Fandango, the nation’s leading online movie ticketing service, surveyed more than 9,000 ticket-buyers to find out which films and performances movie fans are most excited to see on the big screen in the new year. According to Fandango’s 2025 Most Anticipated Movies Survey, the films that fans are most excited to see include Captain America: Brave New World, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Jurassic World Rebirth, From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, and more.
“2024 was a strong year for moviegoers and theaters alike, with sequels, prequels, and new franchise originals uniting audiences of all ages to experience brilliant stories on the big screen,” said Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango. “2025 is shaping up to be an impressive year with many original and proven franchise films heading to theaters.”
Among the findings in Fandango’s annual Most Anticipated Movies Survey
89 percent of ticket-buyers are hoping to see more movies in 2025 than in 2024
53 percent said they are planning to see more than 6 films in theaters in 2025
79 percent feel the moviegoing experience cannot be recreated at home
60 percent plan to see movies in a premium format in 2025
2025’s Most Anticipated Blockbuster Films
Captain America: Brave New World
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Jurassic World Rebirth
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Wicked Part Two
The Accountant 2
Superman
28 Years Later
Most Anticipated New Performances on the Big Screen
Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World Rebirth
Pedro Pascal in The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Ana de Armas in From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Brad Pitt in F1
Nicholas Hoult in Superman
Most Anticipated Action/Adventure Movies
Captain America: Brave New World
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Jurassic World Rebirth
From The World of John Wick: Ballerina
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Most Anticipated Family Movies
Wicked Part Two
Zootopia 2
How to Train Your Dragon
Snow White
Lilo & Stitch
Most Anticipated Horror/Thriller/Suspense Movies
28 Years Later
Wolf Man
The Untitled Conjuring Finale
M3GAN 2.0
The Black Phone 2