Overview

• Hollywood's summer 2025 schedule is unusually dense, featuring weekly releases from May 16 to August 29, driven by backlogged projects and a mix of franchise revivals and original films.
• Tom Cruise returns for 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,' the eighth installment in the series, set to release on May 23.
• 'Final Destination: Bloodlines,' the first new entry in the series in 14 years, officially opens the season on May 16.
• Live-action adaptations of beloved animated films, including 'How to Train Your Dragon' and 'Lilo & Stitch,' are part of the lineup, alongside new installments of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and other legacy franchises.
• Original films from acclaimed directors, such as Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' and Ari Aster's 'Eddington,' provide a counterbalance to the franchise-heavy slate.