For most of the year, Warner Bros. has been unstoppable at the box office. The studio rolled out a string of massive hits, including A Minecraft Movie , Sinners , Final Destination: Bloodlines , Superman , and Weapons , that each stormed past the $40 million mark domestically in their opening weekends. The streak gave Warners a swagger that few studios could match, cementing its status as Hollywood’s current box office champion.

That run finally slowed with the release of Paul Thomas Anderson ’s One Battle After Another . The film opened to a modest $22 million domestically, well short of the numbers set by the studio’s recent blockbusters. But while One Battle After Another brought Warner Bros’ monetary hot streak to an end, the studio is like

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