A single movie earned Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre more money this summer than the venue typically pulls in over an entire year.

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" generated $4.4 million at the Hollywood Boulevard landmark by the end of August, the Los Angeles Times reported. That figure topped the theater's full-year box-office results for 98 of its 99 years in operation, according to Brett Fellman, president of film and marketing at TCL Chinese Theatres.

"For us, 'The Odyssey' has just been amazing … The fact that we've already had our biggest year in history, and we're still in August is miraculous," Fellman said.

The theater's run reflects a broader national surge. Summer box-office revenue in the U.S. and Canada reached $4.76 billion, the highest total on record without adjusting for inflation, according to tracking firm Rentrak. That marked a nearly 30% jump over 2025 and topped the previous record, set in 2013, by roughly $10 million, The Wrap reported.

The industry counts summer as the first Friday in May through Labor Day.

TCL Chinese was one of just 25 U.S. locations showing "The Odyssey" in Imax 70mm, the format Nolan shot it in. The theater ranked as the highest-grossing Imax screen in the world for the film, which was the first feature shot entirely on Imax cameras. By Aug. 24, TCL Chinese had already crossed $4.1 million after 37 days of showings, Spectrum News reported at the time. The film's run in Imax 70mm was scheduled through Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Globally, "The Odyssey" has earned $1.6 billion and $486 million in Imax ticket sales alone, making it Imax's biggest movie ever. It stars Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Tom Holland.

The summer's top earner was Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" at $2.4 billion worldwide. Walt Disney Co. and Pixar's "Toy Story 5" followed at $1.1 billion. Together, "Spider-Man" and "The Odyssey" accounted for more than a third of the summer's entire domestic gross.

Audiences drove the numbers. A total of 322.8 million tickets sold during the summer, up 22.6% from 263.3 million the year before, according to entertainment analytics firm EntTelligence. The 18-to-25 age group made up 15% of all moviegoers from May 1 through Aug. 23, with an additional 22% ages 26 to 35.

Sony Pictures film chief Sanford Panitch told the Times that younger audiences showed "signs of vibrancy" that challenged a widespread belief that billion-dollar theatrical runs were over.

The year-to-date domestic box office topped $7.3 billion through Monday, Sept. 7, according to Rentrak. Industry analysts expect 2026 could be the first year since before the pandemic to break $10 billion. The fall slate includes Warner Bros.' "Practical Magic 2" and Zach Cregger's "Resident Evil," with "Dune: Part Three" and "Avengers: Doomsday" both set for Dec. 18.