This summer’s movie season started with a bang, but ended with a whimper, running out of hit movies well before its traditional Labor Day conclusion.

Hollywood movies earned $3.43 billion at theaters in North America this summer, defined as the period between the first Friday in May and Labor Day Monday, according to box office tracker Comscore.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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