WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is a final look at the 2019 film slates by studios (films entering wide release in the 2019 calendar year), including worldwide box office for those films during 2020. We will begin the track of the 2020 slate next week. BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2020 is now […]

A solid week ending Sunday (featuring openings for Madagascar 3 and Prometheus above $60 million and $50 million, respectively) ended a three-week rough patch for domestic box office, the first significant disappointing period in 2012. The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release playing between June 4 and June 10 grossed […]

>Again this week, strong weekday business allowed for a flat week year to year (despite the weekend portion being off 5% versus last year).  The year-to-date total is now down 13% from last year (after being off as much as 26% in February).  The Past Week: Total Box Office Volume All films in wide release […]

>2012 is underway, and the first week of the year (January 2-8) which includes strong early week business for the holiday holdovers and a better than expected weekend from low-budget The Devil Inside was up substantially from both the same week last year (absolutely jinxed by Nic Cage’s Season of the Witch) and a broader […]

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 […]

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  A great week for Fox, which vaults into second place and just over $900 million worldwide box office year to date.  The very strong Fox week was paced by the domestic rollout of The Other Woman and continued international strength from Rio 2.  Disney remains in the top spot with just under $1 billion worldwide […]

> The past week (seven days ending Sunday) is flat versus last year’s comparable week.  Year-to-date box office is now down 4.0% versus last year.  The Debt opened on Wednesday and is currently on track for $38 million final in North America, with some upside possible depending on the second week.  The other two new films this […]

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 -7% below last year’s comparable span (2 points worse than last week) and now basically even with the average at this point the past four years ($4.565 billion).  Over […]