Between the weeks of 6 May-12 June, The Hollywood Reporter points out how the North American box office saw a 22% decline marked by an accumulative revenue of $1.24 billion (£877 million) compared to 2015’s $1.597 billion (£1.1 billion).
With this year’s summer box office kickstarting early – and rather well – with Captain America: Civil War (released 1 May in the US), there’s no doubt that the 2016 box office has since seen one hell of a slump.
So basically, the summer box office is relying on aliens, fish and depraved villains to do its bidding.
This time last year, Jurassic World was released and went on to become the fourth highest grossing film of all time.