Every August, Alamo Drafthouse prepares for a late-summer slowdown. "We joke that weekday business gets soft because parents have to think about buying their kids a new backpack," says the theater chain's chief revenue officer,

Summer is ratcheting down and the only major studio-wide entry this box office frame is Universal's Bob Odenkirk action sequel 'Nobody 2'.

A couple weeks ago, I wrote in my box office column about how Marvel Studios has been dealing with a persistent second weekend problem since 2021. Marvel Cinematic Universe features continue to be some of the hyped titles on any year's movie release calendar,