Contributed greatly by the success of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hollywood has managed to break Summer 2004's $4.009 billion record by bringing in an estimated $4.11 billion in domestic ticket sells.

Despite a competive summer which only brought three films to hold back-to-back weekend titles (Spider-Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Superbad), Hollywood managed to greatly increase its box office take over the last few years.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was the fifth highest grossing film of the summer, bringing in $283.2 million from US theaters and a worldwide haul of $896.5 million.  Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Transformers round out the top five.