It’s been a hot summer in Hollywood.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had a record-breaking opening weekend, bringing in $360 million.
Fans were shelling out as much as $600 and traveling thousands of miles to catch “The Odyssey” on premium Imax screens.
And, if you think back to early June, the horror films “Obsession” and “Backrooms” shocked — and thrilled — industry insiders by beating out “Star Wars” at the box office.
But will this winning streak continue into the fall? And even if it does, is it enough to save an industry that’s been in decline for years? (Business Insider’s Peter Kafka argues it’s not.)
Dan DeFrancesco, lead writer for BI…
