THB Headlines: Only 1 Film Should Really Have A Big October Smile... No Matter How The Trades Spin It

In 11 days, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be the nuclear box office event that will end all complex conversation for a few weeks. I believe tracking is underestimating the number, as it did the first time around. The only thin spot will be people over 50 and even they will show up with their kids and grandkids going back for a second look at the new Panther over Thanksgiving.

We have been in a drought, created by the studios, since Bullet Train opened in the first week of August, so I get the urge to finally get to have some enthusiasm for the 3 movies of any real potential size that have opened in October: Halloween Ends, Ticket to Paradise, and Black Adam. There is a family movie, Lyle, Lyle Crocodile. Smile, the one title that really encourages enthusiasm, opened September 30.

Last October was blessed with the unique event of having a Bond movie in the mix. So let’s put that aside, out of fairness.

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Black Adam is 27% behind Venom: Let There Be Carnage after 2 weekends.

Hal…