The box office has struggled this year, but one silver lining has been the success of original films.

It’s been a tough year at the box office.

Yes, theatrical revenue in the U.S. and Canada is up 4.2% compared with last year. But the important summer box office fell flat — again. And, so far, the third quarter isn’t showing much improvement.

Box office revenue is down nearly 11% compared with last year, according to Eric Handler of Roth Capital.

Amid the bleak figures is a somewhat unexpected silver lining: the success of original movies.

Films like Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” and Zach Cregger’s horror flick “Weapons” brought in crowds week after week.

Then there was the golden performance of Netflix’s animated musical “KPop Demon Hunters,” which was released in theaters for sing-alo

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