These days, amidst the glamour and hopes of awards season and Christmas blockbusters, Hollywood is confronting a well-known list of troubles.

The sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to Netflix tops any list, followed by fears about AI.

But what’s truly disturbing? A very sad trend: Critically hailed movies that die a quick death at the box-office, a reflection of the grave, growing issue of moviegoers reluctant to see a movie in a movie theater.

Worse, it reflects a lack of interest in movies. Can we blame social media? Streaming? Limited series?

Biopics have done tremendous business, often winning Oscar attention. Last year Timothée Chalamet in the Bob Dylan hit “A Complete Unknown” scored him his second Oscar nomination.

This year there was the downbeat biopic about The Boss struggling to make one of his most obscure albums: “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.”

Despite acclaim for his work as the now-legendary singer/songwriter, Jeremy Allen White could not convince his “The Bear” fans to see this.

Similarly, Glen Powell had triumphed in two comedic entries – “Anyone But You” and “The Hit Man.”  His hope of following Arnold Schwarzenegger in a 21st century remake of Stephen King’s “The Running Man” arrived DOA.

Disney also flopped big time with its third try with the once-prophetic digital thriller “Tron: Ares.”

Film festivals often launch awards contenders. For Dwayne Johnson, the Venice Film Festival world premiere of his risky change of pace, “The Smashing Machine,” was a triumph that looked to give the star the ultimate triumph: an Oscar Best Actor nomination.

Sadly, when “Smashing” smashed and died opening day – so did Johnson’s hopes for serious recognition.

With “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney championed a biopic on the formidable female boxing champ Christy Martin who broke barriers and survived a horrendous attempted murder by her manager/husband.

You couldn’t ask for a more appropriate and timely look at spousal abuse and male-centric sports. Yet, just like “Smashing,” audiences weren’t interested.

With Christmas second only to the summer as Hollywood’s most lucrative period, hope springs with several high-profile entries.

Topping any list: James Cameron’s three-years-later return with “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”

Will Cameron match the $2.3 billion haul of the last “Avatar”?

Two new, warmly anticipated biopics arrive with built-in buzz.  Timothée Chalamet is expected to be a no-brainer third time Oscar nominee for “Marty Supreme” as an ambitious 1950s ping pong player (yes, ping pong!).

And Kate Hudson soars opposite Hugh Jackman in “Song Sung Blue,” the rousing look at a couple who found romance and a passionate audience as a Neil Diamond tribute band.

But their real-life behind the scenes saga is the real “has to be seen to be believed” drama.

Glen Powell stars in “The Running Man.” (Ross Ferguson/Paramount Pictures/TNS)
Emily Blunt, left, and Dwayne Johnson in a scene from “The Smashing Machine.” (Ken Hirama Dunn/A24 via AP)