The box office continues to improve as we get deeper into the summer movie season.
At the beginning of the month the 2019 box office was -11.7% behind last year, but with the end of May on our doorstep we are currently -9.4% behind last year with the month of May just a shade behind May 2018 and the summer movie season currently pacing just ahead of Summer 2018, which ranked as the fourth largest summer of all-time.
Looking to maintain the positive trend, this weekend will see Disney’s Aladdin follow-up a strong, Memorial Day weekend debut while three new releases vie for a spot in the top five.
Among them, WB’s release of Godzilla: King of the Monsters is expected to deliver a #1 finish while Paramount’s Rocketman debuts after a strong opening in the UK last weekend and Blumhouse’s latest thriller Ma is also looking to spark some attention from the horror audience.
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