Summer Box Office Nears $4B Milestone Fueled by Spider-Man and The Odyssey

Through Aug. 9, 2026, the U.S. summer box office stands at about $3.985B, just $14.8M away from crossing $4B for May 1–Aug. 9 (per Rentrak); 2013’s $4.755B all-time summer record is in reach. The surge is led by Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Toy Story 5 and The Odyssey (roughly $1.58B together), with The Obsession and The Backrooms adding about $460.7M, leaving five films totaling about $2B (50% of summer). August could maintain the momentum with new tentpoles like The End of Oak Street as the season heads toward a possible crossing of the $4B threshold.