{"id":766,"date":"2026-06-29T12:41:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=766"},"modified":"2026-06-29T12:41:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:41:03","slug":"a-surprisingly-strong-summer-box-office-could-mean-hollywoods-first-10-billion-year-since-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=766","title":{"rendered":"A surprisingly strong summer box office could mean Hollywood&#8217;s first $10 billion year since the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><div><p>In this article<\/p><\/div><ul><li><span>GOOG<\/span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><button><span><span>Follow your favorite stocks<\/span><span>CREATE FREE ACCOUNT<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><div><div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The summer box office has had a surprisingly strong start\" class=\"wp-image-765\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6bd2d963bd75924e5213284edb19a00b.jpg\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6bd2d963bd75924e5213284edb19a00b.jpg 750w, https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6bd2d963bd75924e5213284edb19a00b-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<span><div><div><span>watch now<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><div><div><span>VIDEO<\/span><span>3:29<\/span><span>03:29<\/span><\/div><div>The summer box office has had a surprisingly strong start<\/div><div>CNBC Digital Original Video<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>Hollywood is having its best summer since before the pandemic, and that hot streak is putting the annual box office on pace to cross $10 billion for the first time in seven years.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=763\">Trump says U.S. and Iran to hold fresh talks in Qatar on Tuesday following weekend clashes<\/a><\/p><p>The season, which runs from the first weekend in May through Labor Day, has tallied $1.8 billion so far through Sunday. That&#8217;s down less than 2% from 2019 levels, or just about a $30 million lag. Industry analysts keep a close eye on this period of the year because it typically accounts for about 40% of the total annual domestic box office.<\/p><p>&#8220;The summer box office is incredibly important,&#8221; said Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at movie data company Rentrak. &#8220;It&#8217;s vitally important in terms of what the overall health of the industry looks like and what that portends for the entire year.&#8221;<\/p><p>What sets this summer apart is that it didn&#8217;t kick off with a blockbuster action film or superhero team-up. Instead, the first major hit of the season came with the release of <span>Disney&#8217;s<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> &#8220;The Devil Wears Prada 2,&#8221; followed by <span>Universal&#8217;s<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> &#8220;Obsession&#8221; and A24&#8217;s &#8220;Backrooms,&#8221; two low-budget horror films from <span>YouTube<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> creators-turned-filmmakers.\u00a0<\/p><p>It was further fueled by residual ticket sales of <span>Lionsgate&#8217;s<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> &#8220;Michael,&#8221; the Michael Jackson biopic, which debuted in late April.<\/p><p>Together, those four films have contributed nearly $850 million to the domestic summer box office since the start of May, according to data from Rentrak. Notably, that&#8217;s about how much Disney and Marvel&#8217;s &#8220;Avengers: Endgame&#8221; had tallied for the 2019 box office during the same period.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div><p>Last week&#8217;s release of Disney and Pixar&#8217;s &#8220;Toy Story 5&#8221; delivered another boost, posting a franchise-best opening of $160 million.<\/p><p>Combined, the handful of upside surprises is making for a stronger-than-expected domestic box office and a promising foundation for the second half of the year as the industry chases pre-pandemic levels. <\/p><p>As of Sunday, the 2026 box office has tallied $4.4 billion domestically, about 15% behind the $5.2 billion the 2019 box office had collected during the same time period.<\/p><\/div><h2>Currently playing in theaters<\/h2><div><p>Contributing to the surprisingly strong ticket sales is movies like &#8220;Michael,&#8221; &#8220;Obsession&#8221; and even <span>Amazon MGM&#8217;s<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> &#8220;Project Hail Mary,&#8221; which was released in March, that are holding strong at the box office week after week.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/interstatemovingexpertss.com\/?p=761\">A \u2018perfect storm\u2019 points to a much smaller U.S. auto market by 2040<\/a><\/p><p>Typically, after opening weekend, a title will see sales drop anywhere from 50% to 70%. But these films were seeing drops of between 20% to 40% each week. <\/p><p>&#8220;Obsession&#8221; has pulled off an even rarer box office feat as ticket sales actually increased in its second and third weekend in theaters, up 39% and 14%, respectively, according to data from The Numbers. <\/p><p>That success is a sign that films are getting solid word of mouth from audiences and that it&#8217;s driving new moviegoers to cinemas.<\/p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just been one after another after another,&#8221; said Alex DelVecchio, general manager of Rutgers Cinema in Piscataway, New Jersey. &#8220;I always said this whole year was about getting to June 19. Because once you get to June 19 you hit this six weeks in a row. It&#8217;s Toy Story, &#8216;Supergirl,&#8217; Minions, &#8216;Moana,&#8217; [&#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;] and Spider-Man.&#8221;<\/p><p>The combined efforts of those six films could boost the summer box office to $4.2 billion, Dergarabedian said. The summer box office has only surpassed $4 billion once since 2019, and that was thanks to the dual efforts of Warner Bros. &#8220;Barbie&#8221; and Universal&#8217;s &#8220;Oppenheimer&#8221; in 2023, according to Rentrak data.<\/p><p>That threshold would mark a return to normal cadence for the summer box office, which collected more than $4 billion practically every year between 2013 and 2019 before Covid shut down cinemas. <\/p><\/div><div><p>Universal&#8217;s &#8220;The Odyssey,&#8221; directed by Christopher Nolan, is currently tracking for a $100 million-plus opening weekend and is expected to benefit significantly from premium large format screenings. <\/p><p><span>Sony&#8217;s<span><span><button><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> &#8220;Spider-Man: Brand New Day,&#8221; which was made in collaboration with Disney&#8217;s Marvel Studios, could perform even better, with some analysts predicting between $200 million and $250 million for its opening weekend.<\/p><p>&#8220;&#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217; could be the biggest opening weekend of the year,&#8221; Dergarabedian said. &#8220;And that opens on July 31st. What&#8217;s that going to mean for August? Well, a lot, because that&#8217;s going to add and contribute a lot of box office to the month. 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