DiCaprio Urges Moviegoers to Support Theatrical Releases as ‘War One Again’ Faces Box Office Pressure
Los Angeles, CA – september 26, 2025 – leonardo DiCaprio, one of Hollywood’s highest-paid and most respected actors, is making a passionate plea for audiences to experience films in theaters, even as streaming options proliferate. The star, promoting his new action thriller ”War One again,” emphasized the importance of box office success for maintaining the communal movie-going experience.
Despite a hefty $130 million production budget,early projections for “War One Again,” directed by Paul Thomas Anderson,are relatively modest. DiCaprio addressed this during recent promotional interviews, as reported by Variety.
“I think content is flooded now, and the volume of production is very high – which is a good thing, of course,” DiCaprio stated. “But the box office is very vital because it means people are actually going to the theater,sitting together,and enjoying the feeling of watching a movie together.”
“War One Again” distinguishes itself through its unique cinematic approach. Anderson employed vista Vision, a camera format rarely used since the 1960s, to create a visually immersive and textured experience. “He wanted to give everyone a feeling of being in the scene, making an unexpected, realistic action movie, completely different from what we usually see,” DiCaprio explained. ”From that perspective,the box office is very important.”
Currently, the film is projected to earn between $20 million and $25 million during its opening weekend. DiCaprio is actively encouraging fans to choose the cinema over at-home viewing, hoping they’ll experience the film as intended. “I just hope everyone can walk into a cinema and experience it the way you first watch a movie,” he said.
Critical reception has been largely positive. As of today, “War One Again” boasts an 8.6 rating on imdb from over 5,800 viewers, and a 98% “Fresh” rating from 193 critics and an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Warner Bros. Pictures has released behind-the-scenes footage (available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q9djpmj2Bo) showcasing Anderson’s directorial prowess and DiCaprio’s enthusiasm for the project, describing it as “not a typical action movie, the plot is completely unexpected.”
“War One Again” follows Barber Fergson (DiCaprio), a former revolutionary pulled back into a hazardous world when his daughter becomes the target of Colonel Lockja (Sean Penn). He must reunite with old allies, including Mr. Sergio (Benicio Del Toro), to protect her.
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