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 now down -3% from last year and now +1% above the average for this point the past four years ($6.961 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is an updated look at the 2018 film slates by studio. The studio totals also include 2018 dollars for films released in late 2017. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2018 to date is still +11% above last year and still +12% above the average for this point […]

>A little late, but for the record, the updated year to date box office figures for wide releases show that 2011 is now back to -4.2% behind 2010.  Also, 2011 is now even with the average of the last four years (after pacing about +2% ahead of that number most of the year).  The full […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.   Scroll down for domestic and overseas grosses for each film individually so far in 2014. YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2014 is still running -5% behind last year and -3% below the average for this point the past four years ($8.058 billion).  Over the same […]

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.  Here is an updated look at the 2019 film slates by studio. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2019 is now -10% below last year’s comparable span (1 point worse than last week) and still -2% below the average at this point the past four years ($3.722 billion).  Over the same […]

  We’re continuing our midsummer look at how Hollywood’s studios are faring in 2013.  Yesterday we scrutinized Disney, and today our gaze is fixed on Warner Bros. It’s been a tumultuous summer at Warners, much of the turmoil going on behind the scenes.  Jeff Robinov, President of the Warner Bros Picture Group since 2007, left […]

>Eight full weeks into 2012, domestic box office continues to run well ahead of last year’s slow pace and now is almost 10% ahead of the comparable period’s average for the last several years. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between February 20 and February 26 grossed a […]