By Andrew Wallenstein
Biggest Box Office Hits of 2023
President and Chief Media Analyst
It will be interesting to see how the industry's attitude towards the film industry changes now that August has arrived.
There was no noticeable change in the first weekend of the month, as the afterglow of last week's triumphant launch of "Deadpool & Wolverine" barely faded, overshadowing the relatively muted debuts of M. Night Shyamalan's "Trap" and the animated children's film "Harold and the Purple Crayon."