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Hollywood's Box Office Trainwreck and the Industry’s Bleak Future

An Unprecedented Dark Weekend for American Theaters

Hollywood experienced one of its most dismal weekends at the box office, marking a historic low for American theaters. Multiple major releases, including Tron Aries and One Battle After Another, failed spectacularly, adding to a growing list of cinematic flops that are challenging the industry’s traditional success models. This confluence of failures has prompted industry insiders and analysts to consider radical changes, with some even speculating that streaming giants like Netflix are now emerging as potential saviors for struggling theaters—a move that could spell trouble for Disney and other Hollywood major players.