The 5 biggest box office bets of 2024, from Madame Web to Civil War

Kevin Costner can be exit “Yellow Stone” but he is not do with cowboys And fire arms just Again. THE acclaimed director East to come back has THE director chair For THE First of all time In A long time with "Horizon: A American Saga." This East A ambitious, in two parts blockbuster Western that represented A passion project For Costner. With A A list casting And Warner Brothers. support THE in two parts as A major summer release, This East A very unique situation — And A Dear A has that. Both movies, which release on June 28 And August 16, respectively, to carry A $100 million budget. That means THE entire thing costs A huge $200 million. Granted, THE studio East get two movies For that but THE success of THE second entirely rests on THE presumed success of THE First of all. It is THE real difficult thing here.

Costner was has THE rod of "Dances With Wolves" ($424 million global), which always ranks as A of THE the biggest Westerns Never do. But It is has been A long time Since A movie In This gender do money anywhere close that big, with Quentin Tarantino “Django Unchained" ($425 million global) portion as THE most recent example, And that was more that A decade There is has This indicate. Are general public going has turn up In big enough Numbers has justify A Western of This ladder In 2024? That East A big, Dear question brand. And if THE First of all movie doesn't perform very GOOD, BM will be LEFT holding THE bag For THE second as GOOD. If THE First of all movie do GOOD, THE second movie could be able, In theory, TO DO even better as public will to have had THE chance has catch up with THE First of all Payment Before THE following arrives.

In both case, THE movies confront rigid competition as part A East opening directly against "A Calm Place: Day A," while part two East opening against Fede by Alvarez new "Extraterrestrial" movie. If This works, Warner Brothers. East going has look bright. If he doesn't, THE losses could be substantial.