On December 18, 2026, the spirit of Barbenheimer will rise again in the form of Dunesday, as both Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday debut worldwide. The latest MCU installment might be the most star-studded of the pair, but it's the final installment in Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune novels that seems to be generating the most excitement, as illustrated by the threequel significantly outselling its release date rival in IMAX tickets.
Villeneuve's directing prowess has been crucial to the success of the Dune adaptations, as has the starry cast that includes Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Anya Taylor-Joy, and more. But a name that deserves much more recognition for their role in this trilogy's success is writer Jon Spaihts, who also worked in the MCU on Doctor Strange. But following his Marvel foray and before tackling the once-thought un-adaptable Dune, Spaihts delivered a sci-fi film that is currently proving popular on streaming.
The film in question is Passengers, a 2016 sci-fi effort directed by Morten Tyldum and starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as deep-space travelers who are awoken 90 years too early on a 120-year voyage. The movie earned just over $300 million at the global box office, scoring an impressive $200 million haul from overseas markets, against a reported production budget of $110 million. Ten years since it proved popular at the box office but earned negative reviews from critics, Passengers is on everyone's watchlists again. This past week, the movie was one of the ten most-streamed on Netflix in the U.S.
Your answers point to the iconic sci-fi hero who shares your instincts, your values, and your particular way of facing the impossible.
You carry a weight most people would crumble under — the knowledge of what you're capable of, and the burden of what you might have to become.
You lead with instinct, warmth, and an absolute refusal to accept a no-win scenario — because you've always believed there's a third option nobody else has thought of yet.
You are the kind of person who holds the line when everyone else is losing faith — not because you're fearless, but because giving up simply isn't something you're capable of.
You are not reckless, not grandiose, and not particularly interested in being anyone's hero — you just refuse to stop when it matters.
You have been through fire that would break most people — and what came out the other side is something the world underestimates at its peril.
As one Pratt sci-fi film dominates streaming, another has just hit a major milestone at the box office. The video game adaptation The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a sequel to 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie, has officially surpassed the billion-dollar mark at the box office, as well as finding success on digital platforms. The film has earned an almost even split between domestic and international gross, and has finally crossed the $1 billion mark before fading out of theaters. Pratt joins Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black in the cast, with Brie Larson, Donald Glover, and Glen Powell joining the franchise.
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