The summer box office was way up this year. Was it MoviePass, rising prices or just better films?

Summer ticket sales are expected to hit $4.4 billion as major hits including “Incredibles 2” and “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” spur double-digital growth in box office receipts. The surge is fueling optimism that good movies can still draw people to the theaters despite Netflix.
— Read on www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-summer-box-office-20180830-story.html