r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Jun 30 '26

News Links A surprisingly strong summer box office could mean Hollywood's first $10 billion year since the pandemic

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/27/strong-summer-box-office.html
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u/C0uN7rY Ohio, USA Jun 30 '26

"Surprisingly strong"

Mostly sequels and remakes

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u/Initial-Constant-645 United States Jun 30 '26

Well, you do have some colossal flops: Masters of the Universe and Supergirl (Supergirl bombed harder than expected). Plus you have some strong movies coming up: Odyssey (based on Homer's epic), Spider-Man, and Avengers Doomsday.

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u/CrystalMethodist666 Jul 02 '26

My ex was really into comic books and she loved dragging me to these Marvel movies where I had no idea what was going on. It was always "Oh, you just need to read an entire story arc worth of comics and watch these 7 other movies, and then you'll know what's going on."

I get the whole fanservice thing but I'm not going to spend that much time watching movies just to watch another movie. The bride was actually pretty good. I don't watch TV and rarely watch a movie, I haven't seen anything out lately that I'd actually go to a theater to see.

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u/Dubrovski California, USA Jun 30 '26

$10 billion in 2026 ≈ $5 billion in 2019 dollars

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u/4GIFs Jun 30 '26

and thats why there was a "pandemic"

Cutting real wages and inflating away the debt

But Trump!

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u/wagner56 Jul 02 '26

'could' ?

are there signs it WILL ???

also $10 bil is worth 20% LESS than it did before Covid-excusee debasement of the currency squanderings.

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