According to Variety, summer ticket sales are tracking 7% behind last year's blockbuster period. As for the whole year, it looks like 2019 ticket sales are 10% lower than those of 2018. With films such as Dark Phoenix being pulled from theaters early and Endgame supposedly “underperforming” (but only when compared to James Cameron's Avatar), it's no surprise Hollywood bigwigs are getting a bit nervous. Profit is power, apparently, and it's looking like they aren't hitting the numbers they need to crawl into bed and sleep soundly at night.