Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just under $2.5 billion, down 16% from 2012 and down 9% from the prior four-year average 2009-2012. Each year-to-date period below is defined as the first Monday after New Year’s Day through the most recent Sunday. The past week generated only $111 million in wide-release North American box office, well behind the same week last year ($156 million) and below the recent average for this week ($139 million).
| North American Box Office YEAR TO DATE | ||
| billions | Weeks 1-16 | |
| 2012 | $2.935 | Jan 2-Apr 22 |
| 2010 | $2.873 | Jan 4-Apr 25 |
| 2009 | $2.729 | Jan 5-Apr 26 |
| 2013 | $2.477 | Jan 7-Apr 28 |
| 2011 | $2.397 | Jan 3-Apr 24 |
Over the past six weeks, 2013 is still acting like a “normal” year (just 3% behind the 2009-2012 average for the comparable period). However, the past six weeks of 2013 is a more significant 11% behind 2012.
| North American Box Office LAST SIX WEEKS | ||
| millions | Weeks 10-15 | |
| 2012 | $1,069 | Mar 12-Apr 22 |
| 2010 | $988 | Mar 15-Apr 25 |
| 2013 | $949 | Mar 18-Apr 28 |
| 2009 | $938 | Mar 16-Apr 26 |
| 2011 | $915 | Mar 14-Apr 24 |
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