Domestic box office could be down a third from July.
If so, that’s really good news.Fueled by “Barbie” (Warner Bros.) and “Oppenheimer” (Universal), July’s total of about $1.36 billion came just short for our absolute best-case scenario of $1.4 billion.
That beats last July by about 230 million for the biggest signal to date that theaters are more than viable: Not only can they throw off impressive grosses, but they’re still capable of driving the cultural conversation.Still, what a strange July.
Our preview suggested that the possibility that the gross could be this high — however, no one could have predicted that “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount) wouldn’t be in the top three.“Oppenheimer”Melinda Sue GordonHowever, the top three are “Barbie” ($351 million), “Oppenheimer” ($175 million), and Angel Studio’s “Sound of Freedom” ($149 million).
“Mission” is in fourth place at $141 million.
There remains some minor…
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