Domestic Summer Box Office Hits Record $4.76 Billion as Spider-Man Drives $118 Million Labor Day Frame
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Updated · Deadline · Sep 5
Domestic Summer Box Office Hits Record $4.76 Billion as Spider-Man Drives $118 Million Labor Day Frame
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Sep 5
Summary
$4.76 billion in domestic ticket sales is now projected for the May 1-Sept. 3 summer period, topping 2013's $4.756 billion record with a Labor Day weekend expected to bring in more than $118 million.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is supplying much of that late push, heading for $22 million over four days and a $922 million domestic total in its sixth weekend.
The Sony/Marvel hit is now within about $15 million of overtaking Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $936.6 million to become the top-grossing domestic release ever.
The Odyssey is adding another $16.4 million over the holiday frame for a $588.1 million domestic total, while newcomers were modest led by By Any Means at $8.5 million.
The weekend underscored a split market: franchise holdovers and a few targeted releases such as Buddy drew crowds, while smaller new titles like Onslaught and Fall 2: Deadpoint struggled.