Marvel’s The Avengers (distributed by Disney) increased again to $782 million to date overseas (up from $723 million last week), although the growth rate continues to slow down. (Click “read more” to see the updated weekly chart.) We are now projecting The Avengers will finish around $1.46 billion worldwide. […]
OPENINGS: Even in healthy times, Super Bowl weekend isn’t a fertile time for movie openings, the exceptions being counterprogramming like 2008’s Hannah Montana concert movie. In that vein, this weekend featured the limited release of the animated EARWIG AND THE WITCH (GKids) at 430 theatres, for a $100K total that translated into a $230 […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Updated look at 2016 by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is still +4% above last year and still +5% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.905 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $18.3 billion worldwide when we add […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +6% above last year and now +3% above the average for this point the past four years ($7.438 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $19.9 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]
>Despite a downgraded estimated domestic total, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 expanded its international gross to date to come very close to the billion dollar mark. Transformers: Dark of the Moon is starting to top out in its overseas gross — the worldwide gross will probably end up around $950 million. Captain […]
Truth be told, “weekend” box office doesn’t mean much in a week where Friday/Saturday/Sunday are no stronger than the weekdays that surround them, and virtually all the openings took place on Wednesday. (Also, morning estimates aren’t very different from the preliminary numbers we posted last night.) Nevertheless, a few thoughts. OPENINGS: THE WOLF OF […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2017 film slates by studio. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2017 to date is still down -2% from last year and now +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($7.750 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed […]
OPENINGS: Coming into this weekend, the discussion about BLADE RUNNER 2049 (Alcon/Sony/Warners) was mostly about whether with its critical raves it could exceed expectations by 20% or so and become October’s #1 opening. But things went in the other direction, and its current $31.5M estimate doesn’t even put it in the month’s Top 20. […]