Five Reasons Why 2015 Is The Year Of The Blockbuster
Cast your mind back to 2014, a year in which US box-office takings fell by 5% compared to the previous year. There were many memorable films, from Oscar winners like Birdman to highly anticipated adventures like Interstellar.
But what 2014 lacked was a consistent stream of killer blockbuster titles. Sure, there was Transformers: Age of Extinction - 2014's biggest film - and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, the year's next highest-grossing movie. And superhero fans were well-catered for, with Guardians of the Galaxy topping a list that included Captain America, X-Men and Spider-Man.
But we've come up with five reasons why 2015 is set to be a much bigger year for the blockbuster. So big, in fact, that 2015 has a good chance of becoming the biggest movie year on record.
1. Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Expected on December 18, this one is only just making it out in 2015, but that won't stop it entering the record books. Possibly the most eagerly anticipated film ever made, The Force Awakens could do Avatar levels of business worldwide. A summer blockbuster released at Christmas, Star Wars will round off a magnificent year for blockbuster films.More: Harrison Ford is back in the skies