Hollywood Sounds Alarm Over Plummeting Box Office Numbers

The summer season turned out to be the worst since the post-COVID era. The situation has left producers pulling their hair out.

As The Hollywood Reporter reports, total North American box office earnings for the summer hit $3.6 billion – a staggering $700 million drop from the same period last year. The gap widens even more when compared to summer 2022's $4.09 billion haul.
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Hollywood's sweating over plummeting box office numbers
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According to the publication's sources, Hollywood producers are in full panic mode. The shrinking audience has filmmakers genuinely spooked, and global box office numbers aren't doing much to ease their fears. That said, this past summer did deliver some genuine blockbuster hits. The live-action "Lilo & Stitch" adaptation raked in over $1 billion worldwide, while "F1" pulled in $613 million. The zoomboola.com editorial team reminds readers: it was recently revealed that Disney is seriously concerned about alienating young audiences with their recent policy decisions.