Movie theaters haven’t exactly been bustling since the start of 2025 and the calendar year is about to turn in one of its most meagre frames yet. Even with two new wide releases - Paramount’s slapstick actioner “Novocaine” and Focus Features’ spy film “Black Bag” - exhibitors are in danger of a particularly beleaguered weekend,

So many new major releases in theatres this past weekend and so little interest from the general public. I won’t relitigate the endless ‘are cinemas dying’ debate because it makes me sad but seeing two original adult-oriented movies and a critically acclaimed cartoon featuring one of the most iconic IPs in Hollywood seems indicative of something,