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Summer Box Office Revenue Falls 10 Percent Over Last Year to $3.67 billion, down 10.4 percent over 2023

Movie ticket sales were down a terrifying 29 percent until 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' jump-started a remarkable comeback that was anchored by 'Inside Out 2' and 'Deadpool & Wolverine.'

Disney and 20th Century’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, opening mid-month, made a solid showing and successfully rebooted the franchise, but Memorial Day suffered a major blow when Warner Bros.’ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga got a flat tire. Sony’s June offering Bad Boys: Ride or Die set into motion a major reset and a two-month box office recovery that made the “sins of the past disappear quickly in the rear-view mirror,” says Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “The reversal of fortune for theaters in the middle months of the summer season was astonishing and a lesson in how unpredictable and yet resilient this industry has always proven itself to be despite the negative Chicken Little prognostications that occur every time there is a box office downturn,” says Dergarabedian.

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