Summer Box Office Grosses $4.5 Billion, Disney Takes Half, and Cinema Is At Risk
Led by “The Avengers” and “The Lion King,” domestic totals are virtually identical to last year’s performance. That’s not good news.
Led by “The Avengers” and “The Lion King,” domestic totals are virtually identical to last year’s performance. That’s not good news.
The data also shows that critics were kinder to blockbusters this past summer.
A look at this summer suggests that while good movies are nice to have, there’s no reason for studios to make them a top priority.
The holiday weekend box office was kind to some newcomers, while cruel to Spielberg’s latest.