Archive · 24 Aug 2026
U.S. Box Office Surpasses $7 Billion as Spider-Man Leads
Movie theaters in the United States have made more than $7 billion this year so far.
This is the strongest result since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rentrak.
It is also much better than the same period last year.
However, theaters are still slightly behind where they were in 2019.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to be one of the biggest movies ever in the United States.
Other successful films mentioned include The Odyssey, Toy Story 5, and Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
The summer movie season has earned $4.4 billion.
More big movies arriving in the fall and winter could help the yearly total rise further.
Domestic box-office revenue reached $7 billion from January 1 through August 23, according to Rentrak.
The total is 20% above the same period last year but 7% below the comparable point in 2019.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to become the second-highest-grossing domestic film ever.
Summer box-office revenue reached $4.4 billion, 26% ahead of last summer and 6% above 2019.
Rentrak says the summer would need another $311.8 million in 15 days to become a record.
- Who
- U.S. movie theaters, audiences, Rentrak, and films including Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
- What
- The domestic annual box office crossed the $7 billion mark, with summer revenue reaching $4.4 billion.
- When
- January 1 through August 23; the article also discusses the remaining summer, fall, and Christmas releases.
- Where
- The United States domestic box office.
- Why
- The article attributes the growth to strong theatrical movie performance, led in part by Spider-Man: Brand New Day and other major releases.
- Year-to-date box office
- More than $7 billion through August 23.
- Change from 2024 comparison
- 20% higher than the same period a year earlier, which had reached $5.86 billion.
- Comparison with 2019
- 7% below the comparable 2019 total of $7.6 billion.
- Best post-COVID year
- 2023, with $9 billion in domestic box-office revenue.
- Summer revenue
- $4.4 billion, 26% above last summer.
- Summer record requirement
- An additional $311.8 million in the next 15 days would be needed to set a record, according to Rentrak.
- Projected annual total
- Maintaining a 20% pace ahead of last year could produce $10.6 billion, although the article says this is uncertain.