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February 8, 2015
 

Year to Date Box Office & Worldwide Studio Scorecard 2.8.2015

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Written by: Mitch Metcalf
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WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.  Here is the updated 2015 Scorecard  If you are interested in the 2014 Scorecard, scroll down to the bottom of the post (as the remnants of overseas box office for late 2014 films continue to trickle in).

Studio YTD 2015 as of 2015 Feb 8 v2

YEAR TO DATE BOX OFFICE. Looking at North American box office, 2015 to date is now +10% above last year and a burly +18% above the average for this point the past four years ($0.797 billion).  Over the same period, Hollywood films have grossed just over $2.5 billion worldwide when we add overseas box office (that’s also +18% ahead of the comparable worldwide box office last year at this stage).

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
2015 $0.938 $2.549 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
2011 $0.695 n/a Jan 3-Feb 6

The past six weeks in North America are now up +9% from the same period last year (better than the +5% pace last week and the +2% pace two weeks ago) and now +13% above the four-year average for the similar six-week period ($1.117 billion).

North American Box Office PAST SIX WEEKS
(billions)  
2015 $1.261 since Dec 29
2014 $1.155 since Dec 30
2013 $1.033 since Dec 31
2012 $1.242 since Dec 26
2011 $1.037 since Dec 27

WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE.  Here are the updated 2015 rankings.  Scroll down for an almost complete 2014 rankings.

International 2015 through 2015 Feb 8

 

Updated 2014 Scorecard and Rankings

 

WORLDWIDE STUDIO SCORECARD.

Studio YTD 2014 as of 2015 Feb 8

WORLDWIDE GROSSES BY FILM TITLE.

International 2014 through 2015 Feb 8



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.