The motion picture studios can easily sing that 42nd Street song “We’re in the Money” as the U.S. and Canada box office clicked past the $8 billion mark on Friday.
Why is this a big deal? Because in post-Covid times distributors and exhibitors were thankful enough to even hit $8 billion in North America.
Rentrak points out that 2026 hit the $8 billion mark in 282 days, matching the exact pace of 2011 and reaching that milestone a full 59 days earlier than in 2025. Last year the domestic box office for Jan. 1-Dec. 31 finaled at
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