Record Summer Box Office Reaches New Peak With $4.67 Billion
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Summer box office hit a record $4.67 billion, the season’s highest-ever total (not inflation-adjusted), with May–August all topping $1 billion for the first time. Driving the surge were Sony’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, while a handful of titles underperformed. Domestic revenue through Labor Day surpassed the 2013 all-time high of $4.755 billion, and popcorn-season momentum (May–Labor Day) accounts for about 40% of yearly box office, signaling a cinema rebound and momentum for future releases.
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