2020 at The Box Office

2019 has been another whirlwind. Avengers: Endgame is the highest grossing movie of all time, Dark Phoenix and Terminator: Dark Fate killed their franchise, and Spider-Man: Far From Home became the web-slingers' first billion dollar movie. Sequels such as The LEGO Movie Part 2, IT: Chapter Two, Hobbs and Shaw, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker failed to match their predecessors, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had the biggest opening of Quentin Tarantino's career, and Joker became the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time and the first to hit $1 billion.

With such a way to end the 2010s', the new decade looks to start things off with an appropriate amount of hits and misses. Listed below are my predictions for which movies will do well (or won't) in the year ahead.

Bad Boys for Life

It's been twenty-five years since Will Smith and Martin Lawrence played the pair of Miami cops delivering high-octane action with foul language, but they're finally back for the third and final installment. Michael Bay has been swapped out of the directors' chair for the Belgian duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah (who are also helming Beverly Hills Cop 4) and so far, it looks promising.

Most January movies are often dumped onto the market with little to no marketing, but in this movies' case, the studio has some degree of faith in this project. Perhaps it's having Will Smith as a star, especially so soon after his hit on Aladdin. Then again, Gemini Man was hoping to capitalize on that success too, so it could go either way. One only has to look at the writers of this flick, and while they have solid credentials, it's still hard to tell at this point. However, don't be surprised if this becomes the first "hit" of the new decade.

Opening Weekend: $40-43 Million

Domestic Total: $100-115 Million

Worldwide Total: $290-310 Million

Dolittle

As refreshing as it will be to see Robert Downey Jr. not playing Iron Man for the first time since 2014, this may be the first dud. On top of the not-so-terrific trailers, the movie doesn't seem to be generating a lot of buzz. That would be quite the way to start the 2020s'; a hit and a miss coming out the same weekend.

What makes matters worse is that it was initially scheduled to come out in May 2019, then pushed up to April before being pushed all the way back to January 2020. As previously mentioned, the first month of the year does tend to be the dump month and this may be one of those dumps. With a blown-up budget of $175 million, it's most likely going to continue what Cats started and lose money for Universal. Positive reviews may turn the tide, but it's unlikely.

Opening Weekend: $20-23 Million

Domestic Total: $70-75 Million

Worldwide Total: $200-215 Million

The Gentlemen

Regardless of your opinion of his movies, Guy Ritchie has had an eventful decade; Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and Aladdin. However, all those blockbusters seem to have helped him figure out his next passion project, and what could be a return to his days of Snatch and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

This isn't his next billion dollar movie, but it will be evident that Ritchie has put a lot of care and effort into this movie, and that sometimes, you just have to take the paycheck job to fund what you really want to make.

Opening Weekend: $10-15 Million

Domestic Total: $60-70 Million

Worldwide Total: $100-110 Million

Birds of Prey (or the Fantabulous Emancipation of one Harley Quinn)

On top of having an unnecessarily long title, Birds of Prey is another entry from the DCEU that serves as the big screen debut for a collection of characters, not unlike Shazam!. There's a lot this movie can offer that could attract casual moviegoers/fans, such as being R-rated and bringing back Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, arguably a (and for some, the) redeeming factor of 2016s' Suicide Squad.

The question remains as to how well it will do at the box office. Joker proved that an R-rated movie making $1 billion isn't impossible, but it helps if it has an iconic character at the front and center. Harley Quinn has been the face of the marketing, but what will really hook audiences will be the birds - Black Canary and Huntress - themselves.

Opening Weekend: $40-43 Million

Domestic Total: $110-145 Million

Worldwide Total: $300-350 Million

Sonic the Hedgehog

Video game movies are still very much earning their place in Hollywood, but with Assassin's Creed, Rampage, Tomb Raider, and Warcraft, along with the Castlevania and The Witcher series, that tide seems to be changing. There's more awareness of the medium, and with that comes understanding and respect. It's looking likely that the decade could prove itself to be the era where video game movies finally get it right.

After a disastrous first trailer, the team behind the blue speeding hedgehog bounced back with an improved design and a more tonally balanced trailer to boot. From what's been showed thus far, it looks legitimately good, and because Paramount listened to the fans reaction, they'll be a healthy amount of people who will go simply to show appreciation for the crew taking the time to listen and adapt.

Opening Weekend: $35-40 Million

Domestic Total: $100-125 Million

Worldwide Total: $320-350 Million

The Invisible Man

This was initially going to be the next entry of the Dark Universe, sharing the same world as Tom Cruises' The Mummy and (probably) Luke Evans' Dracula Untold. After realizing that cinematic universe wasn't the right way to go, Universal decided to toss the idea aside and make the next incarnation of this scary story one for the modern age.

Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Films company have since taken over the production and could be the next small budget/massive hit of the horror genre. It appears to be sticking to the source material while updating the setting and technique behind the invisibility for the 21st century, here's to hoping it pays off. Even if it's not good, Jason and co. are all but guaranteed to make a pretty penny, and a sequel.

Opening Weekend: $20-23 Million

Domestic Total: $150-170 Million

Worldwide Total: $300-340 Million

Onward

The first of two Pixar movies coming out this year, it's hard to tell which one will be the bigger success as neither of them are a long anticipated sequel. What puts Onward ahead is its lack of competition; instead of being released in the heat of several blockbusters, it only has Sonic to worry about, and that's if the Sega characters' adaptation gets good reviews.

While Pixar has always thrived in the mid-June slot, Coco proved that they don't have to stick to that particular time to have a successful movie. The unique concept, combined with the star power of Chris Pratt and Tom Holland, has potential for a huge draw. After all, audiences love to see new ideas be brought to the big screen.

Opening Weekend: $50-55 Million

Domestic Total: $200-235 Million

Worldwide Total: $600-650 Million

Bloodshot

With Guardians of the Galaxy 3 still a ways off, Vin Diesel has managed to find time to squeeze in two movies this year. The first is an adaptation of a comic book that's neither DC nor Marvel, and could be a solid hit as long as the trailers don't give too much away. However, there's the issue of appeal and critical reception, if both factors stumble, it could be another case of Hellboy: Call of Darkness.

It's one of those movies that could go either way, if March turns out to be a weak month, it could propel the movie to a solid box office run. On the other side of the coin, this could be one of the stinkers of the year as comic book movies that don't belong to either giant company don't do terrific. If the worst happens, at least Diesel has another shot in May.

Opening Weekend: $25-30 Million

Domestic Total: $75-90 Million

Worldwide Total: $295-310 Million

A Quiet Place Part II

This is a case of a sequel that didn't need to happen, but ends up looking promising. John Krasinski is back as writer and director, but he's penned the script all by himself this time around, and it looks like the movie will be exploring events taking place before and after the first, including the initial alien invasion.

If done right, it could be a sequel that manages to outdo the original, but often more times than not, horror sequels tend to be disappointing. Not to mention, A Quiet Place was Krasinskis' big diversion from comedy, much like Jordan Peele and Get Out. AQP Part II could end up like Us, a fine second outing in the genre from a former funnyman, but one that pales in comparison to the original.

Opening Weekend: $45-48 Million

Domestic Total: $170-185 Million

Worldwide Total: $285-310 Million

Mulan

After Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King, the message to Disney is clear; if they remake an animated movie from their Renaissance era, it will make a billion dollars. That will ring more true with Mulan, as a hit in China ensures a quick road to the ten digit club, and the film is based on a Chinese war poem.

It may even attract those who've turned their noses at Disneys' trend of remakes, as the overall feel of the movie is very different from the animated version, not unlike the 2016 Jungle Book. Regardless, it will be the first big box office smash of the year, unless there's some huge controversy that severely damages its reputation.

Opening Weekend: $100-130 Million

Domestic Total: $470-500 Million

Worldwide Total: $1.1-1.3 Billion

The New Mutants

This was another film that got shoved back from 2019 to 2020. While reshoots contributed to the delays, it seems that the version director Josh Boone intended to make is the one coming to cinemas. After 2015s' Fantastic Four and 2019s' Dark Phoenix, it seems 20th Century Fox is learning their lesson from meddling with their tentpole movies.

While the budget hasn't been revealed, it's fair to assume it will have a modest number for the genre and the safe bet is to guess conservative numbers. It's not easy to guess, but the buzz seems to be re-igniting the flame of anticipation, even long after the coals have gone cold. A huge factor in the success of this movie is whether or not it will have ties to the MCU, and how much they will try to play it up in the marketing if it does.

Opening Weekend: $30-34 Million

Domestic Total: $95-105 Million

Worldwide Total: $220-250 Million

No Time To Die

Daniel Craigs' tenure as James Bond has been a series of ups and downs. Casino Royale was a fantastic reintroduction of the character back into pop culture and Skyfall is considered one of the best 007 films ever made. Then again, Quantum of Solace was a bit of a bore with a convoluted plot and Spectre tried too hard to balance the stone-faced serious nature of Craig with the cheesy attitude of past films.

Going by the pattern of the movies, this one should be great (keyword: should), especially since this will be his final outing as the famous spy. A safe bet would to assume it will do better than his first two, but worse than his last two, the end of the path meeting middle-of-the-road expectations.

Opening Weekend: $74-77 Million

Domestic Total: $185-230 Million

Worldwide Total: $775-800 Million

Black Widow

The MCU is not letting itself slow down after the monumental Avengers: Endgame and is reclaiming the first weekend of May slot by giving one of its longtime players a standalone movie. Some may look at this and expect another Captain Marvel fiasco, but unlike the cosmic heroine, fans have been clamouring for a solo Black Widow movie since her debut in 2010s' Iron Man 2.

Interest reached an all-time high around 2014 when she was a prominent character in The Winter Soldier, and again in 2015 when Avengers: Age of Ultron dropped various hints of her past that could be explored in a standalone flick. Although considering her fate in Endgame, the timing's all wrong, despite good intention. Marvel Studios has never failed to turn their movies into hits, but this could be the movie where they start to lose their firm grasp.

Opening Weekend: $90-105 Million

Domestic Total: $320-355 Million

Worldwide Total: $985 Million - 1.1 Billion

Fast and Furious 9

Justin Lin is back in the directors' chair for the fourth time in the series, which will be a welcome return since he was the one to reinvigorate the franchise with Fast Five. Change appears to be a vital part of keeping the franchise fresh, as Chris Morgan is handing writing duties to Daniel Casey. One interesting factor is the absence of Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham from this sequel, and whether that sabbatical will affect the box office tally.

Opening Weekend: $80-90 Million

Domestic Total: $180-200 Million

Worldwide Total: $850-900 Million

Spongebob: Sponge on the Run

Since the passing of Stephen Hillenburg, the future of Spongebob Squarepants lingers on a somber note. Despite recent episodes being better than the post-first movie era, it's now only a matter of time before the show concludes. So, it feels rather poor timing to release another film - that also serves as a launching pad for a prequel series - so soon after the creators' death.

Both movies have been a hit with critics and audiences, despite an eleven year gap between the two. This one comes out in less than half the time, but it appears to be swapping in the traditional animated format in exchange for 3D CG. There's countless factors regarding the movies' success; fan reception, overall quality, comparison to the original. If any one of them stumbles, it's going to sink rather than float.

Opening Weekend: $40-43 Million

Domestic Total: $75-80 Million

Worldwide Total: $170-200 Million

Artemis Fowl

The running gag of "2019 movies pushed to 2020" concludes with Artemis Fowl, coming in during the heat of late May instead of early August. All there is to show for the film is a teaser from November of 2018, and it looks like it will be Disneys' obligatory bomb of the year. Scrolling down to the comments are countless jokes and memes poking fun at the quality of the movie.

Of course, it's possible they pulled a Sonic the Hedgehog and remade the film to better suit the source material after the negative online reception. Filming is still underway for the project, and it appears it will be completed in time for its' current release date. A complete overhaul is an unlikely scenario as word on the film has been minimal at best, meaning Disney could quietly release it and let it be their non-billion dollar movie.

Opening Weekend: $20-25 Million

Domestic Total: $65-80 Million

Worldwide Total: $120-130 Million

Wonder Woman 1984

According to Fandago (and the always credible online polls), this is the most anticipated movie of the year, beating out Black Widow and The Eternals. Of course, with a yearly lineup such as this, there's not going to be any massive record breaking blockbusters, but Wonder Woman 1984 is the only sequel out of the three and already has some built-in hype.

DC - and by extension, the DCEU - has covered some serious ground since the days of Suicide Squad and Justice League, with Aquaman, Shazam!, and Joker all garnering positive reviews and earning a total of $2.575 billion (an average of $858.5 million per movie). The future is looking brighter with each passing headline, and thanks to the positive reception of the character thus far in the franchise, WW1984 will add to that grand total.

Opening Weekend: $110-120 Million

Domestic Total: $425-435 Million

Worldwide Total: $990 Million-1.2 Billion

Soul

Usually when Pixar delivers two films within a calendar year, one is always the B-project. 2020 could be a year where both ideas thrive, as neither are sequels and both are entirely original. If the last couple decades of movies has taught us anything, it's to never underestimate Pixar.

The unique concept of this movie contrasts the recognition of the company and makes it harder to narrow the box office down to a more specific window. The best estimate would be a slow start but an end with Inside Out numbers, a remarkable success from some amazing animation.

Opening Weekend: $60-65 Million

Domestic Total: $190-230 Million

Worldwide Total: $800-850 Million

Top Gun: Maverick

It's been 34 years since Tom Cruise stepped into the cockpit as hotshot pilot Maverick, and both his career and the world have changed. Cruise went from a new kid on the block to a star who puts butts in cinemas. After the recent Mission Impossible movies, his stardom has been solidified for the new decade.

The original movie opened at a little over $8 million and skyrocketed to $179.8 million domestic and $356.8 million worldwide. Adjusted for inflation, that's a $19 million opening for $421.9 million domestic/$837.4 million worldwide. While an impressive feat, that was a different era of movies, where superheroes and well-established franchises were the rarity. Still, Cruise has never failed to pack them in, and the action driven spectacle could make this a hit, but for now, it's better to place a safer bet, one that's more in line with his recent outings.

Opening Weekend: $50-70 Million

Domestic Total: $220-240 Million

Worldwide Total: $670-700 Million

In The Heights

Whether superheroes, fast cars or animated features, blockbusters are lining up the summer slate, but as a counterpoint, there's a movie for the theatre geeks. Lin-Manuel Miranda is a name that conjures excitement for a musical related production, and with this being his first play adapted to the screen, there's huge turnout potential.

Miranda has worked before with Disney on Moana and Mary Poppins Returns, both of which have benefited from his contributions to their music, and Hamilton remains a hot topic to this day. It won't dominate the weekend, but it will have long legs that result in a sizable hit for Warner Bros. The funny thing is, this movie is already expected to be a surprise hit, so to call it a hit already may be the least surprising thing about it.

Opening Weekend: $26-30 Million

Domestic Total: $140-175 Million

Worldwide Total: $260-290 Million

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

It seems the people in charge over at Sony realize that the best way to win over fans old and new to a franchise is to respect where it started, and now, there's Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the official sequel to Ghostbusters II. 31 years later, the story will continue with the old characters returning to pass the torch on to the new.

Nostalgia is a huge factor at play here, as the trailer hints that the main characters are grandkids of Egon Spengler, Harold Ramis' character from the first two movies. When taking their box office numbers and boosting them to 2020 money, the first has a $33.6 million opening and $600.5 million/$732.1 million domestic/worldwide split. The second has a $61.1 million opening and a total of $233.3 million/$446.7 million, respectively. For the third entry, the likely result is a modest hit, but enough to re-energize the series.

Opening Weekend: $50-55 Million

Domestic Total: $200-235 Million

Worldwide Total: $400-410 Million

Tenet

Christopher Nolan is a director whose name is a marketing feature for his movies, and he never fails to deliver a quality movie that may require some thinking to fully understand it. After the Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, and Dunkirk, he seems to found comfort in releasing his projects in the mid-July slot; where the summer is well underway, but potential for overlap into fall.

Out of all the blockbusters of the summer, this is the only, clear-cut, pure, original film, and in this day and age, there's a huge hunger for that. It's difficult to say this far back, but it could become the next Inception; a mind-bending thriller with an odd concept that becomes a huge hit, and a win for non-franchises.

Opening Weekend: $55-60 Million

Domestic Total: $190-220 Million

Worldwide Total: $690-750 Million

Jungle Cruise

Disney has had a winning streak with their remakes, but it will be their first time since Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales to base it off one of their rides. However, if one doesn't count the Pirates sequels, this makes it the very first adaptation of a park ride in seventeen years.

Dwayne Johnson is the biggest movie star in the world right now, so to say a movie with his face and name plastered all over the place won't make money is delusional at worst. On the other side of the coin, the reputation of the Pirates franchise may have turned people off from movies based on the aspects of the park. It does appear to have a similar tone as the recent Jumanji movies, so write this one off as a win for the House of Mouse.

Opening Weekend: $50-55 Million

Domestic Total: $240-265 Million

Worldwide Total: $690-720 Million

Morbius

Sony's Marvel Universe has had a weird start. Venom was the most anticipated hated movie of 2018; it received nothing but negative feedback online and it made over $850 million worldwide. On top of that, it has a sequel coming out in October (more on that later).However, that character was previously introduced in Sam Raimis' Spider-Man 3, and has remained in the public conscious since.

The story of Morbius will be different, as he's a lesser known villain and hasn't had any presence in the Spider-Man films. It is going to be another one of the smaller budget superhero movies of the year, so it doesn't have to hit large milestones to warrant success. Sony is dialing up its reputation as the studio that made the Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, and that connection may just be enough to raise this undead villain to life.

Opening Weekend: $30-35 Million

Domestic Total: $120-160 Million

Worldwide Total: $500-520 Million

Bill and Ted Face The Music

2020 has a long list of sequels, whether it's been two years or two decades since the previous installment. Adding to that is the third entry of two teenagers travelling through time using a phone booth, except they're not so young anymore, they're fathers with kids of their own.

The first two Bill and Ted movies were exclusively North American releases, but the landscape has changed since 1991. Movies are now more global and connect with audiences around the world, and with Reeves' resurging star power, this could be the biggest adventure of them all.

Opening Weekend: $30-35 Million

Domestic Total: $115-145 Million

Worldwide Total: $300-325 Million

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Horror franchises have been a staple of the industry since the 1980s, but today, masked killers have been replaced with ghosts and demonic possessions as the hot topic of the genre. Nothing has capitalized better on this culture than the Conjuring cinematic universe.

It's been four years since we've last visited the Warrens, and in that time there's been two Annabelle sequels and a spinoff based on the Nun from The Conjuring 2. James Wan is no longer behind the camera, but it's reported that the film will be more of a courtroom thriller rather than a straight up horror, which will be a nice change to the formula. The question is whether the goodwill of the franchise has dried up, or if audiences just want more of Ed and Lorraine.

Opening Weekend: $39-42 Million

Domestic Total: $100-120 Million

Worldwide Total: $300-330 Million

The King's Man

It's hard to tell if this is a movie Disney has faith in, as it was originally scheduled for the Valentine's Day weekend before it was moved back to September. The second weekend in February was when The Secret Service came out in 2015, but September is when The Golden Circle was released in 2017. With one weekend change, the movie has gone from the next great entry to possibly mediocre.

The marketing has made it clear that it's more a period piece than an action comedy, with the movie taking place during World War I and less reliance on gadgets. It's likely it will make around the same amount as its predecessors, and the month looks pretty spacey for blockbusters, but this will also be a gauge for Kingsman 3.

Opening Weekend: $38-41 Million

Domestic Total: $105-110 Million

Worldwide Total: $405-415 Million

The Many Saints of Newark

HBO is bringing another one of their hit shows to the big screen with a prequel to The Sopranos. The creative team involved was the same behind the show, but movies that serve as sequels or prequels to a TV series almost never capture the feel and gravitas of their small screen companions.

It's another case of a movie that is coming out long after the original source material has faded from popularity, and it will make its money from North America, as that's where the majority of its fanbase is located. Hopefully it serves a worthy origin story to Tony Soprano and Michael Gandolfini does his father's character justice.

Opening Weekend: $10-13 Million

Domestic Total: $40-45 Million

Worldwide Total: $50-55 Million

Venom 2

The first movie was a runaway success, so Sony could have easily taken the same formula and make it again, but they're appear to be smarter than that. Rubin Fleischer has been swapped out of the director's chair with Andy Serkis, and the writing staff has been reduced to one person; Kelly Marcel.

Already there's promise that the sequel is going to be very different from the first, and with a more defined vision, it could win critics over while also giving fans of the first one an improved follow-up. With Morbius coming out just four months prior, and will likely feature a post-credits tease connecting these two films, it looks like Venom will be the Iron Man of Sony's Marvel Universe.

Opening Weekend: $80-90 Million

Domestic Total: $200-235 Million

Worldwide Total: $860-900 Million

Death on the Nile

Agatha Christie's stories are well worth investing in, whether they're for stage, TV, or the cinema, a good whodunit mystery is guaranteed. In October, Hercule Poirot returns to the big screen for another one of the detective's most notable adventures.

Kenneth Branagh is back as both star and director and Michael Green returns as screenwriter, both reprising their duties from 2017s' Murder on the Orient Express. While it wasn't a massive hit nor a critics' delight, it was enough to warrant interest in future adaptations, and now we have the sequel. It's a surefire sizable hit for 20th Century Fox, but like most second entries, it'll make less than the previous movie.

Opening Weekend: $25-30 Million

Domestic Total: $90-110 Million

Worldwide Total: $300-320 Million

Halloween Kills

Considering its $10 million budget, 2018s' Halloween was a massive success, bringing in $159.3 million domestic/$255.4 million worldwide. The same creative team - including ole reliable horror producer Jason Blum - is back for what will be the second installment in a trilogy that will end the franchise.

The previous entry was considered a return to form for the series after years and years of disappointing sequels and remakes. With the newly established timeline, Halloween Kills will play a huge part in setting up the conclusion to the story of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode.

Opening Weekend: $70-75 Million

Domestic Total: $130-155 Million

Worldwide Total: $210-240 Million

The Eternals

Marvel Studios has figured that November is the best time to release their weirdest movie of the year. 2013 had the gloomy but interesting Thor: The Dark World, 2016 had the mystical Doctor Strange, and 2017 had the goofy and wild Thor: Ragnarok. That tradition seems to continue with The Eternals, speculated to be the most outlandishly weird movie in the MCU, throwing it back to Jack Kirby's style of trippy colours and shapes.

With a strong marketing campaign, the MCU has another introductory win on their hands. Then again, some fans may not be interested in new characters for a while, making this the movie they skip out on. Stranger things have happened, but after an event like Endgame, a break may be necessary.

Opening Weekend: $85-90 Million

Domestic Total: $310-325 Million

Worldwide Total: $830-850 Million

Godzilla vs. Kong

The MonsterVerse has been fairly well received, although the previous entry, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, was a bit of a miss with critics and underperformed at the box office. Initially scheduled for March, it was pushed back as a likely reuslt of a crowded year, and Warner Bros wanted to place it in a spot where this movie had the least competition.

With a name like Godzilla vs. Kong, the movie practically sells itself; the radioactive lizard squaring off against the gigantic ape. Provided that they are plenty of fights between the two and the lighting isn't too dark for audiences to see it, this could be the movie that kicks the cinematic universe back into gear.

Opening Weekend: $50-55 Million

Domestic Total: $145-175 Million

Worldwide Total: $490-520 Million

Dune

With Star Wars out of the way and Avatar not coming until 2021, there's an opening for the annual sci-fi film for the holiday season. Dennis Villeneuve has proved his worth with films such as Sicario, Arrival, and Blade Runner 2049 so what should be coming to cinemas will be nothing short of a fantastic if not lengthy adaptation of the Frank Herbert novel.

It will have to put itself out there a bit in order to stand out from the crowd, as it could get lost among the action-packed late-year releases. Much like Villeneuve's other films, this will be one will sure to find itself on "best movies of the year" lists, even if it's not a major box office hit.

Opening Weekend: $30-35 Million

Domestic Total: $125-160 Million

Worldwide Total: $465-480 Million

Uncharted

The script is ready to go, the actors have been selected, and the release date has been finalized, but this movie can't seem to find a director. It's still very unclear whether this movie will get made at all, but Sony is confident they will find someone for the job and have it filmed in time for this December.

The second video game movie of the year, it could be the first bonafide hit for the genre, as the Uncharted games are very cinematic in their design, cinematography and execution of action setpieces. All that has to be done is to translate those aspects to big screen, something so simple that any director can do it. Well, except Uwe Boll.

Opening Weekend: $55-59 Million

Domestic Total: $165-190 Million

Worldwide Total: $380-410 Million

The Tomorrow War

No better way to celebrate the first Christmas of the 2020s' with an action thriller about humanity losing to an alien invasion. This will be another contender to fill the void that Star Wars has left empty for the time being, but whether it will do well remains to be seen.

Chris Pratt is leading the cast on this one, but the last science fiction movie he did that was released around December 25 was Passengers. Then again, this is a very different movie and if it proves to be a spectacular time at the cinema, it could do very well.

Opening Weekend: $20-25 Million

Domestic Total: $125-150 Million

Worldwide Total: $315-335 Million

Those are all the predictions for all the big movies planned to hit the cinemas in 2020, it's going to be an enjoyable ride to sit back and watch how the year plays out.

Of course, these are merely predictions, time will tell if any one of these does better, worse or around the same as my estimates. There's a possibility that a movie could come out of nowhere and scoop up a large sum for itself, or what I presume will be a hit could crash and burn at the box office.