North American summer box office will cross $4 billion by Monday

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The summer domestic box office will cross $4 billion by Monday, standing at $3.985B for May 1–Aug. 9, according to Rentrak. It would be the second post-Covid cross, after 2023’s $4.095B, and the 14th in history. Tentpoles including Spider-Man, Toy Story 5, and The Odyssey, plus YouTube-native filmmakers’ hits, made five films account for $2B, half of summer sales. Summer 2013's record is $4.755B. This past weekend was the third-best ever at $205M, while smaller releases underperformed; The End of Oak Street may debut with $30M on Aug. 14.


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