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Summer U.S. Box Office Hits All-Time $4.76B Record: How Audiences Surrendered To Moviegoing

When we started off, we knew Universal’s The Odyssey was destined to be huge given that the 70MM Imax tickets sold out a year in advance.

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The summer U.S. box office set an all‑time record of $4.76 billion, driven by blockbuster releases such as Universal’s *The Odyssey*, which sold out its 70 mm IMAX tickets a year in advance, and Sony/Marvel’s *Spider‑Man: Brand New Day*, which also drew large audiences. Tracking data noted unexpected interest in the film *Backrooms*, despite limited prior awareness. The combined performance of these titles propelled the seasonal total to the historic high.

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