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Hollywood Summer Box Office Hits Pre-Pandemic Stride as Women, Younger Audiences Return to Theaters

Ticket sales rose 26% from last summer as studios leaned on originals, sequels and premium formats, Rentrak said.

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By Dawn Chmielewski and Harshita Mary Varghese LOS ANGELES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Hollywood is closing out its best summer since the pandemic, as an eclectic mix of blockbusters, sequels and original films wooed moviegoers back to the theaters. The U.S. a...

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Hollywood summer box office passes $4.6 billion, best performance since the pandemic

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The past summer was the best for the North American film industry from the pre-pandemian 2019, with US and Canadian cashier's fees reaching $4.6 billion from the beginning of May to the end of August, according to Rentrak.

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The U.S. film industry is back again: Hollywood has left behind the most successful cinema summer since the pandemic, and with it worries about the future of the film palaces impressively. With a recording result of 4.6 billion dollars (3.96 billion euros) in the USA and Canada from May to the end of August, sales were 26 percent higher than last year's summer, as market research company Rentrak announced on Friday.

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WTVB broke the news on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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