Eight Summer "contenders" who wanted to be #1 at the Box Office weekend reckoning (April - August this year)

Jurassic World: Rebirth

opens July 2, 2025 (a Wednesday before Indep. Day USA)

$91.5 million opening on July 4-6, 2025; as of 7/11 $184.6 million

as of August 3 $317 million

Superman (2025) - DC comics

opens July 11, 2025 (Friday)

$122 million opening 48 hours (12:01 a.m. Friday

and all day Saturday sales in theaters)

by early AUGUST, 2025 -- reported total box office in U.S. is $316 million

Mission : Impossible - Final Reckoning

eighth in FRANCHISE

$122 million from May 23 - June 1, 2025

June 4: $125.1 million total reported to BOX OFFICE MOJO

Total up to $192.2 million by July 4, 2025 

by July 13 $193.9 million; by July 26 $196.3 million

Thunderbolts

$189.8 million from May 2 - July 1, 2025

June 4: total reported to BOX OFFICE MOJO = $182.3 million

as of July 26, 2025 -- $190 million in box office

Lilo & Stitch

$ 183 million from May 23 - 25, 2025

$ 63 million more for weekend of May 30 - June 1, 2025

$ +38 million for week June 2 , 3 , 4 plus another $32 million June 7-8

By August 3 -- grand total ticket/box office of $421.2 million

Karate Kid : Legends

$21 million initial release

June 4: $21.6 million reported (BOX OFFICE MOJO)

up to $52.5 million by July 19

A Minecraft Movie

$418 million from April 4 - 30, May 1-22, 2025

$423.9 million by July 19, 2025

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How to Train Your Dragon

opening weekend June 15 - 16 sold $83.7 million

total gross

$160.4 million by June 22, 2025

$186.3 million total by June 29 (Sunday reported #)

$215.8 million July 4 reported statistic 

weekend from July 4 - 6 was additional $11 million

by August 3, 2025 $260.3 million