China’s Year Of The Dragon Holiday Roster Breathes Fire Into Global Box Office Numbers
The global box office accumulated $3.2 billion in February, crossing the $3 billion mark for the first time since August last year.
The global box office accumulated $3.2 billion in February, crossing the $3 billion mark for the first time since August last year.
The new year kicked off with a modest global box office of $2.25 billion in January.
December generated a box office of $2.8 billion, up +14% on December 2022 and in the same ballpark as the month in 2021 (-1%).
Gower Street Analytics estimates 2023 Global box office hit $33.9 billion through December 31.
Global box office achieved $2.23 billion in October.
The total global box office for 2023 has already overtaken the full-year result of each of the three prior years after just nine months.
August was the second month in a row with a monthly global box office on or above pre-pandemic levels (+1%).
Cinemas were in the pink in July as Global box office hit $4.54 billion, delivering the single highest grossing month since before the pandemic.
Gower Street 2023 projections and 2022 actuals featured prominently in the latest Annual Report published by The International Union of Cinemas (UNIC). The trade association representing exhibitors and their national…