The blockbuster movie makes a comeback this summer

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Many of the most anticipated releases were supposed to come out a year ago, including John Krasinski’s “A Quiet Place Part II", Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning “In the Heights”, the ninth “Fast & Furious” movie, “F9”, Marvel’s “Black Widow” starring Scarlett Johansson, the Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson action adventure “Jungle Cruise” and the “Candyman” reboot. “In the Heights” director Jon M. Chu had to convince Miranda that it was worth it to wait for a theatrical release instead of pushing it out on a streaming platform last summer. Now it’s a wild card whether the promise of an “event film” will motivate audiences back to theaters, especially if something is also available to watch at home. “I really I want audiences to get a chance to see it on the big screen,” said “The Green Knight” director David Lowery “It’s a strange movie and I think that the idea of having that experience in a cinema with other people is going to be really, really exciting, especially after a year away from the big screen.” Some studios have been cautiously rolling out bigger films to decent results lately, like “Godzilla vs. Kong.” But after seven weeks, even that is still shy of cracking the $100 million mark domestically.