One after another, it looks like a close end to Warner Bros. Hot Streaks at the Box Office

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the biggest stars in the world. He never joined a big franchise, but thanks to massive hits like Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” ($839 million worldwide), he is one of the top actors at the box office. So, can DiCaprio help keep Hot Streak alive for Warner Bros. when he hits theatre “One fight after another” this year? It’ll be a tall order for him too.

Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (“Boogie Night”), “One Affery Battle Afferluse” is expected to be drawn between $20 million and $30 million in openings in the domestic opening when it debuts next weekend on a per Box Office theory. For films that are not franchise nearly three hours, that isn’t superficially bad by modern standards. problem? Before marketing, we have posted a whopping $130 million budget. That’s why Warner Bros. needs this to start calling it a success to make around $300 million worldwide.

So you’ll need a lot of help from overseas viewers. Certainly, DiCaprio is a big star that this film tends to work well internationally. Warner Bros has opened the last seven films in the country, at least $40 million, including horror film record The Conjuring: Last Rites ($194 million). Unless these forecasts are very low, that streak ends next weekend.

The film centers around a washed-down revolutionary named Bob (Dicalpio), who is in a state of stoned paranoia, along with his daughter Willa (Chase Infinity). When his nemesis (Shawn Penn) resurfaces 16 years later, Willa goes missing and Bob has to scramble to find her. The film is loosely based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel “Vinland.” It also stars Benicio del Toro (“Sicario”), Regina Hall (“Girls’ Trip”) and Teyana Taylor (“Two Coming Americas”).

One thing that works in the film’s favor is critical opinion. Currently, it holds a significant approval rate of 96% for Rotten Tomatoes. In his perfect 10/10 review of “Announcement Battle” for the Movie, Chris Evangelista called it “the best movie of 2025”. It’s a high praise, and Evangelista isn’t alone considering Anderson’s latest. Without a doubt, WB has a desire to make this a major awards season player.

What is its commercial outlook? Even with a $30 million opening, the chances of reaching $300 million worldwide are high. In many cases, during the pandemic era, an opening of over $30 million has resulted in a global finish of about $150 million, almost at an average of $200 million. Think “Bob Marley: One Love” ($28.6 million opening/$181 million worldwide). It’s a big big question to hope that even the best times will open at $30 million and reach more than $300 million globally.

Good, the most recent comp might be “Fuliosa: Mad Max Saga” ($174 million/$168 million budget worldwide). Oddly enough, what Warner Bros. wants is closer to “Mad Max: Fury Road” (a $379 million/$150 million budget worldwide). Because “Fury Road” was an important beloved man who enjoyed a very long shelf life, if not a huge hit compared to its huge budget.

From a business standpoint, it’s hard to justify giving such a big budget to a film like this. Especially when Anderson’s biggest film, Be Blood, made just $77 million worldwide. Meanwhile, what Mike De Luka and Pam Abi did as heads of Warner Bros Pictures this year is not impressive. From “Sinner” to “F1”, they hit it from the park every turn. Flops earlier this year, such as “Mickey 17,” are far better than hits.

In short, WB can afford to make dangerous gambles to extremely talented filmmakers. Especially when you can move the distance of the Oscar. Still, in the worst case scenario, if this is close to $20 million and you don’t have that much of a stay, then it would be hard to mean economically. As the fall season unfolds, we need to see how it shakes.

A “A Battle” will appear in the theater on September 26th, 2025.