Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals just over $2.9 billion, down 13% from 2012 and down 6% 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 $205 million in wide-release North American box office, down 27% from the same week last year and even with the 2009-2012 average for the same week.
| North American Box Office YEAR TO DATE | ||
| (billions) | Weeks 1-18 | |
| 2012 | $3.359 | Jan 2-May 6 |
| 2010 | $3.190 | Jan 4-May 9 |
| 2009 | $3.093 | Jan 5-May 10 |
| 2013 | $2.923 | Jan 7-May 12 |
| 2011 | $2.793 | Jan 3-May 8 |
Over the past six weeks, 2013 is now 7% below the same six weeks in 2012 and even with the four-year average the same time frame.
| North American Box Office LAST SIX WEEKS | ||
| (billions) | Weeks 13-18 | |
| 2012 | $1.106 | Mar 26-May 6 |
| 2013 | $1.026 | Apr 1-May 12 |
| 2011 | $1.012 | Mar 28-May 8 |
| 2009 | $1.010 | Mar 30-May 10 |
| 2010 | $.992 | Mar 29-May 9 |
STUDIO SCORECARD. With Iron Man 3 humming here and abroad, Disney’s worldwide total for the year to date is now almost double the total for the second place studio, 20th Century Fox.
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2013 Worldwide Box Office by Studio For films released since Jan 1 ($ millions through May 12) |
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| Studio | Domestic | Overseas | Worldwide |
| Disney | $663 | $921 | $1,584 |
| Fox | $264 | $597 | $861 |
| Paramount | $229 | $405 | $634 |
| Universal | $344 | $279 | $623 |
| Warner Brothers | $387 | $231 | $618 |
| Summit | $128 | $204 | $332 |
| Sony | $202 | $36 | $238 |
| FilmDistrict | $129 | $35 | $164 |
| Lionsgate | $128 | $25 | $153 |
| Weinstein | $102 | $45 | $147 |
| Relativity | $105 | $21 | $126 |
| Open Road | $99 | $21 | $120 |
Looking at the major genres, it is incredible to see just how dominant Action/Adventure is (the genre represents 49% of worldwide dollars to date and 60% of the overseas dollars going to Hollywood films). The top two genres (Action/Adventure plus Drama) account for 71% of worldwide dollars (68% of domestic dollars and 74% of overseas dollars).
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2013 Worldwide Box Office by Studio For films released since Jan 1 ($ millions through May 12) |
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| Studio | Domestic | Overseas | Worldwide |
| Action/Adventure | $1,103 | $1,719 | $2,822 |
| Drama | $847 | $377 | $1,224 |
| Animated | $233 | $371 | $604 |
| Comedy | $307 | $88 | $395 |
| Science Fiction/Fantasy | $165 | $191 | $356 |
| Horror/Suspense | $192 | $100 | $292 |
| Documentary | $32 | $0 | $32 |
| Grand Total | $2,878 | $2,847 | $5,725 |
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