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.
YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2016 to date is now -5% below last year and now +4% above the average for this point the past four years ($0.858 billion). Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed nearly $2.2 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s -14% behind the comparable worldwide box office last year at this stage but even (+1%) with 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 1-5 | ||
| North America | Worldwide | ||
| 2016 | $0.888 | $2.193 | Jan 4-Feb 7 |
| 2015 | $0.936 | $2.546 | Jan 5-Feb 8 |
| 2014 | $0.857 | $2.161 | Jan 6-Feb 9 |
| 2013 | $0.751 | n/a | Jan 7-Feb 10 |
| 2012 | $0.886 | n/a | Jan 2-Feb 5 |
The past six weeks in North America are now up +6% from the same period last year (continuing to cool from recent weeks: +17% pace last week and +24% pace two weeks ago) and now +14% above the four-year average for the similar six-week period ($1.172 billion).
| North American Box Office PAST SIX WEEKS | ||
| (billions) | ||
| 2016 | $1.331 | since Dec 28 |
| 2015 | $1.259 | since Dec 29 |
| 2014 | $1.155 | since Dec 30 |
| 2013 | $1.033 | since Dec 31 |
| 2012 | $1.242 | since Dec 26 |
WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE. Here are the updated 2016 film rankings.
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.
WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE. Here are the updated 2015 rankings.
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