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Hollywood could see its best summer since the pandemic
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May 27, 2026
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1:06Now PlayingThe Memorial Day weekend marked the start of Hollywood’s blockbuster season, and the industry could be poised to have its strongest summer since the pandemic.
There are a lot of potential blockbusters this summer, between "Minions & Monsters," "Toy Story 5," "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Superman’s cousin, "Supergirl," Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" and Stephen Spielberg’s "Disclosure Day."
This summer has 57 films opening on more than 1,000 screens — a number that's up sharply from last year, which has analysts saying 2026 might just top the previous post-pandemic peak — the Barbenheimer summer of 2023.
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