In mathematical terms: Owning a movie theater is capitalism plus optimism, plus the ability to ignore last season’s box office returns.
Last season, let’s see. That’d be summer.
The summer of 2024 was bailed out, more or less, by a franchise crossover (“Deadpool and Wolverine,” now just over the $1.3 billion mark worldwide), a better-than-usual Pixar sequel (“Inside Out 2,” heading toward $1.7 billion globally) and a September reboot/sequel (“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” this week crossing the $350 million line into profit territory). Even with a boost from the latest low-budget horror title (an effective one, “Longlegs”) to make
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