It was a big summer for dinosaurs, animated films and reboots — well, some reboots anyway, particularly if they starred Tom Hardy.
Overall, the box office was dominated by Universal and Disney, who together accounted for 61 percent of the nearly $4 billion collected so far.
But while the season is on target to become the second or third-highest grossing summer in history, the majority of the studios would probably opt for a do-over. Warner Bros. Paramount, Sony, Fox, Lionsgate and independent films all struggled.
Here’s a look back at the highlights and lowlights of the last four months:
Best Timing
Global grosses for “Jurassic World,” a sequel to Steven Spielberg‘s 1993 classic “Jurassic Park,” out-earned all the other throwback films combined to become the third-highest grossing movie ever, behind only James Cameron‘s “Avatar” and “Titanic.”