Movies were supposed to have their big box office rebound this summer, but instead the industry slipped to a historic new low. A report from The New York Times reveals that this summer movie season was the worst since 1981, when adjusted for inflation (excluding the COVID lockdown years of 2020 and 2021).

The optimism was not unfounded, with the return of several key franchises that often drive moviegoers to theaters, like Jurassic Park , a new Superman adventure and the long-awaited Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of The Fantastic Four. Individually, those films all did as well or perhaps even better than expected, and there were a few other strong hits as well.

Still, a few bright spots aside, the overall domestic box office was in severe decline. There were just two weeks this

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