WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still +1% above this point the past four years ($8.338 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost $22.3 […]
OPENINGS: MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL (Disney) had a weak $36M start in the US, down 48% from the $69.4 opening of the first Maleficent 3 years ago. If Mistress of Evil manages the same multiple as its predecessor, it could reach $125M in the US, but that may be a stretch, because Maleficent opened […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still +1% above this point the past four years ($8.203 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $21.9 […]
OPENINGS: THE ADDAMS FAMILY (BRON/MGM) proved to be a still-fertile source of IP with a solid $30.3M US start, and the cartoon should benefit from closed schools on Columbus Day for a robust 4-day weekend total. Production costs were reportedly on the low end of animation, so a 3x multiple to $90M should go […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and now +1% above this point the past four years ($8.047 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $21.4 billion […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still basically even with this point the past four years ($7.895 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $20.9 […]
OPENINGS: ABOMINABLE (Pearl/DreamWorks/Universal) seized a weekend on the calendar that had a dearth of new children’s movies (and with 2 weeks until The Addams Family opens), and pushed it to a fair $20.9M opening. However, with roughly $150M in costs, it will need international help to reach profit, and since weekend results were at […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is still -5% below last year’s comparable span and still basically even with this point the past four years ($7.738 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost […]