Here are five stats from this past week that made our team go “whoa.” Hopefully you will, too.

• 🍿 R-rated movies have accounted for 29% of domestic box office revenue so far this year, representing the highest market share since 2000 (not including the pandemic). (Read more)
• 🚫 Startup company failures in the US have increased by 60% over the past year, with startup bankruptcies currently 7x higher compared to 2019, per data from Carta. (Read more)
• 😬 46% of Americans think other people should apologize more often, while 11% think they themselves should apologize more often (from YouGov via Harper’s). (Read more)
• 🚴 Kasia Niewiadoma won the 600-mile women's 2024 Tour de France by just 4 seconds – the smallest margin in the race’s 121-year history (men’s or women’s). (Read more)
• 🏢 38% of Americans believe businesses should take a public stance on current events and public policy, down from 48% in 2022. (Read more)