Could George Clooney and Julia Robert's "Ticket to Paradise" bring back the box office rom-com?

"If 'Ticket to Paradise' proves as successful as it looks like it could be, that would give this year alone — in a very challenging year to do it — two successful rom-coms," Box Office Pro Chief Analyst Shawn Robbins told Yahoo Finance, referencing the surprise success of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum's "The Lost City," which secured $190 million globally with more than $105 million stemming from the domestic box office.

"That may signal a little bit of a renaissance for the genre in the coming years," Robbins surmised.

"Ticket to Paradise" has already secured nearly $75 million across 75 international markets — a successful start for the low-budget Universal film.

"Considering how well it's already done internationally, that takes some of the pressure off of its domestic debut," Robbins said, estimating that the film will see opening weekend ticket sales in the low to mid-teens.

The analyst cautioned that the movie could be more of a slow burn as it will directly compete with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's "Black Adam," which is widely expected to secure a $60 million-plus opener, according to industry estimates. Robbins also emphasized that the film's key demographic of adults 35 and older typically don't rush out to the theater on opening weekend.

"There may be some room for surprise, but I'm really looking at that staying power and the potential for word-of-mouth to drive 'Ticket to Paradise' into November and potentially even into the holidays," Robbins said.

Rom-com resurgence?

The rom-com has taken a backseat over the past decade as other genres from Oscar-contending dramas to franchise superhero films race to the forefront.

Superhero movies, in particular, have encroached on other genres, Robbins previously explained, especially comedies since Marvel films tend to have a significant amount of comedic relief.