Through eight days of the Holiday Season (December 16-23), the top 10 films in North America each day have totaled $226 million, up 27% jump from last year ($178 million) and up 6% from the multi-year average since 2002 ($213 million). The almost $33 million for the top 10 films yesterday was very typical for […]
>The year to date box office tally picked up a tiny bit of ground moving from -3.8% versus last year to -3.7% this week. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between October 24 and October 30 grossed a mediocre $123 million, up 4% versus the same week in 2010 but down […]
The weekly Year to Date Box Office Report & Worldwide Studio Scorecard will return when North American theaters reopen and studios resume wide releases. Coverage of broadcast and cable television ratings will continue as normal. ###
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 +2% above last year and still +4% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.177 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed over $17.5 […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Year to date, Warner Brothers remains on top with $804 million worldwide, while Disney has vaulted to a competitive second place with $677 million (because of the arrival of Captain America: The Winter Soldier). Sony and Universal remain in the next tier with about $530 million worldwide each. Fox and Paramount are […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. Here is the first look at the 2015 Scorecard, with of course Warner Brothers breaking away into an early lead in worldwide box office thanks to American Sniper. If you are interested in the 2014 Scorecard, scroll down to the bottom of the post (as the remnants of overseas box office for […]
Updated STUDIO SCORECARD: TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOX OFFICE. Looking at wide-release films in North America (those that play on at least 400 screens at some point), 2013 now totals over $8.2 billion, now basically even with last year’s pace and 3% above the prior four-year average 2009-2012 ($8.005 billion). Each year-to-date period below is defined as […]
WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is still +6% above last year and still +2% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.833 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed $18.1 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s […]