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As the summer movie season kicked off, analysts and cinema owners were prepared for a possible slump in ticket sales. However, thanks to some unexpected hits, the domestic box office managed to pull in $3.6 billion in ticket sales. While this was a 10% drop from the previous year, it was a much better outcome than initially anticipated.
One of the standout films of the summer was Disney and Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman. This third installment in the Deadpool franchise, and the first under Disney’s MCU, shattered records for an R-rated film, earning over $600 million domestically.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” also made waves at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing summer movie with $650 million in ticket sales. Other notable contributors to the summer box office success included Universal’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” Universal’s “Despicable Me 4,” and Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.”
Looking ahead, industry analysts are optimistic about the momentum carrying over into the fall season. With a solid lineup of releases including “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” “Speak No Evil,” and animated features like “Transformers One” and “The Wild Robot,” the third-quarter box office results are expected to be strong.
While uncertainties around full-year box office numbers remain due to last year’s labor strikes, the upcoming slate of appealing titles like “Beetlejuice,” “Transformers,” “Joker,” “Smile,” and “Venom” offer plenty of reasons for excitement in the coming months.
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