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NYRA announced its 2025 summer season giveaways at Saratoga Race Course, including sunglasses, T-shirts, Hawaiian shirts, blankets, pennants, tote bags, and sweatshirts, all free with paid admission while supplies last, with special packages available for purchase.
The box office in mainland China achieved a record-breaking summer season with minimal input from Hollywood, according to ticketing agency Maoyan Entertainment. The previous record was surpassed two weeks before the end of the season, with a series of locally-produced films dominating the box office. Unlike previous years, there was no summer blackout period for Hollywood films, but most underperformed. The strongest contributors were "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" and "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1." Maoyan's revenues and profits were significantly boosted by the rising box office.
Barbie earns an impressive $22.3 million in box office previews, surpassing other highly anticipated films like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The female-skewing event movie is projected to open to around $110 million domestically. Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, which earned $10.5 million in Thursday previews, is expected to open to $40-49 million. The summer box office is in need of a boost after several big-budget disappointments.
Memorial Day air travel surpassed prepandemic levels, indicating strong demand for air travel heading into the summer season. This boosted airline stocks, although the market remains cautious about the sector's optimism.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the final installment of James Gunn's Marvel Studios franchise, is set to kick off the summer season at the box office with a projected opening of $120 million domestically. While this is less than the previous installment, insiders at Marvel and parent company Disney are confident in the film's success. The movie currently has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes critics' score of Gunn's three movies, but is praised for its proper send-off that's tinged with emotion and humor. The film opens day-and-date in China this weekend, but goes up against a high-profile Chinese title.