Hollywood isn't out of the woods just yet.
The summer movie season claimed a colossal winner with "Top Gun: Maverick," which flew higher than anyone expected possible, collecting $685 million at the domestic box office, enough to make it the 6th-highest grossing film of all time. And it's not finished yet: Despite being released on digital platforms this week, it's still in theaters, and has a good shot at eclipsing the $700 million mark, where it will surpass "Black Panther" and claim the No. 5 spot on that all-time list.
There were other huge successes, too — the Marvel entries "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" ($411 million) and "Thor: Love and Thunder" ($333 million) did what Marvel entries do, while the latest "Jurassic World" ($374 million) and "Minions" ($351 million) movies proved the worth of their respective franchises — but just below the top level, there were major signs of distress.
