One of the final film releases of 2025 also serves as the year's most potent test of whether this period of time has seen lower box office results for movies across the board, or whether concerns of the 2025 "curse" are more reflective of current attitudes towards certain genres and films for cinema-goers. 2025 has seen many major genres and franchises exist in a state of flux, encouraging conversations about whether this reflects changing trends for the world of cinema itself.
While the box office success of movies like the live-action Lilo & Stitch and the animated Ne Zha 2 have established that 2025 is still capable of film hits that garner over $1 billion, the year has also seen several movies that garnered substantial critical praise and pop culture significance finding themselve

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