Hollywood has had a rough fall and, as usual, the hope is for the holiday season’s big guns to come to the rescue. “Wicked: For Good” has already scored with a spectacular global entry.  Here, what follows to make it to a bright 2026.  All dates are subject to change.

DEC. 5

“Dust Bunny:” Mads Mikkelsen is the ghostbuster to call when there’s a monster under your bed.

“Fackham Hall:” A “Downton Abbey” parody with just the right Pythonesque lunacy

“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2:” Back to battle the possessed animatronics are Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail.

“Merrily We Roll Along:” The 1981 “cursed” Stephen Sondheim musical told backwards, finally got it right in a Tony-winning revival that is filmed onstage with its cast, led by Daniel Radcliffe.

“Rosemead:” Lucy Liu’s dying but it’s her son, obsessed with mass shootings, that scares her.

DEC. 12

“Dead Man’s Wire:” Gus Van Sant scores with this true-crime hostage tale, brimming with tension, rage, wit – and a turn by Al Pacino.

“Ella McCay:” Oscar winning writer-director James L. Brooks (“Terms of Endearment”) is back after 15 years with Emma Mackey starring in a family drama.

DEC. 19

“Avatar: Fire and Ash:” A really big deal, James Cameron returns to Pandora – and Hollywood prays fans will be lining up for this 3-hour-plus adventure.

“Is This Thing On:” Oscar winner Bradley Cooper is in the director’s chair for this middle-age divorced white couple – Will Arnett and Laura Dern – maybe finding love is better the second time around.

“The Housemaid:” Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried star in a twisty look at a wealthy family whose new maid is an ex-con.

DEC. 25

“Father Mother Sister Brother:” Jim Jarmusch’s Venice Film Festival Golden Lion-winning look at familial relations is funny, poignant and so very original.

“Anaconda:” Jack Black and Paul Rudd bring laughs to this reworking of Jennifer Lopez’s 1997 jungle thriller.

“Song Sung Blue:” Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson soar as a Neil Diamond tribute duo finding love and meaning in classic compositions.

“Marty Supreme:” Timothée Chalamet is considered a lock for another Best Actor Oscar nomination in this gritty, galvanizing portrait of a ‘50s table tennis player.

“The Choral:” Ralph Fiennes is a poignant choir conductor in this English WWI drama.

“The Testament of Ann Lee:” Amanda Seyfried scores dramatically and musically in this biopic of the Shakers founder.

Sydney Sweeney as Millie and Amanda Seyfried as Nina in The Housemaid. (Photo Daniel McFadden/Lionsgate)