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Through the end of April, 2014 domestic box office was up nine percent over 2013. Thanks to a slow Summer season, though, that lead has already completely evaporated.Through June 23rd, the 2014 domestic box office totals $4.96 billion, which lags a bit behind 2013's $4.99 billion. Over the remainder of the Summer, that gap is likely to widen, which will in turn decrease the odds that the full year tops 2013's record $10.9 billion haul.The year-to-year discrepancy can be explained entirely by the lack of a blockbuster on par with. As of this time last year, the Marvel sequel had earned over $400 million. In comparison, this year's highest-grossing movie is over $140 million below that level (with $256.7 million).Of course, the rest of the lineup could have made up that difference. Unfortunately, Summer 2014 has been slower than expected. Through Monday, the Summer box office is at $1.79 billion, which is down 13 percent from last Summer's $2.07 billion haul. Only one movie——has reached $200 million. In comparison, last Summer had four $200 million movies by now ().Unfortunately, the situation isn't going to improve much in the next few weeks. Over this past weekend, the Top 12 earned $138.8 million, which was off a massive 40 percent from the same weekend last year:andwere no match forandshould substantially close the gap this coming weekend. However, the Fourth of July is looking pretty dire. Last year,andcombined to earn over $123 million. That's a tally thatandhave no chance of matching.Ultimately, July 2014 will almost certainly lag behind July 2013's $1.37 billion (the second-biggest month ever). Even withand, August may have a tough time matching last year's record $929 million.So what does this mean? At the start of Summer, the domestic box office was up nine percent year-over-year. By the end of the season, it will be trailing 2013 by at least two percent. Closing that gap isn't impossible, though it would require a record performance during the fourth quarter. Canand(along with many other would-be hits) get the job done? We'll see.Box Office Mojo