![]() “A number of lingering issues pertaining to supply chain and production pipeline backups have impacted various films,” Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at, told CNN Business. In short, Hollywood has supply chain issues. So where are all the movies? There’s still a lot being produced and released, but many are either headed directly to streaming or being delayed because the industry is experiencing a lot of the same problems as the rest of the economy. ![]() Ticket sales are roughly 30% behind pre-pandemic levels in 2019, which is pretty good considering the lack of movies hitting theaters. This year the number is 39 - a 38% drop from three years ago.ĭespite the lag, 2022 has mostly held its own. At this point in 2019, there were 63 nationwide releases in North America, according to Comscore ![]() The dearth of films comes in a year that’s already well behind pre-pandemic output from Hollywood. In fact, there aren’t many films that could open beyond $50 million at the box office until Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” which doesn’t debut until November 11. ![]() It’s hard to find any blockbusters in the mix. Everyone's a suspect - Ransom (Chris Evans), Linda (Jamie Lee Curtis), Joni (Toni Collette), Morris (Don Johnson), Walt (Michael Shannon), Meg (Katherine Langford), Jacob (Jaeden Martell), and Donna (Riki Lindhome) - and no one is safe from the hot seat of interrogation.One crucial thing will be missing from theaters this fall: movies.Īfter “Bullet Train,” Sony’s action flick starring Brad Pitt, hits theaters next week, the movie slate for August, September and October becomes desolate. Enter Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who arrives at Thrombey's mansion and begins investigating his death, which he believes was a murder carried out by his own flesh and blood. surrounded by members of his highly dysfunctional family whom he hoped would finally get along at the celebration. Described as a "whodunnit like no one has ever dunnit," Knives Out zeroes in on the mysterious death of well-off crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), who died during his 85th birthday party. Star Wars: The Last Jedi writer-director Rian Johnson will show us a new side of himself with Knives Out, an eccentric murder mystery that features a cast so bright, you'd be wise to wear sunglasses while reading the roster. Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker Taika Waititi, Jurassic World star Bryce Dallas Howard, Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa, and Jessica Jones director Deborah Chow will all get behind the camera and make some Star Wars magic with The Mandalorian. However, Disney and Lucasfilm did confirm a sterling slate of stars who are attached to direct an episode of the new series. The Favreau-penned series actually takes place after Boba and his "father" Jango's prime, "after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order," when a new so-called "warrior" steps into the spotlight. That warrior-gunfighter, the eponymous Mandalorian, is played by Game of Thrones favorite Pedro Pascal.īeyond the details Favreau offered when the project was first announced, not much is known about the plot and the characters of The Mandalorian. Though one could easily assume that, due to its title and its gun-toting central character, The Mandalorian will follow the badass bounty hunter Boba Fett, they would be sorely mistaken.
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