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February 14, 2016
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 2.14.2016

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is a first look at the studio scorecard for the 2016 slates.  We have updated the summary categories somewhat this year with the top category now reserved for films over $500 million worldwide and the lower category for films under $150 million worldwide.

 

Studio YTD 2016 as of 2016 Feb 14

YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now -2% below last year and now +8% above the average for this point the past four years ($1.069 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed nearly $2.8 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s still -14% behind the comparable worldwide box office last year at this stage but slightly ahead of (+5%) 2014).

A reminder: we define the start of each year as the first Monday after New Year’s Day, and our year ends on the Sunday after New Year’s Day the following calendar year.  (The most recent week’s numbers are based on weekend estimates, which are usually at worst a couple of percentage points off from the final weekend tallies.) 

Box Office YEAR TO DATE
(billions) Weeks 1-6
North America Worldwide
2016 $1.152 $2.759 Jan 4-Feb 14
2015 $1.170 $3.204 Jan 5-Feb 15
2014 $1.062 $2.619 Jan 6-Feb 16
2013 $0.941 n/a Jan 7-Feb 17
2012 $1.100 n/a Jan 2-Feb 12

The past six weeks in North America are now down -2% from the same period last year (continuing to cool from recent weeks: +6% pace last week and +17% pace two weeks ago) but still +8% above the four-year average for the similar six-week period ($1.069 billion).

North American Box Office PAST SIX WEEKS
(billions)  
2016 $1.152 since Jan 4
2015 $1.170 since Jan 5
2014 $1.062 since Jan 6
2013 $0.941 since Jan 7
2012 $1.100 since Jan 2

 

WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE.  Here are the updated 2016 film rankings.

International 2016 through 2016 Feb 14

 

2015: GETTING READY TO CLOSE THE BOOKS

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  We will continue tracking 2015 for another week or two as the holiday films finish their runs.

Studio YTD 2015 as of 2016 Feb 14

 

WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE.  Here are the updated 2015 rankings.

 

International 2015 through 2016 Feb 14

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf
MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.