Movie theaters haven’t exactly been bustling since the start of 2025 and the calendar year is about to turn in one of its most meagre frames yet. Even with two new wide releases - Paramount’s slapstick actioner “Novocaine” and Focus Features’ spy film “Black Bag” - exhibitors are in danger of a particularly beleaguered weekend,

Brave New World, which grossed $1.5 million on its fifth Friday, pushing its running domestic total past the $180 million mark. This past week, the superhero film passed the series' first installment — Captain America: The First Avenger — both domestically and worldwide.