OPENINGS: JURASSIC WORLD (Legendary/Universal) took its place in the history books with the biggest worldwide opening of all time, its $511.8M ahead of the final Harry Potter‘s $483.2M. That particular record relies a bit on overseas distribution scheduling, since not every American blockbuster is approved for a China opening the same weekend that it […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +3% above last year and +4% above the average for this point the past four years ($4.194 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed almost $11.8 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office […]
OPENINGS: SPY (20th) came in at the low end of expectations with $30M–a number that may very well come down tomorrow when actuals are announced, since it assumes an aggressively strong Sunday hold. Even at $30M, Spy is below the $39.1M start for The Heat and the $34.6M launch of Identity Thief, and although […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now only +1% above last year and +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.958 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $11.0 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]
OPENINGS: SAN ANDREAS (Village Roadshow/RatPac Dune/New Line/Warners) had a solid 13% Saturday bump that propelled it to a $53.2M weekend, significantly above expectations–and with no direct competition arriving next weekend, it should hold fairly well (until Jurassic World arrives in 2 weeks). The surprising part of the picture is that given that level of […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +2% above last year and +3% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.737 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $10.6 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +4% above last year and +5% above the average for this point the past four years ($3.482 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $10.1 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]
OPENINGS: Here’s a telling stat for TOMORROWLAND (Disney): although the movie was aimed squarely at a family audience, only 30% of the people who showed up were in that demo. Instead, 60% of the audience was over 25, meaning the older George Clooney fans. That suggests that Disney marketing wasn’t able to get the […]