Summer Box Office Reaches $3.985 Billion, Sitting $14.8 Million Shy of $4 Billion
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Updated · Deadline · Aug 9
Summer Box Office Reaches $3.985 Billion, Sitting $14.8 Million Shy of $4 Billion
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Aug 9
Summary
$3.985 billion in domestic ticket sales from May 1 to Aug. 9 left the summer box office just $14.8 million short of the $4 billion mark, according to Rentrak.
A $1.58 billion haul from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Toy Story 5 and The Odyssey powered the surge, while The Obsession and The Backrooms helped bring those five films to $2 billion, or 50% of summer sales.
$205 million this weekend made 2026's third-best frame after last weekend's $437.1 million record and Toy Story 5's $231.6 million opening weekend, even as several counterprogramming releases opened weakly.
Crossing $4 billion would make 2026 only the second post-Covid summer to clear that threshold; 2023 reached $4.095 billion, while the all-time summer record remains 2013's $4.755 billion.
August now hinges on holdover strength from Spider-Man and The Odyssey, with The End of Oak Street expected to open around $30 million on Aug. 14.