This year has spawned multiple franchise revivals and cinematic comebacks. Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and Grogu officially brought Star Wars back to cinemas for the first time since 2019, leveraging the immense popularity of Din Djarin and his diminutive sidekick into a global theatrical event, while Mattel’s iconic sword-and-sorcery epic shattered its nearly 40-year big-screen hiatus with Travis Knight’s live-action Masters of the Universe, serving as a complete reboot of the classic ’80s franchise. Both movies were positioned by their respective studios to be modern blockbuster powerhouses, but ultimately stumbled at the box office.

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