By Henry Stachera

As the year wraps up, we can look back on all the amazing blockbuster movies that bashed the box office and look forward to watching the new bangers that have recently been released. For the sake of conciseness, we’ll cover three of the big movies right now: “Back to the Future 40th Anniversary,” “Springsteen,” and the upcoming “Michael.” Every movie lover is going to have a blast with these!

“Back to the Future” has been a generational favorite since 1985. The film has created so many iconic characters, objects and especially cars; everyone knows the amazing Marty McFly and the guitar he used during the Enchantment Under the Sea dance, but the coup de grace, of course, is the famous time-traveling DeLorean. Regardless of the past, we can go back to the Future, on the movie’s 40th anniversary. It was brought back to theatres around this past Halloween; the re-release accumulated $8.63 million worldwide, pushing the film’s all-time total to over $391 million worldwide. While advertising for the film, Gibson released 88 replica guitars of the 1955 Marty McFly guitar for $20,000 each. 

Speaking of guitars, musical movies like “Yesterday,” “A Complete Unknown” and the newest, “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” are all the rage. Of the three, “Yesterday”  (released in 2019, making it the oldest of these) is a story of a man who lives in a world without the Beatles. “A Complete Unknown” is the Bob Dylan story starring Hollywood’s golden boy Timothee Chalamet, and “Springsteen,” of course, is about Bruce Springsteen, aka “The Boss” played by Jeremy Allen White. The Springsteen movie debuted in late October and grossed over $30 million worldwide, falling short of their $55 million production budget. Given time, as DVDs of the film and royalties from streaming gather more income, the remaining $25 million should be accounted for and profitable. Other than Jeremy Allen White, the movie lacks big names that would stand out to the audience. There is also something to be said about Bruce Springsteen himself; not much of the movie-going population is of the age that Springsteen appeals to. Once the film hits DVDs and streaming, fans of the Boss will pick it up and keep it rolling.

Michael Jackson is also going to be getting a movie of his life. Although Jackson is deceased, one of the most prolific artists of all time, he deserves his own film. Although the movie is scheduled to be released in April 2026, advertising and promotion have already begun. So far, we know Michael’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, will play the icon in the journey through his life. If I were a betting man, I would put some serious money down that this will be one of the highest grossing box offices for biopic movies of all time. For now, all we can do is sit and wait until April comes. Now “beat it!”

Iconic Scene from Back to the Future (Back to the Future)

Courtesy of Elizabeth Swann, Martin & Co.