Disney’s “Encanto,” an animated film featuring music written by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, is expected to have a $35 million domestic opening over the five-day holiday — enough to win the weekend.
In order for theaters to truly recover, family films and films that aren’t reboots, prequels or sequels are important to the box office.
There have been plenty of family films this year, such as “The Boss Baby: Family Business,” “Raya and the Last Dragon,” “Tom and Jerry” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” but none of those films were exclusive to theaters.