Fandango is the U.S.'s leading online movie ticketing service, and the company has surveyed more than 9,000 ticket-buyers to find out which movies and performances film fans are most excited to see on the big screen next year.
According to Fandango's 2025 Most Anticipated Movies Survey, the movies they're 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.
Superhero movies make up nearly a third of the list - Thunderbolts* is the only notable absentee - and where each of them ranks is bound to be a major talking point among fans.
Captain America: Brave New World sits at #1, The Fantastic Four: First Steps at #5, and Superman all the way back at #9. In fairness, we still haven't had a trailer for the latter and moviegoers are likely to be wary of anything DC-related after the DCEU's conclusion.
However, the next Captain America movie topping the list suggests general moviegoers aren't paying any attention to the negative online buzz about reshoots and test screenings.
"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."
Here are the rest of Fandango's findings:
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
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