The North American box office achieved record figures over the last three months, achieving its biggest ever quarterly results with an estimated $3.33bn for April, May and June, thanks to hits such as Avengers: Infinity War, Incredibles 2 and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, told the Hollywood Reporter: “This boom proves once again that the box office is a cyclical and unpredictable beast.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the total has exceeded the previous record holding period of April to June 2015, when box office receipts totalled $3bn on the backs of films such as Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World and Inside Out.
The heartening figures follow the news that the North American box office has reached $6bn at its earliest point in the year, and is currently well in excess of the $5.6bn earned by the same stage last year.