US box office revenue this summer is badly trailing last year by 11% and none of the major releases still coming are expected to change that trajectory. In fact, things are likely to get worse for US studios before the autumn.

Sony Pictures says that The Interview has earned more than $15m (€12.6m) in online sales and another $2.8m in theatres, an impressive return made possible by the publicity surrounding the cyberattack blamed on North Korea.