domestically.
Like Guardians, Eternals enjoys some
recognizable names among its cast,
including Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek,
and two “Game of Thrones” alumni
(Kit Harington and Richard Madden).
Godzilla vs. Kong
Warner Bros. | November 20
Godzilla vs. Kong is the fourth film in
Legendary Pictures’ MonsterVerse, which
has enjoyed diminishing returns since
its first film, Godzilla, grossed $200.6
domestically in 2014. Kong: Skull Island’s
domestic cume dipped to $168 million
three years later, and in 2019 Godzilla:
King of the Monsters drew in $110.5
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